AP World News

The Nobel memorial prize in economics has been awarded to three U.S.-based academics who studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer, open societies are more likely to prosper

An Israeli airstrike on a hospital courtyard in the Gaza Strip early Monday killed at least four people and sent flames sweeping through a packed tent camp for people displaced by the war

The Lebanese Red Cross says an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 18 people

The Lebanese Red Cross says an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon, killing at least 18 people

The Lebanese Red Cross says an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon, killing at least 21 people

The last time any of Maria Kolesnikova’s family had contact with the imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist was more than 18 months ago

South Korea says it has detected signs that North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern sides of inter-Korean roads no longer in use

South Korea has detected signs North Korea is preparing to destroy parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use, as tensions soar between them over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its territory

China is holding large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands

China is holding large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands