German authorities arrested five men Tuesday on allegations they aided the Islamic State group in Germany by recruiting members and providing financial and logistical help.
South Korea's president said Tuesday she will allow parliament to choose her prime minister, a major political concession to growing anger as she scrambles to defuse an escalating influence-peddling scandal.
The Philippines' Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be buried at a heroes' cemetery, a decision that opponents said rolled back the democratic triumph of the "people power" revolt that ousted the strongman three decades ago.
Egypt's shares have risen for the fourth successive business day, signaling an improvement in investors' confidence following last week's currency float.
A British banker was convicted of murder Tuesday for killing two Indonesian women in Hong Kong, torturing one of them over three days while using cocaine in a gruesome case that shocked the Chinese financial hub.
OPEC has trimmed its forecast for growth in world consumption of crude over the coming decades, but says oil and gas will remain the globe's main sources of energy.
The Albanian soccer federation says the venue for the country's World Cup qualifying match against Israel has been changed for "security reasons." Saturday's match had been scheduled to be held at the Loro Borici Stadium in Shkoder, 120 kilometers (80 miles) north of the capital, Tirana.
A Pakistani official says Indian troops have again opened fire across the Line of Control in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing three civilians and wounding four others.
A German court sentenced a far-right politician to eight months in prison on Monday for displaying a Nazi-style tattoo, siding with prosecutors and stiffening the suspended term he originally received.
Ukraine's president has suggested former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili is stepping down as governor of Odessa region to boost his own political career.
A community leader says Nigerian security forces are trying to disarm explosives planted on a state-owned oil pipeline that has been attacked by militants twice recently.
More valleys, fewer chocolate peaks: The maker of Toblerone Swiss chocolate says it's widened the spaces in its iconic, triangle-array bars for some discount shops in Britain to keep prices down.
Interpol has suspended applications from Palestine, Kosovo and Solomon Islands to join the international police organization, a decision hailed by Israel as a "triumph" for its diplomacy.
An Egyptian court has upheld a ruling by a lower tribunal that annulled President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's decision to transfer two strategic islands to Saudis.