UK anti poverty adviser quits, says Brexit impeding progress

LONDON — The board of a commission set up to help improve the chances of Britain’s poor has resigned, its chief said Sunday, accusing the government...

Amid protests, Israeli PM asks that police bill exclude him

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday ordered his backers to reword a contentious piece of legislation that could potentially stifle a police investigation...

‘Super beans’ raise hopes in hunger prone parts of Africa

Mexico’s ruling party warms to first outsider candidate

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party is so battered in the polls that most of its top leaders agreed Sunday that it should turn...

Palestinian president warns US against Jerusalem recognition

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory — The Palestinian president on Sunday warned that American recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would jeopardize the White House’s nascent Mideast peace...

Australian Parliament resumes gay marriage reform debate

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Parliament on Monday started debating a bill that could soon legalize gay marriage across the country, with one lawmaker taking the opportunity...

UK extradition hearing to start for tycoon sought by India

LONDON — Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya is set to face an extradition hearing in London that should determine whether he is sent back to India to...

Iran gives Muslim scientist prize to Turkish French, Iranian

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Sunday awarded its biennial $500,000 Mustafa Prize to two computer science experts, an Iranian and a Turkish-French national. The science and technology...

UAE denies claim of Yemen missile attack against its plant

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates on Sunday denied a claim by Yemen’s Shiite rebels that they fired a missile toward an under-construction...

Italy: Senate president who quit Democrats to lead new group

ROME — The president of Italy’s Senate is leading a new political force appealing to disaffected Democrats as the nation’s splintered left struggles against a surging...