TOKYO – The wife of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto has made her first public appeal for her husband’s life. Rinko Jogo also revealed that she has exchanged several emails with his captors, and in the past 20 hours received one which appeared to be their final demand. “I fear that …

BEIJING – China accused the Dalai Lama on Wednesday of inciting a wave of self-immolations among Tibetans that are widely seen as desperate protests against Chinese rule in the Himalayan region. Similar accusations have been denied in the past, and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader has called the deaths sad …

JOHANNESBURG – Fearful immigrants in South Africa who fled their homes because of threats and deadly attacks by South Africans said Sunday they were targeted in some cases by longtime neighbors and people who warned they would assault anyone carrying a foreign passport. The immigrants spoke in interviews with The …

IQALUIT, Canada – Secretary of State John Kerry is backing Saudi Arabian airstrikes against Houthi rebels as long as the rebels persist in attacking Yemeni government forces. Kerry is crediting the Saudis with making an important shift from a full-scale air campaign to hitting targets only when militants present a …

PARIS – The French Defense Ministry says troops from France and Niger killed three armed combattants and detained three others who tried to force their way through a checkpoint near the Libyan border. The ministry said Monday that the clash happened Thursday in the Salvador pass region near Manama, Niger, …

BOSTON – Prosecutors want panels of the boat in which Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) was found hiding to be brought to court to show jurors what they say is his written confession. But Tsarnaev’s attorneys object to the plan and want the jury instead to go …

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Leon Kent, who led a group of American soldiers that knocked out five German tanks and held up the enemy advance during the Battle of the Bulge, has died. He was 99. His family tells the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/17gLdIM ) that Kent had pneumonia and …

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia environmental officials say Duke Energy has agreed to a $2.5 million settlement over a massive coal ash spill in the Dan River last year. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality announced the settlement Friday. The settlement would include $2.25 million in environmental projects that Duke would …

From organic food to eco-friendly fashion and hybrid cars, more and more people, including new parents, are “going green” these days. But, with so much information out there, the lifestyle change can often be overwhelming. “There are certain things that are obvious,” said Dr. Benjamin Kligler, a board certified family …

Lindsay Lohan | Barack Obama | ‘The Simpsons’ Members of Lindsay Lohan’s Inner Circle Fear for Her Life The atrocious behavior of Lindsay Lohan‘s parents is just one reason why the 21-year-old actress is in so much trouble now. That’s what those who are really close to Lindsay and now …