PARIS – The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency wants further investigation into a “sordid incident” of collusion between Lance Armstrong and cycling’s governing body. After it was reported in 2005 that Armstrong’s Tour de France samples from 1999 showed traces of EPO, Dutch investigator Emile Vrijman was appointed by …

SANAA, Yemen – Yemen’s Shiite rebels fired tear gas and started shooting in the air to disperse a demonstration against them in a central city, killing one person. Thousands marched in the streets of Bayda on Thursday to denounce the power grab by the rebels known as the Houthis. A …

BERLIN – The U.N.’s special investigator on Iran says the human rights situation in the country has deteriorated since Hassan Rouhani became president in 2013. Ahmed Shaheed says “in my view the overall situation has worsened, as indicated by the surge in executions.” Shaheed told reporters in Geneva on Monday …

DHAKA, Bangladesh – A court in Bangladesh’s capital has indicted a leader of a hard-line Islamist group and seven students in the hacking death of an atheist blogger two years ago. The court issued the indictments Wednesday after accepting the police investigation into the killing of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider …

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – An Ethiopian court has jailed in absentia a co-pilot who hijacked a plane bound for Rome and took it to Geneva a little over a year ago. The court handed Hailemedhin Abera a 19-year-sentence on Friday. It said Monday it had issued a public notice for …

LOS ANGELES – A textbook review process taking place in states across the country has changed or eliminated references to everything from theFounding Fathers (search)to hot dogs, leaving many to charge educators withdistorting history in the name of political correctness. The review process, which is routinely done in many states, …

NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s president has suspended four cabinet secretaries and 17 other senior officials to facilitate investigations into allegations of corruption. A statement read by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s spokesman Manoah Esipisu said Saturday the officers have been named in a confidential report by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. The …

BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed burgeoning ties Thursday with Latin America, pledging to use his country’s economic clout to support billions of dollars in regional projects and almost double two-way trade to $500 billion over the next 10 years. Xi was addressing a two-day meeting for officials from …

BERLIN – A close ally of Edward Snowden has told filmmakers that Russia’s intelligence agency sought to recruit the former NSA contractor, but he declined the offer. WikiLeaks staffer Sarah Harrison says the Russian FSB intelligence security service approached Snowden while he was stuck in the transit area of Moscow’s …

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – Madagascar’s president named a new prime minister after months of widespread discontent at the performance of his government. President Hery Rajaonarimampianina named Air Force Gen. Jean Ravelonarivo as the new head of government late Wednesday. Ravelonarivo replaces Roger Kolo who resigned Monday along with the entire government. …