PARIS – The No. 2 official of France’s far-right National Front says the party had no choice but to expel its founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen. Florian Philippot said Friday, a day after the decision, that the 87-year-old Le Pen went “from provocation to provocation” in a “work of destruction.” Le …

ATHENS, Greece – The Greek government says it’s still aiming for a Sept. 20 election date after the prime minister resigned because of a rebellion in his party over the terms of the country’s new bailout deal. Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili told Greek state TV ERT on Sunday that “as …

Authorities say a man was accidentally crushed to death by a World War II-era tank driven by the husband of Jelly Belly’s chief executive over the weekend. The California Highway Patrol told the Los Angeles Times that 54-year-old Kevin Wright, of Suisun City, Calif., was run over Saturday by a …

ANKARA, Turkey – Officials say three people were killed in street fighting between Turkish security forces and Kurdish rebels in a mainly Kurdish town in southeast Turkey. Abdullah Zeydan, a legislator from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party, said Thursday that seven other people were injured in the fighting in the town of …

BEIJING – Seven workers were killed and two injured after exposure to poisonous gasses at a paper mill in central China, authorities said Saturday, in the latest in a spate of deadly accidents to strike the country involving dangerous chemicals. The accident occurred Friday after an employee fell into a …

If you’re having trouble understanding the phenomenal rise of Donald Trump, buck up — you’re not alone. Even political pros are dumbfounded. They were shocked when the reality-TV star and businessman first grabbed the lead in national GOP polls. Now they’re double shocked as he soars in primary states, grabbing …

FRESNO, Calif. – A hiker found alive after enduring nine days in the California wilderness with no food and broken bones says she regrets her decision to leave her group and return to their base camp alone. Miyuki Harwood said in a statement Tuesday that she became lost in the …

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s military says it has reinstated more than 3,000 soldiers who were dismissed from the army for alleged indiscipline ?in the ongoing war with Boko Haram Islamic extremists in the northeast of the country. Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman said Thursday that a panel set up to …

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – A black couple is suing their former neighbor citing a civil rights-era law more commonly used against discriminatory landlords. Gregory and Sophia Bonds say the white neighbor, Roy Turner Jr., began yelling threats and racial slurs the day they moved in next door in the north Georgia …

CHICAGO – Chicago police are continuing their search for additional evidence in and around a city park lagoon where a toddler’s body parts were found over the weekend. Police spokeswoman Janel Sedevic (SEHD’-ah-vik) says investigators would be back at Garfield Park Monday for a third straight day. The search began …