JUBA, South Sudan – A South Sudanese presidential spokesman says four people have been killed by an apparent Sudanese air strike on South Sudan’s territory. Ateny Wek Ateny said Thursday that nine more people were wounded in what he called “an act of aggression” by Sudan. He said Sudan is …

BRUSSELS – The humanitarian aid group Doctors Without Borders says it is launching a search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean next month amid faltering European Union efforts to cope with a migrant influx. The group will station doctors on a ship between Malta and the coast of Libya as …

JERUSALEM – A Catholic Church official in Israel says a Christian cemetery has been desecrated, with graves damaged and crosses smashed. Wadie Abunassar said some 20 gravestones at the cemetery in Kufr Birim in northern Israel were found vandalized early Wednesday. He said some were shattered, with pieces of stone …

BRUSSELS – Hundreds of migrants have been reported missing and at least 10,000 more have been rescued in the Mediterranean and brought to Europe in the last week, highlighting the scope of the challenge facing the European Union and further exposing weaknesses in its migration policy. Here’s a look at …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The police officer leading of a team of experts working to identify people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down in Ukraine has criticized an anthropologist for showing images of victims at a lecture for medical students. Arie de Bruijn says in a statement …

MOSCOW – Russia is set to tighten its ban on food imports from Europe by restricting re-exports of fruit and vegetables through European countries. The deputy head of Russia’s agricultural regulator, Yulia Shvabauskene, says Russia has already stopped re-exports through Bulgaria because it suspects companies there of using false documents …

KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is concerned about a rise in civilian casualties as the Taliban wage their spring offensive. The Taliban launched the annual offensive last week with an attack in northern Kunduz province, signaling a violent fighting season to come. Dominik …

Sampras Send-Off |Bad News For Jacko|Costner’s Comeback Sampras Ceremony Brings Out the Stars And so it was off to the USTA Tennis Center in Flushing on Monday night for the Pete Sampras send-off and an opening night bash thrown by USA Networks. The stars came out too: Sally Field with …

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Northern Ireland police say they have arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of involvement in the killing of one of Belfast’s senior Irish Republican Army veterans. Detectives declined to provide other details on the man arrested Wednesday in Belfast. Under the terms of British anti-terror legislation, …

BERLIN – The German military says it has rescued some 430 migrants in the Mediterranean in its first mission there that comes among stepped-up European Union efforts. The dpa news agency reported Friday that the frigate Hessen rescued 250 people who had been aboard a wooden boat that was in …