NAIROBI, Kenya – Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Riyadh for discussions with Saudi government leaders on Wednesday and Thursday. The U.S. is pushing for a “humanitarian pause” in the fighting in Yemen that would allow much-needed food, fuel and humanitarian supplies to be delivered to the country and …

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday completed the formation of a new coalition government, reaching a last-minute deal with a nationalist party just before a midnight deadline. The late-night deal saved Netanyahu from the unthinkable scenario of being forced from office. But it set the stage for …

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan officials say gunmen killed at least two people and kidnapped others in an assault on a cricket match in a rural area near the Pakistan border. Gen. Zelmai Oryakhail, the police chief of Paktia province, said Saturday that gunmen opened fire on the match Thursday, killing …

UNITED NATIONS – UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council is calling on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to convene peace talks on Yemen. A council statement Tuesday night also welcomed the start of a five-day pause in the fighting to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid, but it warned that “all …

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. General Assembly is calling for urgent assistance to help Nepal earthquake survivors and to rebuild the impoverished Himalayan nation so it can better survive future disasters. A resolution approved by the 193-member world body by consensus Friday urges the international community to support the U.N. …

DERA ISLAMIL KHAN, Pakistan – Pakistani intelligence officials say two missiles fired from a U.S. drone hit a compound in a troubled Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, killing three militants. The two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters, said …

George Plimpton | Garry Shandling | Caroline Kennedy | Pill Dropper | Blues Filmfest | Soap in a Lather George Plimpton Was Behind New Capote Project Two deaths were reported in the world of the famous today: writer George Plimpton, who was 76, and singer-songwriter Robert Palmer, 54. For those …

LAS VEGAS – A coroner says an 8-year-old boy died of blunt force and other injuries when he was struck by a metal gate in North Las Vegas. The Clark County coroner’s office said Thursday that compression injuries also were involved in the death of Matthew Cattlet. The child was …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – State wildlife officers resuscitated a 66-inch sturgeon and cited the man who pulled the fish from the Sacramento River. Janice Mackey of the Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday that officers spotted the suspected poacher along the river near Clarksburg last week. The man hooked a …

One man was sent to the hospital as a swarm of bees attacked players and spectators at a Utah high school baseball game Friday. The man was stung between 200 and 300 times by Africanized honey bees, or killer bees, at Elk’s Field in St. George, Fire Capt. Robert Hooper …