KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – Tensions after Uganda’s elections, criticized by international observers as being undemocratic, ratcheted up on Monday when police arrested President Yoweri Museveni’s main challenger. Kizza Besigye was arrested as he tried to leave his home where he had been confined under house arrest. Associated Press journalists saw …

BERLIN (AP) – Alaa Ammar fled Syria to escape not just civil war but also the threat of persecution as a gay man. Yet when he arrived in The Netherlands last spring, he did not find the safe haven he craved. He and four other gay travelers had to face …

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – This is what the Zika outbreak looks like in Venezuela, a country whose medical system has teetered for months on the brink of collapse: There’s a lack of bug spray to prevent mosquito bites, scant contraceptives to avert pregnancies, little medicine to treat Zika-linked maladies. There …

ROME (AP) – Italy’s prime minister says he’s rooting for Hillary Clinton to be elected president of the United States. Matteo Renzi said Monday that as a citizen and leader of Italy’s Democratic party, “in all respect for the great American democracy, I’m rooting for Hillary Clinton.” However, he said …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook said in an early Monday morning email to employees that the U.S. government should withdraw its demand that Apple help the FBI hack a locked iPhone used by a shooter in the San Bernardino attack. The message, subject-lined “Thank you for your …