PARIS (AP) – Your lost or stolen passport may have found a new life in the shady underworld of a crime gang or in the pocket of a terrorist plotting an attack. Like crime syndicates, terrorist networks are often globe-spanning operations, and doctored documents are the keys to unlocking borders …

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union is looking into a fundamental reform of its migration policies, which have heaped pressure on some nations like Greece and Italy as over a million migrants and refugees arrived in Europe over the past year. The EU Commission announced Wednesday it wants to amend …

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) – A cease-fire has largely held Wednesday around Nagorno-Karabakh despite claims of sporadic violations after an outburst of fighting that has raised fears of an all-out war. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said its forces have been observing the cease-fire that was declared at midday Tuesday following three days …

BEIJING (AP) – China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denounced as “groundless” reports based on documents leaked from a Panama-based law firm that name relatives of current and retired Chinese politicians, including President Xi Jinping, as owning offshore companies. Spokesman Hong Lei said he would not discuss the reports further and …

BRUSSELS (AP) – In the days since Islamic State suicide bombers attacked the Brussels airport, survivor Walter Benjamin has been plugging away on Facebook from his hospital room, sharing his story, telling loved ones not to worry. He has met the king of Belgium, the queen and the country’s chief …

HIT, Iraq (AP) – Iraqi forces were facing heavy resistance on Tuesday as they pushed toward the center of a town held by Islamic State militants in western Anbar province, commanders at the scene said. The small town of Hit – which lies along the Euphrates River in a valley …

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – The latest hot new television creation: A Hungarian talent show for young classical musicians that is on the verge of being replicated around the world. The creators of “Virtuosos” have signed a deal with Dick Clark Productions, the company behind the American Music Awards, to license …

SYDNEY (AP) – They gather under the blazing sun and blue skies of an Australian beach, looking out at the water that once symbolized so much misery: Terrifying boat trips marked by sickness and death and the constant dread that their own lives might be nearing the end. But today, …

TOKYO (AP) – An investigation published by an international coalition of more than 100 media outlets, based on 11.5 million records of offshore holdings, details how politicians, celebrities and other famous people use banks, law firms and offshore shell companies to hide their assets. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, …

DIKILI, Turkey (AP) – A first group of migrants were ferried from the Greek islands to Turkey Monday as part of a controversial European Union plan to curb migration to Europe. Under heavy security, authorities on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios put 202 people on boats bound for …