CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) – Glenn Martin was sitting in a bar with his college buddies 35 years ago when they got to wondering: What ever happened to flying cars and jetpacks? The next day, the New Zealander began looking for answers in the science library, triggering a lifelong quest …

BERLIN (AP) – The president of Ukraine became the latest prominent politician to deny wrongdoing Wednesday after his name was linked to secretive offshore accounts arranged by a Panama law firm. The revelations have raised suspicion that such offshore entities were set up to avoid taxes, but Petro Poroshenko denied …

JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Calls are growing for South African President Jacob Zuma to resign even though parliament defeated an opposition motion to remove him because of a spending scandal. A coalition of church, academic and other groups is organizing a protest campaign against Zuma, who apologized after the country’s top …

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 …