CONAKRY, Guinea – A new political party in Guinea has named as its chairman former strongman Moussa Dadis Camara, who took power by staging a coup and was later shot in the head and went into exile, his lawyer said Tuesday. Camara resigned from the army in March and was …

JERUSALEM – Israel is pushing ahead with a Jerusalem construction project that had caused a rift between Israel and the United States. Hagit Ofran of the settlement watchdog Peace Now said 900 hundred homes have been approved in Ramat Shlomo. Israel first announced the plans in 2010 during Vice President …

MOSCOW – A Ukrainian military officer imprisoned in Russia has turned 34 behind bars amid renewed international clamor for her to be released. Supporters of Nadezhda Savchenko urged social media users to use the hashtag #FreeSavchenko to mark her birthday on Monday. The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine used the hashtag …

LONDON – British defense officials say two British fighter jets have escorted Russian bombers away from British airspace. UK defense officials said Thursday the Russian bombers never entered British airspace. Two Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to lead the Russian Bear aircraft away from Britain. These incidents have become more …

As if frilly bows and styled fur weren’t enough, now the mostposh pooches can prance around with polished toenails. With Sept. 21 to 27 markingNational Dog Week (search), pup owners can take pet pampering to the next level thanks to “Pawlish” nail polish for dogs — the latest offering from …

ORLANDO, Fla. – A civil rights group plans to sue the FBI for $30 million on behalf of the family of a Chechen man who was fatally shot while being questioned about a Boston Marathon bombing suspect. The Council of American-Islamic Relations Florida on Monday filed a notice of claim …

RICHMOND, Va. – Forty-four former state attorneys general from across the country have urged a federal appeals court to toss out former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s public corruption convictions. They say a jury convicted McDonnell “based on ingratiation and access and nothing more,” blurring the line between common political courtesy …

NEW YORK – An album containing the autographs of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and other prominent Civil War-era figures is being put up for sale by a New York City auction house. Swann Auction Galleries in Manhattan says the album was compiled from 1861-1864 by the wife of Egbert …

NEW YORK – Someone may have improperly tapped a gas line before an explosion that leveled three apartment buildings and injured nearly two dozen people, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday as firefighters soaked the still-smoldering buildings and police searched for at least two missing people. “There is a possibility …

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – An Indiana couple faces charges after investigators say they found cellphone videos showing the woman’s 12-month-old daughter putting a handgun in her mouth. Evansville police discovered the videos after a 19-year-old man was arrested for trying to sell a handgun to an undercover officer. Police say the …