A German consumer group has filed a suit against Volkswagen that aims to establish a right to compensation for car owners affected by the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal.

A leading Yemeni rebel figure says the Trump administration’s calls for a cease-fire in his country are 'positive' but urged more international action to stop deadly airstrikes by the rebels’ adversary, the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition.

Germany’s health minister said Thursday the country’s main center-right party needs to make clearer what it stands for as he competes to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel as its leader. He is emphasizing the need to curb unregulated migration.

Turkey’s state-run news agency says a passenger bus has crashed into the back of a truck on a highway in northern Turkey, killing two people and wounding 31 others — including several soldiers travelling to join their army units.

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as traders wondered if the Chinese government could shore up its economy without weakening the yuan as manufacturing slows.

Authorities in Florida say a woman left two children in a hot car with a bag of meth while she went shopping.

South Korea’s top court on Thursday ruled that South Korean men can now legally reject their mandatory military service on conscientious or religious grounds without punishment.

On the first day of preseason camp, the Milwaukee Bucks’ practice court featured squares on the floor made of blue tape at five roughly equidistant points just behind the 3-point arc. They marked proper spacing in first-year coach Mike Budenholzer’s offensive system.

The preseason rankings suggest next season’s NCAA Tournament could feature plenty of new faces.

Palestinians in Gaza have coped with shortages of just about everything in more than a decade of border closures — from chocolate to medicines to fuel and building supplies.