BENGHAZI, Libya – Libyan officials say the body of a judge abducted last month by an Islamic State affiliate has been found. Lawmaker Saad Abusharrada says Judge Mohamed al-Nemli’s body was found on Thursday near the western coastal city of Misrata. He says the body had signs of torture and …

LONDON – British cell phone retailer Carphone Warehouse says personal details of up to 2.4 million customers may have been accessed after the company was hit by a cyber-attack. The company said the security breach, discovered Wednesday, could have included names, addresses, dates of birth and bank details. It said …

WASHINGTON – Two philosophers have been honored with a prize handed out by the Library of Congress for fields not covered by the Nobel prizes. The Library of Congress announced Tuesday that Jurgen Habermas (HOB-uhr-MAHS) and Charles Taylor will share the $1.5 million John W. Kluge (KLOO-ghee) Prize for humanities. …

Sometimes life imitates art—and when life gets really ugly, it can channel an anti-utopian novel. Daily existence in North Korea over decades could have been scripted by George Orwell, while the Rwandan genocide of the 1990s mirrored Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness.” And today there are sad parallels between the …

The warm feelings on display in Paris and elsewhere around the world Sunday in response to the horrors of the past week, unfortunately, will do next to nothing to change the tide against Islamist terrorism. That explains why world leaders who support terrorism have no problem supporting Paris. Palestinian leader …

PARIS – France is hosting a conference next month to raise money and rally support for Mideast Christians and other minorities persecuted by the Islamic State group. The conference Sept. 8 will focus on humanitarian efforts to support ethnic and religious groups in Syria and Iraq who have become key …

KATHMANDU, Nepal – A general strike imposed by smaller political parties protesting a proposed new constitution that would split Nepal into six federal states has crippled daily life across the Himalayan nation. Markets and schools remained closed across the country on Monday while highways were deserted. In the capital Kathmandu, …

PHOENIX – An Arizona man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he decapitated his wife and two dogs three weeks ago in an attack in which he also mutilated himself. Kenneth Dale Wakefield was arraigned Tuesday on charges that he killed 49-year-old Trina Heisch and the dogs at the …

MOSCOW – Russian customs officials have drafted a bill to make the smuggling of banned foreign foods an offense punishable by a prison sentence. In retaliation to Western sanctions, Russia last year banned certain food imports from the European Union, the U.S. and a few other countries. President Vladimir Putin …

SYDNEY – A shark seriously injured a surfer Saturday as a spate of attacks continued on Australia’s central east coast. The 38-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries while surfing late afternoon with a friend at Port Macquarie, 320 kilometers (200 miles) north of Sydney, a police statement said. He was taken …