Five years after embarking on an ambitious program to end homelessness among America’s military veterans by the end of 2015, officials backed off last month from that goal. Instead, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald emphasized that it is more important and more effective to have in place a comprehensive system …

MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities are investigating the killing of a journalist in the southeastern state of Tabasco. The Tabasco prosecutor’s office says Ismael Diaz Lopez was stabbed to death Thursday in Teapa, south of the state capital of Villahermosa. It reports via Twitter that the strongest line of investigation …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A prominent Florida megachurch says a grandson of the Rev. Billy Graham has stepped down as its pastor after a “moral failure.” Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church said Monday that Tullian Tchividjian resigned several days ago for actions that “disqualify him from continuing to serve as senior …

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s intelligence service says a Pakistani intelligence officer helped the Taliban carry out an attack on parliament earlier this week. Afghan intelligence services spokesman Hassib Sediqqi said Wednesday that the officer in Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence helped the Haqqani network carry out the attack outside parliament in Kabul, …

ISLAMABAD – A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban has warned it will target the country’s main electrical company if it does not end power outages in the country’s south — where an intense heat wave has killed 860 people in the past week. Mohammad Khurasani, in a statement released Friday, …

CALAIS, France – French ferry workers angry over possible job losses are disrupting the port of Calais and traffic across the English Channel. The workers for MyFerryLink resumed their protest Monday angered by a court ruling about the future of the company. Their new protest blocked boats from leaving the …

BEIRUT – Syria’s state TV says government forces have retaken a neighborhood from Islamic State fighters in a northeastern city, days after it was captured by the extremists. The IS group attacked several government-held southern neighborhoods of the city of Hassakeh last week. The fighting has continued since then, leaving …

GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemala’s constitutional court has revived a process that could strip President Otto Perez Molina of immunity from prosecution amid growing corruption scandals. Court President Gloria Porras says an injunction suspending the process last month was lifted Wednesday after the court considered Perez Molina’s petition. The ruling is …

KAMPALA, Uganda – Activists say a bill seeking to regulate the operations of civic groups in Uganda will hamper their operations and could be used to target those seen as opposed to the government. The draft legislation gives the interior minister and a national board the authority to approve, inspect …

TOKYO – Asian shares mostly fell Monday after Greece’s voters vehemently rejected conditions set by its international creditors, deepening doubts over their future in the 19-nation eurozone. But China’s benchmark rebounded from heavy losses last week. Greece’s debt problem has long overshadowed the market and with a European summit expected …