World

23:00, 22 May 2019

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández was in court this week for the first in a string of trials charging her with corruption. Fernández remains a hugely popular but divisive figure in Argentina, and she recently ...

19:52, 22 May 2019

Six Brazilian tourists were found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday inside an old apartment where they were staying in central Santiago.Authorities said police were alerted by the Brazilian Embassy, which had been called by ...

23:00, 21 May 2019

Andreina Cordero started the year skipping meals so her three kids could eat. Her husband, a construction worker, was out of a job. And the family's savings had been devastated by the nation's hyperinflation, limiting ...

21:46, 19 May 2019

A gang of gunmen reportedly attacked a bar in the capital of Brazil's northern Pará state Sunday afternoon, and authorities said 11 people were killed. The state security agency confirmed late Sunday only that six women ...

13:15, 19 May 2019

U.S. sanctions on oil-rich Venezuela appear to be taking hold, resulting in mile-long lines for fuel in the South American nation's second-largest city, Maracaibo. Russ Dallen of the Miami-based brokerage firm Caracas Capital Markets said Sunday ...

18:49, 18 May 2019

Cheered by thousands of supporters in Bolivia's coca-growing Chapare region, President Evo Morales began his campaign for his third consecutive re-election Saturday amid assertions by his opponents that the constitution prohibits him from running again.Morales, ...

19:00, 17 May 2019

A former Colombian rebel leader was re-arrested by police Friday moments after his release from jail by a peace tribunal whose ruling against extraditing him to the U.S. triggered an institutional crisis and revived debate ...

17:51, 17 May 2019

Seventeen people who were arrested in previous anti-government protests were wounded in a prison disturbance in which a 57-year-old Nicaraguan-American dual national was shot dead, a lawyer for several inmates said Friday. Attorney Yonarqui Martínez also ...

23:06, 16 May 2019

When her daughter was 4 years old, Jennifer Jean started a small catering business in Bourdon, a lower middle-class district of the Haitian capital.Starting with the occasional wedding or corporate meeting, she grew the business ...

17:16, 16 May 2019

A high court ruling barring a crusading former prosecutor's candidacy has turned Guatemala's presidential election on its ear less than a month before the vote, and raised concerns about what will happen to years of ...

15:08, 16 May 2019

Fans of the K-pop group NCT 127 donated money in January to name a baby pudu at the Los Angeles Zoo after one of its members, Haechan (HECH'-ehn). This week, the human Haechan got to ...

00:01, 16 May 2019

By day, Peruvian police and soldiers search for and destroy equipment used by illegal gold miners in a part of the Amazon rainforest where mining has transformed once-dense foliage into a desert pocked with dead ...

23:05, 15 May 2019

The Venezuelan government and opposition have sent envoys to Norway to attend talks on ways of ending the South American country's crisis, though their mutual mistrust and differences on key issues are likely to slow ...

23:01, 15 May 2019

Venise Felizor lay on a mattress in a warehouse-turned-shelter on a hot, sticky afternoon with her 20-month-old son, Wesly, in her arms, the boy coughing and wailing after suffering from diarrhea for days.Originally from Haiti, ...

21:34, 15 May 2019

Representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition traveled to Norway for talks on resolving the crisis in the South American country, officials said Wednesday, opening a new chapter in a political stalemate after months of ...

20:22, 15 May 2019

The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):9:15 p.m.Officials in Venezuela say representatives of the government and opposition have traveled to Norway for talks on resolving the political crisis in the South ...

14:41, 15 May 2019

Ecuador has agreed to the return of the U.S. Agency for International Development, which has been kicked out of the country four years ago under leftist former President Rafael Correa.Foreign Minister José Valencia and U.S. ...

23:03, 14 May 2019

The administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has canceled a United Nations climate change workshop to be held in the city of Salvador in August, reaffirming its lack of interest in participating in international efforts ...

23:02, 12 May 2019

In the dusty, dimly lit neighborhoods of San Pedro Sula, everyone knows the unwritten rules: There are places you don't go without permission. If driving, roll down the windows so gang members and their lookouts ...

11:20, 12 May 2019

From the lush tropical garden of the Chilean ambassador's residence, Venezuelan opposition leader Freddy Guevara takes a much-anticipated call from a foreign diplomat and asks him to protect a fellow lawmaker fleeing President Nicolás Maduro's ...

13:33, 23 May 2019

If you're going to earnestly shout "Vive le cinema!" the Cannes Film Festival is the place to do it.That's what Quentin Tarantino declared from atop Cannes' red-carpet stairs on his way into the premiere of ...

10:41, 23 May 2019

European voters started heading to the polls Thursday to choose lawmakers to represent them at the European Parliament for the next five years. In all, 400 million voters in 28 nations will be voting over ...

08:46, 23 May 2019

Scientists have observed wild chimpanzees tucking into an unusual snack: tortoises, whose hard shells they crack against tree trunks before scooping out the meat.In a paper published Thursday by the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from ...

08:11, 23 May 2019

The UK government is taking steps to curb plastic pollution. Starting April 2020 plastic straws, cotton buds, and plastic stirrers, will only be provided under strict guidelines, for medical or scientific reasons. As part of the ...

08:07, 23 May 2019

In the mountainous Evrytania region of Greece, fir trees cover the hills, deer and wolves roam the lush landscape and waterfalls add to the dramatic scenery, earning it the nickname "Little Switzerland."Harder to find, however, ...

07:15, 23 May 2019

Top officials at the European Central Bank at their last meeting held on to their hopes for a return to stronger economic growth in the second half of the year even as they underlined their ...

06:28, 23 May 2019

German prosecutors have fined auto parts and technology company Bosch 90 million euros ($100 million) over its role in the diesel emissions scandal that erupted at Volkswagen in 2015.Prosecutors in Stuttgart said Thursday that the ...

06:22, 23 May 2019

The European Parliament elections that start Thursday have never been so hotly anticipated, with many predicting that this year's ballot will mark a coming-of-age moment for the euroskeptic far-right movement. The elections, which run through Sunday ...

06:12, 23 May 2019

Environmentalists concerned with plastic levels coming from the sea

05:52, 23 May 2019

The Latest on Britain's departure from the European Union (all times local):11:45 a.m.The British government has delayed plans to hold a vote on its key Brexit bill, as Prime Minister Theresa May faces remorseless pressure ...

05:35, 23 May 2019

The Latest on the European Parliament elections (all times local): 12 noon French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to prove that he's really a green-friendly guy. His centrist movement is struggling to charm voters ahead of France's vote ...

04:04, 23 May 2019

A lawyer for a Greek far-left extremist jailed for 11 murders says Greece's supreme court has ordered lower judges to reconsider his request for a temporary leave from prison, which had earlier been rejected.Dimitris Koufodinas ...

03:50, 23 May 2019

A senior German diplomat is in Tehran to press Iran to continue to respect the landmark nuclear deal, despite the unilateral withdrawal of the U.S. and increasing pressure from Washington.The Foreign Ministry says Political Director ...

03:49, 23 May 2019

Animal rights activists in Barcelona are celebrating a victory after the Spanish city ordered its municipal zoo to restrict the reproduction of captive animals unless their young are destined to be reintroduced into the wild.Barcelona's ...

03:13, 23 May 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May is hunkered down with close allies as she considers whether to give in to relentless pressure to resign, or fight on to save her Brexit plan and her premiership.May's fate ...

02:46, 23 May 2019

While Germany systematically wiped out traces of Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime after World War II, the legacy of his Axis ally, Benito Mussolini, remains present in Italy even today.Many monuments and symbols glorifying Mussolini's two-decade ...

02:36, 23 May 2019

Honor to Mussolini" read the banner unfurled steps away from the Milan piazza where the Fascist dictator's body was hung upside down in 1945 by partisans after his summary execution. That this was the eve ...

01:42, 23 May 2019

There were countless times on D-Day and in the fighting in Normandy that followed when Leon Gautier could have been killed or grievously wounded.He and his comrades in an elite French unit were among the ...

00:56, 23 May 2019

Dutch polls opened Thursday in elections for the European Parliament, starting four days of voting across the 28-nation bloc that pits supporters of deeper integration against populist Euroskeptics who want more power for their national ...

00:28, 23 May 2019

Planes spread out across the sky, nearly wingtip to wingtip. A sniper's bullet whizzing by the ear. Squeezing a dying soldier's hand, so he knew he was not alone.Across three quarters of a century, the ...

10:29, 23 May 2019

Somalia claims its officials were denied entry into Kenya; Kenyan foreign minister says she is unaware of the incident

09:16, 23 May 2019

Botswana has lifted its ban on elephant hunting in a country with the world's highest number of the animals, a decision that has brought anger from some wildlife protection groups.The southern African nation is home ...

05:52, 23 May 2019

Sudan's protest leaders are calling for mass rallies across the country amid deadlocked negotiations with the ruling military over its handover of power.The Sudanese Professionals' Association, which has spearheaded four months of protests that drove ...

05:16, 23 May 2019

Veterinarian Dr. Karin Lourens has become known as Africa’s “pangolin doctor” for leading medical efforts to help the scaly anteaters rescued from the illegal wildlife trade. Case in point, she’s tr

11:06, 22 May 2019

South African President-elect Cyril Ramaphosa has taken steps to crack down on corruption Wednesday as the country's new parliament voted him to lead the country for a five-year term.South Africa's lawmakers were sworn into the ...

10:38, 22 May 2019

Militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack

10:37, 22 May 2019

Former finance minister Manuel Chang is to be tried for a loan scam that diverted proceeds to Mozambican government officials and others

07:41, 22 May 2019

A Somalia police spokesman said a suicide car bomb by Islamic extremists has killed at least six people in the capital Wednesday.Capt. Mohamed Hussein said most of the casualties are soldiers and more than 13 ...

11:41, 21 May 2019

To UN diplomat for Libya warns that country is on the verge of descending into a full-scale civil war, as warlord general from the east continues to try to capture capital from internationally-recognized government

11:28, 21 May 2019

The U.N. envoy for Libya warned Tuesday that the oil-rich nation "is on the verge of descending into a civil war" that could divide the country and imperil the security of its neighbors and the ...

10:46, 21 May 2019

Health experts say keeping Congo's Ebola epidemic in check requires an adaptive response and constant vigil

10:11, 21 May 2019

New energy minister asked Zimbabweans for solutions to solve country's chronic energy problems

07:45, 21 May 2019

Egypt says its police forces have killed 16 militants in raids in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula.An Interior Ministry statement Tuesday says security forces exchanged fire with Islamic militants as they stormed ...

06:46, 21 May 2019

Voters choosing between three presidential candidates; ballots also being cast for parliament and local councils

04:53, 21 May 2019

Authorities say the Libyan capital, which has been under attack by commander Khalifa Hifter's forces since last month, has seen its water supplies resume two days after gunmen shut the pipes down, depriving over 2 ...

04:24, 21 May 2019

Local e-commerce platforms allow farmers to earn more money by selling directly to the consumer

03:25, 21 May 2019

Sudan's ruling generals and protesters behind months of mass demonstrations that drove autocrat Omar al-Bashir from power are divided over who will lead the country during its transition period.The issue remains a stumbling block in ...

01:33, 21 May 2019

Voting has started in in Malawi to elect a new president and 193 members of parliament.Before dawn, hundreds of voters lined up Tuesday at polling centers to cast their ballots in the election in which ...

01:05, 21 May 2019

After years of assassinations, bombings and militia firefights, Libya's eastern city of Benghazi finally feels safe again — but security has come at a heavy cost.Uniformed police are out at major intersections, cafes and restaurants ...

14:36, 20 May 2019

Armed men attacked Tripoli's main water distribution station putting up to 2 million people at risk of losing water source

11:03, 23 May 2019

For years, Iran's supreme leader only criticized the West over Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers. Now, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is publicly chastising the country's elected president and his foreign minister as the accord unravels ...

08:03, 23 May 2019

Clashes between Prabowo Subianto supporters and police erupted late on Tuesday, May 21, and continued on the streets of Jakarta on Wednesday, following the announcement that the incumbent President Joko Widodo won the election for ...

06:22, 23 May 2019

Protesters supporting Prabowo Subianto battled with the security forces; at least seven people dead

05:52, 23 May 2019

The man in the saffron robe sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, back to the wall of a cave framed by the Himalayas. This was India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest production, traveling to a remote ...

03:33, 23 May 2019

China is seeking to support from some of its Asian neighbors and Russia in its escalating tariff fight with the U.S. Speaking Wednesday at a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kyrgyzstan, Foreign Minister Wang ...

00:55, 23 May 2019

Two years ago, Gaza resident Saleh Abu Serdanah took out a small loan in order to get married and start a family. These days, the 31-year-old construction worker is on the run, hiding from police ...

23:12, 22 May 2019

The Latest on India's general elections results (all times local):9 a.m.Early results are showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party in the lead in India's general elections.Election officials begin counting votes of ...

23:04, 22 May 2019

The defeated candidate in Indonesia's presidential election is expected to file a court challenge to the result as calm returned to the capital Jakarta following a 24-hour spasm of apparently orchestrated violence.The campaign team of ...

22:18, 22 May 2019

Vote counting began Thursday morning in India's massive general elections, which have been forecast to keep Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party in power.The count was expected to conclude by the evening, ...

18:27, 22 May 2019

Top US diplomat tells lawmakers, 'The political future we offer for them is the political future we offer for everybody in Syria'

09:35, 22 May 2019

Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups that are recognized officially by the government

09:17, 22 May 2019

Israeli researchers raised a glass Wednesday to celebrate a long-brewing project of making beer and mead using yeasts extracted from ancient clay vessels —some over 5,000 years old.Archaeologists and microbiologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority ...

04:29, 22 May 2019

A prominent reformist lawmaker in Iran has reportedly said the Islamic Republic "under no circumstance" will enter a war with the U.S., either directly or through proxy forces. Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh's comments on Wednesday, reported by the ...

04:28, 22 May 2019

North Korea condemned the United States for seizing one of its cargo ships and urged U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to take "necessary measures" to help stabilize the Korean Peninsula. North Korea U.N. Ambassador Kim Song ...

04:00, 22 May 2019

Countries from Australia to the UK send ships to check Beijing’s expansion in the South China Sea, China particularly worries about Japan

01:55, 22 May 2019

The Latest on post-election protests in Indonesia (all times local):1:30 p.m.Indonesia's top security minister says authorities will block access to social media in certain areas amid violent protests in the capital Jakarta by supporters of ...

01:28, 22 May 2019

Supporters of Prabowo Subianto rumble with the security forces early Wednesday as at least 1 supporter killed

00:33, 22 May 2019

The Philippine president's allies won a majority of the 12 Senate seats at stake in the midterm elections, official results showed Wednesday, while the opposition's shutout heralds a stronger grip on power by a leader ...

21:38, 21 May 2019

Supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday after the release of official election results.The situation turned violent ...

19:42, 21 May 2019

State Department warns Syria the U.S. and allies will 'respond quickly and appropriately'

20:29, 12 May 2019

Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) practitioners from Canada and supportive lawmakers celebrated the 27th annual World Falun Dafa Day in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday. The attendees condemned the persecution of ...

21:58, 08 May 2019

S-240, a bill that targets human organ trafficking, was unanimously passed on the evening of April 30 in the Canadian House of Commons. It was introduced by the Senate and was already approved by the ...

10:37, 02 May 2019

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called out China as one of the world’s most egregious persecutors of religious faiths in its 2019 annual report released on April 29. The report also states ...

08:54, 02 May 2019

Group says the tool monitors people’s movements by tracing their phones, vehicles, and ID cards, and notes “suspicious” behavior like whether an individual fails to socialize with their neighbors or uses an “unusual” amount of ...

03:08, 01 May 2019

A forum was hosted in the U.S. Congress on April 25, 2019 to mark the 20th anniversary of the April 25 peaceful appeal. April 25, 1999, is a significant date for China and Falun Gong practitioners. ...

21:41, 23 Apr 2019

Mr. Deng Chenglian, a successful businessman in Shanghai, was arrested at home a year ago. He was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 8,000 yuan just four days ago. Mr. Deng was brought into the Fengxian ...

09:31, 22 Apr 2019

The U.S. State Department’s recently released Human Rights Report for 2018 is its yearly attempt to hold other governments accountable, while saying nothing about controversial American government actions during the year. The aim is to enhance generally the ...

23:19, 17 Apr 2019

Ms. He Lianchun of Mengzi City, Yunnan Province, suffered from a heart problem and severe sciatic nerve pain that made it difficult for her to walk. After she began to practice Falun Gong in June ...

22:54, 10 Apr 2019

UCANews.com, a Catholic news source serving the Asian region, carried a commentary article titled “China's genocide unlike any other” by Benedict Rogers on April 4, 2019. Benedict Rodgers is deputy chair of the U.K.’s Conservative Party ...

05:32, 10 Apr 2019

The award-winning documentary film “Letter from Masanjia” tells the true story of the extraordinary courage and hope of a man named Sun Yi, despite the unimaginable horrors he endured as a prisoner of conscience in ...

05:52, 08 Apr 2019

Several major news outlets in the United Kingdom recently published articles or produced programs calling for an end to the killing of prisoners of conscience for organs in China, including the BBC, The Guardian, Sunday Express, and Scotsman. A ...

22:44, 04 Apr 2019

Ms. Guan Xuelin, 53, is from Leshan City, Sichuan Province. She was arrested on September 20, 2014, after being reported by an elderly man after she had talked to him about Falun Dafa. Falun Dafa, also ...

18:10, 04 Apr 2019

US representatives, the US ambassador for international religious freedom and activists called for addressing mass detention of the Muslims in Xinjiang and other human rights violations of the Uighurs

20:41, 28 Mar 2019

Washington spotlights China’s crackdown on people of faith including detention of 1 million Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang

09:20, 26 Mar 2019

Forbes published a report titled “Will We Get To The Bottom Of The Truth On Forced Organ Removal In China?” by Ewelina U. Ochab on March 21, 2019. The Forbes article began by mentioning the UN International Day for ...

17:36, 16 Mar 2019

A former aircraft engineer currently living in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province was recently sentenced to three and a half years in prison. His latest conviction was preceded by multiple arrests and a cumulative seven years ...

18:28, 14 Mar 2019

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, another 139 Falun Gong practitioners were confirmed to have been sentenced to prison for their faith since July 2018. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline ...

11:35, 14 Mar 2019

China’s attempt to eradicate distinct ethnic and religious identities in Xinjing is nothing less than a systematic campaign of cultural genocide

20:14, 13 Mar 2019

A once happy family in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province was shattered after the Chinese communist regime began to persecute Falun Gong in July 1999. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a self-improvement system that ...

08:30, 13 Mar 2019

Trump administration considering sanctions, but lawmakers say they have seen no meaningful actions to pressure China