Exclusive: Asylum seekers returned to Mexico rarely win bids to wait in U.S.
Over two hours on June 1, a Honduran teenager named Tania pleaded with a U.S. official not to be returned to Mexico....
Russian police detain more than 200 at Moscow journalist protest
Russian police said they had detained more than 200 people on Wednesday, including opposition politician Alexei Navalny, at a protest in Moscow calling for punishment...
Russian police say they detain over 200 at Moscow journalist protest
Russian police said on Wednesday they had detained over 200 people at a protest in Moscow calling for punishment for police officers involved in the...
Britain’s BBC gets green light to enhance iPlayer
Britain’s media regulator has given the BBC provisional permission to change its popular iPlayer on-demand platform from a 30-day catch-up service to one where programs...
Indonesia plans permanent moratorium on new forest clearance: minister
Indonesia’s moratorium on new forest clearing for palm plantations or logging operations, which has been regularly extended since 2011, will become permanent, the environment minister...
Shares snap seven-day hot streak; U.S. inflation next hurdle
World share markets snapped a seven-day winning streak on Wednesday as the White House took a tough line on trade talks with China, while an...
Baseball’s David Ortiz walks after surgery; second man arrested in his shooting
David Ortiz, the retired Boston Red Sox baseball star, took a few steps in his hospital room on Tuesday after surgery for a gunshot wound...
Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets as extradition bill protests turn to chaos
Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators who threw plastic bottles on Wednesday as protests against an extradition bill that would...
New Ebola cases in Uganda raise fears of further spread
Uganda announced two more cases of Ebola on Wednesday – confirmation of the first spread of a deadly outbreak beyond the borders of Democratic Republic...
Facebook expands Watch service as user numbers grow
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday monthly users to its Watch video service had doubled since December while announcing more partnerships with international broadcasters and publishers...