Judge says he will probably decide Thursday on financier Epstein’s bail request
A U.S. judge said he will probably decide on Thursday whether Jeffrey Epstein, the American financier charged with sex trafficking underage girls, should be freed...
Abruptly appointed Zambian finance minister to review sales tax plan
Zambian President Edgar Lungu abruptly fired his finance minister on Monday, appointing in her place the respected deputy head of the central bank, who said...
Reports: No deadline deal for Texans, franchised Clowney
Jadeveon Clowney and the Houston Texans are not expected to reach agreement on a contract Monday, the deadline for franchise players to sign a new...
Walmart Chile to resume talks with union amid strike
Walmart Chile said on Monday it would resume talks with a union of 17,000 workers who walked off the job last week amid a major...
Reports: Lakers’ Davis pulls out of Basketball Cup
Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis is pulling out of participation in Team USA and the FIBA Basketball World Cup this summer....
Trump administration sets ‘new bar’ for immigrants seeking asylum
Immigrants seeking asylum in the United States from Mexico must now also first seek protection from a so-called third party country, the Trump administration said...
Defiant at inquiry, South Africa’s Zuma denies breaking law with business brothers
Former South African President Jacob Zuma told a corruption inquiry on Monday that enemies had plotted to bring him down, and he had never broken...
Oil prices rise on Chinese economic data
Oil prices rose on Monday as Chinese industrial output and retail data topped expectations, though gains were capped by overall figures showing the country’s slowest...
Songs produced behind bars earn convict “street cred” in Burkina Faso
In a time of talent shows, the Ouagadougou prison and correctional facility known as MOCO is home to Burkina Faso’s latest musical find – Roland...
Kremlin ally says prisoner swap could be soon if Ukraine serious
Ukraine and Russia could swap prisoners within a matter of days, including filmmaker Oleg Sentsov whom Moscow jailed on terrorism charges, if Kiev shows the...