Hundreds arrested worldwide in sweeping child-porn investigation
Law-enforcement officials in several countries said on Wednesday they had arrested hundreds of people around the world for participating in a child-pornography network that used...
Britain drops plan to check porn viewers’ age
Britain has dropped plans to demand age verification for people viewing pornography after concluding it would be better to help companies limit access to adult...
Ex-aide to U.S. secretary of state speaks to House impeachment probe on Trump
A former adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who abruptly resigned last week, on Wednesday spoke to an impeachment inquiry into allegations President...
Raiders OT Brown accused of domestic violence, sued
Oakland Raiders offensive lineman Trent Brown is facing a civil lawsuit from the mother of his child, who is accusing him of domestic violence....
Russia removed U.S. diplomats from train near secret test site accident: Ifax
Russia removed three U.S. diplomats from a train near the site of a mysterious military testing accident on Monday because they did not have special...
Man held after Dutch family found locked away in secret farmhouse room
A man who paid the rent on a Dutch farmhouse where six members of a family were found locked away in a secret room will...
Stocks little changed on data, earnings; pound choppy
A gauge of world stock markets was little changed on Wednesday on the heels of U.S. data that raised concerns about a slowing economy, while...
Bullied judge wins landmark whistleblowing case in UK Supreme Court
A district judge who says she was bullied, victimized and suffered a breakdown after raising concerns about the dangers of government cuts to legal services...
Brazil’s Petrobras collects 200 tonnes of oil residue from northeast coast: filing
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Wednesday it has collected 200 tonnes of oil residue from the country’s Northeastern coast since Sept....
Corroded pipe led to Philadelphia refinery fire -U.S. Chemical Safety Board
An old, degraded piece of metal pipe that had not been tested for corrosion led to a June fire and explosions at the Philadelphia Energy...