Hong Kong student who fell during weekend protests dies
A student at a Hong Kong university who fell during protests at the weekend died early on Friday morning, marking the first student death during...
Top Brazil court ends early prison rule in decision that could free Lula
Brazil’s Supreme Court decided on Thursday to end the mandatory imprisonment of convicted criminals after they lose their first appeal, a politically charged ruling that...
Families come from across U.S. to grieve relatives slain in Mexico
An American man whose grandchildren were slain in a massacre in Mexico demanded justice on Thursday for other victims of the country’s drug war, as...
Hong Kong student who fell during weekend protests dies: hospital authorities
A student of a Hong Kong university who fell during protests at the weekend died early on Friday morning, hospital authorities said, setting the stage...
Year’s most destructive California wildfire declared extinguished after two weeks
California’s biggest, most ruinous wildfire this year, a wind-driven blaze that scorched 120 square miles (310 square kilometers) of Sonoma County wine country and consumed...
Survivors cling to hope in Paradise, year after California’s deadliest wildfire
For Earl Cummings, the psychological scars remain raw a year after California’s deadliest wildfire raced across a mountain ridge and destroyed the town of Paradise,...
Slingshots and dynamite as Bolivians clash over election
Street clashes broke out on Thursday among supporters and opponents of Bolivia’s government armed with slingshots and dynamite as an opposition leader planned a march...
Quake in northwestern Iran kills four, injures 70: reports
An earthquake in northwestern Iran killed at least four people and injured 70 early on Friday, according to Iranian media reports quoting officials....
France scraps plans for $3.3 billion Franco-Chinese shopping mall near Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to scrap a 3 billion euro ($3.32 billion) shopping and leisure complex project that French retail group Auchan and...
Top Brazil court ends early prison rule, decision could free Lula
Brazil’s Supreme Court decided on Thursday to end mandatory imprisonment of convicted criminals after they lose their first appeal, restoring the previous rule that they...