Actress Felicity Huffman released early from U.S. college scandal sentence
Actress Felicity Huffman, the first parent in the U.S. college admissions cheating scandal to go to prison, was released from a California facility on Friday,...
Lebanon’s reforms could hit confidence in ability to service debt, says Moody’s
(This October 24 story corrects first paragraph to show Moody’s referring to debt monetization plan)...
Hezbollah warns of chaos, civil war in Lebanon
Hezbollah warned on Friday that a power vacuum could tip Lebanon into civil war, suggesting that adversaries including the United States and Israel were seeking...
Teen climate activist Thunberg leads climate rally in Vancouver
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg will address a rally in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday in the latest leg of her global campaign to spark...
Rome public workers strike over state of city, national strike disrupts flights
Trade unions in Rome staged a general strike on Friday to denounce what they said was the dire management of the Italian capital by Mayor...
Fresh rains slam storm-drenched Japan, killing at least 4
Torrential rains battered parts of eastern Japan, killing at least four people, causing rivers to overflow and prompting evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands two...
U.S.’ Mnuchin, Kushner to attend Saudi conference, visit Israel
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will travel to Saudi Arabia, where they will participate in an investment conference...
Zimbabwe’s president says Western sanctions a ‘cancer’ eating at economy
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday described Western sanctions as a “cancer” sapping the economy, and his supporters denounced the measures during marches held around...
Fresh rains slam storm-drenched Japan, killing at least four
Torrential rains battered parts of eastern Japan, killing at least four people, causing rivers to overflow and prompting evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands two...
One dead in Baghdad anti-government protests
A number of protesters were injured and one was killed in Baghdad as security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to repel demonstrators. Emily...