Leader of Colombia’s Los Pelusos crime gang killed, president says
The top leader and founder of Colombia’s Los Pelusos crime gang has been killed in an operation led by the national police, President Ivan Duque...
Monkey business: Banksy’s painting expected to fetch up to $2.5 mln
A Banksy painting of primates sitting in Britain’s parliament goes under the hammer next week on Thursday and is expected to fetch up to $2.5...
NHC says Karen weakens to a tropical depression
Karen has degenerated into a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Friday....
Saudi Arabia opens to foreign holidaymakers, chases tourism investment
Saudi Arabia threw open its doors to foreign tourists on Friday, launching a new visa regime for 49 countries and appealing to foreign companies to...
U.S. agents search Clio Laboratories in fraud probe, says official
U.S. federal agents executed a warrant to search the Clio Laboratories in Lawrenceville, Ga. on Friday, a government official said, as part of a nationwide...
Soccer-Qatar reforms falling short of promises, says Amnesty
World Cup 2022 host Qatar has made improvements in labor rights for its two million foreign workers, but reforms have not lived up to promises...
Modi tells U.N. India launching campaign to stamp out single-use plastic
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations on Friday that India was launching a campaign to...
Prince Harry follows in mother Diana’s footsteps on visit to Angola
Britain’s Prince Harry followed in his late mother’s footsteps on Friday, wearing a protective vest and visor during a visit to a de-mining project in...
Ukraine agency says investigating Burisma, but not when Hunter Biden was on board
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau said on Friday it is investigating activity at gas company Burisma between 2010-2012, a period prior to the involvement of former...
Ukraine security official offered to quit before Zelenskiy’s U.S. trip
A senior Ukrainian security official offered to quit before President Volodymyr Zelenskiy began a visit to the United States this week, the president’s office said...