Peru ex-president denied bail in U.S., wife dragged from court after outburst
A former Peruvian first lady was dragged out of a courtroom in San Francisco on Thursday as she cursed a judge’s decision to keep her...
Markle redefines royal fashion with British charity line
Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle launched a fashion line for British charity Smart Works on Thursday that helps unemployed women get back to work with...
U.S. lawmakers ask Pentagon for list of Chinese companies to curb ‘economic espionage’
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers asked the Pentagon on Thursday to name companies owned by the Chinese military operating in the United States in...
Filipino villagers swap trash for rice in fight against plastics
A village in the Philippines is trying to tackle the scourge of plastic waste by offering rice to residents in exchange for their trash....
Occidental CEO calls for new U.S. laws to boost carbon capture
Occidental Petroleum Corp plans to shift toward a carbon-neutral production model, it chief executive said on Thursday, but new U.S. laws are needed to support...
Tunisia’s exiled autocrat in hospital: lawyer
Tunisia’s ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali has been hospitalized for “a health crisis” in Saudi Arabia, where he has lived in exile since the...
Israeli parties vie for Arab vote in bid to oust Netanyahu
Challengers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in next Tuesday’s election have courted Israel’s Arab minority, hoping that a strong turnout from this unlikely source...
With Gaza war talk, Russia visit, Netanyahu fights on in election race
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday threatened war in Gaza and then flew to Russia to discuss Israeli freedom of action in Syria with...
Israel must have freedom to act against Iran, Netanyahu says in Russia
Israel must be allowed to act freely against Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday during a visit to Sochi, where he met with...
Prague to remove statue of Soviet marshal who led Red Army forces
A district assembly in Prague voted on Thursday to remove a statue of a Soviet World War Two marshal and replace it with a more...