Brazil residential building collapses, at least one killed
A seven-story residential building collapsed in the northeast Brazilian city of Fortaleza on Tuesday, killing at least one person, a rescue worker told TV channel...
Romanian president appoints Liberal Party leader as PM-designate
Romania’s centrist President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday he had appointed opposition Liberal Party leader Ludovic Orban as prime minister-designate to form a transitional government...
Belarus briefly detains Russian accused of U.S. election meddling
Belarus briefly detained a Russian national accused by Washington of taking part in Russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Belarus’s interior...
Sick of Brexit, Scotland’s Sturgeon vows new independence vote in 2020
Scotland must hold another independence referendum in 2020 and will soon request the powers needed to hold it legally, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola...
Operations at two California refineries hit by earthquake
A small earthquake on Monday night hit operations at two oil refineries in Martinez, California, the companies said on Tuesday....
GM CEO Barra joins bargaining table in bid to end UAW strike -sources
General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra and President Mark Reuss took part in contract talks with the United Auto Workers union on Tuesday, in...
Police raid Bulgarian FА headquarters
More than 20 police officers swept into the Bulgarian Football Union’s (BFU) headquarters in Sofia less than a hour after its president Borislav Mihaylov resigned...
UEFA says governments need to do more to fight racism
European soccer body UEFA needs more help from governments to eliminate racism from football, its president Aleksander Ceferin said on Tuesday, after England’s black players...
North Korea World Cup qualifier with South played to empty stands
Long-time foes North and South Korea played a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, their first football match in the North in 30 years, but no...
Career U.S. diplomat testifies at House impeachment inquiry on Trump’s Ukraine dealings
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday questioned George Kent, a U.S. career diplomat who has spent much...