Zimbabwe charges former Mugabe deputy with abuse of office
Phelekezela Mphoko, a former deputy to ousted Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, was charged on Wednesday with criminal abuse of office, his lawyer said, in the...
Tiny Nevada town near secretive Area 51 braces for alien hunters
Connie West, co-owner of an alien-themed motel in the tiny U.S. desert outpost of Rachel, Nevada, believes they are coming no matter what. Not aliens,...
Ex-NFL DE Williams arrested on trespassing charge
Former No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Mario Williams was arrested in Texas on a trespassing charge....
Target, Lowe’s earnings drive Wall Street higher
U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday following upbeat earnings from retailers Lowe’s and Target that reinforced confidence in consumer demand, while investors awaited the release of...
Iraq paramilitary groups blame U.S., Israel for blasts at Iraqi militia bases: statement
Iraq’s mostly Iran-backed paramilitary groups on Wednesday blamed blasts at its weapons depots and bases on the United States and Israel, a statement said....
NASA astronauts go for spacewalk outside ISS
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan of Expedition 60 embarked Wednesday on a six-and-a-hour spacewalk to install the International Docking Adapter-3 at the International...
Hong Kong protesters clash with police, angry at lack of prosecutions after subway mob attack
Thousands of jeering Hong Kong residents held a raucous anti-government protest on Wednesday at a suburban subway station that was attacked by a mob last...
North Macedonia’s special crime prosecutor arrested in alleged extortion scandal
SKOPJE – North Macedonia’s special prosecutor for organized crime was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of offering leniency in exchange for cash to a businessman...
World stocks lead risk rally amid stimulus, recession talk
A global equities gauge rose on Wednesday for a third day in four as bets on more economic stimulus overcame, for now, worries over the...
The ‘robo-shorts’ that could help you run
“Robo-shorts” that assist the wearer’s ability to both walk and run have been developed for the first time by engineers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for...