A Chinese woman has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison in Britain for laundering money from a major scam in China. Police said Zhimin Qian was the mastermind of a Ponzi scheme that defrauded …
A rare blackout has hit the Dominican Republic, snarling traffic and paralyzing business in the country of nearly 11 million people. Officials are blaming a failure in the grid’s transmission …
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to bring a billion-dollar lawsuit against the BBC has cast a shadow over the British broadcaster’s future, but it could also be a bluff with little legal …
A blue diamond weighing nearly 10 carats has sold at auction in Switzerland for $26.6 million including fees. The “Mellon Blue” is named for the late American arts patron Rachel “Bunny” …
The United Nations has called for an investigation into what is believed to have been the deaths of hundreds or more people while protesting the disputed election in Tanzania in which presidential …
Jamaica’s government says that the number of confirmed deaths from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 45, with 15 other people still missing. The death toll is expected to keep rising, with officials …
Iraqis are heading to the polls for a parliamentary election amid tight security and a boycott by a major political bloc. On Tuesday, 8,703 polling stations opened across the country. Security forces …
This year's United Nations climate talks in Brazil are putting a special focus on Indigenous peoples. It's one reason the country decided to hold the event in Belem, on the doorstep of the Amazon …
The British government is addressing a dispute between the BBC and Donald Trump. Trump is threatening to sue the broadcaster over how it edited a speech he made after losing the 2020 election. …
A Syrian government official says Syria has joined a global coalition against the Islamic State, but that Syria has not joined of the U.S.-led military mission fighting the extremist group. This move …
Authorities say an Indonesian student suspected in last week's bomb attack on a high school mosque had assembled small-scale explosive devices at home. The 17-year-old, injured in Friday’s blast in …
Thieves have broken into the National Museum of Damascus and stolen several ancient statues from the Roman era. Officials said Tuesday that the theft was discovered early Monday, leading to the …
Thailand has paused a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Cambodia indefinitely after a land mine explosion injured four Thai soldiers. The Thai army says one soldier lost his right foot along the border …
The European Union has given a U.N.-affiliated body hundreds of millions of dollars to help thousands of African migrants return from failed journeys to Europe and support them back home. But The …
Ukraine’s nuclear energy company says its operations remain unaffected by a major corruption investigation into the country's power sector. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau is probing alleged …
Prosecutors have announced the arrest of a man accused of calling for attacks on German politicians and officials. The suspect, identified as Martin S., was arrested in Dortmund on Monday evening. He …
Japanese technology giant SoftBank says it has sold its stake in Nvidia for $5.8 billion. Tokyo-based SoftBank Group Corp. said it sold the stake in October. It reported its profit in April-September …
Indian police say they are investigating the deadly car explosion in New Delhi under an anti-terrorism law. They haven't yet determine the cause of the blast near the historic Red Fort late Monday …
Britain’s biggest and most important media organization, the BBC, is facing turmoil at the top after its top executive and head of news both resigned. Director-General Tim Davie and news CEO …
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are signaling they’ve stopped their attacks against Israel and shipping in the Red Sea as a shaky ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip. In an undated letter to Hamas’ Qassam …