Sex cult leader Raniere found guilty in New York
NEW YORK – Keith Raniere, a self-help guru accused of leading a sex cult that enslaved women, has been found guilty of all charges...
Three men convicted over Kenya iniversity massacre
NAIROBI – Three men have been found guilty of charges relating to the Garissa University attack in Kenya in 2015.
Rashid Charles Mberesero, Mohamed Ali...
India’s sixth largest city ‘runs out of water’
NEW DELHI – The southern Indian city of Chennai (formerly Madras) is in crisis after its four main water reservoirs ran completely dry.
The acute...
China, North Korea to strengthen ties amid US disputes
SEOUL, South Korea – Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to North Korea to meet leader Kim Jong Un this week looking to strengthen their...
Quake shakes NW Japan, causes 21 injuries and minor damage
TOKYO – A powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Japan late Tuesday, causing minor injuries to 21 people and a brief evacuation of coastal homes until...
Nationalist group condemns Myanmar sedition case against Buddhist monk
YANGON – Myanmar’s most prominent group of nationalist Buddhist monks on Monday condemned sedition charges against one of its leading members, Wirathu, ahead of...
Trump threatens to deport millions beginning next week
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people living in the country illegally on the eve of formally announcing his...
Egypt’s ex-leader buried after court death
CAIRO – Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has been buried hours after he collapsed in court and died on Monday.
His lawyer told the AFP...
S. America reels after massive outage
ARGENTINA – Power was restored to most of Argentina and Uruguay after a massive electrical failure left tens of millions of people in the...
German doctors fined over abortion ads
GERMANY – A German court fined two gynecologists of €2,000 (£1,780) each for advertising how they carry out abortions in their Berlin clinic.
Earlier this...