Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the infamous former prison on an island near San...
Ugandan opposition bodyguard charged after torture, lawyer says
A bodyguard for one of Uganda's opposition leaders, Bobi Wine, has been charged with aggravated robbery, days after the head of the military said...
Mexican mayor nabbed over alleged links to drug cartel training camp
MEXICO City – Prosecutors in Mexico have arrested the mayor of Teuchitlán in western Jalisco state as part of their investigation into a nearby...
British woman, 115, becomes oldest person in the world
LONDON – A woman from the United Kingdom has become the oldest person in the world, at the age of 115 and 252 days.
Ethel...
US President Trump posts spoof picture dressed as pope
WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump posted a spoof picture of himself dressed as the pope on his Truth Social platform after joking...
UN judge jailed in UK for keeping Ugandan housekeeper as slave
LONDON – A United Nations judge has been jailed for six years and four months for forcing a woman to work as a domestic...
Football-loving Brazilian nun, world’s oldest person, dies at 116
BRASILIA – The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at the age of 116.
Born on June 8, 1908 in...
Pakistan intel claims India planning a military strike
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s information minister says that the country has “credible intelligence” that India intends to launch a military strike.
Attaullah Tarar's comments come after...
Deadly clashes in Syria’s Druze areas raise fears of widening unrest
DAMASCUS – Deadly clashes between Islamist armed factions, security forces and fighters from the Druze religious minority near Damascus are another sign of the...
Israeli forces arrest prominent Palestinian journalist in West Bank
GAZA STRIP – The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate has condemned the arrest of a prominent local journalist by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.
Ali...