Zimbabwe opposition party calls for fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition party on Tuesday demanded fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries, digging in on its rejection of last...
Switzerland indicts Algerian ex-minister for alleged crimes against humanity during 1990s insurgency
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted a former Algerian defense minister, now aged 85 and reportedly “on his deathbed,”...
A Spanish soccer official’s kiss unleashed fury, soul-searching over sexism, and a hunger strike
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Aug. 20 victory at the Women’s World Cup was a momentous occasion for the soccer-crazed country, but the joy on...
Guatemalan president calls for transition of power to anti-corruption crusader Arévalo
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei called Tuesday for a democratic transition of power to anti-corruption campaigner and president-elect Bernardo Arévalo and...
Fighting in eastern Syria between US-backed fighters and Arab tribesmen kills 10
BEIRUT (AP) — Arab tribesmen clashed with U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in several areas of eastern Syria on Tuesday, leaving at least 10 people dead...
A Ugandan man is charged with aggravated homosexuality and could face the death penalty
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty, in the first use of...
Top European court says that Bosnian minorities are treated like ‘second-class citizens’
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A top European court ruled in an opinion published Tuesday that Bosnia's political system, set up under a U.S.-brokered peace...
Saudi Arabia gets an unlikely visitor when a plane full of Israelis makes an...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A plane carrying Israelis home from the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles made an emergency landing in Saudi...
More than 60 people detained after a gay wedding in southern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria said Tuesday they detained at least 67 people celebrating a gay wedding in one of the largest...
Massive Greek wildfire now in its 11th day is the biggest ever recorded in...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A massive wildfire was burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day Tuesday despite the efforts of hundreds of...