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...
Best Buy and the reluctant shopper. Sales fall as Americans pull back on spending
NEW YORK (AP) — Sales and profits at Best Buy slid in the second quarter as the nation's largest consumer electronics chain continues to...
UN warns that hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia have been roped into online...
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office says criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in...
Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is buried in private, ending his tumultuous journey
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A private burial was held for Yevgeny Prigozhin, ending a tumultuous journey from St. Petersburg street thug to Kremlin-financed...
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...
US commerce secretary rejects Chinese appeal to ease export controls
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she rebuffed an appeal Tuesday by Chinese leaders to reduce U.S. export controls on technology...
Pakistani court suspends the corruption conviction and sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani appeals court on Tuesday suspended the corruption conviction and three-year prison term of Imran Khan in a legal victory...
London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions
LONDON (AP) — London’s traffic cameras are under attack. Police say hundreds of license plate-reading cameras have been damaged, disconnected or stolen by opponents...
Neurosurgeon investigating patient’s mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman’s brain in Australia
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s...
Stock market today: Wall Street rises following updates on consumer confidence, job openings
Technology companies led a broad stock market rally Tuesday after two economic reports raised hopes on Wall Street that the economy is cooling enough...