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KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda's government has commuted the 25-year sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism...
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MIAMI (AP) — A convicted drug trafficker pleaded guilty in US federal court Friday to participating in the assassination of Haiti's president in 2021. Rodolphe Jaar, 50, pleaded guilty in Miami to conspiring to provide material support,...
PARIS (AP) — Ongoing unrest across France and calls for a new round of demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron's pension plan persuaded officials to postpone a planned state visit next week by Britain's King...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Friday shielded from arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan until at least next week, amid a roiling political crisis that has pitted the celebrity politician against the current government and spilled...
HONG KONG (AP) — Four passenger buses and a truck collided near a Hong Kong road tunnel Friday and 87 people were injured, including children. Most of the injuries were minor. The accident occurred after midday near a tunnel entrance on...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Key Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has lost his parliamentary seat after a court found him guilty of defamation over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname and he was disqualified from the...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden's order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been blocked by a federal appeals court. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, in a decision Thursday,...
LONDON (AP): A senior Nigerian politician and his wife were found guilty Thursday of conspiring to transport a street trader to the UK as part of an organ-harvesting plot. Ike Ekweremadu, who was deputy president of the Nigerian Senate and a lawyer...
PARIS (AP): French unions called for new nationwide protests next week, which will coincide with King Charles III’s planned visit to France, after more than one million people demonstrated throughout the country Thursday against unpopular pension...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Police exchanged gun fire with assailants Thursday when they raided one of Rio de Janeiro’s slums to arrest alleged drug traffickers. Media reports said as many as 11 people were killed in the violence, but authorities did not...
SAN JUAN (AP): A new species of deep-sea worm that can live in environments on the ocean floor that are either extremely hot or very cold has been named after a marine scientist from Trinidad and Tobago. Behold the Judiworm, whose official name is...
WASHINGTON (AP) — United States lawmakers grilled the CEO of TikTok over data security and harmful content Thursday, responding sceptically during a tense committee hearing to his assurances that the hugely popular video-sharing app...
PARIS (AP) — Unrest in France is tarnishing the sheen of King Charles III's first overseas trip as monarch, with striking workers literally refusing to roll out a red carpet amid pension reform protests and calls for the...
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of more than 571,000 SUVs and minivans in the U.S. to park them outdoors because the tow hitch harnesses can catch fire while they are parked or being driven. The affiliated Korean...
LONDON (AP) — A senior Nigerian politician and his wife were found guilty Thursday of conspiring to transport a street trader to the United Kingdom as part of an organ-harvesting plot. Ike Ekweremadu, who was deputy president of the Nigerian...
LONDON (AP): Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted “hand on heart” Wednesday that he never lied to lawmakers about rule-breaking government parties during the COVID-19 pandemic, mounting a robust defence at a hearing that could...
