Lebanon’s embattled Central Bank chief has appeared for questioning for the first time before a European legal team visiting Beirut in a money-laundering probe linked to the governor. Several …
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By KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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3/16/23
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A Pakistani court is extending a pause in the effort to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case. Thursday's order by the Lahore High Court was another reprieve for the 70-year-old …
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By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED
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3/16/23
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Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site in war-torn Libya have gone missing. That's according to a statement Thursday from the United Nations nuclear watchdog. The International Atomic …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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3/16/23
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South Korean officials say North Korea has launched another ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, the third such weapons test this week. The Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch occurred …
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3/15/23
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has swiftly rejected a compromise proposal aimed at resolving a standoff over the future of the country’s legal system. The rejection deepens the crisis …
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By JOSEF FEDERMAN
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3/15/23
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Honduras’ decision to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China is yet another sign of growing Chinese influence Latin America. For decades the Asian superpower funneled billions of dollars …
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MEGAN JANETSKY and MARLON GONZÁLEZ
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3/15/23
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A powerful explosion in a coal mine in central Colombia that affected four other mines linked by tunnels has killed at least 11 people and left 10 others missing. President Gustavo Petro said on his …
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3/15/23
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An Indigenous female farmworker leader hopes to become Guatemala's next president. But Thelma Cabrera faces an uphill fight after the country's Electoral Tribunal refused to allow her to register her …
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By SONIA PÉREZ D.
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3/15/23
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Authorities in Thailand have expanded their search for a metal cylinder with radioactive contents that has gone missing from a power plant, warning the public that it poses a danger to health. The …
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By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA
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3/15/23
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Smooth-voiced South African jazz musician Gloria Bosman has been lauded for her contribution to the country’s music industry in a career spanning more than two decades. Bosman's family announced …
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
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3/15/23
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