- Notorious gang blamed for kidnapping 17 U.S. and Canadian missionaries in Haiti
A group of American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti are being held by one of the country's most notorious gangs, the 400 Mawozo, a senior police official says.
read more ...1 hour ago - More than 20 dead after flash floods, landslides in India
At least 22 people were killed after heavy rains lashed the south Indian state of Kerala over the weekend, officials said.
read more ...4 hours ago - China sees slower growth amid power and property crises
Softened by an electricity crunch and a debt-ridden real estate sector, third-quarter GDP growth was 4.9 percent, the slowest pace in a year.
read more ...5 hours ago - The quiet war being waged against 'foreign agents' in Russia
Russia is in the midst of the largest crackdown on the free press and political dissent since the Soviet era.
read more ...24 hours ago - Russia hit by largest daily number of new coronavirus infections
Russia is reporting its largest daily number of new coronavirus infections, more than 70 percent up on the number a month ago.
read more ...1 day ago - U.S. Navy denies Russian claim it chased off American destroyer
The claim follows another incident in June in which Russia said it fired warning shots at a British ship in the Black Sea, which the U.K. denied.
read more ...2 days ago - Afghanistan mosque bombing leaves at least 33 dead, 73 wounded
A large explosion tore through a Shi’ite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar during Friday prayers, killing at least 33 people and wounding 73,
read more ...3 days ago - Images of severely emaciated Afghan children show deepening crisis
Photographs show the struggle for survival at a hospital in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, as malnourished babies and children lie side by side.
read more ...3 days ago - Former Sandista leader's political novel is banned by the government he helped forge
Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez, a former Sandinista leader, takes on Pres. Daniel Ortega's repressive government in his novel, "Tongolele no sabía bailar."
read more ...3 days ago - Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn app in China amid scrutiny
Microsoft is shutting down its main LinkedIn service in China later this year after internet rules were tightened by Beijing, the latest American tech giant to
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