World Jan 14 Bishop Álvarez and 18 priests released from prison, handed to Vatican, Nicaragua says Nicaragua's government said Sunday it released a prominent Catholic bishop and 18 other clergy members imprisoned in a crackdown by President Daniel Ortega and handed them over to Vatican authorities.
World Jan 13 At least 34 killed in Colombia by mudslide on mountain highway The death toll of a mudslide in western Colombia rose to 34 on Saturday, authorities said.
World Jan 12 U.S. military strikes another Houthi-controlled site, AP sources say The first day of strikes on Friday hit 28 locations and struck more than 60 targets. However, the U.S. determined the additional location, a radar site, still presented a threat to maritime traffic, one official said.
Politics Jan 12 Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case Starbucks fired seven employees in Memphis in February 2022, citing safety. But the labor board intervened and asked a federal judge to require Starbucks to reinstate the workers.
World Jan 12 Myanmar's military says it has agreed to an immediate cease-fire with ethnic guerrilla groups Myanmar's military says it has reached a cease-fire agreement with an alliance of three ethnic minority guerrilla groups that it has been battling in the north.
Politics Jan 12 The Supreme Court will decide whether local anti-homeless laws are 'cruel and unusual' The Supreme Court has agreed to review lower-court rulings that make it harder for cities in the western United States to prevent people from sleeping on the streets when there aren't enough beds in homeless shelters.
World Jan 12 WATCH: Israel makes arguments defending itself from genocide accusation in United Nation's top court Making Israel’s closing statement, attorney Gilad Noam said South Africa’s case against Israel made the nation look like a state “singularly consumed with destroying an entire population. That is patently false.”…
Politics Jan 11 Biden says strikes in Yemen show U.S., allies 'will not tolerate' Houthi attacks on shipping Biden said the U.S. and its allies only made the move after attempts at diplomatic negotiations and careful deliberation.
World Jan 11 Russian pro-war activist and Putin critic detained over alleged terrorism offenses, his lawyer says The lawyer of a Russian pro-war activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin says her client has been remanded into custody over alleged terrorism offenses.
World Jan 11 Thousands protest in Slovakia against a government plan to amend the country's penal code Thousands of people took to the streets of major cities in Slovakia on Thursday to renew their protests against plans by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country’s penal code.