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Pakistani Christian woman in limbo despite acquittal by top court

Pakistani Christian woman in limbo despite acquittal by top court

  The fate of a Pakistani Christian woman accused of blasphemy was in limbo Saturday after the government allowed Islamist…
Trump pushes economic hope, immigrant fear in election final run

Trump pushes economic hope, immigrant fear in election final run

  With four days to save the Republican Party’s grip on Congress — and his own dominance of US politics…
New Caledonia in Pacific to vote on independence from France

New Caledonia in Pacific to vote on independence from France

  PARIS (AP) — New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, is preparing for an independence referendum —…
Spain prosecutor seeks long jail terms for Catalan pro-independence leaders

Spain prosecutor seeks long jail terms for Catalan pro-independence leaders

  MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s public prosecutor on Friday sought jail terms of up to 25 years for nine leaders…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro names judge who jailed his rival as justice minister

Brazil’s Bolsonaro names judge who jailed his rival as justice minister

  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has convinced crusading anti-graft Judge Sergio Moro to become…
UN urges end to US embargo on Cuba, US raises rights concerns

UN urges end to US embargo on Cuba, US raises rights concerns

  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted its 27th annual resolution calling for an end…
Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production

Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production

GUATEMALA CITY/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Cocaine production is beginning to creep into Central America, a development which could bring the supply…
N. Korean women face rampant sexual abuse by officials: HRW

N. Korean women face rampant sexual abuse by officials: HRW

North Korean police and other officials prey on women with near-total impunity, a rights group said Thursday, in a rare…
Migrant caravan must walk as Mexico ignores demand for buses

Migrant caravan must walk as Mexico ignores demand for buses

  JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — Tired Central American migrants rested in this southern Mexico town while their representatives tried to…
Radical plans, risks in foreign policy of Brazil’s Bolsonaro

Radical plans, risks in foreign policy of Brazil’s Bolsonaro

  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has often expressed admiration for Donald Trump and appears poised to…
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