Russia frees WNBA star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap
Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
27 people lashed in public in Afghanistan
Twenty-seven people were lashed in public on Thursday in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan as punishment for alleged adultery, theft, drug offenses and other crimes, according to a court official.
American Paul Whelan left behind again in Russia-US prisoner swap
President Joe Biden said the White House has 'not forgotten' about Paul Whelan, an American veteran who's been jailed in Russia since December 2018.
Peru's president ousted by Congress amid political turmoil
The president of Peru was ousted by Congress Wednesday after he sought to dissolve the legislative body and take unilateral control of the government, triggering a grave constitutional crisis. FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press
These 3 U.S. cities were among the 10 most expensive in the world for 2022
Inflation is having a big impact on the cost of living across the globe: Prices are up an average of 8.1% in the world’s largest cities compared to last year.
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy named Time's 2022 Person of the Year
Time named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as its 2022 Person of the Year, noting his success as a wartime leader amid the months-long battle with Russia.
Germany police arrest 25 people suspected of planning armed coup
Police raids against the far right are not uncommon in Germany — still sensitive to its grim Nazi past — but the scale of this operation was unusual.
Putin signs law expanding Russia's rules against LGBT 'propaganda'
Russia’s new law outlaws advertising, media and online resources, books, films and theater productions deemed to contain such LGBT “propaganda.”
China eases some controls but gives no sign of when 'zero COVID' strategy will end
China’s “zero-COVID“ strategy has confined millions of people to their homes and set off protests and demands for President Xi Jinping to resign.
Iran's morality police may be shut down, top official suggests
Mahsa Amini, who died while in custody of the morality police, had been arrested for violating Iran's strict dress codes.
Indonesia's Mt. Semeru unleashes ash, lava river in new eruption
Several villages were blanketed with falling ash, blocking out the sun, but no casualties have been reported.
When will the Mauna Loa volcano stop erupting?
Mauna Loa's last volcanic eruption in Hawaii lasted three weeks in 1984, but some volcanoes erupt for months or years.
World Cup: US coach Gregg Berhalter to draw on Dutch lessons ahead of quarterfinals
Gregg Berhalter felt like a student when he signed with the Dutch club Zwolle 28 years ago.
Ukraine says animal eyes sent to some embassies, consulates
The parcels arrived after a package containing an explosive device sent to the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid ignited upon opening on Wednesday and injured an employee. That was one of multiple explosive parcels found in Spain this week.
Massive wave kills US passenger, injures 4 others on Antarctic Viking cruise
The 62-year-old woman was hit by broken glass when the wave broke cabin windows during a storm, authorities said. Viking called it a “rogue wave incident.”
Uber to offer free reindeer sleigh rides in Finland — world's first on-demand excursion of its kind
Uber Sleigh will take riders on a two-hour journey to the hometown of Santa Claus.
Egypt calls on British Museum to return The Rosetta stone
Thousands of Egyptians are demanding that the British Museum return the Rosetta stone.
For Mexico, World Cup heartache and four years of regret
Goals from Henry Martín and Luis Chávez were not enough to take El Tri to the round of 16 for the eighth straight time as Group C's second qualifying spot looked destined to be determined in perhaps the most painful way possible.
Archipelago of 100-plus ‘pristine’ Indonesian islands going up for auction
The Widi Reserve near Bali in far east Indonesia — one of the most environmentally sensitive places on Earth — will be open for bidding soon.
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who guided country's economic rise, dies at 96
Jiang Zemin led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989 and supported economic reforms that led to a decade of explosive growth.