Little-known paper sheets are key to declaring victory in Venezuela’s election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela was tense on Tuesday as incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and the country’s main opposition coalition both claimed that they...
Hugo Chávez statues targeted across Venezuela in post-election unrest
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing...
Belarus’ authoritarian president pardons German man sentenced to death on terrorism charges
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian leader on Tuesday granted a pardon to a German citizen who had been sentenced to death on terrorism...
Iran’s new president is sworn in and pledges to keep trying to remove Western...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran swore in the country's new president on Tuesday, with the reformist politician and heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian pledging that...
Criticism mounts against Venezuela’s Maduro and the electoral council that declared him a victor
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Criticism of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro mounted Tuesday, a day after electoral authorities declared him the winner in a presidential...
A well-known Russian dissident is moved from prison along with others, their destinations unknown
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) —Ilya Yashin, a prominent Kremlin critic who is serving an 8 1/2-year sentence for criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine, has been...
Ethiopia’s currency dives by 30% as IMF-backed reforms to stabilize the economy take effect
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's currency lost 30% of its value Tuesday, the day after the central bank began implementing a flexible exchange...
Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist...
LONDON (AP) — Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for directing a banned terrorist group that a judge...
Israel-Hamas war latest: Tensions over probe of Israeli soldiers, and more bodies are found...
Tensions remained high in Israel as soldiers were due to appear before a military court Tuesday over what a defense lawyer said were allegations...
Mother bear accused of attacking hiker is killed in Italy. Animal rights activists worry...
MILAN (AP) — Despite protests by animal rights activists, an alpine Italian province on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a mother bear believed to...