Critics of Brazil’s president being targeted by security law
SAO PAULO — Police in Brazil are starting to employ a dictatorship-era national security law against critics of President Jair Bolsonaro, while lawyers and...
Brazil officials warn clash looms between Indigenous, miners
BRASILIA, Brazil — A potential clash is looming in northern Brazil between the Munduruku people and mining prospectors armed with rifles and handguns who...
Turkey’s president fires central bank governor by decree
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has fired the central bank governor, who in his four months in office had won the praise of investors for...
Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women
ISTANBUL — Turkey has withdrawn from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first to sign 10 years ago...
Twitter to establish legal entity in Turkey, comply with law
ISTANBUL — Twitter has announced it will establish a legal entity in Turkey in order to continue operating in the country, which passed a...
Rangers player alleges ‘vile racist abuse’ by Czech opponent
Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara has accused a Slavia Prague opponent of “deliberate and premeditated” racial abuse, dismissing defender Ondřej Kúdela's denial as an “utter...
Brazil officials warn clash looms between Indigenous, miners
<p>BRASILIA, Brazil — A potential clash is looming in northern Brazil between the Munduruku people and mining prospectors armed with rifles and handguns who...
Azeri president marks Nowruz in retaken cultural city
MOSCOW — Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev marked the Nowruz holiday Saturday by lighting a ceremonial fire outside Shusha, a culturally revered city that Azerbaijan...
Mexico probe links border governor to luxury properties
<p>MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s agency for curbing money laundering said Friday the governor of the northern border state of Tamaulipas owns a large number...
UN says 8 children killed, 33 wounded this month in Yemen
CAIRO — A surge of fighting in war-torn Yemen has been particularly brutal for children this month, with at least eight killed and 33...