Scandals
Prosecutors in Paris are investigating whether Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s uncle illegally acquired around $217 million worth of properties in France, including a chateau...
World
A woman in Paraguay has climbed onto a wooden cross and had nails pounded through her hands, joining five men in a crucifixion protest that has already lasted 20 days.
World
Zimbabwean court officials say a case against a man who allegedly intended to use an election poster of President Robert Mugabe as toilet paper has been indefinitely deferred.
Africa
The University of Liberia has done an about face on its admissions policy, now saying that 1,800 students will be able to enter the school after 25,000 flunked the exam.
Security Council
Iran has significantly expanded its uranium enrichment capacity at one nuclear plant, installing around 1,000 advanced centrifuges that are set to undergo testing, a new U.N....