NEW DELHI — A lawmaker from India’s ruling party called the Taj Mahal a blot on Indian culture, saying in October that the famous tourist site...
UKHIA, Bangladesh — For six hours he hid in an upstairs room, listening to the crackle of gunfire and the screams of people being slaughtered outside...
MEXICO CITY — A law giving Mexico’s military a legal framework to operate as police is being enacted over widespread objections from human rights groups. The...
LIMA, Peru — President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski made a forceful plea to lawmakers Thursday, insisting he had no involvement in payments by Brazilian construction company Odebrecht...
JOHANNESBURG— South Africa’s ruling African National Congress must end corruption “within our own ranks” as it faces its weakest point since taking power at the end...
LONDON — A key ally of British Prime Minister Theresa May was forced to resign Wednesday after an investigation concluded he made misleading statements about pornographic...
CARACAS, Venezuela— Venezuela’s pro-government constitutional assembly on Wednesday effectively stripped three of the country’s most influential opposition parties of the right to participate in next year’s...
WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the sentence of an Iowa kosher meatpacking executive who had been sentenced to 27 years in prison for money...
SANTIAGO, Chile— Chilean authorities say improved weather has allowed them to resume searching for eight people missing since a weekend mudslide smashed into a Patagonia town...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— They’ve been tossed over fences, tied to gates and even left with a $20 bill under their collar. Abandoned animals are overwhelming...