Myanmar set for more protests, as Indonesia steps up diplomacy
Indonesia's foreign minister is trying to build a regional coalition to resolve the crisis triggered by the coup.
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US: Police will not face charges in Daniel Prude’s death
Grand jury votes not to indict police officers involved in arrest and suffocation death of 41-year-old man.
Officials to resign from Texas power grid operator after outages
Texas governor in US welcomes resignations, says ERCOT's 'lack of preparedness and transparency' is unacceptable.
Indigenous protesters in Ecuador demand presidential vote recount
Hundreds of protesters backing candidate Yaku Perez call for recount outside electoral council offices in Quito.
Snap back? US consumer confidence rises as COVID cases drop
Americans feel more upbeat about the jobs market and the government passing stimulus, but serious concerns remain.
At least 62 dead in Ecuador prison riots, dozens injured
Officials said gun and knife battles between rival gangs erupted on Monday night in three separate prisons.
French actor Gerard Depardieu charged with rape, old case revived
Film star was not detained when he was handed the preliminary charges on December 16.
Guinea launches Ebola vaccination drive in country’s south
Inoculation campaign gets under way in Gouecke where several cases of the deadly disease have been detected.
Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car crash
Golfer's car veered off road and rolled over several times in early morning crash in California, authorities say.
UK agrees to EU request for more time to ratify Brexit deal
The delay by a month brings more uncertainty to an already fragile start to a new economic relationship.
US Senate confirms Thomas-Greenfield as UN ambassador
New UN ambassador faces diplomatic task turning around US leadership at United Nations after Trump era.
Colombian army ‘false positives’ scandal: ‘No one listened to us’
A special court concludes that more than 6,400 civilians were extrajudicially killed by the Colombian army.
Trump may soon have to answer rape allegations under oath
Trump faces two cases involving sexual misconduct that may move forward faster now that he is no longer US president.
Egypt, Qatar hold first meeting since ending Gulf row
Delegations meet in Kuwait weeks after agreement made in Saudi Arabia's Al-Ula to end blockade of Qatar.
Wild swings: US bank profits sank 36.5% in 2020 as COVID raged
Banks posted $147.9bn in profits in 2020, a significant drop from record 2019 levels, a regulatory group said Tuesday.
Malta: Three suspects arrested over 2017 killing of journalist
Malta police arrest three men suspected of supplying the bomb that killed investigative reporter Caruana Galizia.
Mohamed Bazoum declared Niger’s new president
Ex-interior minister won 55.75 percent of votes, ahead of Mahamane Ousmane, at 44.25 percent, election commission says.
Bangladesh court rejects sedition case over Al Jazeera report
Bangladeshi lawyer sought to bring in sedition charges against four people, including Al Jazeera's director general.
Moldova court rules against presidential decree on new government
Sandu's repeated nomination of Natalia Gavrilita as PM after Parliament rejection is unconstitutional, top court rules.
World Bank threatens to halt funding for Lebanon’s COVID jabs
International lender issues warning after MPs were inoculated inside Parliament in violation of agreement.