World

A former physician at a West Virginia's veterans hospital was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to touching two female staffer's breasts without permission.

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of the citys first Black female fire commissioner.

The assassination attempt failed, but it’s blown open the story of how Pakistan hid the man responsible for 26/11 attack in Mumbai.

The US action also comes just after Iranians chose ultraconservative cleric Ibrahim Raisi as president in an election the US State Department characterised as neither free nor fair.

South African opera star Pretty Yende said she was detained by French authorities, strip searched and held in a dark room at Paris main airport after arriving this week for a starring role at the Theatre des ChampsElysees.

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his administration needs to bring every resource to bear" to deal with natural disasters as huge swaths of the country have already endured extreme weather with the summer season just starting.

The Zan law seeks to punish acts of discrimination and incitement to violence against gay, lesbian, transgender and disabled people.

A Peruvian judge on Monday declined a prosecutor's request to return presidential election candidate Keiko Fujimori to remand prison for allegedly failing to comply with her bail conditions over charges of money laundering and corruption she faces.

The White House said Monday it views the Senate's work on an elections bill overhaul and changes being offered by Sen. Joe Manchin as a step forward," even though the Democrats' priority legislation is expected to be blocked by a Republican filibuster.

There are currently no plans for U.S. President Joe Biden to meet with Iran's newly elected leader, according to the White House, which downplayed Ebrahim Raisi's influence.

The dead included a father and daughter in an SUV, and eight occupants of a van carrying children

The Southwest U.S. continued to bake Saturday, and weather forecasters kept warnings in effect for excessive heat in Arizona, Nevada and desert areas, at least through the weekend.

The city's fire department tweeted that three bodies had been found under the rubble.

More than 50 turtles and eight dolphins have been found dead across the island since the ship caught fire on May 20. Sri Lanka is seeking $40 million in damages from the operator, X-Press Feeders.

A federal judge on Friday ruled for Florida in a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order making it difficult for cruise ships to resume sailing due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton is condemning the Honolulu Police Department for the fatal shooting of a Black man as various versions of what led to the death continue to emerge.