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Top Brazil court acquits head of Workers' Party of graft
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:48pm
Justices on Brazil's highest court acquitted the Workers' Party president of corruption and money-laundering charges in a case stemming from the country's mammoth graft investigation.
Thousands protest Romania diluting fight against corruption
Alison Mutler, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:42pm
Anti-government protesters in Romania who are angry about new legislation they say will facilitate high-level corruption briefly scuffled Wednesday with police, who detained a German journalist.
The Latest: UN says human rights are 'pillar' of its work
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:20pm
The Latest on the U.S. decision to pull out of the United Nations' Human Rights Council (all times local):
UK's May defeats Brexit rebels, but divisions still reign
Jill Lawless, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 1:49pm
The British government saw its flagship Brexit legislation pass through Parliament on Wednesday, but remains locked in a tussle with lawmakers over the direction of the country's departure from the European Union.
Canada to legalize marijuana on Oct. 17
Rob Gillies, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 1:38pm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday marijuana will be legal nationwide on October 17.
Putin and UN leader Guterres show mutual respect in Moscow
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 1:27pm
The United Nations' secretary-general has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he regards Russia as "an irreplaceable element" in international diplomacy.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says marijuana will be legal nationwide on October 17
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 1:04pm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says marijuana will be legal nationwide on October 17.
Eritrea sending delegation to rival Ethiopia for peace talks
Elias Meseret, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 12:38pm
Eritrea's president announced Wednesday he is sending a rare delegation to neighboring Ethiopia for peace talks, days after Ethiopia's new prime minister took a major step toward calming deadly tensions with its decades-long rival.
Italy, Austria signal new hard-line axis on migration
Colleen Barry, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 12:14pm
A meeting of Italy's anti-migrant interior minister with like-minded Austrian populist leaders on Wednesday in Rome heralded a new hard-line axis forming in Europe on migration issues with pledges to more firmly protect Europe's southern border.
South Sudan's warring leaders meet for 1st time since 2016
Elias Meseret, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 12:04pm
South Sudan's warring leaders met face-to-face for the first time in almost two years on Wednesday amid efforts to end a five-year civil war, shaking hands but making no public comments.
Cameroon: 84 soldiers, police killed in separatist clashes
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 11:55am
Cameroon's prime minister says 84 soldiers and police have been killed during months of fighting with separatists who seek an English-language state.
Laws to deter asylum-seekers, aid workers passed in Hungary
Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 11:40am
Hungarian lawmakers voted to tighten the country's asylum eligibility rules and threatened Wednesday to incarcerate people who help asylum-seekers, votes that coincided with a United Nations' observance dedicated to refugees.
Yemeni forces claim progress in battle for Hodeida's airport
Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 11:22am
Yemeni fighters backed by the United Arab Emirates said they seized the southern runway of the international airport near Yemen's port city of Hodeida, as fighting raged Wednesday between pro-government forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition and Iranian-backed rebels.
Israel strikes Hamas after heavy rocket attacks from Gaza
Ian Deitch, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 11:22am
Israeli warplanes struck Hamas positions in Gaza after Palestinian militants there fired dozens of rockets and mortars at southern communities early Wednesday, the military said.
Protests in Moldova after court voids pro-Europe mayor's win
Corneliu Rusnac, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 10:54am
Thousands of protesters gathered in the Moldovan capital Wednesday after a court invalidated the election victory of a pro-European candidate to the post of mayor of Chisinau without providing a reason.
Gunmen kill police officer's son, uncle in Pakistan
Abdul Sattar, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 10:47am
Gunmen opened fire on a police officer's car in the Pakistani city of Quetta early Wednesday, killing his young son and uncle, and critically wounding the officer, police said.
Rocket attack in southeast Turkey kills 2 soldiers
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 10:41am
A rocket attack by Kurdish rebels on a military vehicle in southeast Turkey has killed two soldiers and wounded one other, Turkish officials said Wednesday.
Sexual abuses rampant in UAE-controlled prisons in Yemen
Maggie Michael, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 10:34am
The torturers followed a schedule.
