The World Trade Organization has lowered its global trade growth forecast for this year by one-half percentage point to a still-robust 3.9 percent
China has criticized recent missions by nuclear-capable U.S. B-52 bombers over maritime regions considered militarily sensitive by Beijing
In Nigeria, voodoo festival shows strength of traditions; some say it could help fight crime
Madrid will host the first two finals of the newly-transformed Davis Cup
Severe gale-force winds have shut more schools in Greece, including southeast of Athens, while meteorologists warn of a high probability of a tropical-like cyclone forming in the Ionian Sea to the southwest of the Greek mainland
For one weekend every two years, many people in Britain become big fans of Europe _ regardless of how they voted in the Brexit referendum in 2016
India's Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is presiding over a string of verdicts in recent weeks that grant more rights to women, gay couples and religious minorities as he prepares to retire from the bench next month
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Senators to listen to a woman accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her, then weigh his denial
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is heading to Germany for a visit aimed at reducing tensions between the two NATO allies at a time when Turkey's economic troubles are causing concerns and Europe needs Ankara's support to reduce the flow of migrants
Anti-India protests and clashes have erupted in several places in disputed Kashmir after Indian troops killed a young shepherd as he was tending his sheep
About that summer: A viewer's guide to the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing
Strikeouts are likely to exceed hits over a full season for the first time in major league history, and the overall batting average has dropped to its lowest level since 1972, the year before the designated hitter
The firestorm surrounding President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court over the nominee's behavior in the 1980s has reinforced a warning today's high school students have grown up hearing: What they say and do now will live well past graduation
Officials in Slovakia say police have arrested suspects in the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee, a case that brought down the Slovak government
Egypt's military arming Bedouin tribesmen in northern, central parts of Sinai in fight against Islamic State group
Japan coach Tom Hovasse had a goal of making the medal stand at the Women's Basketball World Cup this year
Houston police did not flag for arrest or deportation a man now charged in a series of Southern California killings, despite a history of violence and six deportations
A rights group says the Indonesian woman imprisoned for blasphemy after complaining about noise from a mosque is sharing a cramped cell with 16 other women and given "terrible" food
Every time Chris Gilman leaves her home at the foot of Mount Rainier in Washington, she fights the gnawing urge to turn around and check that someone isn't about to shoot her
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