Brazil's Bolsonaro loses major vote after military display Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has suffered a major defeat in Congress as lawmakers didn’t adopt his proposal to require printed receipts from some electronic ballot boxes
Tropical storm forms near Puerto Rico, heads for Hispaniola Tropical Storm Fred is swirling just south of Puerto Rico heading for the Dominican Republic and Haiti, with forecasters warning that its heavy rains could cause dangerous flooding and mudslides
Brazil’s Bolsonaro follows the Trump playbook Critics argue that the president, like Trump, is attempting to sow doubt around the upcoming 2022 election as he faces potential defeat.
Bangladesh Reopens Economy Despite Covid Third Wave The government is lifting a lockdown despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak could worsen.Dr. Shamema Akter at Dhaka Medical College Hospital last week.
Receptionist left 'looking like an alien' after scary allergic reaction to hair dye Shaylene Gartly, 23, said she wasn't offered a patch test and wanted to 'rip her own hair out' because of the intense pain caused by the hair dye
An armed group that Ethiopia calls a terrorist organization says it's now in alliance with Tigray forces as war spreads An armed group that Ethiopia calls a terrorist organization says it's now in alliance with Tigray forces as war spreads
Andrew Cuomo and #MeToo It was a big news day: Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation, and the Senate passed a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill.Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation speech in Times Square yesterday.
Facebook closes ‘disinformation laundromat’ that tried to pay influencers to smear Covid vaccines The social media giant announced on Tuesday that it has permanently shut 65 Facebook and 243 Instagram accounts which have been linked to a campaign to pay influencers to smear the AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid vaccines.
5 people jump from Myanmar building to escape police; 2 die Five people have jumped from an apartment building in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, to escape a raid by government security forces and at least two have died
Dozens feared trapped after landslide in northern India A landslide has struck several vehicles traveling on a highway in the hills of northern India, trapping as many as 50 people
Afghan officials say Taliban seize local army headquarters at Kunduz airport, completing insurgents' northeast blitz Afghan officials say Taliban seize local army headquarters at Kunduz airport, completing insurgents' northeast blitz
Australian Olympic heroes returning from Japan ordered to quarantine for 28 DAYS Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Olympic Committee Matt Carroll says the 'cruel' decision to enforce a four-week quarantine for the team flies in the face of the expert medical advice
Amnesty reports widespread rapes 'with impunity' in Tigray A new Amnesty International report says dozens of women have described shocking sexual assaults by Ethiopian soldiers and allied forces in the country’s Tigray conflict, and its researcher calls it striking how the perpetrators appeared to act without fear of punishment from their commanders
Dozens trapped in massive India landslide Falling boulders have buried multiple vehicles, a truck and a bus carrying 40 people, reports say.
Spain, Portugal brace for wildfire threat as temps soar Spain and Portugal are bracing for temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit, in coming days, as a mass of hot, dry air from Africa moves north into the Iberian peninsula
5 million Australians in Melbourne to be kept under lockdown as measures extended another week Australian authorities have announced Melbourne’s lockdown will be extended by another week, with its 5 million people subject to the longer restrictions after 20 new Covid-19 cases were recorded.
Briton suspected of spying for Russia arrested in Germany German federal prosecutors say the British man passed documents to Russian intelligence for cash.
Could the Taliban Take Over Afghanistan? Here’s What We Know. The Taliban seized nine cities over six days in a major escalation of their military offensive. Here’s what you need to know.A police outpost was destroyed by the Taliban after the group had briefly overrun it this month in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Woman in Sydney investigated for pretending to be a doctor The 27-year-old worked for eight months this year at a Sydney hospital, Australian media reports.
42 dead in Algeria wildfire including soldiers Forest fires in Algeria killed 42 people on Tuesday, including 25 soldiers deployed to help put out the blaze, the government said, as thick clouds of smoke covered much of the mountainous Kabylie region east of the capital.