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Far fewer protesters came out on Thursday for a second day of demonstrations against a tax reform proposed by the Colombian government, which among other things would expand items subject to valueadded tax.

A judge ordered the government Thursday to explain why guards repeatedly flash light into Ghislaine Maxwells cell overnight, an action her lawyers say may have led to a bruise over one eye as she awaits trial in an alleged sex trafficking conspiracy with...

A federal appeals court on Thursday quizzed the defense presented by Tennessee's attorneys of the state's sweeping abortion ban, focusing particular attention on how prohibiting the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy would not be a considered...

The audiobook publisher of a new Philip Roth biography is pulling the release, following W.W. Norton and Company's announcement that it was withdrawing the print edition amid multiple allegations against author Blake Bailey of sexual harassment and assaul...

Federal authorities released videos Wednesday showing Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, being attacked with a chemical spray as the proTrump mob descended on the building.

Proponents are pushing Washington to change course ahead of another WTO meeting on the issue on April 30.

New Zealand Rugby will face a momentous decision on the future of the All Blacks at its annual meeting Thursday, when it debates whether to sell a stake in the commercial value of the national team to American investors.

An Idaho legislative ethics committee will force a 19yearold intern who says she was raped by a lawmaker to publicly testify about the encounter on Wednesday, the teen's representatives say.

It may be little consolation for the movie academy, but a more complete count by the Nielsen company pushed the Academy Awards audience to 10.4 million viewers on Tuesday.

An Iowa man was convicted Tuesday of fatally beating a pastor outside of his church.

Israeli forces brought down a drone belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah group that crossed into northern Israel from Lebanon on Tuesday, the Israeli military said.

Chad's ruling military council has rejected an offer from northern rebels for a ceasefire and talks, calling them "outlaws" who needed to be tracked down and arrested for their role in the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby.

At least 10 people were killed and another 30 injured in a fire at a hospital in southeastern Baghdad on Saturday that had been equipped to house COVID19 patients, medical sources at three nearby hospitals said.

Israeli police and Palestinians scuffled outside Jerusalem's Old City walls overnight into Sunday as tensions flared during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed for calm.

The number of deaths increased to 1,86,920 with a record 2,263 new fatalities.

Russia will cut its 2021 borrowing plan more than expected and will offer only new OFZ treasury bonds from June 14, the date after which U.S. banks will be barred from buying roubledenominated state bonds directly from Russia.