Suge Knight Pleads to Manslaughter Over Fatal Confrontation
LOS ANGELES — Averting a murder trial that had been nearly four years in coming, former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight pleaded no contest...
Study of Puzzling Fossils Confirms They Came From an Animal
NEW YORK — Scientists say they've confirmed that puzzling fossils from more than 500 million years ago are traces of an animal.
That would make...
Canada Declares Myanmar Treatment of Rohingya to Be Genocide
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada's Parliament has unanimously adopted a motion declaring crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be genocide.
The motion Thursday also...
UN Chief Urges Pardon for 2 Journalists Jailed in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he hopes Myanmar's government will pardon "as quickly as possible" two Reuters journalists jailed on charges...
FIFA to Upgrade Flights, Raise Prize Money for Women’s World Cup
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — In a concession to women's soccer, FIFA will start funding business-class flights for some of the Women's World Cup teams traveling...
Update: 86 Dead as Tanzanian Ferry Capsizes in Lake Victoria
KAMPALA, Uganda — A regional official in Tanzania says the death toll has risen to 86 after a ferry sank on Lake Victoria.
Needle-in-Strawberry Scare Spreads Across Australia
MELBOURNE — Public fears about sewing needles concealed inside strawberries on supermarket shelves have spread across Australia and New Zealand as growers turn to...
Arthur Mitchell, Pioneering Black Ballet Dancer, Dead at 84
NEW YORK — Arthur Mitchell, who broke barriers for African-Americans in the 1950s as a ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet and...
No Ronaldo? No Problem for Madrid, Juventus in Champs League
GENEVA — Real Madrid managed to win easily in the Champions League without Cristiano Ronaldo. So did Juventus, after its superstar signing was tearfully...
Pakistan Court Suspends Prison Sentence, Frees Ex-PM Sharif
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court has suspended the prison sentences of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law, and set them free...
