Marijuana Can be Sold at Uruguay Pharmacies, But Few Want To
Rossana Rilla could sell marijuana under Uruguay's pioneering law that lets pharmacies distribute pot. But she says there is no way she will.
‘Ready to Pass The Baton’: Obama Campaigns With Clinton
President Barack Obama vigorously vouched for Hillary Clinton's trustworthiness and dedication Tuesday, making his first outing on the campaign stump for his former secretary of state just hours after his FBI director blasted her handling of classified material.
Israel Approves Hundreds of Settlement Homes
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized construction of hundreds of new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem,...
Iraq War Report Could Make Grim Reading For Tony Blair
Thirteen years after British troops marched into Iraq and seven years after they left a country that's still mired in violence, a mammoth official report is about to address the lingering question: What went wrong?
Islamic State Tightens Grip on Captives Held as Sex Slaves
The advertisement on the Telegram app is as chilling as it is incongruous: A girl for sale is "Virgin. Beautiful. 12 years old.... Her price has reached $12,500 (around 440,000 baht) and she will be sold soon."
Deep Uncertainty Awaits Migrants on Serbia-Hungary Border
The snakes come out at night, and so do the mosquitoes.
Italian Police Arrest Homeless Man in Death of US Student
Italian police say they have detained a homeless man in the death of an American student whose body was found in the Tiber River.
Amnesty Documents ‘Chilling’ Abuses by Armed Groups in Syria
Some Syrian opposition groups have adopted methods of abuse similar to those employed by the government of President Bashar Assad, Amnesty International said in a new report Tuesday that documents a "chilling" wave of torture, abductions and summary killings in insurgent-controlled areas.
Oil Turns White Boats to Brown in Rio Olympic Sailing Venue
A new pollution problem has surfaced in Guanabara Bay, the venue for sailing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Abbas Kiarostami, Acclaimed Iranian Director, 76
Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, whose 1997 film "Taste of Cherry" won the prestigious Palme d'Or and who kept working despite government resistance, died Monday. He was 76.
