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Lebanon's wealthy businessman and former premier Najib Mikati is poised to be designated prime minister on Monday after winning the support of most major parties to form a new government facing a crippling financial crisis, political sources said.

Nicaraguan police placed under house arrest a seventh presidential contender on Saturday, meaning that almost all of those who could have challenged President Daniel Ortega in the Nov. 7 elections have now been detained.

Poland's Senate on Friday approved with some amendments muchdisputed changes to property restitution rules, moving them a step closer to adoption.

Ariel footage showed rescuers using temporary bridges on Friday to move hundreds of residents to safety, as tree tops poking above the water were the only sign of land for miles.

A giant video screen collapsed Thursday at a South Florida stadium, a day before the Rolling Loud hiphop music festival was set to begin. There were no injuries.

New Orleans' iconic Superdome may soon bear the Caesars Entertainment name and logo, under a 20year naming rights deal with the Saints that is nearing completion and won required legislative backing Thursday.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a plan on Thursday to allow an extra 8,000 special immigration visas for Afghans who helped the United States and are at risk of retaliation as U.S. troops complete their pullout from Afghanistan after a 20 year...

Oil prices rose about $1.50 a barrel on Thursday, extending gains made in the previous three sessions on expectations of tighter supplies through 2021 as economies recover from the coronavirus crisis.

Biden, speaking Wednesday night at a televised town hall in Cincinnati, said the public health crisis has turned largely into a plight of the unvaccinated as the spread of the delta variant has led to a surge in infections around the country..

Australia's Victoria state reported a slight rise in locally acquired cases of COVID19 on Thursday after nearly a week of a hard lockdown imposed to contain an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta virus strain.

A powerful magnitude6.8 earthquake shook Panama and Costa Rica on Wednesday afternoon, but it was relatively far from the largest population centers and there were no immediate reports of damage.

Mexicos top antimoney laundering investigator said Wednesday that officials from previous administrations from 2012 to 2018 spent about $300 million in government money to purchase spyware from the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group.

CPN Maoist Centre Chair Prachanda met PM Deuba, who is set to induct more ministers from the Nepali Congress and the CPN Maoist Centre when he expands the Cabinet in the coming days.

A couple whose gender reveal ceremony sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter last year were charged with involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday.

Topseeded Danielle Collins reached the last 16 of the Palermo Ladies Open by beating Katharina Gerlach of Germany 75, 63 on Tuesday.

The Pentagon is taking a rare look at whether it is prepared to deal with the theft or compromise of the portable communications system nicknamed the nuclear football, which enables the president or a standin to order a nuclear attack.