Zimbabwe group tries to stop Chinese coal mine in game park

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An environmental group in Zimbabwe has applied to the country’s High Court to stop a Chinese firm from mining coal in Hwange National Park, which hosts one of Africa’s largest populations of…

McConnell: Senate to vote on 'targeted' virus aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, under pressure from GOP senators in tough reelection races, said Tuesday the Senate would vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, thou…

Court blocks senate bid by ousted Bolivian leader Morales

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A Bolivian court has blocked ousted former Prsident Evo Morales from seeking a senate seat in the country's October elections, arguing that the ex-leader, living in Argentina, doesn't meet re…

Tech sell-off resumes; Nasdaq down more than 8% in 3 days

NEW YORK (AP) — Big tech stocks are continuing their Icarus-like flight path, and more sharp declines for them are pulling Wall Street lower in early Tuesday trading.

State TV: Iran constructing new building near nuke site

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Tuesday it is building a sophisticated new building near its underground Natanz nuclear site, state TV reported.

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Mexico diverted money from development to contain migration

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Under pressure from the United States to reduce migration, the Mexican government diverted money from a fund intended to spur regional development to instead renovate immigration detention center…

Tech stocks continue to pull back, dragging market lower

NEW YORK (AP) — Big technology stocks are opening sharply lower again on Wall Street, continuing a pullback that began last Thursday and Friday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index dropped another 2.9% in the early going o…

Man tells police he 'lost it' and fatally shot his mother

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida man accused of killing his mother told investigators “he lost it" after arguing with her about orange juice, an air conditioner remote and the use of her car to search…

Rights group: Myanmar army deserters confirmed atrocities

BANGKOK (AP) — Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have testified on video that they were instructed by commanding officers to “shoot all that you see and that you hear” in villages where minority Rohingy…

EU, UK blame each other over deadlocked post-Brexit talks

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. and the European Union sought to blame each other Tuesday for their increasingly acrimonious post-Brexit trade discussions that could just be weeks from collapse.

UN detects virus cases in Syrian refugee camp in Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday it has confirmed two coronavirus cases in the Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan, which is home to more than 36,000 people who have fled their coun…

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Rapper Genesis Be's long battle versus the Confederate flag

NEW YORK (AP) — The path that brought rapper and activist Genesis Be to a New York City stage, her body draped in a Confederate flag and a noose hung around her neck, was a long one.