Employee of US-owned hemp farm in Myanmar gets 20 years jail

YANGON (AP) — A court in Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced a local employee of an American-owned hemp farm to 20 years in prison for violating drug laws concerning marijuana.

Somber event marks first anniversary of Ethiopian crash

TULUFERA, Ethiopia (AP) — Grim-faced, visibly grief-stricken, some crying, hundreds of family members gathered Tuesday for a memorial service at the site where one year ago

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Spanish parliament rejects probe of ex-king’s finances

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish Parliament body that sets the agenda for lawmakers on Tuesday rejected two proposals that called for the lower chamber to investigate whether former King Juan Carlos received millions of dol…

Stocks climb on Wall Street following worst day since 2008

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks, oil and other financial markets around the world clawed back some of their historic plunge from a day before amid hopes that the U.S. and other governments around the world will pump in…

Germany's Merkel meets Libyan military commander Hifter

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Libyan military commander Khalifa Hifter in Berlin on Tuesday in a bid to advance efforts to secure a lasting cease-fire in Libya.

Iran to call dead medical staff 'martrys' as virus kills 291

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will recognize doctors and nurses who die combating the new coronavirus as “martyrs” like slain soldiers, the country's supreme leader announced Tuesday as the outbreak killed 54 more peopl…

Stocks surge on Wall Street following worst day since 2008

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks, oil and other financial markets around the world clawed back some of their historic plunge from a day before on hopes that the U.S. and other governments around the world will pump in m…

Police: Man slain outside Atlanta mall was a Tennessean

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police have identified a man shot to death outside an upscale mall as a Tennessee man.

Global markets rebound, Saudi Aramco to boost oil production

Seven weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S., the spread of the virus that causes the disease has done widespread damage to critical economic sectors in the country. Airlines are cutting c…

Self-help guru requests new trial in sex-trafficking case

NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of a cult-like self-improvement group that attracted heiresses and Hollywood actresses is requesting a new trial in his sex-trafficking case.

Inmate convicted of murder captured after fleeing prison

SPRINGVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An inmate serving a life sentence after being convicted of murder was recaptured Tuesday hours after he escaped an Alabama prison for the second time in less than 20 years.

Virus outbreak disrupts joyous Purim fest but some improvise

NEW YORK (AP) — Purim is traditionally one of the most joyous Jewish holidays, but some celebrations in Israel and hard-hit parts of the United States are being scaled back or canceled due to the coronavirus threat.

Thousands on virus-hit cruise ship wait their turn to leave

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of increasingly bored and restless passengers aboard a cruise ship struck by the coronavirus waited for their turn Tuesday to get off the vessel and go into two weeks of quarantine …