CAIRO (AP) - Amira Osman, a Sudanese women's rights activist, was getting ready for bed a few minutes before midnight when about 30 policemen forced their way into her home in Khartoum last month. The men, many in plainclothes and armed with Kalashn...

GENEVA (AP) - Credit Suisse on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss of 2 billion Swiss francs ($2.2 billion) as the top-drawer Swiss bank wrapped up 'œa year of challenges'ť marked by bad bets on a hedge fund, set asides for legal costs and accou...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - A teachers' strike has paralyzed learning at many Zimbabwean schools, which opened this week after a prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Harare, some schools managed to open Thursday while at others a few teach...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A toxicologist testified Wednesday at the federal trial of three former officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights that it wasn't drug use, heart disease nor an agitated state known as 'œexcited delirium'ť tha...

If COVID-19 metrics continue to improve, Illinoisans can cast off their masks indoors in most public spaces on Feb. 28, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, but schools will need to wait until later in the spring. "We are now seeing the fastest rate o...

BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street fell as investors watched for signs of whether global central banks will try to cool inflation by speeding up the withdrawal of economic stimulus. Shanghai and Hong Kong decline...