Former Singapore Cabinet minister starts 1-year sentence for receiving illegal gifts

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A former Singaporean Cabinet minister began a one-year prison term Monday for…

How farmers in Burundi banded together to get fair prices for avocados

KAYANZA, Burundi — Farmers in a remote part of Burundi know to look for a truck…

US court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appellate court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a…

Tilda Swinton explores assisted suicide in Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’

TORONTO — Although “The Room Next Door” is Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature, Tilda Swinton notes…

An explosion outside the Karachi, Pakistan, airport kills 2 workers from China and injures others

KARACHI, Pakistan — A massive blast outside the Karachi airport in southern Pakistan killed two workers…

Kazakhstan faces up to the legacy of Soviet weapons testing in a vote on nuclear power

MOSCOW — Polls are open in Kazakhstan Sunday for a landmark referendum on building the country’s…

Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever,…

Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in…

Ubisoft shares jump following reports of Tencent, Guillemot family considering buyout

LOS ANGELES — Shares of Ubisoft jumped more than 30% Friday, following reports that Tencent and…

Supreme Court will weigh Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makers

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether to block a $10 billion…