A Brazilian Senate report recommended Wednesday pursuing crimes against humanity and other charges against President Jair Bolsonaro.

In a departure from much of the world, virtually all major Protestant religions in Africa oppose LGBTQ inclusion.

In a departure from much of the world, virtually all major Protestant religions in Africa oppose LGBTQ inclusion.

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who narrowly survived a poisoning that he blames on the Kremlin, was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize Wednesday in a clear slap at President Vladimir Putin.

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered most Russians to stay off work for a week later this month amid rising COVID-19 infections and deaths.

Fourteen people were killed when two bombs attached to a bus carrying Syrian troops exploded in Damascus Wednesday.

Under pressure from rising infections and alarmed health experts, the British government on Wednesday urged millions of people to get booster vaccine shots but resisted calls to reimpose coronavirus restrictions.

Venice’s unique topography, built on log piles among canals, has made it particularly vulnerable to climate change.

Kids are still an afterthought in reforms championed by lawmakers and pushed by police departments to address the widespread use of excessive force by police. But in case after case, an Associated Press investigation has found that children as young as 6 have been treated harshly — even brutally — by officers of the law.

Venice’s unique topography, built on log piles among canals, has made it particularly vulnerable to climate change.