Peru's ex-president Castillo to be jailed for 18 months as protestors declare 'insurgency'

Peru's ousted former president Pedro Castillo will remain in pretrial detention for 18 months, the country's Supreme Court ordered on Thursday, as crowds of his supporters protested outside the courthouse and around the country.


Two dead and more than 50 missing in landslide near Malaysian capital

Two people are dead and more than 50 are missing after a landslide struck a campsite in Malaysia early on Friday, officials said, as search and rescue personnel scoured the site for survivors.


North Korea claims successful rocket test that could bolster its ICBM force

North Korea on Friday said it has successfully tested a solid-fueled rocket motor, a development that could lead to Kim Jong Un's regime being able to more quickly and reliably fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the future.


Spacecraft docked to International Space Station springs 'fairly significant' coolant leak

A planned space walk by the Russian space agency Roscosmos has been called off following the discovery of a coolant leak coming from the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, which is currently docked to the International Space Station.


Superstar teammates to battle in World Cup final

And just like that, after 62 matches over nearly a month, the stage for Qatar 2022's showpiece final was set.


Activist's family files case against Palestinian Authority

The family of a Palestinian activist who died while in Palestinian Authority custody has filed a "war crimes and torture" case with the International Criminal Court, they said Thursday.


Report: Boris Becker released from UK prison and due to be deported

Former world No. 1 men's tennis player Boris Becker has been released from a UK prison after serving just eight months of his sentence and is due to be deported from the UK, PA Media reported on Thursday.


Warren Buffett is beating the market this year

Investors around the world have been trying to adjust their portfolios to contend with big interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England and other central banks this year. But Warren Buffett has no reason to be worried.


The unforgettable cultural moments that shaped 2022

If 2021 was a tentative return to in-person gatherings and social events, then 2022 felt like a more confident reinstatement of life as we knew it. The most intense years of the Covid-19 pandemic are, in many parts of the world, fading from view, though there has been no shortage of major news events to keep us on edge.


China's economy faltered before major Covid policy shift

China's Covid-battered economy slumped in November before its leaders abruptly eased pandemic restrictions, paving the way for a reopening that economists say will be bumpy and painful.