U.S. strikes in Yemen kill 13 al Qaeda operatives: U.S. military

U.S. urges Bahrain to free jailed rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab


WASHINGTON The United States voiced concern on Tuesday about the detention of leading Bahraini democracy campaigner Nabeel Rajab and called on the Manama government to release him immediately.




Brazil's new government buffeted by pension fund scandal


BRASILIA The government of Brazil's new President Michel Temer scrambled on Tuesday to distance itself from a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal that broke less than a week after he took office, involving fraud in the country's largest pension funds.




U.N. Security Council condemns North Korea's latest missile launches


UNITED NATIONS The U.N. Security Council strongly on Tuesday condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches, saying they contributed to Pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons capability.