Rwandan prosecutors on Thursday requested a life sentence for the man who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, as he faces terrorism charges while his family asserts that he faces mistreatment and an unfair trial.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican bid that had been backed by former president Donald Trump's administration to invalidate the Obamacare health-care law, ruling that Texas and other challengers had no legal standing to file their lawsuit.
A 1,098-carat diamond believed to be the third-largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American's De Beers and the government.
Japan on Thursday announced the easing of a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and six other areas from next week, with new daily cases falling just as the country begins final preparations for the Olympics starting in just over a month.
Never mind Hollywood-style happy endings. Ask Vladimir Putin about his first meeting with Joe Biden, and he makes a bleaker allusion to Russian literature. That's about as good as it gets for the U.S. and Russia, a toxic couple seeking to co-exist.
