New Zealand is poised to toughen its disclosure rules for foreign trusts in the wake of the massive data leak known as the "Panama Papers." Tax expert John Shewan on Monday released a report recommending a big increase in the amount of information disclosed when a foreign trust sets up, as well as increased annual reporting requirements and enforcement.
Lebanon's state-run news agency says a series of blasts caused by suicide bombers detonating their explosives in eastern Lebanon have killed five people and wounded at least 15 others.
The extremist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack last week that killed seven Jordanian troops and wounded 13 on the border with Syria.
China's premier has called for joint efforts to restore global economic confidence following the shockwaves of Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
An American medical student, who was in Haiti as part of a Tulane University program to promote maternal and child health, was shot and wounded in an armed robbery, the school said Friday.
In the mid-1970s, a recently ordained priest trekked the Cuban countryside, defying the communist government by distributing hand-printed religious pamphlets to townspeople bold enough to open their doors.
Singapore Airlines says that there were no injuries when a jetliner caught fire after the plane returned to Changi Airport because of an engine warning.
Britain's shocking decision to remove itself from the European Union brought more political turmoil Sunday as Scotland's leader threatened to block the move and the opposition Labour Party's leader faced a coup attempt from his own legislators.
Oil militants who have slashed Nigeria's petroleum production with attacks on pipelines are calling for a referendum on breaking up the Nigerian federation.
Five weeks after a military operation began, a senior Iraqi commander declared Sunday that the city of Fallujah was "fully liberated" from the Islamic State group, giving a major boost to the country's security and political leadership in its fight against the extremists.
Pedro Sandoval stopped celebrating Mother's Day, Father's Day and even his own birthday after he found out the truth: The mom and dad he knew growing up had stolen him from his biological parents, who were kidnapped, tortured and never heard from again during Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship.
Police say security forces have rescued three foreigners and a Nigerian who were among seven construction workers kidnapped in an ambush on a police convoy in southeastern Nigeria that killed a driver.
