Domino's tried to sell pizza to Italians. It failed
Domino's' Italian job was harder than it looked. Seven years after its debut in the country, the American pizza giant has formally shut its stores after it failed to win over locals who preferred homegrown options, according to a report …
Hundreds of tips helped police identify and charge 'primary suspect' in killings of Muslim men, police say. Now they're searching for motive
Hundreds of tips poured in after Albuquerque police sounded an alarm about the shooting deaths of four Muslim men in the city, leading to an arrest in the killings on Tuesday.
'A monumental loss to Nigeria's film industry,' director Biyi Bandele passes away at 54
Acclaimed novelist and filmmaker Biyi Bandele has died, his family announced in a Facebook post late Monday.
Kenyans are casting their ballots for a new leader in a fiercely-contested race that's too close to call
Kenyans are voting Tuesday in crucial elections as outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta prepares to hand over power to a new leader.
Fidel Castro's daughter endorses James Franco playing her father
James Franco as Fidel Castro has at least one advocate. Alina Fernández, daughter of the former Cuban dictator who died in 2016, has told Deadline she supports Franco playing her father in the forthcoming independent film "Alina of Cuba."
Joe Biden calls Brittney Griner's sentence 'unacceptable'
President Joe Biden on Thursday said the nine-year sentence handed down to WNBA star Brittney Griner by a Russian court for drug smuggling is "unacceptable."
Pelosi's Taiwan trip is another knock to China's yuan
China's yuan has fared better than many other major currencies this year. It's shed 6.5% against the US dollar, holding its ground as the greenback has gone on a breakneck rally. The euro, the British pound and South Korea's won …
WNBA star Brittney Griner apologizes to Russian court ahead of verdict in drug-smuggling trial
The detained WNBA star Brittney Griner apologized and asked for leniency in an emotional speech to a Russian courtroom Thursday at the close of her drug-smuggling trial and ahead of an expected verdict.
An American dentist and big-game hunter is found guilty of killing his wife on their African safari
An American dentist and big-game hunter was found guilty of murder in the shooting death of his wife on an African safari.
'Go to hell,' journalist tells Iran after a man with a loaded rifle was arrested near her Brooklyn home
Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad on Monday told the Iranian regime, "Go to hell," just days after authorities informed her a man armed with an AK-47-style rifle was arrested in the Brooklyn neighborhood where she lives with her family, …
Sudan's military leaders launch 'manhunt' for suspected sources after CNN gold investigation sparks protests
Sudan's military authorities have launched a "manhunt" for people suspected of providing information to CNN for an investigation that exposed Russia's plundering of gold in the African nation, according to multiple former and current officials.
CNN Exclusive: Russian officials requested adding convicted murderer to Griner/Whelan prisoner swap
Russian government officials requested that a former colonel from the country's domestic spy agency who was convicted of murder in Germany last year be included in the US' proposed swap of a notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner …
Future or fantasy? Designs unveiled for one-building city stretching 106 miles in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has unveiled designs for its ambitious urban project "The Line," touted as a one-building city in the desert which will stretch over 106 miles and ultimately house 9 million people.
Germany battles past impressive France to book place in the final of Euro 2022
The bitter taste of defeat is something Germany's women have rarely experienced at the European Championships.
Asia's richest woman lost more than half her fortune in China's property crunch
Yang Huiyan, Asia's wealthiest woman, has seen her wealth fall to $11 billion from nearly $24 billion this year as China's property crisis escalates, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

