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Fighting erupted early Thursday between government forces and militias on the outskirts of Somalia's southwestern city of Baidoa, with reports of heavy gunfire and civilians fleeing their homes.

Ugandan authorities on Wednesday named the country's prospective crude oil blend "Pearl Sweet," marking a milestone as the East African country gears up for commercial production by the end of the year.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.

The Brazilian Supreme Court justice who sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for a coup attempt is now facing pressure to resign over alleged links to a disgraced banker.

The Chinese military is developing weather modification weapons, based on civilian meteorological controls, for future use on the battlefield, according to a think tank report.

Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge and his driver's license was suspended for five years Wednesday following a March rollover crash in Florida, where he initially was accused of driving under the influence.

A suggestion that Russia should bomb Berlin -- a new verbal sucker-punch from the Kremlin's designated provocateur-at-large, Dmitry Medvedev -- is the latest volley in Russia's ever-growing hybrid war on Europe.

The city of Ceuta, a tiny speck of Spanish territory perched on the northern African coast, normally celebrates its Sept. 2 annual official holiday largely ignored by the mainland.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's King Charles III hailed the Bayeux Tapestry as a symbol of their countries' intertwined stories as they visited the 1,000-year-old artwork Wednesday at its temporary home in the British Museum.

President Trump on Wednesday said the Iranian regime is getting weaker by the day as the U.S. economic pressure campaign and military strikes continue.