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Zimbabwe debuts gold coin as legal tender to stem inflation, boost currency

The unprecedented move was announced on Monday by the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, to boost confidence in the local currency

Russian goal is to oust Ukraine president: Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov

The remark from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov comes amid Ukraine's efforts to resume grain exports from its Black Sea ports

Myanmar court rules Aung San Suu Kyi bribery trial can continue

Suu Kyi, who was deposed last year by the military, has been charged with 11 counts of corruption, each punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

Sri Lanka posts 378 against Pakistan, gets key wicket of Shafique on Day 2

Asitha Fernando claimed a key wicket with the second ball of Pakistan's innings, dismissing Abdullah Shafique without scoring Monday to give Sri Lanka an early advantage in the second cricket test.

Tony Finau wins 3M Open by three with late surge, Scott Piercy collapse

After reading he was the betting favorite for the 3M Open, Tony Finau felt the pressure surprisingly mount in his mind as he sought to extend the momentum he has built this summer

Last-hole birdie gives Darren Clarke victory at Senior British Open

Darren Clarke birdied the last hole to beat a resurgent Padraig Harrington and win the Senior British Open by one shot

Myanmar military executes NLD lawmaker, three other political detainees

Myanmar has carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years with the hangings of a former National League for Democracy lawmaker, a democracy activist and two men accused of violence

Pope Francis set for 'historic apology' for school abuses across Canada

Thousands of Indigenous persons are expected to converge on Monday on the small Alberta prairie community of Maskwacis to hear a long-awaited apology from Pope Francis for generations of abuse

Volcanic eruption in Japan forces evacuations in two towns of Kyushu

Dozens of people have evacuated two towns on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu where a volcano spewed ash and large rocks into the nighttime sky.

Boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off Bahamas, killing 17; 25 rescued

A boat carrying Haitian migrants apparently capsized off the Bahamas early Sunday, and Bahamian security forces recovered the bodies of 17 people and rescued 25 others, authorities said.

Russia insists strike on Ukrainian port of Odesa hit military targets

No grain storage facilities hit, loading at Odesa's docks unaffected: Ukraine

Pope Francis lands in Canada, set for apologies to indigenous groups

Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools

US President Biden improves 'significantly,' throat still sore from Covid

President Joe Biden is feeling much, much better after testing positive for the coronavirus, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator said, confirming that the 79-year-old US leader was infected

Turkey's President Erdogan rails at Greece over Muslim minority rights

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday criticized Greece for allegedly violating a settlement that has governed relations between the rivals for nearly a century.

Three funeral attendees shot outside of Chicago church by drive-by shooter

A drive-by shooter wounded three men who were taking a picture outside of a Chicago church as they gathered for a funeral service Saturday afternoon, police said

California Governor declares emergency over wildfire near Yosemite

A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size into one of California's largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people and shutting off power

Joe Biden has likely contracted a highly contagious Covid-19 strain: Doctor

The variant, known as BA.5, is an offshoot of the omicron strain that emerged late last year, and it's believed to be responsible for the vast majority of coronavirus cases in the country.

Russia hits Ukraine's Black Sea port in wake of grain export deal

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denounced Saturday's strike as spit in the face of Turkey and the United Nations, which brokered the agreements.

Flash flood kills at least 17 people in southern Iran, 55 rescued

Flash floods in Iran's drought-stricken southern Fars province have killed at least 17 people, state television said on Saturday

US takes emergency action to save giant sequoias from wildfires

The US Forest Service announced it's taking emergency action to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects that could start within weeks to clear underbrush to protect the world's largest trees