MARCH 31, 2019
New recruits for the Central African Republic’s armed forces. Members have trained with Russian consultants as part of Moscow’s growing influence across Africa. - Florent Vergnes/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Russia has been steadily expanding its military influence across Africa, alarming Western officials with increasing arms sales, security agreements and training programs for...
MARCH 31, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 175 for 5 (MS Dhoni 75*, Raina 36, Archer 2-17) beat Rajasthan Royals 167 for 8 (Stokes 46, Tripathi 39, Chahar 2-19, Tahir 2-23) by eight runs
CHENNAI - MS Dhoni produced a vintage knock as Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by eight runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday....
MARCH 31, 2019
Zuzana Caputova in Bratislava, Slovakia, this month. As a presidential candidate, she vowed to return a sense of decency to the country’s often toxic political climate. - Joe Klamar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
In a stunning rebuke of Slovakia’s populist governing party, Zuzana Caputova — a 45-year-old lawyer, activist and political newcomer — was elected Saturday as the...
MARCH 31, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Sunrisers Hyderabad 231 for 2 (Bairstow 114, Warner 100*) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 113 (de Grandhomme 37, Nabi 4-11, Sandeep 3-11) by 118 runs
HYDERABAD - With their third straight opening century stand, with the highest ever opening partnership in IPL, and with rapid centuries of their own, Jonny Bairstow and David Warner consigned Royal Challengers...
MARCH 31, 2019
You don't need a million dollars to live a luxurious retirement — so long as you're willing to leave the United States behind.
"Most people assume that a high-flying existence like that is the purview of the rich and famous alone," said Jennifer Stevens, the executive editor of International Living.
They're wrong, Stevens said.
The website for expatriates is out...
MARCH 30, 2019
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., listens during the Viva Technology conference in Paris, France, on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Viva Tech, a three-year-old event for startups, gathers global technology leaders and entrepreneurs as the French establishment unites behind a push for more tech investment in Paris.
CALIFORNIA - Facebook Inc. Chief Executive...
MARCH 30, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Delhi Capitals 185 for 6 (Shaw 99, Iyer 43) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 185 for 8 (Russell 62, Karthik 50) via the Super Over
Super OverDelhi Capitals 10 for 1 (Pant 6*, Iyer 4, Prasidh 1-10) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 7 for 1 (Russell 4, Uthappa 2*, Karthik 1*, Rabada 1-7)
DELHI, INDIA - Prithvi Shaw's...
MARCH 30, 2019
FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, president and CEO of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, speaks at the Economic Club of Washington DC's "Milestone Celebration Dinner" in Washington. - Reuters/JOSHUA ROBERTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The security chief for Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos said on Saturday that the Saudi government had access to Bezos' phone and gained...
MARCH 30, 2019
The Eiffel Tower in Paris loses its glow during the 2016 Earth Hour. - LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images
Don't be surprised if you find your neighbors turning off their lights for a full hour Saturday night. They're taking part in a global movement called Earth Hour.
How did it start?
Earth Hour is an annual tradition in which people switch...
MARCH 30, 2019
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) responded on Friday to chants of "AOC sucks" that broke out at President Trump's rally in Michigan a day earlier, saying the president just want another woman to "vilify."
"He doesn't have another woman — Hillary Clinton or whoever else — to vilify anymore so they need to find another woman to kind of...
