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By Gabby Gretener and Evan Perez, CNN A Libyan man accused of being involved in making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over the town of Lockerbie in December 1988 is now in US custody, authorities in the United States and Scotland said Sunday. The US charged Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi

By Marlon Sorto, CNN At least 20 people, including four police officers, were injured on Saturday in clashes between protesters and police in the southern Peruvian city of Andahuaylas in the Andes. The Ombudsman’s Office said on Twitter it was working with health personnel to verify if the injured had received “adequate medical care in

By Hande Atay and Claudia Rebaza, CNN The Mexican ambassador in Lima has been summoned by Peru’s foreign ministry on complaints Mexico is interfering in its internal affairs, after top officials weighed in on the ouster earlier this week of Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo. Castillo, who was removed from power on Wednesday after he

By Claudia Rebaza, Karol Suarez, Tara John and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte ruled out early elections on Thursday, her first day in office following the dramatic ousting and arrest of her predecessor Pedro Castillo. Boluarte became Peru’s first female President on Wednesday after lawmakers defied Castillo, who in a fight for

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Brittney Griner’s freedom ultimately hinged on the release of a convicted Russian arms dealer whose life story inspired a Hollywood film. The US basketball star was released on Thursday from Russian detention in a prisoner swap for Viktor Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death” by his accusers. Bout, a former Soviet

By Lilit Marcus, CNN It is now legal for women — and men — to be topless at beaches on the popular vacation island of Nantucket, off the coast of Massachusetts. Earlier this year, a local-led “Gender Equality on Beaches” campaign proposed a bylaw amendment that would make it legal for anyone of any gender

By Claudia Rebaza, Tara John, Stefano Pozzebon and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Dina Boluarte became Peru’s first female President on Wednesday, capping off a dramatic day which saw her predecessor arrested for the alleged crime of rebellion and impeached by lawmakers. Boluarte, the country’s former vice president, was sworn into the top job at Congress

By Teele Rebane, CNN A widespread state of emergency has been declared across Jamaica to fight violent crime, the island nation’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness said in a public address Wednesday. “All Jamaicans should be able to enjoy the Christmas season free from the threat of violence. We have some really serious criminal threats facing

By Lilit Marcus, CNN The ongoing debate about whether it’s acceptable to recline your seat while traveling has taken a turn in China’s Hunan province after a man was fined for leaning back on a train. Court documents released in November saw officials take a dim view of the March 2022 incident in which a

By Sahar Akbarzai and Emilia Delfino, CNN A court in Argentina on Tuesday sentenced the country’s vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to six years in prison and disqualified her from holding public office again after finding her guilty of corruption during her earlier terms as President. Fernández de Kirchner has temporary immunity due to

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN The discovery of a giant 100 million-year-old marine reptile’s skeleton in Australia has been hailed by researchers as a breakthrough that may provide vital clues about prehistoric life. The remains of the 6-meter (19 feet) tall juvenile long-necked plesiosaur, also known as an elasmosaur, were found by a trio of amateur

By Pete Muntean, CNN It’s been a week of weird finds for the Transportation Security Administration: A six-pack of nunchucks and other sharp objects — and now a dog in a backpack. “A dog was accidentally sent through the X-ray” at the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin this week, the TSA said on