Belarusian authorities on Monday announced preliminary results from parliamentary and local elections in which only candidates loyal to the country's authoritarian leader were allowed to compete and the opposition called for a boycott.
It's been nearly four months since a judge tossed out the results of a Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut's largest city due to allegations of ballot stuffing, sending voters repeatedly back to the polls and thrusting Bridgeport into an unflattering national spotlight.
The long-ruling Cambodian People's Party has won an expected landslide victory in the election for the country's Senate, the National Election Committee has confirmed.
Carolina Hurricanes (34-18-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (28-24-6, sixth in the Central Division)
The Taliban held a public execution on Monday of a man convicted of murder in northern Afghanistan as thousands watched at a sports stadium, the third such death sentence to be carried out in the past five days.
Palestinian prime minister submits government's resignation, a move that could open the door to US-backed reforms.
San Antonio Spurs (11-47, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (40-17, first in the Western Conference)
Charlotte Hornets (15-42, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (37-21, third in the Eastern Conference)
South Korea's government gave striking young doctors four days to report back to work, saying Monday that they won't be punished if they return by the deadline but will face indictments and suspensions of medical licenses if they don't.
With two weeks to go before the Oscars, ''Oppenheimer'' looks unstoppable.
Nick Richards had 21 points and 10 rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets took advantage of Portland's horrible 3-point shooting to beat the Trail Blazers 93-80 on Sunday night.
Survivors and family members of victims of a tragic shipwreck a year ago that killed 94 migrants, including 35 minors, just a few meters off Italy's southern coast, returned for three days of commemorations ending Monday, calling for truth and justice.
De'Aaron Fox scored 33 points, Domantas Sabonis had his NBA-leading 20th triple-double and the Sacramento Kings defeated the Clippers 123-107 on Sunday night, sending Los Angeles to its second loss in a row for the first time since late December.
For the third time in five years, senators will be sworn in as jurors for an impeachment trial. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas than the ones brought against former President Donald Trump — or maybe no time at all.
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Asian shares mostly declined Monday, although Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index touched another record high in morning trading.
Nikola Jokic insists he's not changing anything during his latest run of triple-double dominance, just finding the flow of the game as it comes.
Filip Forsberg broke a tie early in the third period and had an assist to help the Nashville Predators beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Sunday night for their fifth straight victory.
Tuvalu's former Attorney General Feleti Teo was named prime minister of the tiny South Pacific nation Monday after elections a month ago ousted the last government leader.
Lauri Markkanen scored 26 points and the Utah Jazz beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-109 on Sunday night to snap a five-game skid.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points and Chet Holmgren added 29 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-110 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat connected for two big goals at the United Center. Same as it ever was, just in a different uniform.
Dejounte Murray had 25 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, finishing just short of his first triple-double of the season, and the Atlanta Hawks trounced the Orlando Magic 109-92 on Sunday night to snap a three-game skid.
The Buffalo Sabres solved several of their season-long inconsistencies when Casey Mittelstadt scored in the fourth shootout round of a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night.
Shane Wiskus, a Tokyo Olympian, had a two-day score of 167.450 to finish behind Olympic teammate Yul Moldauer (169.750).
