• U.K. minister warns over no-deal Brexit3:05 am, February 04, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — Britain would permanently regret leaving the European Union without a deal, and Parliament needs to reach a decision to stop this in the next two weeks, business minister Greg Cl…
• French yellow vest protesters condemn injuries, blame police2:35 am, February 04, 2019PARIS (AP) — France’s yellow vest protesters were back on the streets Saturday to keep up the pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron’s government and to decry the number of people being i…
• Thousands protest in eastern Sudan as death toll mounts2:05 am, February 04, 2019CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of residents poured out onto the streets of Sudan’s eastern province of Kassala to denounce the death of a protester last week following demonstrations calling for the pres…
• Poland’s political divide grows wider after mayor is slain1:35 am, February 04, 2019WARSAW (AP) — Krzysztof Strzemeski watched with unease as a high school friend voiced support for Poland’s nationalist government on social media, followed by hate-filled extremist posts. But whe…
• Iran unveils long-range missile on anniversary of revolution1:05 am, February 04, 2019DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran displayed a new cruise missile with a range of 1,300 kilometers on Saturday during celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, state television report…
• 8 dead as Philippine troops battle militants12:35 am, February 04, 2019MANILA (AP) — Philippine troops clashed with Abu Sayyaf gunmen in fierce jungle fighting that left five soldiers and three militants dead, as the military pushed forward with a fresh offensive foll…
• U.S.: Limits in reuniting migrant families12:05 am, February 04, 2019SAN DIEGO (AP) — The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump says it would require extraordinary effort to reunite what may be thousands of migrant children who have been separated from their…
• Brazil justice official warns Vale over practices11:35 pm, February 03, 2019BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) — Brazilian miner Vale needs to change its behavior, cooperate more with authorities and be more transparent after a deadly dam collapse at one of its mines that likely…
• Hawaii Rep. Gabbard enters presidential race11:05 pm, February 03, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran who at times has had a spiky relationship with the Democratic Party, on Saturday added another liberal voice to a burgeoning field…
• Powerful storm batters S. Calif., floods highways10:35 pm, February 03, 2019LOS ANGELES (AP) — The second in a string of powerful storms battered California on Saturday, shutting key highways after water and mud rushed into lanes from bare hillsides in wildfire burn areas …
• Maduro bid to move $850 mil. in gold overseas thwarted10:05 pm, February 03, 2019CARACAS (Bloomberg) — The embattled Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro halted plans to ship 20 tons of gold overseas as a growing international push to ring-fence the country’s dwindling hard ass…
• Russia to also pull plug on N-arms treaty8:20 pm, February 03, 2019MOSCOW (AP) — Following in the footsteps of the United States, Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty, but will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so,…
• Virginia gov. rejects calls to resign over racist photo7:36 pm, February 03, 2019RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Resisting widespread calls for his resignation, Virginia’s embattled governor on Saturday pledged to remain in office after disavowing a blatantly racist photograph that appe…
• Nissan to cancel U.K. X-SUV plans7:17 pm, February 03, 2019
• Venezuela’s Guaido urges military defections amid protests8:12 am, February 03, 2019CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition leader called on more members of the military to abandon the country’s socialist government following Saturday’s defection of a high-ranking general, as …
• Deadly Brazil dam burst had echoes of ’15 disaster1:28 am, February 03, 2019BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) — The collapse of a Brazilian dam controlled by miner Vale SA a week ago likely happened because parts of the sand and dried-mud structure dissolved into liquid, a s…
• U.S. job gains surge despite cautious Fed11:00 pm, February 02, 2019
• U.S. starts counting down INF treaty exit9:00 pm, February 02, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pulling the plug on a decades-old nuclear arms treaty with Russia, lifting what it sees as unreasonable constraints on competing with a resurgent Russi…
• U.S. Sen. Cory Booker launches bid for ’20 presidential nomination7:28 pm, February 02, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, who gained national prominence in the fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, announced on Friday that he would seek the Democratic Party’s …
• Ex-ROK pres. hopeful jailed in #MeToo case7:25 pm, February 02, 2019SEOUL (AFP-Jiji) — A former South Korean presidential contender was jailed for three and a half years on Friday in an appeal trial stemming from allegations he raped his female aide — overturning …
• Amnesty: Boko Haram killed at least 60 in Nigeria7:24 pm, February 02, 2019LAGOS (AFP-Jiji) — Boko Haram killed at least 60 civilians in an attack on the remote town of Rann in northeast Nigeria last week, Amnesty International said on Friday. The human rights group’s …
• To exiles, Pence vows more heat on Maduro7:20 pm, February 02, 2019DORAL, Fla. (Reuters) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday listened to harrowing stories of deprivation, torture and escape from Venezuelans who fled their homeland, and pledged to ramp up pr…
• Trump’s State of the Union to focus on ‘choosing greatness’7:16 pm, February 02, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump heads into his State of the Union address dogged by bruising midterm losses and sinking poll numbers, wounded by a blistering standoff with Democrats. B…
• 20 charged in birth tourism crackdown9:00 am, February 02, 2019SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Dongyuan Li’s business was called “You Win USA,” and authorities say she coached pregnant Chinese women on how to get into the United States to deliver babies who wou…
• Conservation work on Tutankhamun tomb unveiled8:00 am, February 02, 2019LUXOR, Egypt (AFP-Jiji) — After almost a decade, a team of international experts on Thursday revealed the results of their painstaking work to preserve the tomb of Egypt’s legendary Pharaoh Tutan…
• European nations sidestep U.S. Iran sanctions6:30 am, February 02, 2019BERLIN (AP) — Three European countries that have been working to preserve a deal limiting Iran’s nuclear capability have established a new system so their companies can continue trading with the …
• Report: Gaps in security growing in Afghanistan6:00 am, February 02, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Trump administration pushes for peace in Afghanistan, a new U.S. watchdog report says Afghan security forces are shrinking, gaps in security are growing, and the Taliban ar…
• Palestinian, Israeli ties uncertain9:30 pm, February 01, 2019JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday signaled that security coordination between them will continue, despite a looming midnight deadline that will cut off all U.S. assista…
• Guaido tells Venezuela police to stay away from his family9:00 pm, February 01, 2019CARACAS (AP) — The Venezuelan opposition leader challenging Nicolas Maduro’s claim to the presidency warned officers from a feared state security unit Thursday to stay away from his family after h…
• Trump-Kim summit details to be unveiled8:31 pm, February 01, 2019WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the details of his upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be announced next week — and that a date and plac…
• 3,000 in China punished in crackdown8:30 pm, February 01, 2019SHANGHAI (Reuters) — China has punished 3,021 people in a crackdown on organized crime and the local “protective umbrellas” that allow it to operate, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday…
• Senate raps Trump on Syria, Afghanistan8:23 pm, February 01, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — In a bipartisan rebuke to U.S. President Donald Trump, the Senate voted 68-23 Thursday to advance an amendment that would oppose withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanist…
• U.S. lifts U.N. freeze on North Korea aid8:19 pm, February 01, 2019UNITED NATIONS (AFP-Jiji) — The United States is moving quickly to lift a freeze at the United Nations on humanitarian aid to North Korea, just weeks before a planned second U.S.-North Korean summi…
• Lebanon factions end deadlock, form govt8:00 pm, February 01, 2019BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese political factions agreed Thursday to form a new government, breaking a nine-month deadlock that only deepened the country’s economic woes. Rival political groups had been…
• Foreign Secretary: Brexit may have to be delayed7:30 pm, February 01, 2019LONDON (AP) — A key member of Prime Minister Theresa May’s government acknowledged Thursday that Britain’s exit from the European Union may have to be delayed if negotiations on a divorce deal d…
• Beyonce, Jay-Z offer tickets for going vegan7:10 pm, February 01, 2019NEW YORK (AFP-Jiji) — Music’s first couple Beyonce and Jay-Z are encouraging fans to go vegan for a month with a contest to give one lucky winner a lifetime of free tickets to their shows. Queen…
• Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen seek U.N. help7:00 pm, February 01, 2019UNITED NATIONS (AFP-Jiji) — Yemen’s government and its allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates asked the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to turn up the pressure on Houthi rebels to uph…
• U.S. expected to announce INF treaty withdrawal as soon as Friday11:59 am, February 01, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to announce Friday that it is withdrawing from a treaty that has been a centerpiece of superpower arms control since the Cold War and whose demi…
• Lawmakers seek Trump decision on Yemen war8:00 am, February 01, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. lawmakers said on Wednesday they expect Congress will pass a resolution ending U.S. involvement in the Yemen war, which would force U.S. President Donald Trump to issue …
• Trump administration reveals govt secretly sent Cold War-era plutonium to Nevada7:30 am, February 01, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. government secretly shipped a large amount of deadly plutonium from a South Carolina site that produced the radioactive metal for nuclear bombs during the Cold War t…
• Study: E-cigarettes help more smokers to quit7:00 am, February 01, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — E-cigarettes are almost twice as effective at helping smokers quit as nicotine replacement treatments like patches, lozenges and gum, according to the results of a major clinical…
• Saudi prince’s anti-graft probe ends, nets $107 bil.6:30 am, February 01, 2019RIYADH (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s unprecedented anti-corruption sweep that saw top princes, businessmen, military officers and officials detained at the Ritz-Carlton hotel has ended after netting the …
• Taliban: Not looking to rule Afghanistan alone6:00 am, February 01, 2019ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban said Wednesday it is not seeking a “monopoly on power” in a future administration in Afghanistan but is looking for ways to coexist with Afghan institutions — the…
• Venezuela detains 3 foreign journalists10:00 pm, January 31, 2019CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuelan authorities detained three foreign journalists and a driver working for the Spanish news agency EFE on Wednesday, the company said, in the latest arrests of reporters…
• Canada reduces staff at embassy in Cuba9:15 pm, January 31, 2019TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Wednesday it is removing up to half of the Canadians at its embassy in Cuba after another diplomat fell mysteriously ill. Canada has confirmed 14 cases of unexplain…
• EU: No renegotiation of Brexit deal7:31 pm, January 31, 2019LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator told Britain on Wednesday that time was too short to find an alternative to the Irish border arrangement agreed in their divorce deal, …
• Sudan opposition leader’s daughter detained7:30 pm, January 31, 2019KHARTOUM (Reuters) — Security forces detained the daughter of Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on Wednesday, her family said, as antigovernment protests spread to the capital’s main univ…
• Trump: U.S. intelligence chiefs naive on Iran7:29 pm, January 31, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called U.S. intelligence chiefs “extremely passive and naive” on Iran and dismissed their assessments of the threat posed by North…
• Venezuela’s Guaido urges military to reject Maduro7:27 pm, January 31, 2019CARACAS (AFP-Jiji) — Thousands of opposition protesters, led by Venezuela’s self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido, on Wednesday called on the armed forces to abandon President Nicolas Madur…
• Singer lambasted for Japanese tattoo7:20 pm, January 31, 2019NEW YORK (AFP-Jiji) — Too bad pop star Ariana Grande is vegan — she just tattooed an accidental homage to a Japanese barbeque grill on her palm. The American singer’s attempt to ink an ode to …
• EU mulls proposals to exclude China firms from 5G network7:00 pm, January 31, 2019BRUSSELS/WARSAW (Reuters) — The European Union is considering proposals that would effectively amount to a de-facto ban on Huawei Technologies Co. equipment for next-generation mobile networks, four…
• For U.S.-China trade talks, hopes are high, expectations low3:00 pm, January 31, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese negotiators are holding high-level talks aimed at settling a six-month trade war that has weakened both sides, shaken financial markets and clouded the outlook fo…
• U.S. intelligence heads differ with Trump on security risks2:28 am, January 31, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — Directly contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. intelligence agencies told Congress on Tuesday that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, that the Isla…
• May instructed to change Brexit deal; EU says no11:48 pm, January 30, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — British lawmakers on Tuesday instructed Prime Minister Theresa May to reopen a Brexit treaty with the European Union to replace a controversial Irish border arrangement — and pr…
• Boko Haram fears send 30,000 Nigerians fleeing to Cameroon8:22 pm, January 30, 2019GENEVA (Reuters) — About 30,000 people fled into Cameroon over the weekend from the Nigerian city of Rann, fearing an attack by Boko Haram militants, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday. UNHCR …
• U.N. finds 15 mass graves in DR Congo amid violence8:19 pm, January 30, 2019KINSHASA (Reuters) — At least 15 mass graves have been found in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo in the wake of three days of ethnic bloodshed in December, a spokeswoman for the U.N.’s M…
• Italy PM: 5 nations to help end Sea Watch standoff8:18 pm, January 30, 2019NICOSIA (Reuters) — Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Tuesday that five countries had come forward with offers to help end the standoff over a rescue boat moored off Sicily with 47 migrant…
• French police clear Paris migrant camp8:15 pm, January 30, 2019PARIS (Reuters) — French police cleared 300 migrants from a makeshift refugee camp by Porte de la Chapelle in northern Paris early on Tuesday, and took them to official shelters elsewhere in the ci…
• Pakistan upholds acquittal in blasphemy case8:13 pm, January 30, 2019ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday upheld its acquittal of a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, dealing a blow to radical Islamis…
• Guaido barred from leaving Venezuela8:06 pm, January 30, 2019
• Trump foe used campaign funds on #MeToo lawyers8:00 pm, January 30, 2019NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman used nearly $340,000 in political campaign funds to pay the law firm that represented him during an investigation of allegations t…
• U.S. cities scramble to save homeless from dangerous cold7:58 pm, January 30, 2019BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Winter’s sharpest bite in years moved past painful into life-threatening territory Tuesday, prompting officials throughout the Midwest to take extraordinary measures to prot…
• Ally of Moon convicted over opinion rigging7:55 pm, January 30, 2019SEOUL (AP) — A political ally of South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday received a two-year prison term for his involvement in an online opinion rigging scandal. The conviction of South G…
• N. Korea selling fishing rights to China in violation of U.N. sanctions7:42 pm, January 30, 2019NEW YORK — North Korea has sold fishing rights to Chinese fishery operators in violation of U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang, according to an upcoming annual report by a U.N. Security Council expert pan…
• Apple opens new chapter as iPhone sales fall11:32 am, January 30, 2019SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy seems to have backfired after sales sagged during the ho…
• British lawmakers instruct May to change Brexit deal8:38 am, January 30, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — British lawmakers on Tuesday instructed Prime Minister Theresa May to reopen a Brexit treaty with the European Union to replace a controversial Irish border arrangement — and pr…
• U.N. envoy urges fighters to withdraw from Hodeida port4:00 am, January 30, 2019DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) — The United Nations envoy for Yemen on Monday urged the warring parties to withdraw their troops from the port of Hodeida quickly, and international aid agencies said conditi…
• N. Korea’s push to use more coal clouds future3:50 am, January 30, 2019SEOUL (Reuters) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sees coal as a key way to boost the economy, but burning more coal may worsen pollution in a country already choking on some of the world’s most …
• EU team gets rare access to China’s restive Xinjiang region12:10 am, January 30, 2019
• Researchers find ‘food shocks’ increasing over last 5 decades11:55 pm, January 29, 2019NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Food shocks, or sudden losses of crops, livestock or fish, due to the combination of extreme weather conditions and geopolitical events like war, increased f…
• Cohen, worried about Trump threats, to testify at closed hearing11:35 pm, January 29, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen will testify next week at a closed hearing of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee after postponing an appearance…
• U.S. sanctions Venezuelan state oil company9:55 pm, January 29, 2019WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) — The Trump administration on Monday imposed sweeping sanctions on Venezuelan state-owned oil firm PDVSA, aimed at severely curbing the OPEC member’s crude exports to…
• China brings dispute over U.S. tariffs to WTO9:16 pm, January 29, 2019GENEVA (Reuters) — China triggered the legal process on Monday for the World Trade Organization to hear Beijing’s challenge to U.S. tariffs imposed on $234 billion of goods, and berated the Unite…
• Mitsubishi fires back at Bombardier9:06 pm, January 29, 2019Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. on Monday accused Bombardier Inc. of using “anticompetitive conduct” to limit competition for planes with under 100 seats, as the Japanese company works to bring its long…
• U.S. govt shutdown costs economy $3 billion9:05 pm, January 29, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. economy was expected to lose $3 billion from the partial federal government shutdown over U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funding, congression…
• Australia: China has raised ‘anxiety’ in disputed waters8:55 pm, January 29, 2019SINGAPORE (AP) — Australian Defense Minister Christopher Pyne urged China on Monday to resolve tensions in the South China Sea in accordance with international law, in a swipe after Beijing’s sud…
• Mnuchin expects progress in ‘complicated’ trade talks8:36 pm, January 29, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the United States expects significant progress this week in trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, but the two si…
• U.S. agrees ‘in principle’ with Taliban for Afghan peace deal8:25 pm, January 29, 2019KABUL (AP) — Negotiators for the United States and the Taliban insurgents have reached “agreements in principle” on key issues for a peace deal that would end 17 years of war in Afghanistan, th…
• State of the Union address set for Feb. 58:15 pm, January 29, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver the annual State of the Union address next week after accepting an invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had postponed it d…
• Soccer activists campaign for release of Bahraini refugee7:55 pm, January 29, 2019ZURICH (AP) — Soccer activists campaigning for the release of a Bahraini refugee player detained in Thailand say his plight has become an emergency. Former Australia captain Craig Foster said Monda…
• Ukraine stages cybercrime raids in international probe7:52 pm, January 29, 2019Ukrainian authorities aided by Belgian, U.S. and other investigators have staged raids aimed at smashing the illegal trade of access to hacked computer systems, officials said Monday. Police and pro…
• EU agency says Iran likely to increase cyber-espionage7:51 pm, January 29, 2019BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Iran is likely to expand its cyber-espionage activities as its relations with Western powers worsen, the European Union digital security agency said on Monday. Iranian hackers…
• Iran rejects talks on missiles7:49 pm, January 29, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — Iran on Tuesday dismissed calls from the United States and Europe for curbs on its ballistic missiles, but said it had no plans to increase their range. U.S. President Donald Tr…
• Khashoggi investigator to meet prosecutor7:47 pm, January 29, 2019ISTANBUL/GENEVA (Reuters) — The U.N. human rights investigator leading the international inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi will meet Istanbul’s chief prosecutor on Tuesda…
• Pakistan’s top court to rule on Asia Bibi appeal request7:25 pm, January 29, 2019ISLAMABAD (AFP-Jiji) — The fate of a Christian woman enmeshed in a years-long blasphemy row could finally be decided Tuesday, when Pakistan’s Supreme Court was to decide whether to allow an appea…
• Mueller’s Russia probe ‘close to being completed’7:20 pm, January 29, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel’s Russia probe is “close to being completed,” the acting attorney general said Monday in the first official sign that the investigation may be wrapping u…
• U.S. charges Chinese tech giant Huawei, top executive8:45 am, January 29, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Monday against Chinese tech giant Huawei, two of its subsidiaries and a top executive, who are accused of misleading banks about t…
• Israel Cabinet OK’s law to allow medical cannabis exports6:10 am, January 29, 2019JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel’s Cabinet approved on Sunday a law to allow exports of medical cannabis in a move expected to boost state revenues and the agriculture sector, and which frustrates cr…
• As hopes rise for U.S.-Taliban deal, what comes next?5:12 am, January 29, 2019KABUL (AFP-Jiji) — More than 17 years after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, Washington and the Taliban appear closer than ever to some sort of agreement that could bring the insurgents to the tabl…
• Polish nationalists protest during event marking liberation of Auschwitz camp12:24 am, January 29, 2019OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) — Dozens of Polish far right nationalists gathered at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland on Sunday to protest at the same time as officials and survivors marked t…
• ‘Red scarf’ protesters march against ‘yellow vest’ violence11:59 pm, January 28, 2019PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — More than 10,000 people wearing red scarves marched through Paris on Sunday in protest of “yellow vest” violence during the anti-government demos that have drawn tens of thou…
• Hezbollah chief warns Israel against continuing strikes in Syria11:35 pm, January 28, 2019BEIRUT (AFP-Jiji) — The chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has warned Israel against continuing strikes in Syria targeting mainly Iranian positions, saying it could fuel war in the region. Is…
• 30 Nigerian soldiers killed in ISIL attack10:54 pm, January 28, 2019CAIRO (Reuters) — The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant group said it killed 30 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on Saturday in the country’s northeastern Borno State, a claim di…
• Leaders OK technology board at Shanghai Stock bourse10:46 pm, January 28, 2019China’s top leaders formally approved the establishment of a new high-tech board at the Shanghai Stock Exchange, bringing the launch of the much anticipated trading venue one step closer. A high-le…
• 8 killed, 30 injured in attack on Yemen camp9:53 pm, January 28, 2019RIYADH (Reuters) — The shelling of a camp for displaced people in Yemen’s northwestern Hajjah Province killed eight civilians and wounded 30 others, the United Nations said Sunday, amid fears tha…
• Lack of jobs forced Indian migrants on boat to N.Z.8:00 pm, January 28, 2019NEW DELHI (Reuters) — In a dark alleyway no wider than arms’ length, a single ladies’ shoe is all that remains on the boarded-up doorstep of Prabhu Dhandapani, his wife and their 8-year-old daug…
• Aussies complain Google sending outback tourists off the maptourists off the map7:51 pm, January 28, 2019SYDNEY (AFP-Jiji) — Tourism operators in Australia’s vast outback say wild inaccuracies in Google Maps are making remote hot spots appear out of reach, deterring people from visiting the region. …
• Banksy homage to Bataclan stolen from Paris theater7:51 pm, January 28, 2019PARIS (Reuters) — A mural by British street artist Banksy on a fire-exit door at Paris’ Bataclan theater, where Islamist militants killed 90 people three years ago, has been stolen, the venue has…
• Harris launches ’20 White House campaign7:49 pm, January 28, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris launched her 2020 White House campaign on Sunday with attacks on U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies at a rally in her hometown of Oakland, Calif…
• Death toll from Brazil dam burst rises to 587:46 pm, January 28, 2019BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) — Brazilian rescuers searched into the night on Sunday for hundreds of people missing after a burst mining dam triggered a deadly mudslide, as the death toll rose to 58…
• Starbucks ex-CEO Schultz mulling independent White House bid7:43 pm, January 28, 2019CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Former Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz said he’s seriously thinking of running for president in 2020 as a centrist independent candidate, a prospect that’s alre…
• China jails human rights lawyer for subversion7:41 pm, January 28, 2019BEIJING (Reuters) — A Chinese court on Monday jailed prominent rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang for 4½ years for subversion of state power. Human Rights Watch said the sentencing made a “mockery” o…
• Trump casts doubt on seeing a budget deal that he’d accept7:36 pm, January 28, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said the odds congressional negotiators will craft a deal to end his border wall standoff with Congress are “less than 50-50.” As hundreds of thous…
• EU may tighten rules against China’s Huawei due to feared intel4:49 pm, January 28, 2019BRUSSELS — The European Union’s digital affairs chief fears that Huawei Technologies Co. could be providing intelligence to the Chinese government, he told The Yomiuri Shimbun in an interview. …
• Trump golf course fires 12 undocumented immigrant workers after years on payroll3:45 am, January 28, 2019NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen immigrant workers at one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s golf clubs in New York who are in the U.S. illegally were fired this month even though managers had known about t…
• Pope challenged in Panama over sex abuse scandals3:25 am, January 28, 2019PANAMA CITY (AP) — Young people challenged Pope Francis on the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal and the plight of Christians in the Middle East as the youth took center stage Saturday in the f…
• Top Venezuelan military envoy to U.S. defects3:05 am, January 28, 2019CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela’s top military envoy to the United States defected from the government of President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, as the South American nation said the two countries h…
• Venezuela allows U.S. diplomats to remain2:45 am, January 28, 2019CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela defused a potential showdown with the United States, suspending a demand that U.S. diplomats leave the country as Washington called on the world to “pick a side” in the…
• 40 dead in Brazil dam collapse as hope gives way to anguish2:25 am, January 28, 2019BRUMADINHO, Brazil (AP) — Hope that loved ones had survived a tsunami of iron ore mine waste from a dam collapse in Brazil was turning to anguish and anger over the increasing likelihood that many o…
• Twin church bombings kill 27 in south Philippines2:05 am, January 28, 2019MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippines vowed to destroy those behind twin bombings that killed 27 people during a Sunday church service in the country’s restive south, six days after a referendum on …
• U.S. conservatives slam ‘surrender’ on border wall1:35 am, January 28, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — No retreat, no surrender is how U.S. President Donald Trump frames his decision to temporarily reopen the government while still pursuing a border wall deal. Some of his conserva…
• Mass graves discovered in DR Congo1:05 am, January 28, 2019KINSHASA (AFP-Jiji) — More than 50 mass graves have been identified in western Democratic Republic of Congo after a spate of killings in the region, a U.N. rights group has said. “There are more…
• 600 DR Congo rebels lay down weapons12:35 am, January 28, 2019KANANGA, Democratic Republic of Congo (AFP-Jiji) — Six hundred Congolese rebels whose conflict killed several thousand people in the restive Kasai region have ended their war and surrendered their w…
• France open to Brexit postponement12:05 am, January 28, 2019STRASBOURG, France (AFP-Jiji) — Any request by Britain to delay its departure from the European Union would be “worth considering,” France’s European Affairs minister said Saturday. But Nath…
• Protesters defy Macron again at tense rallies11:05 pm, January 27, 2019PARIS (Reuters) — Thousands of “yellow vest” demonstrators marched in Paris and other French cities on Saturday in protests that brought sporadic clashes with police and suggested that Presiden…
• Amid violence in Yemen, children soothed by music10:35 pm, January 27, 2019TAEZ, Yemen (AFP-Jiji) — The sound of music fills the halls at a school in Yemen’s Taez, where little Nazira al-Jaafari sits at a keyboard as a teacher takes her through the notes. “I love musi…
• Tory lawmaker: Brexit date could be delayed by weeks10:05 pm, January 27, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — The date Britain leaves the EU could be pushed back by a couple of weeks to give time for legislation to be approved by lawmakers, the leader of Britain’s lower house of Parliam…
• Business, national leaders uneasy as Davos forum ends7:56 pm, January 27, 2019
• U.S. envoy claims ‘significant progress’ in talks with Taliban11:43 am, January 27, 2019KABUL (AP) — The U.S. peace envoy to Afghanistan said Saturday that “significant progress” was made during lengthy talks with the Taliban in Qatar and that he was traveling to Afghanistan for m…
• Erdogan: Turkey can create Syria safe zone7:00 am, January 27, 2019ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president warned on Friday that Ankara can go it alone in establishing a safe zone in northeastern Syria if talks with Washington on the issue fail to produce results. T…
• U.N. envoy: Myanmar Army head must be prosecuted for genocide6:00 am, January 27, 2019BANGKOK/DHAKA (Reuters) — Myanmar’s Army chief should be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, a U.N. human rights investigator said, adding that holding perpetrators to ac…
• 76 WTO members push for new e-commerce rules8:30 pm, January 26, 2019
• U.S. delays returning asylum seekers to Mexico8:15 pm, January 26, 2019TIJUANA, Mexico (AFP-Jiji) — The United States has delayed its plan to send asylum seekers back to Mexico while their claims are processed, as the Mexican government said Friday it “disagrees” …
• Trump agrees to end shutdown temporarily / 3-week deal reached, but without any funds for wall8:00 pm, January 26, 2019
• WHO: Ebola has spread to high-risk area of DR Congo7:45 pm, January 26, 2019GENEVA (Reuters) — Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread southwards into an area with high security risks, the World Health Organization said. The outbreak, the country’s wo…
• Study: Greenland ice melting four-fold faster than decade ago7:30 pm, January 26, 2019COPENHAGEN (AFP-Jiji) — Greenland’s melting ice, which causes sea levels to rise, disappeared four times faster in 2013 than in 2003 and is noticeable across the Arctic island, not just on glacie…
• NATO, Russia talks fail to save arms treaty7:15 pm, January 26, 2019BRUSSELS (AFP-Jiji) — Senior NATO and Russian officials failed to make a breakthrough Friday in talks on saving the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, raising the specter of a renewed arms r…
• Trump confidant Stone charged with lying about hacked emails6:14 pm, January 26, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s confidant Roger Stone was charged with lying about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid, with pros…
• Court hears of El Chapo’s grisly tactics5:13 am, January 26, 2019NEW YORK (AFP-Jiji) — A former hitman for Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on Thursday offered gruesome testimony in a U.S. court about acts of torture and killings of rivals alle…
• Ex-Scottish leader Salmond charged with attempted rape4:59 am, January 26, 2019EDINBURGH (Reuters) — Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, a figurehead of Scotland’s independence movement, denied committing any crimes on Thursday after he appeared in court charged wi…
• Head of U.N. truce mission in Yemen to step down4:16 am, January 26, 2019UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — The head of a United Nations mission tasked with overseeing a peace deal in Yemen’s Hodeidah port city plans to step down next month and will be replaced with a Danish …
• S. Korea expects nuclear pledge from Kim at next Trump summit4:00 am, January 26, 2019DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) — North Korea must make concrete pledges toward curbing its nuclear weapons program, such as dismantling its main nuclear complex and allowing international inspections…
• ‘Doomsday Clock’ stays at 2 mins to midnight3:14 am, January 26, 2019WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — How close is human civilization to destroying the planet? The symbolic Doomsday Clock is still two minutes to midnight, as close as it has ever been, said the Bulletin of th…
• U.N. rights expert to visit Turkey over Khashoggi murder2:31 am, January 26, 2019GENEVA (AFP-Jiji) — The U.N. special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, will head to Turkey next week to look into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal K…
• U.S. slaps new sanctions on 4 groups linked to Iran1:26 am, January 26, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States on Thursday targeted two Iran-backed foreign fighter militias in Syria and two airlines that help send weapons to Syria in fresh sanctions as Washington pre…
• U.S. warships pass through Taiwan Strait12:35 am, January 26, 2019TAIPEI (Reuters) — The United States sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday in the first such operation this year, the Taiwan government said, as it increases the frequency of tran…
• Brazil’s 1st openly gay congressman quits12:13 am, January 26, 2019BRASILIA (Reuters) — Jean Wyllys, Brazil’s first openly gay congressman, said on Thursday he will not serve the new term for which he was reelected due to death threats and he now plans to live a…
• ‘1 in 50’ U.S. teen students transgender12:11 am, January 26, 2019NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Nearly one in 50 U.S. high school students considers themself transgender, and more than a third of those say they attempted suicide in the previous year, ac…
• Freedoms being ‘eroded’ in Egypt / 8 years after uprising, movement leaders in jail, in exile or sidelined11:59 pm, January 25, 2019CAIRO (Reuters) — Every day at sunset, Ahmed Maher, one of Egypt’s best known activists, says good night to his family and heads to a Cairo police station to spend the night under police watch. W…
• Taliban appoints new political leader11:55 pm, January 25, 2019KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) — A cofounder of the Taliban was appointed as the leader of its political office in Qatar on Thursday to strengthen its hand in peace talks with the United States…
• Modi’s ruling group likely to fall short of Parliament majority10:43 pm, January 25, 2019NEW DELHI (Reuters) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition will emerge as the largest group in a parliamentary election expected in the next few months but will fall short of a …
• Hamas rejects $15 million in Qatari funds over Israel actions10:32 pm, January 25, 2019GAZA CITY (AFP-Jiji) — Gaza’s Islamist rulers Hamas said Thursday they would not accept a fresh tranche of Qatari funds, accusing Israel of imposing new conditions on the money entering the blocka…
• Trump associate Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge10:00 pm, January 25, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a confidant of U.S. President Donald Trump, was arrested in the special counsel’s Russia investigation in a pre-dawn raid at his Florida home on Friday and was char…
• Pope urges that murders of women be addressed9:42 pm, January 25, 2019
• Senate seeks solution to open U.S. govt9:35 pm, January 25, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. senators made a new try at ending a partial monthlong government shutdown through a temporary funding bill on Thursday, but U.S. President Donald Trump demanded a “dow…
• Washington offers to hold talks on arms control with Moscow9:07 pm, January 25, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States has offered to hold arms control talks with Russia during a U.N. meeting in Beijing next week that almost certainly would include a feud over a Cold War-era…
• U.S. seeks to deprive Maduro of funds8:56 pm, January 25, 2019WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) — The United States is seeking to ensure that Venezuelan oil revenue goes to opposition leader and self-declared interim president Juan Guaido, and to cut off money from…
• DR Congo ushers in new president in historic transition7:55 pm, January 25, 2019KINSHASA (AFP-Jiji) — Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in on Thursday as president of Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the country’s first peaceful handover of power after chaoti…
• Ross tells federal workers to ‘get loans’7:53 pm, January 25, 2019WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross expressed bewilderment over unpaid federal workers who are seeking charity to feed themselves, saying they should be able to borrow mone…
• U.S. govt to begin returning asylum seekers to Mexico7:31 pm, January 25, 2019MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — The United States will return the first group of migrants seeking U.S. asylum to the Mexican border city of Tijuana on Friday, a Mexican government spokesman said Thursday. …
• Renault names new leaders to replace Ghosn8:50 am, January 25, 2019
• Trump postpones State of Union8:54 pm, January 24, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday night he is postponing his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends, yielding after a weeklong showdown with…
• Australia demands China treat detained man ‘fairly’8:44 pm, January 24, 2019SYDNEY (AFP-Jiji) — Australia on Thursday demanded China handle the case of detained author Yang Hengjun “transparently and fairly,” amid a growing row about the fate of the Chinese-Australian. …
• Trump’s approval hits yearlong low amid turmoil8:25 pm, January 24, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — A strong majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for the record-long government shutdown and reject his primary rationale for a border wall, according to a new poll tha…
• Cohen delays testimony to Congress8:19 pm, January 24, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen is postponing his Feb. 7 testimony to the U.S. Congress because of threats against his family from Trump,…
• Iranian TV anchor released from jail8:19 pm, January 24, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent American-born anchorwoman on Iranian state television who was held in the United States as a material witness was released from jail Wednesday evening. Marzieh Hashem…
• Amid wall debate, pope decries fear of migration8:09 pm, January 24, 2019PANAMA CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said Wednesday that fear of migration is “making us crazy” as he began a trip to Central America amid a standoff over President Donald Trump’s promised wall at…
• Erdogan, Putin united on Syria8:08 pm, January 24, 2019
• In a month, Guaido emerges from obscurity7:55 pm, January 24, 2019CARACAS (Reuters) — In less than a month, Juan Guaido has gone from a virtual unknown in Venezuelan politics to the country’s most-watched figure, assuming the presidency of the opposition-contro…
• Malaysian royals pick new king7:55 pm, January 24, 2019KUALA LUMPUR (AFP-Jiji) — Malaysia’s royal families on Thursday picked a sports-loving sultan as the country’s new king after the last monarch abdicated in a historic first following his reporte…
• Los Angeles teachers return to work after 6-day strike7:46 pm, January 24, 2019LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Thousands of teachers in Los Angeles returned to the job on Wednesday, fresh off a six-day strike against the second-largest U.S. school district that disrupted the educatio…
• Parade marking wartime siege draws ire in St. Petersburg7:43 pm, January 24, 2019ST. PETERSBURG (AFP-Jiji) — Plans for a military parade in St. Petersburg marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the siege of Leningrad have provoked an outcry in the city, including among surv…
• Ex-top ROK judge held in power abuse probe7:34 pm, January 24, 2019SEOUL (AFP-Jiji) — A former South Korean chief justice was arrested Thursday on allegations of abuse of power for allegedly meddling in trials to curry favor with now-ousted President Park Geun-hye…
• Seoul claims another ‘threatening’ flight7:26 pm, January 24, 2019SEOUL (AP) — South Korea’s military accused Japan of a “clear provocation” over what it said was a threatening low-altitude flight by a Japanese patrol plane over a South Korean warship on We…
• Kim expresses satisfaction over Trump letter6:57 pm, January 24, 2019SEOUL (AFP-Jiji) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed “great satisfaction” after receiving a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of a second summit between the two leaders,…
• U.K. to press trade ministers over replicating EU agreements6:57 pm, January 24, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — British trade minister Liam Fox will use a two-day trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos to meet ministers from around the world to discuss rolling over existing EU trade agre…
• Trump says will wait till shutdown over to make state of union address2:05 pm, January 24, 2019U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late night Tweet on Wednesday that he will wait until the government shutdown is over to deliver a State of the Union address from the House of Representatives. …
• Australia urges China to treat detained dual citizen fairly2:00 pm, January 24, 2019CANBERRA (AP) — Australia on Thursday urged China to treat a Chinese-Australian writer fairly and transparently almost a week after he was detained in what a friend suspects is part of a backlash a…
• Maduro foe claims Venezuela presidency amid protests12:35 pm, January 24, 2019CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela’s crisis quickly escalated Wednesday as an opposition leader backed by the Trump administration declared himself interim president in a direct challenge to embattled soci…
• U.S. intelligence report warns of ‘ever more diverse’ threats11:55 pm, January 23, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s efforts to expand its influence and China’s modernizing military are among the “ever more diverse” threats facing the United States, according to a major intellige…
• U.S. aid cuts dim hopes for Mideast peace11:35 pm, January 23, 2019JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians are no longer getting food aid or basic health services from the United States. U.S.-funded infrastructure projects have been halted, and an innov…
• U.S. Senate sets up dueling votes on plans to end shutdown11:00 pm, January 23, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders on Tuesday agreed to hold votes this week on dueling proposals to reopen shuttered federal agencies, forcing a political reckoning for senators grappling with the l…
• Zimbabwe president vows to launch probe into brutal crackdown10:25 pm, January 23, 2019HARARE (Reuters) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised action on Tuesday in response to a brutal crackdown by security forces on anti-government protesters, as two of his supporters …
• Thai king signs decree on 1st election since coup10:05 pm, January 23, 2019BANGKOK (AFP-Jiji) — Thailand’s king has issued a royal decree endorsing the first general election since a 2014 coup, the palace said Wednesday, with the date of the long-delayed poll expected t…
• U.S. top court allows transgender troop limits9:55 pm, January 23, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed President Donald Trump a victory on his policy barring many transgender people from the military, lifting lower court rulings that ha…
• Trump to ask top court to decide on census row9:35 pm, January 23, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said on Tuesday it will urge the Supreme Court to rule by the end of its term in June on a bid to implement a plan, blocked by …
• Opposition leader pushes for vote on new Brexit referendum9:15 pm, January 23, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn moved a step closer to paving the way for another referendum on European Union membership by trying to use Parliament to grab…
• Morales marks 13 years, seeks new term9:05 pm, January 23, 2019LA PAZ (AP) — Bolivian President Evo Morales celebrated his 13 years in office on Tuesday amid controversy over whether he should be allowed to run again for the presidency. Last year, Bolivia’s…
• France, Germany sign new friendship treaty8:25 pm, January 23, 2019AACHEN, Germany (Reuters) — The leaders of France and Germany signed a new treaty on Tuesday to update their 1963 postwar reconciliation accord, aiming to reinvigorate the European Union’s main a…
• China agrees on $600 mil. in grant aid to Cambodia7:55 pm, January 23, 2019BEIJING (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, making a four-day visit to China, said Tuesday that Beijing has agreed to provide his nation with nearly $600 million in grant aid as part of a thre…
• Afghanistan suffers heavy toll in Taliban attack7:35 pm, January 23, 2019KABUL (AP) — Dozens of people killed in a brazen Taliban attack on a military base were members of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, officials said Tuesday, in a severe blow to the government th…
• Pompeo expects ‘good marker’ with N. Korea by end of Feb.6:56 pm, January 23, 2019DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday there remained “an awful lot of work to do” to achieve the denuclearization of North Korea but he anticipates furt…
• U.S. to seek extradition of Huawei CFO from Canada6:53 pm, January 23, 2019WASHINGTON/DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) — The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday it will pursue the extradition of the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies Co.’s, arrested i…
• Black comedy on Siege of Leningrad divides opinion in Russia3:00 am, January 23, 2019ST. PETERSBURG (AFP-Jiji) — A “blasphemous” re-telling of one of the darkest moments in Soviet history or a much-needed comment on modern Russia? A new comedy set during the Siege of Leningrad …
• Israel opens new international airport2:30 am, January 23, 2019RAMON AIRPORT, Israel (AFP-Jiji) — Israel inaugurated a new international airport Monday in its desert south meant to boost tourism to the nearby Red Sea and serve as an emergency alternative to Te…
• Oxfam: 26 richest own same as poorest half of humanity1:00 am, January 23, 2019
• Mexico journalist murdered as homicide rate sets record11:30 pm, January 22, 2019MEXICO CITY (AFP-Jiji) — A Mexican journalist was found murdered in the first such case of 2019, authorities said Monday, as the country set a new homicide record for 2018 — signs of the ongoing …
• Trinidadian boys leave Syria after ISIL ordeal11:00 pm, January 22, 2019QAMISHLI, Syria (AFP-Jiji) — Syria’s Kurds handed two children from Trinidad and Tobago to their mother Monday, four years after their jihadist father brought them to the Islamic State of Iraq an…
• Venezuela arrests rogue soldiers after revolt10:30 pm, January 22, 2019CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela’s government said on Monday it had suppressed a military revolt after a group of officers stole weapons and kidnapped several officials, as a video posted online sho…
• Zimbabwe court orders restoration of internet10:00 pm, January 22, 2019HARARE (Reuters) — Zimbabwe’s government exceeded its mandate in ordering an internet blackout during civilian protests last week, a court ruled on Monday, as authorities pressed on with rounding…
• China’s population growth continues to fall9:33 pm, January 22, 2019BEIJING (AP) — China’s population growth rate continued to slow in 2018, spelling possible trouble ahead as a swelling number of retirees pushes up against a shrinking labor pool. Numbers releas…
• Canadian ex-spy chief: Ban Huawei from 5G grid9:30 pm, January 22, 2019OTTAWA (Reuters) — Canada should ban China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks because the security risk is too great, a former spy chief said in an ar…
• Asylum case pushes Thailand to reform tough refugee policy9:00 pm, January 22, 2019BANGKOK (AFP-Jiji) — On a television set in a grim, overcrowded Bangkok detention center refugees closely followed Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s quest for resettlement, as the 18-year-old …
• EU sanctions Moscow military intel chief8:45 pm, January 22, 2019BRUSSELS (AFP-Jiji) — The European Union slapped sanctions on the two most senior officers in Russian military intelligence Monday and identified the two agents accused by Britain of carrying out a…
• Afghan officials: Death toll rises to 45 in Taliban attack on base8:41 pm, January 22, 2019KABUL (AP) — Afghanistan was reeling on Tuesday from a brazen Taliban assault on a military base in the country’s east the previous day that killed at least 45 people and wounded as many as 70, m…
• No vote scheduled on Trump offer as shutdown drags on8:30 pm, January 22, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to break through the budget deadlock appeared to be gaining little traction Monday, as another missed paycheck loomed for hundreds of thous…
• Think tank says N. Korean base serves as missile HQ7:31 pm, January 22, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — One of 20 undeclared ballistic missile operating bases in North Korea serves as a missile headquarters, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International St…
• May tries to tweak defeated Brexit plan6:29 pm, January 22, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — British Prime Minister Theresa May sought to break the parliamentary deadlock over Brexit on Monday by proposing to seek further concessions from the European Union on a plan to p…
• Modern China’s birth rate falls to lowest ever9:17 am, January 22, 2019BEIJING (Reuters) — China’s birth rate last year fell to its lowest since the founding of the People’s Republic of China 70 years ago, official data showed on Monday, with looser population cont…
• Erdogan: Turkey is ready to take over Syria’s Manbij3:35 am, January 22, 2019ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Turkey is ready to take over security in Syria’s Manbij, where four U.S. citizens died in an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-claimed bombing last week, Presid…
• 4 suspects arrested over N. Ireland car bombing3:05 am, January 22, 2019LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland (Reuters) — Four men were arrested on Sunday over a car bomb attack in Northern Ireland’s Londonderry and police are looking into whether the New IRA militant group …
• Oil reaches 2019-high on strong China crude use2:39 am, January 22, 2019
• Air pollution adds to Kabul’s suffering2:35 am, January 22, 2019KABUL (AFP-Jiji) — Kabul residents have long run the gauntlet of suicide attacks and bombs. This winter, however, they face another deadly threat: air pollution. For weeks a thick layer of toxic sm…
• Afghanistan’s Ghani launches bid for 2nd term2:05 am, January 22, 2019KABUL (Reuters) — Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday entered the 2019 presidential race after forging an alliance with a staunch critic to challenge his former governing partners at a tim…
• Greeks vexed by Macedonia deal clash1:35 am, January 22, 2019ATHENS (AP) — Protesters clashed with police outside Greece’s parliament during a rally that drew tens of thousands of people Sunday against the Greek-Macedonia name deal. At least 25 police offi…
• Don’t hijack Brexit, minister warns Britain’s Parliament1:05 am, January 22, 2019LONDON (Reuters) — Parliament cannot be allowed to hijack Brexit, Trade Minister Liam Fox said on Sunday, in a warning to lawmakers who want to take more control over Britain’s departure from the …
• Giuliani downplays testimony allegations12:35 am, January 22, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani left open Sunday the possibility that Trump and former personal attorney Michael Cohen might have discussed Cohen’s congress…
• Giuliani says Trump pursued Moscow tower throughout ’1612:05 am, January 22, 2019WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump pursued a business deal to erect a tower bearing his name in Moscow throughout 2016, his attorney said on Sunday, raising new questions for congres…
• Death toll hits 85 in Mexico fuel blast11:35 pm, January 21, 2019TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico (AP) — People in the town where a gasoline explosion killed at least 85 people say the section of pipeline that gushed fuel has been a habitual gathering site for thieves, repe…
• Philippines seeks peace with Muslim self-rule vote11:05 pm, January 21, 2019COTABATO, Philippines (AFP-Jiji) — A decades-long push to halt the violence that has claimed some 150,000 lives in the southern Philippines culminates Monday with a vote on giving the nation’s Mus…
• ‘Super blood wolf moon’ dazzles viewers10:35 pm, January 21, 2019WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — An unusual set of celestial circumstances came together Sunday for skywatchers in Europe, Africa and the Americas, where a total lunar eclipse could be glimpsed, offering a v…
• Zimbabwe president to head home amid chaos10:05 pm, January 21, 2019HARARE (AP) — Zimbabwe’s president announced on Sunday that he will return home and skip the World Economic Forum after a week of turmoil in which activists have said at least a dozen people have…
• Female birds prefer smarter partners8:30 pm, January 21, 2019WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Male birds are often the ones with the most vibrant feathers, or the most elaborate songs, but researchers said Jan. 10 that what lady birds could really appreciate is a male…
• Study: Humans need dramatic shift in diet8:30 pm, January 21, 2019PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and “catastrophic” damage to the planet, according to a landmark study published Thur…
• Large asteroids crashing into Earth more than twice as often as before8:30 pm, January 21, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — Giant rocks from space are falling from the sky more than they used to, but don’t worry. For the past 290 million years, large asteroids have been crashing into Earth more than …
• Trump-Kim summit expected to take place in Vietnam7:35 pm, January 21, 2019WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — U.S. officials are planning for President Donald Trump to hold his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month in Vietnam, people familiar with the plans …
• Moscow rally opposes return of isles to Japan7:33 pm, January 21, 2019MOSCOW (Jiji Press) — More than 500 people took part in a rally in Moscow on Sunday to oppose the return of four Russian-held islands to Japan, ahead of a bilateral summit meeting slated for Tuesda…
• Israel strikes in Syria to fight Iran7:29 pm, January 21, 2019BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel struck in Syria early on Monday as part of its increasingly open assault on Iran’s presence there, shaking the night sky over Damascus with an hour of loud exp…
• U.S. govt shutdown goes on as offer doesn’t budge Democrats7:27 pm, January 21, 2019WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirty-one days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse than when it began, with President Donald Trump lashing ou…
• Focus turns to Mexico plan to thwart fuel theft after blast kills 799:15 am, January 21, 2019TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico (Reuters) — A blast at a gasoline pipeline in Mexico that killed at least 79 people has directed renewed scrutiny toward the new president’s ambitious strategy to stop fuel t…
• No injuries in suspected car bombing in N. Ireland9:00 am, January 21, 2019BELFAST (Reuters) — Police in Northern Ireland reported a suspected car bombing in Londonderry on Saturday that local politicians said had caused no apparent injuries as people were urged to stay a…
• Saudi-led coalition hits Yemen capital8:00 am, January 21, 2019ADEN (Reuters) — A Saudi-led coalition launched several airstrikes on the Houthi-held capital Sanaa overnight, stoking tensions among Yemen’s warring parties as the United Nations struggles to imp…
• Cuba, Colombia face standoff over extradition request for ELN rebels7:00 am, January 21, 2019HAVANA/BOGOTA (Reuters) — Cuba has sidestepped the Colombian government’s request for it to extradite 10 Marxist rebel commanders on the island for peace talks after Bogota blamed their National …
• Zimbabwe police hunt down protesters6:00 am, January 21, 2019
• India opposition unite in bid to oust Modi9:30 pm, January 20, 2019
• Archbishop calls for unity at Polish mayor’s funeral9:00 pm, January 20, 2019
• Syrian opposition sees possible political solution to 8-year war8:45 pm, January 20, 2019
• Macron’s strategy fails to deter protesters8:00 pm, January 20, 2019
• Smaller but still angry Women’s March returns8:00 pm, January 20, 2019
• U.S. strike in Somalia kills 527:45 pm, January 20, 2019
• Growth of streaming services poses problems for consumers7:22 pm, January 20, 2019
• Death toll hits 73 in Mexico blast7:15 pm, January 20, 2019
• FB to invest $300 million to help local news survive7:14 pm, January 20, 2019
• Death toll reaches 73 in Mexico fuel pipeline fire horror3:37 pm, January 20, 2019
• Trump offers temporary ‘Dreamers’ deal for border wall11:01 am, January 20, 2019
• U.N. chief calls for roadmap to scrap nuclear weapons2:36 am, January 20, 2019
• Mueller disputes report Trump told lawyer to lie2:32 am, January 20, 2019
• Fuel raid triggers pipeline blast in Mexico, kills 219:23 pm, January 19, 2019
• ‘Major announcement’ on U.S. govt shutdown planned9:15 pm, January 19, 2019
• ASEAN ministers reach vague consensus over Rohingya, China9:00 pm, January 19, 2019
• Ex-Interpol chief’s wife seeks asylum8:21 pm, January 19, 2019
• Russian jets collide over Sea of Japan7:21 pm, January 19, 2019
• Mexican pipeline explosion kills at least 201:52 pm, January 19, 2019
• U.N. chief says ‘high time’ for U.S.- North Korea talks11:03 am, January 19, 2019
• Trump, N.Korea’s Kim to hold 2nd summit in late February8:07 am, January 19, 2019
• Maduro says Venezuela to receive 2,000 Cuban doctors pulled from Brazil5:17 am, January 19, 2019
• Facebook shuts hundreds of Russia-linked accounts5:13 am, January 19, 2019
• U.S. separated ‘1,000s’ of migrant children1:22 am, January 19, 2019
• Anti-Bashir rallies pick up steam in Sudan12:33 am, January 19, 2019
• EU countries preparing for chaotic ‘no-deal’ Brexit11:35 pm, January 18, 2019
• Putin calls for Balkans calm during Serbia trip11:34 pm, January 18, 2019
• Pentagon believes ISIL likely responsible for Manbij attack11:00 pm, January 18, 2019
• Journalist in Ghana who exposed soccer corruption killed9:24 pm, January 18, 2019
• PM May seeks Brexit ‘plan B’ in crisis talks8:35 pm, January 18, 2019
• 21 dead in car bomb attack in Bogota8:22 pm, January 18, 2019
• Jackson allegations and fight over them return with new film7:58 pm, January 18, 2019
• Top N.Korean in Washington to prepare new Trump summit7:55 pm, January 18, 2019
• African Union urges DR Congo to not confirm election results7:48 pm, January 18, 2019
• Trump grounds Pelosi after she imperils his big speech7:44 pm, January 18, 2019
• Prince Philip, 97, unharmed in car crash7:41 pm, January 18, 2019
• Abducted Canadian found dead in Burkina Faso7:38 pm, January 18, 2019
• Cohen says he ordered poll rigging ‘at Trump’s direction’7:18 pm, January 18, 2019
• May wins confidence vote, seeks Brexit fix2:43 am, January 18, 2019
• Yemen combatants start talks on prisoner swap deal11:15 pm, January 17, 2019
• New migrant caravan heading to Mexico, U.S.10:55 pm, January 17, 2019
• One-third of U.N. workers sexually harassed10:35 pm, January 17, 2019
• Zimbabwe police arrest 600 in crackdown on protests10:35 pm, January 17, 2019
• Russia, U.S. fail to save INF treaty; Washington to pull out10:15 pm, January 17, 2019
• Trump’s EPA nominee downplays climate threat10:05 pm, January 17, 2019
• 4 Americans among 19 killed in alleged ISIL attack in Syria10:05 pm, January 17, 2019
• ICC halts release of Cote d’Ivoire ex-leader9:55 pm, January 17, 2019
• U.S. bipartisan bills target China firms9:45 pm, January 17, 2019
• U.S. anchor for Iranian TV arrested9:35 pm, January 17, 2019
• U.N.: Nearly 900 killed in DR Congo9:05 pm, January 17, 2019
• Kenya hotel siege ends as death toll rises to 218:45 pm, January 17, 2019
• Backed by far right, conservatives take over Spain’s southern region8:35 pm, January 17, 2019
• Shutdown may upend State of the Union speech8:25 pm, January 17, 2019
• U.S. govt set to roll out new missile defense plan7:38 pm, January 17, 2019
• China brushes off outrage over death sentence6:55 pm, January 17, 2019
• UK PM May seeks to end Brexit stalemate after winning confidence vote8:06 am, January 17, 2019
• Terrorists launch lethal attack in Nairobi8:19 pm, January 16, 2019
• U.N. to approve Yemen truce monitors8:15 pm, January 16, 2019
• Palestinians to launch bid for full U.N. membership8:14 pm, January 16, 2019
• Erdogan pledges ‘safe zone’ in Syria as new U.N. special envoy arrives8:11 pm, January 16, 2019
• ICC acquits Cote d’Ivoire ex-strongman8:08 pm, January 16, 2019
• Trial witness: ‘El Chapo’ paid bribe to Pena Nieto7:59 pm, January 16, 2019
• Saudi teen gets death threats; guard hired7:57 pm, January 16, 2019
• U.S. judge bars citizenship question from 2020 census7:54 pm, January 16, 2019
• Chunk of Tappan Zee Bridge demolished7:52 pm, January 16, 2019
• EU leaders express dismay after May’s Brexit defeat7:41 pm, January 16, 2019
• U.S. worries about China attacking Taiwan7:37 pm, January 16, 2019
• Report: Trump discusses NATO pullout, raises fresh doubts of U.S. commitment7:31 pm, January 16, 2019
• China court sentences Canadian to death for drugs9:35 pm, January 15, 2019
• Pompeo: Saudis vowed to bring Khashoggi killers to justice9:00 pm, January 15, 2019
• Ivanka to help with World Bank pick8:30 pm, January 15, 2019
• Trump vows to ‘never ever back down’ in shutdown fight7:49 pm, January 15, 2019
• Swedish PM hopeful works to salvage govt formation deal7:47 pm, January 15, 2019
• U.S. looks to allow drones to fly at night, over people7:46 pm, January 15, 2019
• U.S.-opposed Iran satellite launch fails7:46 pm, January 15, 2019
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