New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg launched his campaign less than three weeks ago, but he is already making his first foreign trip as a presidential candidate. The Democrat will appear…
more ...Australians Flee as Soaring Temperature, Winds Threaten to Fan Fires
Residents in parts of eastern Australia evacuated their homes on Tuesday as soaring temperatures and strong winds threatened to fan bushfires in a giant blaze north of Sydney, the country’s…
more ...4 Rockets Hit Military Base Near Baghdad Airport
Four Katyusha rockets hit a military base near Baghdad International Airport early on Monday, wounding at least six soldiers, Iraqi security officials said. It was the latest incident in a…
more ...Amid Trump Impeachment Fury, US and Russia Expected to Talk Arms Control
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov heads to Washington for hastily scheduled meetings with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and, possibly, President Donald Trump, on Tuesday. While a Russian Foreign…
more ...N. Korea Calls US President ‘Heedless and Erratic Old Man’
North Korea addressed new insults to U.S. President Donald Trump Monday, calling him a “heedless and erratic old man.” Pyongyang was responding to a Trump tweet saying that “Kim Jong…
more ...Russia Banned From Olympics, Major Events For 4 Years Over Doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) executive committee has sent a “robust” rebuke of Russia’s sports authorities, banning the country’s athletes and officials from the Olympics and world championships in a…
more ...Taliban Bomber Kills 9 Afghan Soldiers in Helmand
A Taliban suicide bomber Monday detonated his explosives-laden vehicle near a military base in southern Afghanistan, killing at least nine soldiers and injuring several others. Officials said the insurgent bombing…
more ...Thousands Form Human Chain in Brussels in Climate Change Demo
Thousands of people holding hands formed a human chain in central Brussels on Sunday to draw public attention to the need for urgent, joint action against climate change. Some 2,400…
more ...Finland’s Social Democrats Name Marin to Be Youngest Ever Prime Minister
Finland’s Social Democrats, who lead the five-party coalition government, picked 34-year-old transportation minister Sanna Marin to become the country’s youngest ever prime minister next week, taking over after the resignation…
more ...Saudi Restaurants No Longer Need to Segregate Women and Men
Women in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to use separate entrances from men or sit behind partitions at restaurants in the latest measure announced by the government that upends…
more ...Nadler: ‘Rock Solid Case’ for Trump’s Impeachment
The leader of the House of Representatives committee weighing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump contended Sunday that there is a “rock solid case” against the U.S. leader. Congressman…
more ...Kenya Building Collapse Toll Hits 10 but 2 Survivors Found
Kenyan rescuers digging through the rubble of a six-story building found two survivors alive Sunday, two days after it collapsed in Nairobi, as the death toll rose to 10. When…
more ...Trump Congressional Ally Faces His Own Ukraine Questions
U.S. Representative Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, has been a leading voice defending President Donald Trump throughout the congressional Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. But the…
more ...Israeli Aircraft Respond to Rocket Fire, Strike Hamas Sites in Gaza
Israeli aircraft bombed several militants’ sites in Gaza early Sunday, hours after three rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave toward southern Israel. The military said in a statement…
more ...Democrats Continue Work on Impeachment Probe
U.S. Democratic lawmakers met privately Saturday to work on the investigation into President Donald Trump, inching closer to an impeachment vote, possibly before the Christmas holiday recess. Democrats on the…
more ...Airstrikes in Northwest Syria Kill at Least 18
Airstrikes on areas in the last major rebel stronghold in northwest Syria on Saturday killed at least 18 people, including women and children, and wounded others as a three-month truce…
more ...Official: Base Shooter Watched Shooting Videos Before Attack
The Saudi student who fatally shot three people at a U.S. naval base in Florida hosted a dinner party earlier in the week where he and three others watched videos…
more ...US Rejects Offer of Free Flu Shots for Detained Immigrants
As the flu season reaches its peak in December and January, the Trump administration has again rejected an offer by an American physicians group of free flu vaccinations for detained…
more ...PG&E Reaches $13.5 Billion Wildfire Settlement
Pacific Gas and Electric says it has reached a $13.5 billion settlement that will resolve all major claims related to devastating wildfires blamed on its outdated equipment and negligence. The…
more ...Afghans Mourn Slain Japanese Doctor Known as Uncle Murad
He came to Afghanistan as Dr. Tetsu Nakamura in the 1980s to help treat leprosy patients in Afghanistan and refugee camps in Pakistan during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. His body…
more ...Vietnam, China Start Talks Again as Part of 20-Year Fight-Make-up Cycle
Maritime sovereignty rivals China and Vietnam have started talking again after a prolonged standoff earlier this year, entering what analysts call a routine show of peace before more flare-ups. China’s…
more ...Trump to Delay Listing Mexican Cartels as Terrorist Groups
President Donald Trump said Friday in a tweet that he will hold off on designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations. Trump said all the work had been completed and…
more ...Did Italian Priest Father 2 African Sons, And Walk Away?
Steven Lacchin grew up a fatherless boy, but he knew some very basic facts about the man who was his father. He knew Lacchin, the name on his…
more ...Kenya Arrests Gold-loving Nairobi Governor on Suspicion of Corruption
Kenyan police arrested the Nairobi County governor, known for his chunky gold jewelry and impromptu raps, Friday on corruption charges, a high profile move in the government’s much trumpeted anti-graft…
more ...Border Crossings: Kevin Griffin
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Andrew Griffin formed the alternative rock band “Better Than Ezra in 1988.” As a songwriter, Griffin stands out as a five-time BMI Pop Award winner and…
more ...World Powers Meeting in Vienna to Save Iran Nuclear Deal Face New Setback
Five world powers trying to save their 2015 nuclear deal with Iran from U.S. efforts to overturn it are grappling with a new setback as they meet with Iranian officials…
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