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George W. Bush says Russia meddled in 2016 US election
World
February 9, 2018
George W. Bush says Russia meddled in 2016 US election
Former President George W. Bush said on Thursday that “there’s pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled” in the 2016…
Lebanese prosecutor demands death for killer of UK woman
Middle East
February 9, 2018
Lebanese prosecutor demands death for killer of UK woman
Judicial officials say an investigative judge is demanding the death penalty for a suspected killer of a British woman whose…
Pakistan warns media against promoting Valentine’s Day
World
February 9, 2018
Pakistan warns media against promoting Valentine’s Day
Pakistan’s media regulatory authority, acting on a court order, has instructed all news channels, radio stations and print media to…
Saudi writer sentenced to prison for criticizing royal court
Middle East
February 9, 2018
Saudi writer sentenced to prison for criticizing royal court
A criminal court in Saudi Arabia sentenced a columnist to five years in prison for insulting the royal court, the…
Trump meets with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales
World
February 8, 2018
Trump meets with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales
President Donald Trump has met with the president of Guatemala. Trump greeted President Jimmy Morales at the Washington Hilton hotel…
Mars on Earth: Simulation tests in remote desert of Oman
Middle East
February 8, 2018
Mars on Earth: Simulation tests in remote desert of Oman
Dressed in stark white spacesuits against the backdrop of a desolate, auburn terrain of stony plains and sand dunes, two…
Jim Carrey says users should yank their Facebook accounts
World
February 8, 2018
Jim Carrey says users should yank their Facebook accounts
Delete your account. That’s what Jim Carrey says Facebook users should do, as the actor looks to pull the mask…
South Korean president to meet North Korean leader’s sister
World
February 8, 2018
South Korean president to meet North Korean leader’s sister
South Korean President Moon Jae-in plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister and other senior North Korean…
Death toll rises amid relentless Syrian air raids: 10 killed
Middle East
February 8, 2018
Death toll rises amid relentless Syrian air raids: 10 killed
New airstrikes launched by Russian and Syrian government forces on a besieged rebel-held region east of Damascus killed at least…
Pelosi speaks for record 8 hours in favor of ‘Dreamers’
World
February 8, 2018
Pelosi speaks for record 8 hours in favor of ‘Dreamers’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi staged a record-breaking, eight-hour speech in hopes of pressuring Republicans to allow a vote on…
Ancient temple left neglected as Yemen war threatens history
Middle East
February 8, 2018
Ancient temple left neglected as Yemen war threatens history
Along a narrow road in Yemen choked by natural gas tankers and heavily armed soldiers lies an ancient temple neglected…
Ally or rival? Macron to visit Trump on US visit late April
World
February 7, 2018
Ally or rival? Macron to visit Trump on US visit late April
President Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron will get another chance to test their tough handshakes and argue over climate change…
Taiwan quake kills 4, tilts buildings; over 140 missing
World
February 7, 2018
Taiwan quake kills 4, tilts buildings; over 140 missing
Rescuers were working Wednesday to reach five people trapped and more than 140 people unaccounted for in several buildings damaged…
Sister of North Korean leader to come to South for Olympics
World
February 7, 2018
Sister of North Korean leader to come to South for Olympics
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, an increasingly prominent figure in the country’s leadership herself, will be part of…
Saudi anti-corruption purge winds down, but questions emerge
Middle East
February 7, 2018
Saudi anti-corruption purge winds down, but questions emerge
Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal headed outdoors to Saudi Arabia’s terracotta-colored sand dunes over the weekend, after being interrogated, investigated…
Global stocks tumble as Wall Street braces for more losses
Economy
February 6, 2018
Global stocks tumble as Wall Street braces for more losses
Stock markets around the world took a battering Tuesday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that…
Macron visits Corsica amid growing influence of nationalists
World
February 6, 2018
Macron visits Corsica amid growing influence of nationalists
French president Emmanuel Macron is heading to Corsica for a two-day visit at a time when nationalists on the Mediterranean…
House committee votes to release Democrats’ classified memo
World
February 6, 2018
House committee votes to release Democrats’ classified memo
The House intelligence committee’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election spun further into charges and counter-charges among angry…
Asian shares tumble after Dow has worst day since 2011
Economy
February 6, 2018
Asian shares tumble after Dow has worst day since 2011
Asian markets were rattled Tuesday by the miseries on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index briefly dipping more than…
First Afghan female coders bring it on: Fight against Opium
Middle East
February 6, 2018
First Afghan female coders bring it on: Fight against Opium
A group of young Afghan women in the deeply conservative western Herat province is breaking traditional barriers as their war-torn…