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Trump and Macron take spotlight at UN but challenges are key
World
September 19, 2017
Trump and Macron take spotlight at UN but challenges are key
US President Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron are expected to take the spotlight at the annual gathering of…
Egypt acquits Irish-Egyptian after 4 years in detention
Egypt
September 18, 2017
Egypt acquits Irish-Egyptian after 4 years in detention
A lawyer says an Egyptian criminal court has acquitted an Irish-Egyptian who has been detained for four years on a…
UK statistics body chides Boris Johnson over EU cost claim
World
September 18, 2017
UK statistics body chides Boris Johnson over EU cost claim
Britain’s statistics regulator has accused Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson of misleadingly claiming that leaving the European Union will give Britain…
Kuwait says new oil spill strikes near site of August slick
Middle East
September 18, 2017
Kuwait says new oil spill strikes near site of August slick
Kuwait says an oil spill has been spotted near the site of a similar spill off its southern coast in…
Yemen officials: Airstrike by Saudi-led coalition kills 12
Middle East
September 18, 2017
Yemen officials: Airstrike by Saudi-led coalition kills 12
Yemeni medical officials and tribesmen say an airstrike this weekend by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Shia rebels killed 12…
Turkey: Ex-newspaper managers, columnists go on trial
Middle East
September 18, 2017
Turkey: Ex-newspaper managers, columnists go on trial
Former managers and columnists of a newspaper in Turkey linked to a US-based cleric have gone on trial, accused of…
Cuba mystery: What theories US investigators are pursuing
Health & Fitness
September 18, 2017
Cuba mystery: What theories US investigators are pursuing
There must be an answer. Whatever is harming US diplomats in Havana, it has eluded the doctors, scientists and intelligence…
Stephen Colbert: A smooth Emmy host while roughing up Trump
Cinema/TV
September 18, 2017
Stephen Colbert: A smooth Emmy host while roughing up Trump
If President Donald Trump’s ears have been burning thanks to late-night TV, especially “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” they…
Syrian army crosses to eastern bank of Euphrates in key city
Middle East
September 18, 2017
Syrian army crosses to eastern bank of Euphrates in key city
Opposition activists say Syrian government troops battling the Islamic State group have crossed to the eastern bank of the Euphrates…
UN says 2 Americans unjustly held in Iran part of a pattern
Middle East
September 18, 2017
UN says 2 Americans unjustly held in Iran part of a pattern
Two Iranian-Americans serving 10-year prison sentences on spying charges in Iran should be immediately freed and paid restitution, a United…
How Trump’s advisers schooled him on globalism
World
September 18, 2017
How Trump’s advisers schooled him on globalism
On a sweltering Washington summer day, President Donald Trump’s motorcade pulled up to the Pentagon for a meeting largely billed…
Activist urges walrus rafts in absence of Arctic sea ice
Environment
September 18, 2017
Activist urges walrus rafts in absence of Arctic sea ice
An environmental activist is calling on the US Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider placing anchored rafts in the ocean…
Senate poised to pass $700 billion defense policy bill
World
September 18, 2017
Senate poised to pass $700 billion defense policy bill
The Senate is poised to pass a defense policy bill that pumps $700 billion into the Pentagon budget, expands US…
President Trump omnipresent over Emmy Awards ceremony
Cinema/TV
September 18, 2017
President Trump omnipresent over Emmy Awards ceremony
President Donald Trump never won an Emmy, it’s true. But his presence was felt at this year’s television awards ceremony…
The Latest: Iraq’s top court suspends Kurdish referendum
Middle East
September 18, 2017
The Latest: Iraq’s top court suspends Kurdish referendum
Iraq’s Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the northern Kurdish region’s referendum on independence that was scheduled for next week. A…
Official: 4 US tourists attacked with acid in Marseille
World
September 17, 2017
Official: 4 US tourists attacked with acid in Marseille
The Marseille prosecutor’s office says four young female US tourists have been attacked with acid in Marseille’s main train station…
Uproar in Turkey over removing evolution from biology class
Society
September 17, 2017
Uproar in Turkey over removing evolution from biology class
Students in Turkey are returning to school Monday where they will be taught evolution for the last time in their…
To fight wildlife crime, experts say ‘follow the money’
Environment
September 17, 2017
To fight wildlife crime, experts say ‘follow the money’
In most cases, the conviction of a Thai man trafficking rhino horns through a bizarre scheme that involved hiring prostitutes…
Music review: Ringo Starr gives his love on new Love album
Music
September 17, 2017
Music review: Ringo Starr gives his love on new Love album
We’re on the road again with the skiffle band king, Ringo Starr. The busiest of all Beatles is out with…
California legislators approve ‘sanctuary state’ bill
World
September 17, 2017
California legislators approve ‘sanctuary state’ bill
California lawmakers approved a “sanctuary state” bill on Saturday that would put new restrictions on interactions between local law enforcement…