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Teen activist sails across Atlantic to go to climate meeting 29 Aug 2019 - 06:36 pm

NEW YORK: Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York City to chants and cheers Wednesday after a trans-Atlantic trip on...

Hurricane on track for Florida after strike in Caribbean 29 Aug 2019 - 06:14 pm

MIAMI: Hurricane Dorian posed an increasing menace to Florida as it pushed over open waters Thursday after leaving limited damage in Puerto Rico...

UN agency urges US to reinstate funds to protect women 29 Aug 2019 - 06:03 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: The United Nations' family planning agency has urged the United States to reinstate its funding, which has been cut for the...

Colombia's FARC dissident leader issues new call to arms, three years after peace deal 29 Aug 2019 - 04:58 pm

BOGOTA: A group of former rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) said in a video posted overnight that it will...

Deaths caused by drivers running red lights at 10-year high 29 Aug 2019 - 04:58 pm

DETROIT: The number of people killed by drivers running red lights has hit a 10-year high, and AAA is urging drivers and pedestrians...

Hurricane Dorian gains might as it takes aim at Florida 29 Aug 2019 - 10:30 am

Hurricane Dorian churned in the Atlantic, picking up speed early on Thursday, fueled by warm waters as it took aim at the U.S....

Family of minor league baseball pitcher slain in Virginia 28 Aug 2019 - 10:34 pm

CHATHAM, Va.: The wife, son and mother-in-law of a minor league baseball pitcher are dead and a relative has been charged with three...

Ex-Pentagon chief Mattis says bitter politics threaten US 28 Aug 2019 - 10:34 pm

WASHINGTON: Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning of bitter political divisions that threaten American society, echoing themes he often cited before he...

Epstein accuser says Prince Andrew should 'come clean' 28 Aug 2019 - 08:16 pm

LONDON: An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein who claims she was also delivered to Britain's Prince Andrew for paid sex as a teenager...

23 killed, 13 injured in Mexico bar attack 28 Aug 2019 - 02:09 pm

ANKARA: An attack on a bar in the southern Mexico state of Veracruz on late Tuesday left 23 people dead and 13 others...

Brazil's neighbors call for meeting and Amazon pact as fires rage 28 Aug 2019 - 12:38 am

LIMA: Peru and Colombia called on Tuesday on fellow Amazonian countries to attend a presidential meeting next month on the forest fires raging...

Brazil's Bolsonaro open to G7 aid if Macron 'withdraws insults' 28 Aug 2019 - 12:15 am

Porto Velho, Brazil: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he was open to discussing G7 aid for fighting fires devastating the Amazon rainforest,...

Puerto Rico braces for rain, power outages as Dorian nears 28 Aug 2019 - 12:15 am

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Jorge Ortiz, a 50-year-old construction worker, was taking no chances as Tropical Storm Dorian approached Puerto Rico on Tuesday...

US Muslim ban on: Palestinian Harvard freshman deported 27 Aug 2019 - 09:49 pm

ANKARA: A 17-year-old Palestinian has been denied U.S. entry to study at Harvard University on a notorious policy that bars even some who...

Biden health plan aims far beyond legacy of 'Obamacare' 27 Aug 2019 - 09:49 pm

WASHINGTON: Wrapping himself in the legacy of "Obamacare," Joe Biden is offering restless Democrats a health care proposal that goes far beyond it,...

Trump praises Bolsonaro efforts on Amazon fires 27 Aug 2019 - 06:00 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's response to the fires raging in the Amazon and pledged "full...