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US career diplomats testify that State Department was misused for domestic politics 04 Nov 2019 - 09:44 pm

WASHINGTON: Two U.S. career diplomats told the Trump impeachment inquiry that they did not feel supported by the State Department under President Donald...

Hispanic man says acid attacker accused him of invading US 04 Nov 2019 - 09:44 pm

MILWAUKEE: Milwaukee police arrested a man suspected of throwing battery acid on a Hispanic man who says his attacker asked him, "why did...

Ukraine to fire prosecutor who discussed Bidens with Giuliani 04 Nov 2019 - 09:44 pm

KIEV: Ukraine plans to fire the prosecutor who led investigations into the firm where Joe Biden's son served on the board, a central...

Bannon’s Trump defense loses White House support as strains grow 04 Nov 2019 - 09:44 pm

White House officials are distancing themselves from a campaign Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has mounted to defend the president from...

Brazilian state creates force to protect Amazon tribe from loggers 04 Nov 2019 - 09:44 pm

BRASILIA: The government of the Brazilian state of Maranhao plans to set up a police task force on Monday to protect the Guajajara...

US sanctions nine people, one entity tied to Iran's top leader 04 Nov 2019 - 09:11 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions on nine people with ties to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, including his chief of staff,...

Ocasio-Cortez apologizes to critic blocked on Twitter 04 Nov 2019 - 09:00 pm

NEW YORK: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Monday she is sorry for blocking a former Brooklyn elected official from her Twitter account after he...

Trump is sued for defamation by woman who claims he raped her in 1990s 04 Nov 2019 - 09:00 pm

NEW YORK: A woman who accuses Donald Trump of raping her more than 23 years ago in a New York department store sued...

Trump threatens to withhold emergency aid from fire-hit California 04 Nov 2019 - 10:00 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump threatened once again Sunday to withhold federal aid from California after its Democratic governor criticized his environmental policies....

Trump invites ASEAN leaders to US meet after skipping summit 04 Nov 2019 - 09:34 am

NONTHABURI, Thailand - President Donald Trump has invited Southeast Asian leaders to a "special summit" in the United States early next year after...

Trump can begin steps to pull US out of Paris climate deal 04 Nov 2019 - 09:15 am

WASHINGTON - This week marks the first time President Donald Trump can actually begin the steps to pull the U.S. out of the...

America's gun violence survivors on life after the bullet 03 Nov 2019 - 06:52 pm

Raleigh: The scourge of gun violence in the United States is no secret: some 36,000 Americans are killed every year on average, or...

Buzzfeed publishes "The Mueller Report’s Secret Memos” 03 Nov 2019 - 06:09 pm

BuzzFeed News published the first tranche of FBI documents related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into the 2016 election and Russian efforts...

Trump on course to win 2020 re-election if economic models right 03 Nov 2019 - 05:51 pm

An enduring U.S. expansion puts President Donald Trump on course to win re-election in 2020, according to economic models with a track record...

'Guardian of the forest' killed in Amazon ambush 03 Nov 2019 - 03:05 pm

Sao Paulo: A Brazilian land defender was killed and a second injured in an ambush by loggers in the Amazon rainforest, regional authorities...

Airbnb bans 'party houses' after deadly US shooting 03 Nov 2019 - 11:28 am

New York -Airbnb's boss announced Saturday that the online platform, which offers private homes for rent for short periods, is banning "party houses"...