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G-20 leaders clash over values, face calls to protect growth 28 Jun 2019 - 07:23 pm

OSAKA: World leaders attending a Group of 20 summit in Japan that began Friday are clashing over values that have served for decades...

US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to ditch 'Dreamers' immigration program 28 Jun 2019 - 07:04 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether President Donald Trump acted lawfully when he moved to end a program...

Trump, with a wag, asks Putin not to meddle in US elections 28 Jun 2019 - 07:04 pm

OSAKA: President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in U.S. elections, appearing to make light of...

Ontario Court of Appeal rules carbon tax is constitutional 28 Jun 2019 - 07:04 pm

TORONTO: Ontario's Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that Canada's federal carbon tax is constitutional after a challenge from the province's Conservative government....

US Democrat Kamala Harris clarifies: she won't ban private health insurance 28 Jun 2019 - 07:04 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris was forced to clarify her position on private health insurance again on Friday, an unwelcome distraction...

Prosecutors seek life sentence in Charlottesville car attack 28 Jun 2019 - 07:04 pm

CHARLOTTESVILLE: To federal prosecutors, James Alex Fields Jr. is a callous, hate-filled young man who saw a group of people protesting against white...

US sanctions Maduro's son as it raises pressure on Venezuela 28 Jun 2019 - 07:04 pm

BOGOTA, Colombia: The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions on the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a move to increase pressure...

‘Summer has finally arrived’ as new york city power demand roars 27 Jun 2019 - 10:34 pm

An early summer heat wave is searing New York City, driving power use to the highest since September. As air conditioners blasted, demand...

Connecticut woman who killed her 2 children gets 120 years 27 Jun 2019 - 10:34 pm

NEW HAVEN: A Connecticut woman convicted of killing her two children saying it was God's plan was sentenced to 120 years in prison...

Family: University failed to act before student was killed 27 Jun 2019 - 07:19 pm

SALT LAKE CITY: The family of a University of Utah student shot on campus sued the institution on Thursday, saying officials refused to...

Castro impresses in Democratic debate; can he capitalize? 27 Jun 2019 - 07:19 pm

MIAMI: Julián Castro had a second chance at a first impression in the Democratic presidential debate. Now he has to figure out what...

US drops case against man sentenced to death 43 years ago 27 Jun 2019 - 07:19 pm

Washington: US prosecutors have dropped their case against a North Carolina man 43 years after he was sentenced to death for a murder...

US envoy says Iran sanction working, warns against nuclear breaches 27 Jun 2019 - 06:50 pm

PARIS: The U.S. policy of maximum economic pressure on Tehran is working but the sanctions do not give Iran the right to breach...

Attorneys ask court to intervene against U.S. over migrant kids' detention conditions 27 Jun 2019 - 03:58 pm

A 17-year-old Honduran migrant described babies sleeping on a cold floor. A teen mother said her sick baby was unable to open her...

Boris Johnson predicts ‘million-to-one’ chance of no-deal Brexit 26 Jun 2019 - 11:35 pm

Boris Johnson once again softened his Brexit rhetoric Wednesday evening saying there was "a million to one” chance of leaving the European Union...

Top restaurateur cleared in pregnancy discrimination trial 26 Jun 2019 - 11:35 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: A jury has found the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group not guilty of pregnancy discrimination. Wednesday's verdict exonerates the famous chef and...