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Euroskeptic Farage leads march over ‘betrayal’Nigel Farage, the politician who probably did more than anyone else to force Britain’s referendum on membership of the European Union, joined protesters at the...Boris Johnson says it’s not too late for ‘real change’ on Brexit dealFormer British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday it was not too late for the government to get “real change” to Prime Minister Theresa...NATO edges toward Trump’s spending callsMore European allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization increased defense spending in 2018, with sharp rises in the Baltics, Poland and the Netherlands, but...'Our gun laws will change,' vows NZ PM Jacinda ArdenNew Zealand's prime minister vowed to toughen the country's gun laws after revealing Saturday that the man accused of murdering 49 people in two mosques...Brexit uncertainty creating anxiety for British studentsIt bills itself as Britain’s European university because of its study centers in France, Italy, Belgium and Greece. But now the uncertainty over Brexit is...Christchurch shootings: Injured Malaysian hit by several bullets, in critical conditionRahimi Ahmad was performing his Friday prayers at the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch when deafening gunfire shattered the silence.As he tried to escape,...49 killed at mosques in 'one of New Zealand's darkest days'The Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — At least 49 people were shot to death at two mosques during midday prayers Friday — most...Brexit set for delay after May wounded by rejection of "no-deal"The British parliament on Wednesday rejected leaving the European Union without a deal, further weakening Prime Minister Theresa May and paving the way for a...U.S. joins other nations in grounding 737 MAX jets after second crashThe United States on Wednesday joined Europe, China and other countries in grounding Boeing Co’s 737 MAX jets, because of safety concerns after an Ethiopian...Ethiopia to send plane's black box abroad, as grief growsThe black box from the Boeing jet that crashed and killed all 157 people on board will be sent overseas for analysis but no country...US to build 6 US nuclear power plant in IndiaThe United States and India on Wednesday agreed to strengthen security and civil nuclear cooperation, including building six U.S. nuclear power plants in India, the...U.K., EU announce change to Brexit deal ahead of key voteBritain and the European Union emerged from last-minute talks late Monday to announce they had finally removed the biggest roadblock to their Brexit divorce deal,...Mike Pompeo hoping India wont buy Venezuelan oilUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday expressed hope that India will support the American efforts in Venezuela by not purchasing oil from the...Pakistan assures US that it will take 'significant action' against terrorists groupsPakistan has assured the United States that it will deal firmly with all terrorists and take steps to de-escalate tensions with India, a top White...Trump proposes record spending, trillion-dollar deficitU.S. President Donald Trump proposed a record $4.7 trillion budget on Monday, pushing the federal deficit past $1 trillion but counting on optimistic growth, accounting...Democrat leader Pelosi says Trump 'just not worth' impeachingHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, America's most powerful Democrat, said in remarks published Monday that she does not support impeaching Donald Trump, arguing the Republican president...Protests of the 'yellow vests' escalates in ParisHundreds of "yellow vest" protesters began marches in Paris on Saturday, marking the 17th straight weekend of anti-government demonstrations despite attempts by French President Emmanuel...'Lucky Day': 2 minutes late, Greek man saved from Ethiopian plane crashA Greek man said on Sunday he would have been the 150th passenger on the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines Boeing plane that crashed killing all on...Some time may pass before a third North Korea summit: Trump adviserUS President Donald Trump is open to a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but some time may have to go by...Trump to ask Congress for 8.6 billion dollars for border wall in budgetPresident Donald Trump on Monday will ask the U.S. Congress for an additional $8.6 billion to help pay for his promised wall on the U.S-Mexico...Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are engagedJennifer Lopez said yes to Alex Rodriguez’s proposal, and with the rock he presented, who could say no?The couple posted an Instagram photo of their...Turbulence injures 30 on flight from Istanbul to New YorkSevere turbulence injured 30 people aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul that landed safely at New York’s Kennedy International Airport on Saturday afternoon, officials...Attack in Niger kills soldiers, boko haram militants: ReportSeven soldiers and 38 militants died in an assault by the jihadist group Boko Haram in southeastern Niger, the defence ministry said on Saturday, the...Guaido, Maduro rallies set as Venezuela struggles with blackoutThousands of Venezuelans are expected to protest once again Saturday as opposition leader Juan Guaido cranks up the pressure on beleaguered President Nicolas Maduro, in...Bill Shine quits White House, to join Trumps 2020 Presidential campaignFormer Fox News executive Bill Shine has resigned as President Donald Trump's communications director, the White House said Friday."Assistant to the president and communications director...A town in US appoints 'a goat' as mayorIn a divided America where politics seems increasingly to get people's goat, a small town in Vermont has taken the concept to heart -- this...Judge extends authority to more families separated at borderA federal judge who ordered that more than 2,700 children be reunited with their parents on Friday expanded his authority to potentially thousands more children...Russia passes bill to outlaw insulting stateRussian lawmakers passed legislation Thursday that imposes restrictions on online media and criminalizes anyone who insults the state.The bill introduces fines for publishing materials showing...Algeria army chief evokes war amid protestsThe general who leads Algeria’s Army responded Tuesday to protests against the country’s longtime president, darkly evoking the years of bloodshed before the current government...India rape victim kills attacker by dragging him into fire An Indian woman who was allegedlyraped and set on fire killed her attacker by dragging him into the flames, police said Wednesday (Mar 6).The woman...China's Huawei sues US over federal ban on using its productsChinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies on Thursday (Mar 7) confirmed it is suing the US government over a section of a defence bill passed...Report: U.S. govt kept tabs on journalists, ‘instigators’The U.S. government ran an operation to screen journalists, activists and others while investigating last year’s migrant caravan from Mexico, a San Diego TV station...Japan court OK's Nissan ex-Chairman Ghosn's release on bailA Tokyo court approved the release of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn on 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) bail on Tuesday, rejecting an appeal by...N.Y. authorities subpoena Trump insurance brokerNew York regulators have sent a subpoena to the Trump Organization’s longtime insurance broker, a request that comes days after U.S. President Donald Trump’s former...India: Trump's preferential trade status will have minimal impactThe government of India said that Donald Trump’s move to end preferential treatment will have very little impact.Under what is known as the Generalised System...‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star Luke Perry dead after strokeActor Luke Perry, who rose to superstardom on the teen-oriented 1990s U.S. television drama “Beverly Hills, 90210” and then aged into a fatherly role on...Dems to introduce resolution condemning anti-Semitic comments amid Omar scandalLeading House Democrats will offer a resolution Wednesday condemning anti-Semitism in response to Rep. Ilhan Omar's latest remarks on Israel, a senior Democratic aide said.The...Algeria’s president runs for 5th term, stirs massive protestsAlgeria’s ailing president said Sunday that if he wins a fifth term in April, he would promote political changes that his critics have demanded and...House to query 60 Trump officials in obstruction probeDeclaring it’s “very clear” U.S. President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said the panel is requesting documents Monday from...US to end preferential trade status for India, TurkeyAt President Donald Trump's direction, the United States intends to scrap the preferential trade status granted to India and Turkey, officials said on Monday (Mar...Adviser says Trump ‘gave nothing away’ in North Korea talksThe White House national security adviser on Sunday described President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a success despite the...America will never be a socialist country: TrumpIn a slashing speech packed with braggadocio and grievance, US President Donald Trump denounced Democrats as the party of “the socialist nightmare,” relitigated his crowd...Populist party gains as Estonia faces possible power swapA center-right party that held the prime minister’s office in Estonia for over a decade held a lead in the former Soviet republic’s general election...Michael Cohen hearing contributed to Vietnam summit failure: TrumpUS President Donald Trump said on Monday that the Democrats' decision to interview his longtime fixer, lawyer Michael Cohen, on the same day as a...Venezuela’s Juan Guaido says he will return home after Ecuador visitVenezuelan Opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Saturday he would return home after a visit to Ecuador and called for new protests new week against...America’s newest crew capsule rockets toward space stationAmerica’s newest capsule for astronauts rocketed Saturday toward the International Space Station on a high-stakes test flight by SpaceX.The only passenger was a life-size test...Extradition case against Huawei exec to proceedCanada said Friday it will allow the U.S. extradition case against a Chinese executive of Huawei Technologies Co. to proceed.Canadian Department of Justice officials issued...Trump accuses Micheal Cohen of perjury, citing unpublished bookPresident Donald Trump accused his former lawyer Michael Cohen of perjury on Friday, saying a manuscript Cohen wrote last year that complemented Trump contradicted his...Guaido vows to return to Venezuela despite threatsVenezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, visiting Brazil to drum up support for his bid to push for a change of government in his country, said...Net migration into U.K. from EU falls to near-decade lowNet migration into Britain from the other 27 European Union countries has fallen to near-decade lows, suggesting Brexit uncertainty has made the country a less...Rio de Janeiro Carnival kicks off with Bolsonaro backlashRio de Janeiro’s world-famous Carnival officially began with streets parties and revelry Friday amid expectations the first such celebration since Jair Bolsonaro took office would...US House strikes down Trump's border emergency, now goes to SenateThe US House of Representatives dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, approving a resolution blocking him from obtaining funding for a Mexican...China, US still have 'difficult discussions' ahead on trade issuesWashington and Beijing remain divided over the U.S.'s demand that China make structural changes to its economy, analysts say, despite the trade war truce's being...Nearly 50% of transport pollution deaths linked to diesel: StudyAbout 385,000 people worldwide died prematurely in 2015 from air pollution caused by vehicle exhaust emissions, a US study found Wednesday (Feb 27), which singled...One-on-One: Trump, Kim confront North Korea's nuke plansWith nervous world capitals looking on, President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un are beginning their second nuclear summit with a one-on-one discussion...Space junk harpoon?to clean orbital debris?A harpoon flung from a satellite has successfully captured a piece of pretend space junk, like a whale.The British-led experiment is part of an effort...Pope vows to end abuse cover-ups but victims disappointedPope Francis closed out his extraordinary summit on preventing clergy sex abuse by vowing Sunday to confront abusers with ''the wrath of God'' felt by...After marathon train ride, Kim Jong Un reaches Vietnam for nuclear summitNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed into Vietnam Tuesday after a marathon train journey for a second summit showdown with Donald Trump, with the...Trump forcibly kissed an ex-campaign worker before a rally: ReportA woman who worked on Donald Trump's presidential campaign sued the president on Monday, accusing him of kissing her without consent before a 2016 rally...Pentagon outlines its first AI strategyThe U.S. military wants to expand its use of artificial intelligence in warfare, but says it will take care to deploy the technology in accordance...Sudan’s Bashir names new VP, prime minister as demonstrations continueSudanese police fired teargas at demonstrators on Saturday as fresh protests broke out against the rule of President Omar al-Bashir, after he appointed a new...France’s ‘yellow vest’ protests continueTens of thousands of people marched Saturday in Paris and other cities and dozens were arrested as France’s “yellow vest” movement staged its 15th consecutive...R. Kelly arrested, charged in Chicago with sexual abuseR. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual...Singer R. Kelly due in court to face sex abuse chargesR. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual...Trump inclined to extend China trade deal deadlineU.S. President Donald Trump said Friday there was “a very good chance” the United States would strike a deal with China to end their trade...Church files on paedophile priests 'destroyed' says CardinalA top Catholic cardinal admitted Saturday that Church files on priests who sexually abused children were destroyed or never even drawn up, a move which...Venezuela border tensions turn violent amid aid distribution bidEven as the first load of humanitarian aid from the Brazilian government arrived in Venezuela from Pacaraima on Saturday, President Nicolas Maduro’s security forces fired...N.Korea's Kim sets off by train to Vietnam for summit with Trump - reportNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un set off by train for Vietnam on Saturday, for his second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump next week,...Trump rules out reducing US troops from South KoreaPresident Donald Trump on Friday (Feb 22) ruled out reducing US forces from South Korea as part of a deal in his upcoming summit with...Teen wins EU pledge to work on climateThe European Union should spend hundreds of billions of euros combating climate change during the next decade, its chief executive said Thursday, responding to a...Vietnam to ban traffic on Kim arrival routeVietnam will ban traffic on the road North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to take from a train station on the Chinese border...US-China extend trade talks, deadline likely to be pushed backUS President Donald Trump on Friday said a trade summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping was likely to occur next month, and hailed two days...Family: U.K. teen who joined ISIL has baby in SyriaThe family of a British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant group and now wants...Saudi Crown Prince vows to calm tensions between neighbours after PulwamaSaudi Arabia vowed to "de-escalate" rising tensions between Pakistan and India during a high-profile summit in Islamabad on Monday as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...Trump ready to issue veto over emergencyU.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his term if Congress votes to disapprove his declaration of a national emergency...Lost in China: Thai with dementia returnsA 59-year-old Thai woman with dementia who left home eight months ago to see her son nearby, only to apparently walk 640 kilometers into China,...US-China trade talks resume in Washington from Tuesday: White HouseUS-China trade talks aimed at ending a damaging tariff war will resume from Tuesday (Feb 19) in Washington, the White House has announced.The last set...Macron condemns anti-Semitic abuse by 'yellow vest' protestorsFrench President Emmanuel Macron condemned anti-Semitic abuse of a leading intellectual by "yellow vest" protestors and said it would not be tolerated.Police intervened to protect...Trump’s pick for U.N. ambassador pulls outHeather Nauert, picked by U.S. President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations but never officially nominated, has withdrawn from...Ex-U.S. archbishop is highest ranked to be defrocked by Pope for sex abuseFormer Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been found guilty by the Vatican of sex abuse and defrocked, as calls rose Saturday for Pope Francis to reveal...U.S. military planes land near Venezuela border with aidThe U.S. military airlifted tons of humanitarian aid to a Colombian town on the Venezuelan border Saturday as part of an effort meant to undermine...India raises Pulwama terrorist attack issue at Munich ConferenceIndia raised the issue of the Pulwama terror attack, which left 40 CRPF men dead, during bilateral meetings with several countries, including the US, Germany...Former U.S. Cardinal McCarrick defrocked over sex abuse allegationsDisgraced former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been expelled from the Roman Catholic priesthood following allegations against him, including sexual abuse of minors, the Vatican...China rebuffs Germany's call for US missile deal with RussiaChina rejected on Saturday (Feb 16) German Chancellor Angela Merkel's appeal to join a Cold War-era arms control treaty that the United States accuses Russia...Nigeria presidential election abruptly postponed by a weekNigeria’s presidential election, which was due to be held on Saturday, has been postponed by a week, the chairman of the country’s electoral commission said...U.S.-China trade talks set to resumeThe United States and China will resume trade talks this week in Washington with time running short to ease their bruising trade war, but U.S....Trump tests presidential power, declares emergency at borderDefiant in the wake of a stinging budget defeat, President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, moving to secure...Gunman kills five in mass shooting at US manufacturing facilityFive people were killed and multiple police officers shot on Friday when a gunman opened fire in an industrial area on the outskirts of Chicago,...US asks Pak to freeze funds of terror groups, supports action against JeMThe US on Friday asked Pakistan to “freeze without delay” the funds and other financial assets of the UNSC-designated terrorist networks and their leaders. It...Maduro reveals secret meetings with U.S.President Nicolas Maduro has invited a U.S. special envoy to Venezuela after revealing in an AP interview on Thursday that his foreign minister recently held...Italy PM calls for fairer Europe, faces EU angerItalian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called on Tuesday for a less austere European Union more in tune with popular demands for economic growth, but he...Pentagon, Senators agree China most significant strategic threat to USWith its "unprecedented military build up and predatory economics", China poses the most significant, long-term strategic threat to the United States, top American Senators and...Venezuela turns to India for major oil exports as US sanctions biteVenezuela's oil exports have tapered off and shifted toward India since new US sanctions began on January 28 as state-run oil company PDVSA seeks to...From Singapore to Hanoi: The bumpy diplomatic road since Trump and Kim first metIt's been the better part of a year since US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stood face to face for...Brazil miner Vale knew deadly dam had heightened risk of collapseVale SA, the world’s largest iron ore miner, knew last year that the dam in Brazil that collapsed in January and killed at least 165...Trump not ‘thrilled’ with border deal but leaning toward itUnder mounting pressure from his own party, President Donald Trump appeared to be grudgingly leaning toward accepting an agreement Tuesday that would head off a...Australia to reopen island detention camp after refugee billThe Australian government said Wednesday it would reopen a mothballed island detention camp in anticipation of a new wave of asylum seekers arriving by boat...China wants a deal with USA very badly: TrumpAmid the ongoing Beijing visit of a high-powered US delegation led by its Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to hammer out a deal with the Chinese,...Saudi Arabia crown prince to visit India to discuss trade, energy securityDefence, trade and energy security are expected to be high on the agenda when Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman holds...Lawmakers reach deal on border wall fundingU.S. congressional negotiators announced an agreement late Monday to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a...I'm generally working, not relaxing: Trump defends 'Executive time'Donald Trump pushed back on Sunday at the suggestion he spends much of his work day taking it easy, as the White House kept up...US negotiators land in Beijing for preliminary trade talksUS negotiators were in Beijing on Monday for another round of talks on a trade deal with the clock ticking towards a March 1 deadline...Top Pentagon official in Afghanistan amid push for peaceThe Pentagon’s top official made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday to meet with U.S. commanders and Afghan leaders amid a push for peace...Mexico: Radio journalist shot dead, second media person killed this yearThe Latin American country has become one of the world’s deadliest countries for reporters, after a Mexican radio journalist was shot dead Saturday at a...Net neutrality faces legal fight in U.S. courtTech companies and nearly two dozen U.S. states clashed with the government in federal court on Feb. 1 over the repeal of net neutrality, a...Poroshenko: Ukraine must join EU, NATOUkraine must join the European Union and NATO to protect itself from Russia’s expansionist actions, Ukraine’s president said Saturday as he officially launched his reelection...Madrid demonstrators reject government’s Catalonia policyTens of thousands of people waving Spain’s red-and-yellow flag demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday to oppose any concessions by the government to Catalan pro-independence parties...Warren makes presidential bid official with call for changeDemocratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her bid for the presidency official on Saturday in this working-class city, grounding her 2020 campaign in a populist call...Next round of US-China trade talks set for Feb 14-15: White HouseUS officials will be in Beijing February 14-15 for the third round of talks aimed at heading off an escalation of the ongoing trade war...U.S. urging Venezuela military to abandon president MaduroThe United States is holding direct communications with members of Venezuela’s military, urging them to abandon President Nicolas Maduro, and is also preparing new sanctions...US in direct contact with Venezuelan military, urging defections: ReportThe United States is holding direct communications with members of Venezuela's military urging them to abandon President Nicolas Maduro and is also preparing new sanctions...Guaido tells Venezuela police to stay away from his familyThe Venezuelan opposition leader challenging Nicolas Maduro’s claim to the presidency warned officers from a feared state security unit Thursday to stay away from his...Hotel that launched Trump to Manhattan fame to be torn downThe building that helped Donald Trump make a name for himself in his first big deal in Manhattan is being sold to developers who plan...Top Russian diplomat meets TalibanA top Russian diplomat on Thursday met with Taliban representatives and expressed Moscow’s support for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.The meeting came after two days...U.N. inquiry says Saudis ordered Khashoggi murderA United Nations-led inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Thursday that evidence pointed to a brutal crime “planned and perpetrated”...EU-backed group: Go slow on VenezuelaEuropean and Latin American leaders gathered on Thursday in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo to discuss a plan to solve the deepening crisis in Venezuela,...Pakistan to submit Jadhav proof in ICJ February 19Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Islamabad will present evidence in the case of convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav at the International Court...Venezuela military barricades bridge in attempt to block aidThe Venezuelan military barricaded a bridge at a key border crossing with Colombia, issuing a challenge Wednesday to a U.S.-backed effort by the opposition to...Trump says China ‘theft’ of US jobs and wealth must endPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday told Congress that Washington's aggressive trade negotiations with Beijing would mean an end to China's alleged "theft" of US jobs...Trump says talks with Taliban 'constructive', hopes to reach settlementInforming Congress that his administration is holding "constructive talks" with the Taliban, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that after two decades of war in...Karl Marx’s grave memorial damaged in hammer attackA memorial to Karl Marx at the cemetery in north London where the 19th century political philosopher is buried has been defaced, with marble hacked...Trump claims ‘ridiculous partisan’ probes may upset progressFacing a divided Congress for the first time, U.S. President Donald Trump warned emboldened Democrats in his State of the Union speech Tuesday that “ridiculous...US govt misled our students by setting up fake university: Indian American attorneyFlooded with phone calls from panic-stricken students, an eminent Indian American attorney on Tuesday alleged that Department of Homeland Security knowingly allowed the "fake university"...Bodies of 6 skiers found after Italian avalanchesRescuers on Monday located the bodies of four skiers in Italy’s Alps, a day after they went missing, raising the death toll in recent avalanches...Kamala Harris, Tulsi Gabbard to campaign in early-voting states in FebruaryKamala Harris, the first Indian-origin Senator and Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, the two 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, on Tuesday...Will meet with North Korean leader Kim on Feb 27, 28 in Vietnam: TrumpUS President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will hold the second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam at the end...Reject politics of revenge, resistance, retribution: Trump in State of Union speechUS President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for rejecting politics of revenge, resistance and retribution, but insisted on building a wall along the US-Mexico border...Pentagon: U.S. to send 3,750 more troops to Mexico borderThe United States will send an additional 3,750 troops to its frontier with Mexico, the Pentagon said Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down...UK home secretary orders extradition of Vijay MallyaUK home secretary Sajid Javid on Monday ordered the extradition of Vijay Mallya to India, in a blow to the embattled liquor baron.The 63-year-old businessman...Nine killed in Somali market car bombing: PoliceAt east nine people were killed and several wounded when a car loaded with explosives blew up near a mall in a busy market in...Maduro bid to move $850 mil. in gold overseas thwartedThe embattled Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro halted plans to ship 20 tons of gold overseas as a growing international push to ring-fence the country’s...Hawaii Rep. Gabbard enters presidential raceU.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran who at times has had a spiky relationship with the Democratic Party, on Saturday added another liberal...Poland’s political divide grows wider after mayor is slainKrzysztof Strzemeski watched with unease as a high school friend voiced support for Poland’s nationalist government on social media, followed by hate-filled extremist posts. But...Will have access to all students by Monday: Indian Ambassador to the USIndian Ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Sunday said that the "weight of the government of India" is behind the detained students in...Deadly Brazil dam burst had echoes of ’15 disasterThe collapse of a Brazilian dam controlled by miner Vale SA a week ago likely happened because parts of the sand and dried-mud structure dissolved...Venezuela’s Guaido urges military defections amid protestsVenezuela’s opposition leader called on more members of the military to abandon the country’s socialist government following Saturday’s defection of a high-ranking general, as President...Putin says Russia exiting missile treaty in response to US movePresident Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Russia was suspending its participation in a key Cold War-era missile treaty in a mirror response to a US...U.S. job gains surge despite cautious FedU.S. job growth surged in January, with employers hiring the most workers in 11 months, pointing to underlying strength in the economy despite an uncertain...'Once in a century' floods hit northeast AustraliaOnce in a century floods have turned streets into rivers and forced thousands to abandon their homes in northeast Australia, with authorities warning of further...Conservation work on Tutankhamun tomb unveiledAfter almost a decade, a team of international experts on Thursday revealed the results of their painstaking work to preserve the tomb of Egypt’s legendary...20 charged in birth tourism crackdownDongyuan Li’s business was called “You Win USA,” and authorities say she coached pregnant Chinese women on how to get into the United States to...Trump says trade deficit with China cannot be allowedPresident Donald Trump has said US' massive trade deficit with China cannot be allowed to continue, a day after the officials from both countries concluded...May instructed to change Brexit deal; EU says noBritish lawmakers on Tuesday instructed Prime Minister Theresa May to reopen a Brexit treaty with the European Union to replace a controversial Irish border arrangement...U.S. intelligence heads differ with Trump on security risksDirectly contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. intelligence agencies told Congress on Tuesday that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, that the...US calls for Russian, Chinese nuclear transparencyThe United States called for more transparency on Wednesday as it accused Russia and China of not fully reporting their nuclear programmes amid US threats...Pompeo says Trump-Kim summit to be held somewhere in AsiaUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday (Jan 30) he was dispatching a team to make preparations for the next summit between President...N. Korea’s push to use more coal clouds futureNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un sees coal as a key way to boost the economy, but burning more coal may worsen pollution in a...Australia: China has raised ‘anxiety’ in disputed watersAustralian Defense Minister Christopher Pyne urged China on Monday to resolve tensions in the South China Sea in accordance with international law, in a swipe...U.S. sanctions Venezuelan state oil companyThe Trump administration on Monday imposed sweeping sanctions on Venezuelan state-owned oil firm PDVSA, aimed at severely curbing the OPEC member’s crude exports to the...British MPs to vote on moves wrestling control of BrexitBritish lawmakers will vote on Tuesday on whether to try to take control of the Brexit process in a series of crunch votes that threaten...