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Polish nationalists protest during event marking liberation of Auschwitz campDozens of Polish far right nationalists gathered at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland on Sunday to protest at the same time as officials and...Ashraf Ghani calls Taliban for ‘serious talks’Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday the Taliban should “enter serious talks” with his government, after the insurgents and Washington both touted progress during...Ashraf Ghani calls Taliban for ‘serious talks’Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday the Taliban should “enter serious talks” with his government, after the insurgents and Washington both touted progress during...‘Red scarf’ protesters march against ‘yellow vest’ violenceMore than 10,000 people wearing red scarves marched through Paris on Sunday in protest of “yellow vest” violence during the anti-government demos that have drawn...Sikh community in US distributes gift cards, hot Indian food to TSA employeesThe Sikh community of Indiana State in the US distributed Indian food and gift cards to the employees of the federal Transportation and Security Administration...Lack of jobs forced Indian migrants on boat to N.Z.In a dark alleyway no wider than arms’ length, a single ladies’ shoe is all that remains on the boarded-up doorstep of Prabhu Dhandapani, his...EU may tighten rules against China’s Huawai due to feared intelThe European Union’s digital affairs chief fears that Huawei Technologies Co. is providing intelligence to the Chinese government, he told The Yomiuri Shimbun in an...Some 70,000 Brussels protesters demand action on climateAt least 70,000 people braved cold and rain in Brussels on Sunday to demand the Belgian government and the European Union increase their efforts to...Hillary Clinton considering 2020 presidential run"Clinton is telling people that she's not closing the doors to the idea of running in 2020," CNN's Jeff Zeleny said Sunday (local time) on...40 dead in Brazil dam collapse as hope gives way to anguishHope that loved ones had survived a tsunami of iron ore mine waste from a dam collapse in Brazil was turning to anguish and anger...76 WTO members push for new e-commerce rulesImpatient with a lack of World Trade Organization rules on the explosive growth of e-commerce, 76 members — including the United States, China, the European...U.S. envoy claims ‘significant progress’ in talks with TalibanThe U.S. peace envoy to Afghanistan said Saturday that “significant progress” was made during lengthy talks with the Taliban in Qatar and that he was...Dam collapse in Brazil kills 9 people, around 300 missingRescuers worked overnight into Saturday searching for around 300 people missing after a dam collapse at a mine in southeast Brazil killed at least nine,...Study: Greenland ice melting four-fold faster than decade agoGreenland’s melting ice, which causes sea levels to rise, disappeared four times faster in 2013 than in 2003 and is noticeable across the Arctic island,...Trump's retreat: Shutdown ends without wall money, for nowSubmitting to mounting pressure amid growing disruption, U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a deal Friday (local time) to reopen the government for three weeks,...Freedoms being ‘eroded’ in Egypt / 8 years after uprising, movement leaders in jail, in exile or sidelinedEvery day at sunset, Ahmed Maher, one of Egypt’s best known activists, says good night to his family and heads to a Cairo police station...Trump associate Stone arrested, faces obstruction chargeRoger Stone, a confidant of U.S. President Donald Trump, was arrested in the special counsel’s Russia investigation in a pre-dawn raid at his Florida home...Ex-Scottish leader Salmond charged with attempted rapeFormer Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, a figurehead of Scotland’s independence movement, denied committing any crimes on Thursday after he appeared in court charged with...U.S. aid cuts dim hopes for Mideast peaceTens of thousands of Palestinians are no longer getting food aid or basic health services from the United States. U.S.-funded infrastructure projects have been halted,...Maduro foe claims Venezuela presidency amid protestsVenezuela’s crisis quickly escalated Wednesday as an opposition leader backed by the Trump administration declared himself interim president in a direct challenge to embattled socialist...Will give State of the Union address 'when shutdown is over': TrumpUS President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday he would give the State of the Union address after the ongoing government shutdown ends, after House Speaker...China very much wants to make trade deal with US: TrumpUS President Donald Trump on Thursday said that China wants to have a trade deal with the United States."China very much wants to make a...‘Get out of Venezuela’: Nicolas Maduro as US derecognises his governmentAfter the USA recognised opposition leader Juan Guaido as the Interim President, the beleaguered President Nicolas Maduro broke off all diplomatic ties with the USA,...China grants Ivanka Trump 5 trademarks amid trade talks with US: ReportUnited States President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump has been granted preliminary approval for five trademarks linked to her company, news agency AP...'Stop playing around, do a real deal': Trump after China growth slowsUS President Donald Trump asked China to "stop playing around" and do a "Real Deal" in the wake of slowing economic figures amid US-China trade...Venezuela arrests rogue soldiers after revolt Venezuela’s government said on Monday it had suppressed a military revolt after a group of officers stole weapons and kidnapped several officials, as a video...Trump made over 8,000 false or misleading claims since taking officeUS President Donald Trump has made 8,158 false or misleading claims since taking office, a media report said on Monday, a day after he completed...Death toll hits 85 in Mexico fuel blastPeople in the town where a gasoline explosion killed at least 85 people say the section of pipeline that gushed fuel has been a habitual...Don’t hijack Brexit, minister warns Britain’s ParliamentParliament cannot be allowed to hijack Brexit, Trade Minister Liam Fox said on Sunday, in a warning to lawmakers who want to take more control...First Indian-origin US senator Kamala Harris to run for president in 2020Kamala Harris, the first Indian-origin Senator, on Monday officially launched her campaign for the US presidential election in 2020 to take on President Donald Trump,...Greeks vexed by Macedonia deal clashProtesters clashed with police outside Greece’s parliament during a rally that drew tens of thousands of people Sunday against the Greek-Macedonia name deal. At least...Donald Trump had conversations on Moscow tower up to the 2016 US elections: lawyerUS President Donald Trump had conversations about a proposed project to build a Trump Tower in Moscow throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, far later than...To get wall funds, Donald Trump offers relief to immigrantsUS President Donald Trump on Saturday offered to temporarily shield a million immigrants from deportation if Congress authorizes funding for his Mexican border wall —...After MPs shred EU divorce deal, British PM unveils Brexit 'Plan B' to ParlBritish Prime Minister Theresa May unveils her Brexit "Plan B" to parliament on Monday after MPs shredded her EU divorce deal, deepening the political gridlock...Archbishop calls for unity at Polish mayor’s funeralA Catholic archbishop and other speakers at the funeral Saturday of slain Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz urged an end to the political and social divisions...10 United Nations peacekeepers killed in Mali attack Gunmen killed 10 Chadian peacekeepers and injured at least 25 others in an attack on a UN camp in northern Mali on Sunday, one of...Russia’s nuclear-capable underwater drone to be deployedRussia is ready to deploy nuclear-capable Poseidon underwater drones in the Pacific area as part of its oceanic multi-purpose system, Russian state media have reported.Given...Trump, Pence lend support to thousands at anti-abortion demoThousands of anti-abortion activists rallied in Washington on Friday at the annual March for Life -- with the staunch support of President Donald Trump.Trump, who...‘Major announcement’ on U.S. govt shutdown plannedU.S. President Donald Trump said he’ll be making a “major announcement” on the government shutdown and the southern border on Saturday afternoon as the standstill...Fuel raid triggers pipeline blast in Mexico, kills 21At least 21 people were killed and 71 were injured on Friday when a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico as...Mueller disputes report Trump told lawyer to lieSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller’s office on Friday disputed key elements of a media report that U.S. President Donald Trump directed his former lawyer to lie...Trump offers temporary ‘Dreamers’ deal for border wallIn a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the...Mexican pipeline explosion kills at least 20At least 20 people were killed and 71 were injured on Friday when a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico as...Trump to make 'major' announcement on shutdown, border issueUS President Donald Trump has said he will make a "major" announcement on Saturday on the ongoing federal government shutdown and the humanitarian crisis on...Trump to meet Kim Jong-un again in February: White HouseUS President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in late February on Pyongyang dismantling its nuclear and missile...Pelosi cancels Afghanistan trip, cites security riskDemocratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has claimed that she had to cancel her trip to war-torn Afghanistan as the White House had "leaked" her plans...Second Trump-Kim meeting 'within weeks'US President Donald Trump is to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a second summit by the end of February, the White House says.The...Chunk of Tappan Zee Bridge demolishedA big chunk of the Tappan Zee Bridge went down in history — and into the Hudson — on Tuesday after a detonation that thrilled...American businessman, a 9/11 survivor, dies in terror attack on Nairobi hotelThe American man who was among the 21 people killed in an attack on a luxury hotel complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi was a...Saudi teen gets death threats; guard hiredAmid threats to the safety of Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed, who was granted asylum in Canada, the Toronto agency helping her has hired a security...Erdogan pledges ‘safe zone’ in Syria as new U.N. special envoy arrivesTurkey’s president said Tuesday that his troops will establish a 32-kilometer-wide “safe zone” in northern Syria, adding that Turkey would seek logistic and financial assistance...Terrorists launch lethal attack in NairobiThe Associated PressNAIROBI (AP) — Extremists stormed a luxury hotel in Kenya’s capital on Tuesday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down people at cafe...UK PM May seeks to end Brexit stalemate after winning confidence votePrime Minister Theresa May won a confidence vote in the British parliament on Wednesday and then appealed to lawmakers from across the political divide to...Theresa suffers defeat over Brexit deal, triggers no-confidence motionBritish Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal was defeated by a crushing margin in parliament on Tuesday, further complicating the country's historic exit from...Trump Justice nominee supports Mueller Russia probeUS President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee Bill Barr said Monday he supports letting Russia collusion investigator Robert Mueller finish his probe and his final...'Humiliated': British press says Theresa May 'crushed' by defeatPrime Minister Theresa May was left "crushed" and "humiliated", Britain's newspapers said Wednesday as they raked over the fallout from parliament's huge rejection of her...Pompeo on diplomatic tightrope in Saudi talks over Khashoggi murderUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced a tough balancing act on Monday as he pressed Saudi Arabia's crown prince over critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder...PG&E, utility tied to California wildfires, to file for bankruptcyPacific Gas and Electric, the utility company that has been tied to deadly wildfires in California, said Monday it plans to file for bankruptcy at...Polish mayor dies after being stabbed in heartThe popular liberal mayor of the Polish port city of Gdansk died on Monday after he was stabbed during a charity event the previous evening...US lawmakers introduce resolution in support of 'Korean American Day'Two dozen U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan resolution in support of Korean Americans to coincide with Korean American Day.The resolution was submitted Friday to...Greek PM calls for confidence vote after top minister quitsGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras on Sunday called for an “immediate” confidence vote in parliament over the resignation of a top minister, after his coalition...Clashes erupt as France's 'yellow vests' stage fresh protestsProtesters skirmished with police in Paris and other cities Saturday as thousands turned out for new rallies against French President Emmanuel Macron, with dozens arrested...Experimental app might spot drug overdoses in time to helpToo often people die of an opioid overdose because no one’s around to notice they’re in trouble. Now scientists are creating a smartphone app that...Saudi teen refugee arrives in Toronto after week of dramaTired but smiling, an 18-year-old Saudi woman who said she feared death if deported back home arrived Saturday in Canada, which offered her asylum in...France’s yellow vest protests hit 9th weekThousands of yellow vest protesters marched Saturday through Paris and other French cities for a ninth straight weekend to denounce President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies,...Swiss shipping firm begins cleanup in Dutch waters after container spillSwiss shipping line MSC has started cleaning up Dutch sea waters, 10 days after it lost nearly 300 containers from one of its largest cargo...3 dead, dozens injured after gas leak explosion in ParisA powerful explosion apparently caused by a gas leak blew apart a Paris bakery on Saturday and devastated the street it was on, killing three...Ivanka Trump, Nikki Haley in race for World Bank president's post: reportFormer UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka are among possible US candidates to replace outgoing World Bank President...Bill to remove Pakistan as major non-NATO ally introduced in US CongressAn influential US lawmaker has introduced legislation in Congress to terminate the designation of Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally.Introduced by Republican Congressman Andy Briggs,...Poland arrests Huawei exec, 1 other for spyingPoland has arrested a director at the Chinese tech giant Huawei and one of its own former cybersecurity experts and charged them with spying for...Turkey vows action in SyriaTurkey’s defense minister on Friday pledged to wage a campaign against a U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia, sharpening focus on a potential conflict the United States...SpaceX to lay off 10 percent of workforceReuters Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX will reduce its workforce by about 10 percent of the company’s more than 6,000 employees, the company said Friday.The...Gas blast kills three in Paris amid lockdown for yellow vest protestsTwo French firefighters and a Spanish woman died and nearly 50 people were injured in a massive gas explosion that gutted the ground floor of...Meghan moves into more visible role in U.K. royal familyMeghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is taking an increasingly visible role in the British royal family as she becomes the patron of four organizations including...Qualcomm paid Apple $1 bil. for iPhone chip supply rightsQualcomm sought to become the sole supplier of modem chips for Apple’s iPhone to recoup a $1-billion “incentive payment” that Apple insisted on, not to...Backstage drama accompanies Romania’s debut in EU presidencyBackstage drama came to the fore Thursday as Romania assumed the presidency of the European Union for the first time, an international debut that was...Rebel drone kills 6 loyalists at biggest Yemen airbaseA rebel drone hit Yemen’s largest air base Thursday, killing six loyalist soldiers during a military parade in an attack which threatens to hamper U.N.-led...U.K. opposition leader calls for general electionBritish Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called on lawmakers on Thursday to help his opposition party “break the deadlock” over Brexit and support his call for...‘We’re with you’: Donald Trump tells brother of slain Indian-origin copReggie Singh, the brother of Indian-origin policeman Ronil "Ron" Singh killed in California and described a national hero by Donald Trump, has said he supported...Greece, Germany put past tension behind them as Merkel visitsGermany and Greece put years of tension over the painful Greek bailout program behind them Thursday, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel praising the improvement of...British PM Theresa May loses key vote on Brexit procedure in ParliamentBritain's government suffered another setback Wednesday as lawmakers voted to force it to announce within three sitting days what steps it will take next if...Trump makes plea on TV for wall funds / Democrats say president ‘stokes fear’U.S. President Donald Trump urged congressional Democrats to fund his long-promised border wall Tuesday night in a somber televised address that was heavy with dark...N. Korean leader heads home after Beijing visitA special train believed to be carrying Kim Jong Un departed Beijing on Wednesday after a two-day visit by the North Korean leader to the...Trump stalks out of shutdown session with DemsU.S. President Donald Trump stalked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — “I said bye-bye,” he tweeted soon after — as efforts...Trump walks out of meeting with Democrats, calls it 'total waste of time'US President Donald Trump said "bye-bye" and stormed out of negotiations Wednesday on funding a US-Mexico border wall when Democratic opponents refused to agree to...'AK-47 for 1-year-old daughter': Drug lord El Chapo's secret text to wifeProsecutors trying Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman opened an extraordinary window Wednesday into the intimate life of the Mexican drug lord as he plotted crime deals with...Mexico president says fuel crackdown workingMexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that his crackdown against fuel theft was yielding positive results, even as the intervention sparked severe fuel...Filing: Manafort gave 2016 polling data to Russian associateFormer Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared polling data during the 2016 presidential campaign with a business associate accused of having ties to Russian intelligence,...Situation along US-Mexico border a 'growing crisis': Donald TrumpThe situation along the US border with Mexico is a "growing crisis," President Donald Trump said Tuesday, stressing that uncontrolled illegal immigration is hurting millions...Trump's wall speech has competition, Stormy Daniels to 'fold laundry in underwear'As US President Donald Trump prepares to deliver his first televised address from the Oval Office, porn star Stormy Daniels is planning to put on...Trump making case for US-Mexico border wall, calls India-origin cop national 'hero'US President Donald Trump Tuesday described as national "hero" Indian-origin policeman Ronil "Ron" Singh who was recently killed in California, saying America's heart broke the...Macron reeling as hard stance against yellow vests backfiresEmmanuel Macron intended to start the new year on the offensive against the yellow vest protesters. Instead, the French president is reeling from more violent...Iconic Japanese newspaper in Brazil closes after 72 yrsThe Sao Paulo Shimbun newspaper has printed its final edition, ending a 72-year run as a vital reference point and voice for Brazil’s Japanese community...Egypt inaugurates cathedral, mega mosque in new capitalEgypt’s president on Sunday inaugurated a new cathedral for the Coptic Orthodox Church and one of the region’s largest mosques in a highly symbolic gesture...Shutdown talks deadlocked as Trump demands steel barrierU.S. President Donald Trump stood by his demands for funding for a border wall Sunday as another round of shutdown talks failed to break an...US planning steel barrier rather than concrete wall: Donald TrumpThe United States is now planning to install a steel barrier instead of a concrete wall along its border with Mexico, President Donald Trump said...US: Woman in coma for decade gives birth, police to probe ‘sexual assault’Phoenix police on Saturday were investigating reports of a sexual assault after a woman who has been hospitalized in a vegetative state for the past...Bolton trying to allay Israeli concerns on Syria pulloutThe White House has sent U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on a mission to allay Israel’s concerns about President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw...Year’s 1st yellow vest rally brings tear gas in FranceFrench security forces fired tear gas and flash-balls after a march through picturesque central Paris went from peaceful to provocative Saturday as several thousand protesters...Officials from Congo's Independent National Electoral Commission count presidential elections ballots at tallying centre in KinshasaDemocratic Republic of Congo officials on Saturday delayed the announcement of preliminary results from a crucial presidential election, amid growing pressure from world powers and...Ukraine church formalizes split from Russia, forces clerics to take sidesAn independent Ukrainian Orthodox church was created at a signing ceremony in Turkey on Saturday, formalizing a split with the Russian church it had been...Powell tells market Fed is flexible, aware of risksU.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday sought to ease market concerns that the U.S. central bank was ignoring signs of an economic slowdown,...Trump threatens years-long shutdown / Mulls using emergency powers to build wallU.S. President Donald Trump threatened to keep the U.S. government partially shut for months or years on Friday after he and Democratic leaders failed to...German politicians’ data published online in breachPersonal data and documents from hundreds of German politicians and public figures including Chancellor Angela Merkel have been published online in what appears to be...France: Year's 1st yellow vest event brings tear gas, firesFrench security forces fired tear gas and flash-balls after a march through picturesque central Paris went from peaceful to provocative Saturday as several thousand protesters...US, China dealing trade negotiations at highest levels: TrumpThe US and China are dealing the trade negotiations at the highest levels, President Donald Trump said, claiming that America's steel industry has come "roaring...U.S. House passes funding plan without border wall dealOn their first day in the majority, House Democrats on Thursday night passed a plan to reopen the government without funding U.S. President Donald Trump’s...Turkey, Iraq to boost anti-terror cooperationTurkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said Ankara and Baghdad would deepen cooperation against terrorism after tensions last month over Turkish airstrikes against Kurdish...NYT: Trump considering Democrat to lead PentagonThe Trump administration is considering Jim Webb, a former Democratic senator who also served as navy secretary under Republican President Ronald Reagan, to be the...Scientists show off space snowman Ultima Thule in 3-DThe newly visited space snowman — the most distant object ever explored — is now appearing in 3-D.At a news conference Thursday, scientists and others...Louvre museum breaks visitor record in 2018A music video by Beyonce and Jay-Z set in the Louvre helped boost visitor numbers to a record 10.2 million last year, the most for...U.S. again uses tear gas on migrants at Mexican borderU.S. authorities fired tear gas into Mexico during the first hours of the New Year to repel about 150 migrants who tried to breach the...Netanyahu won’t resign during hearingIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he would not resign from office should the attorney general accept police recommendations to indict him before...New Pentagon leader Shanahan makes clear his focus is ChinaOn his first working day as acting defense secretary, Pat Shanahan made clear that his focus is on China. The former Boeing executive, who moved up...US military apologizes for New Year joke about dropping bombsUS Strategic Command (STRATCOM) apologized Monday for a joke in ‘bad taste’ after tweeting it was ready to drop something "much bigger" than the traditional...Britain can 'turn a corner' in 2019: MayBritain Prime Minister Theresa May said in her New Year's address Monday that Britain can turn a corner in 2019 and move forward with optimism...Brazil’s Bolsonaro assumes presidency, promises big changesJair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil’s president Tuesday, taking the reins of Latin America’s largest and most populous nation with promises to overhaul myriad...A NASA spacecraft opens new year with flyby on solar system’s edgeNASA’s New Horizons spacecraft pulled off the most distant exploration of another world Tuesday, skimming past a tiny, icy object 4 billion miles from Earth...CCTV footage shows 3 men transporting ‘Khashoggi's body partsA Turkish television station has broadcast CCTV footage showing men carrying cases and bags which it says contained slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's body parts.The...Netanyahu: Brazil moving its embassy to Jerusalem a matter of ‘when, not if’Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of “when, not if” he moves...Sacked Macron ex-bodyguard used diplomatic passportsThe disgraced former bodyguard of French President Emmanuel Macron admitted Sunday he had used his diplomatic passports “for personal convenience” after being fired in August,...Merkel urges divided Germans to pull togetherAcknowledging that her government disappointed many Germans in 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pull the country together for 2019 with a call for solidarity...Key senator: Trump taking shift in Syria plan seriouslySen. Lindsey Graham said U.S. President Donald Trump may be open to changing his strategy of pulling U.S. forces out of Syria after an eye-opening...Journalist group: 94 slayings of media staff in 2018An international trade association said on-the-job slayings of journalists and news media staff rose again in 2018 following an overall decline during the past half-dozen...22-yr-old worker killed by lion at North Carolina wildlife sanctuaryA lion at a North Carolina private wildlife sanctuary fatally mauled a 22-year-old worker on Sunday before being shot and killed by local law enforcement,...