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Environmental activist murder: Honduras arrests ‘mastermind’

Environmental activist murder: Honduras arrests ‘mastermind’

-- 2018-03-03 12:46:43

A top-ranked executive of a hydroelectric company was arrested Friday on charges of helping plan the murder of Honduran indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres two years ago, said Honduran aut...

Five die as storm lashes northeast US

Five die as storm lashes northeast US

-- 2018-03-03 12:35:25

A powerful storm lashing the northeastern United States on Friday killed at least five people as winds topping 80 miles per hour (129 km per hour) helped flood streets in Boston, ground flights and ha...

US investment giant pressures gun firms

US investment giant pressures gun firms

-- 2018-03-03 12:11:14

The world's biggest investment management firm, BlackRock Inc, is leaning on companies that make and sell guns in response to the Florida school shooting. It is considering excluding them from some o...

Gunman kills two at Central Michigan University

Gunman kills two at Central Michigan University

-- 2018-03-02 22:18:42

At least two people have been killed after shots were fired at Central Michigan University, according to Michigan State Police. Local authorities said the suspect is still at large and have urged eve...

US ambassador to Mexico to resign

US ambassador to Mexico to resign

-- 2018-03-02 11:43:10

US Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson will step down from the job in May, she said on Thursday, joining a growing list of senior State Department officials to resign from the agency during the pres...

Top US retailers restrict gun sales

Top US retailers restrict gun sales

-- 2018-03-01 11:40:19

Two major US retailers have announced new restrictions on gun sales following the shooting at a Florida school where 17 people died. Dick’s Sporting Goods, which has more than 600 shops, said i...

Trump's close aide resigns

Trump's close aide resigns

-- 2018-03-01 10:00:03

Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of President Trump's longest-serving advisers, is to step down, the administration says. The 29-year-old former model and ex-Trump Organiza...

Venezuela rival ousts ex-governor over poll decision

Venezuela rival ousts ex-governor over poll decision

-- 2018-02-28 14:02:04

A former Venezuelan state governor has been expelled from the opposition party over his decision to stand against President Nicolás Maduro in April's election. The Democratic Unity opposition...

US judge clears way for Mexico border wall

US judge clears way for Mexico border wall

-- 2018-02-28 12:08:06

A US judge has sided with President Donald Trump’s administration and thrown out a legal bid to stop controversial plans for a border wall with Mexico. The state of California and environmental...

Eleven fall ill after opening letter at US army base

Eleven fall ill after opening letter at US army base

-- 2018-02-28 11:09:30

Eleven people at a US military base in Arlington, Virginia fell ill and three were taken to a hospital on Tuesday after a letter was opened in the Marine Corps’ portion of the base, the fire dep...

US envoy for North Korea to retire

US envoy for North Korea to retire

-- 2018-02-28 10:16:05

The US special envoy for North Korea plans to retire on Friday, the State Department said just hours after President Donald Trump again rejected talks to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis unless...

Kushner loses top-level security clearance

Kushner loses top-level security clearance

-- 2018-02-28 09:59:40

President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has had his White House security clearance downgraded, US media are reporting. Mr Kushner, a senior adviser to the president, had been receiving top-...

Florida shooting suspect appears in court amid gun debate

Florida shooting suspect appears in court amid gun debate

-- 2018-02-27 15:27:47

The Florida teenager accused of carrying out the deadliest mass shooting at a high school in US history will appear in court on Tuesday as a long-simmering national debate rages on between proponents...

Five dead as tornado sweeps central US   

Five dead as tornado sweeps central US  

-- 2018-02-26 17:10:27

The death toll rose to at least five on Sunday after severe thunderstorms swept through the central US, spawning a tornado that flattened homes, gale force winds and widespread flooding from the Upp...

Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ set for November release

Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ set for November release

-- 2018-02-26 14:10:07

Michelle Obama's forthcoming memoir, ‘Becoming,’ is set for worldwide release on November 13, at which time the former first lady will embark on a global tour to promote the book. Publish...

Mexico’s president calls off US visit after heated Trump call

Mexico’s president calls off US visit after heated Trump call

-- 2018-02-25 14:22:34

US President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto postponed plans for the Mexican leader’s first visit to the White House, after a testy phone call involving Trump’s push...

Mexico arrests four cops over missing Italian men

Mexico arrests four cops over missing Italian men

-- 2018-02-25 11:42:47

Mexican authorities have arrested four police officers on suspicion of abducting three missing Italian men for a local criminal gang. State prosecutors confirmed the news on Saturday. A Reuters repo...

Colombia deports top drug ‘smuggler’ to US

Colombia deports top drug ‘smuggler’ to US

-- 2018-02-25 11:23:00

A man accused of smuggling more than 250 tonnes of cocaine over the past decade has been extradited to the US from Colombia. Prosecutors say Washington Prado Álava, an Ecuadorean national, was...

US immigration deletes ‘nation of immigrants’ from mission statement

US immigration deletes ‘nation of immigrants’ from mission statement

-- 2018-02-24 20:05:23

America is no longer a “nation of immigrants”, according to a US government agency that oversees immigration and has emerged as Trump administration’s chief tormentor for users of H-...

US all set to open Jerusalem embassy in May

US all set to open Jerusalem embassy in May

-- 2018-02-24 14:38:45

The United States has said it will open its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem in May, a move from Tel Aviv that reverses decades of US policy and is bound to trouble US allies who have already objected....

Talks on Julian Assange’s release fail

Talks on Julian Assange’s release fail

-- 2018-02-24 12:17:02

Ecuador says the country's latest efforts to negotiate the departure of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from its London embassy have failed. Foreign minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said the UK was...

Former Trump campaign aide pleads guilty in Russia probe

Former Trump campaign aide pleads guilty in Russia probe

-- 2018-02-24 11:10:16

A former senior official in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Rick Gates, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy against the United States and lying to investigators, and he is cooperat...

US plans high-seas crackdown on N Korea

US plans high-seas crackdown on N Korea

-- 2018-02-24 10:33:48

The Trump administration and key Asian allies are preparing to expand interceptions of ships suspected of violating sanctions on North Korea, a plan that could include deploying US Coast Guard forces...

Ex-Trump aide pleads guilty in Russia probe

Ex-Trump aide pleads guilty in Russia probe

-- 2018-02-24 10:20:30

A former senior official in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Rick Gates has pleaded guilty to conspiracy against the United States and lying to investigators. He said on Friday that h...

Mexico’s National University shooting leaves two dead

Mexico’s National University shooting leaves two dead

-- 2018-02-24 10:02:27

At least two people have been killed in a shooting following a dispute at the nation's vast National Autonomous University, said Mexico City officials. The university authority hasn’t identifie...

Trump to announce new sanctions against N Korea

Trump to announce new sanctions against N Korea

-- 2018-02-24 00:00:00

The United States (US) is due to announce its largest package of sanctions yet against North Korea to further pressure Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programme, as South Korea readies itself f...

Authorities seize 400-kg cocaine from Russian Embassy in Argentina

Authorities seize 400-kg cocaine from Russian Embassy in Argentina

-- 2018-02-23 20:01:34

A former Russian diplomatic official and an Argentine police officer were among those arrested in connection with a large cocaine seizure at the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires that prompted a yearlon...

Melania’s parents get US green card ‘mysteriously’

Melania’s parents get US green card ‘mysteriously’

-- 2018-02-23 18:17:03

The parents of First Lady Melania Trump have been granted permanent status in the US, said a lawyer. However, questions remain about how and when they received their green cards. Donald Trump has ra...

US gun lobby slams anti-gun 'elites'

US gun lobby slams anti-gun 'elites'

-- 2018-02-23 15:01:23

The head of the National Rifle Association lashed out at gun control advocates on Thursday, saying Democratic elites are politicising the latest mass school shooting in the United States to try to ero...

Trump promises strict background, mental screening of gun buyers

Trump promises strict background, mental screening of gun buyers

-- 2018-02-22 19:06:49

US President Donald Trump promised strong background checks and mental health screenings for gun buyers after hearing pleas from survivors of the recent Florida school shooting and affected families o...