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Trump presses Japan over trade gap

Trump presses Japan over trade gap

-- 2019-05-27 12:14:09

US President Donald Trump pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday to even out a trade imbalance with the United States and expressed confidence, despite Japanese wariness, that “goo...

Brazil prison riot leaves 15 dead

Brazil prison riot leaves 15 dead

-- 2019-05-27 10:21:48

A riot between inmates in a prison in Brazilian state of Amazonas ended with 15 dead on Sunday, according to a statement of the state secretariat for prisons. Inmates at the Amazonas jail were choked...

Mexico confirms six killed in military helicopter crash

Mexico confirms six killed in military helicopter crash

-- 2019-05-26 11:07:15

A Mexican military helicopter engaged in firefighting operations crashed in central Mexico on Friday, killing five members of the Navy crew and an inspector with the national forestry commission, the...

Trump sets $8b in weapons sales to S Arabia

Trump sets $8b in weapons sales to S Arabia

-- 2019-05-25 11:52:53

US President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday to complete the sale of over $8.0 billion worth of weapons to Sa...

Venezuelan prison riot kills 29 inmates

Venezuelan prison riot kills 29 inmates

-- 2019-05-25 11:01:43

Twenty-nine detainees were killed and 19 police officers were wounded in a confrontation in a cellblock in central Venezuela in what a state official called a failed escape attempt, but human rights g...

WikiLeaks' Assange faces 17 criminal charges in US

WikiLeaks' Assange faces 17 criminal charges in US

Reuters 2019-05-24 13:25:57

The US Justice Department unveiled 17 new criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday (local time), saying he unlawfully published the names of classified sources and conspir...

‘Violent tornado’ hits Missouri

‘Violent tornado’ hits Missouri

-- 2019-05-23 14:55:45

A ‘violent tornado’ touched down in Jefferson City, Missouri in the US causing possible fatalities and heavy damage Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The service repor...

‘American Taliban’ Lindh being released from prison

‘American Taliban’ Lindh being released from prison

-- 2019-05-23 12:55:17

The California man who became known as the ‘American Taliban’ after his capture on an Afghanistan battlefield in late 2001, is on the cusp of release from prison. Thirty-eight-year-old Jo...

US mulls deploying thousands more troops to Middle East

US mulls deploying thousands more troops to Middle East

-- 2019-05-23 10:44:16

The US Department of Defense is considering a US military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle East amid increasing tensions with Iran, two US officials told Reuters news agency...

Half of Americans believe war with Iran is coming: Poll

Half of Americans believe war with Iran is coming: Poll

Reuters 2019-05-22 13:40:50

Half of all Americans believe that the United States will go to war with Iran “within the next few years,” according to a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll released on Tuesday amid increas...

White House asks former lawyer not to testify

White House asks former lawyer not to testify

-- 2019-05-21 22:07:56

The White House has told a former adviser not to testify about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, sparking outrage from Democrats, reports BBC. Lawyer Donald McGahn previously told the i...

Nicaraguan govt to release 100 political prisoners

Nicaraguan govt to release 100 political prisoners

-- 2019-05-21 10:22:36

The Nicaraguan government said on Monday (local time) it had begun the process of freeing another 100 political prisoners after threats from the opposition it could abandon talks aimed at ending a pol...

Trump says war would mean 'end' of Iran

Trump says war would mean 'end' of Iran

-- 2019-05-20 13:24:24

US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Iran, suggesting it will be destroyed if a conflict breaks out between the two countries. "If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official en...

US warship sails in disputed South China Sea

US warship sails in disputed South China Sea

Reuters 2019-05-20 10:52:49

The US military said one of its warships sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea on Sunday, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense ties between th...

Armed group shoots dead 11 at Brazil bar

Armed group shoots dead 11 at Brazil bar

-- 2019-05-20 10:49:12

An armed group entered a bar in the Brazilian northern city of Belem on Sunday and fired at patrons, killing 11 people and leaving one wounded, according to local media reports. The armed group, whos...

Honduras plane crash kills five foreign tourists

Honduras plane crash kills five foreign tourists

-- 2019-05-19 11:01:22

Five foreigners including the pilot died on Saturday when their private plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Roatán island, a tourist destination on the Atlantic coast of Ho...

US warns airliners flying over Persian Gulf

US warns airliners flying over Persian Gulf

-- 2019-05-18 20:05:45

US diplomats warned Saturday that commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being “misidentified” amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran. The warni...

US issues warning on airspace near Gulf as Iran tensions simmer

US issues warning on airspace near Gulf as Iran tensions simmer

-- 2019-05-18 14:57:12

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an advisory to US commercial airliners flying over the waters of the Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to exercise caution as tensions between Washington and Teh...

US jails ex-CIA agent for spying for China

US jails ex-CIA agent for spying for China

-- 2019-05-18 11:28:27

A former CIA officer has been jailed for 20 years for disclosing military secrets to a Chinese agent, the US justice department says. Kevin Mallory, 62, was found guilty of several spying offences fo...

Flynn detailed attempts to obstruct Russia probe

Flynn detailed attempts to obstruct Russia probe

-- 2019-05-17 13:38:37

Former US national security adviser Michael Flynn gave Special Counsel Robert Mueller information about multiple attempts by people to obstruct the Russia investigation, according to court documents m...

F-16 fighter jet crashes into California building

F-16 fighter jet crashes into California building

-- 2019-05-17 11:14:20

An F-16 fighter jet returning to March Air Reserve Base in Moreno Valley of California crashed into a building after its pilot was ejected, US local media quoted base officials as saying on Thursday....

Trump declares national emergency over IT threats

Trump declares national emergency over IT threats

-- 2019-05-16 19:07:14

President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to protect US computer networks from "foreign adversaries". He signed an executive order which effectively bars US companies from using foreig...

Trump to propose merit-based immigration plan

Trump to propose merit-based immigration plan

-- 2019-05-16 11:08:45

US President Donald Trump will outline on Thursday a plan to harden border security and overhaul the legal immigration system to favour applicants who speak English, are well-educated and have job off...

US pulls some government employees from Iraq

US pulls some government employees from Iraq

-- 2019-05-15 17:58:36

Washington ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees from Iraq on Wednesday, after repeated US expressions of concern about threats from Iranian-backed forces. The US State Departme...

Alabama senate passes near-total ban abortion

Alabama senate passes near-total ban abortion

-- 2019-05-15 11:27:07

Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill to outlaw abortion outright in the state, set to be the strictest such US law. The state Senate approved the law by 25 votes to six, rejecting exemptions for case...

China, US have 'wisdom' to resolve trade dispute: Diplomat

China, US have 'wisdom' to resolve trade dispute: Diplomat

-- 2019-05-14 13:38:44

China and the United States both have the “ability and wisdom” to reach a trade deal that is good for both, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said, as US President Donald Trump s...

Strong quake jolts Panama

Strong quake jolts Panama

-- 2019-05-13 13:39:43

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rattled homes in southwest Panama on Sunday near the border with Costa Rica, damaging buildings and injuring at least one person, but there were no immediate reports of fata...

35 bodies found buried near Mexico's Guadalajara

35 bodies found buried near Mexico's Guadalajara

-- 2019-05-12 10:55:26

Mexican investigators have found 35 bodies buried around the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, the country’s second city, state prosecutors said on Saturday (local time). The discovery of the b...

Landmark UN plastic waste pact gets approved but not by US

Landmark UN plastic waste pact gets approved but not by US

-- 2019-05-11 16:21:41

Nearly every country in the world has agreed upon a legally binding framework to reduce the pollution from plastic waste except for the United States, UN environmental officials say. An agreement on...

Venezuela reopens borders with Brazil, Aruba: Official

Venezuela reopens borders with Brazil, Aruba: Official

-- 2019-05-11 10:58:08

Venezuela is reopening its borders with Brazil and the Caribbean island of Aruba, Venezuela’s Economy Vice President Tareck El Aissami said on Friday, though Aruba’s government said it did...