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Gymnastics doctor abused 265 girls: US judge

Gymnastics doctor abused 265 girls: US judge

-- 2018-02-01 13:45:57

The disgraced ex- Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been accused of abusing 265 girls after scores more victims came forward ahead of his final sentencing hearing. A US judge said at least 65 victim...

Trump grants Syrian immigrants right to stay

Trump grants Syrian immigrants right to stay

-- 2018-02-01 13:10:29

The Trump administration has extended temporary protection for nearly 7,000 Syrians in living in the US as war continues to ravage their country. They were shielded from deportation under a humanitar...

Hawaii false missile alert: Two officials step down

Hawaii false missile alert: Two officials step down

-- 2018-01-31 13:02:15

Two top civilian officials from Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency have resigned over the sending of a false incoming missile alert. The 13 January message led to widespread panic and the authoriti...

Mexico may allow armed air marshals on US flights

Mexico may allow armed air marshals on US flights

-- 2018-01-31 13:02:09

Mexico is in talks with the United States on whether to allow US federal air marshals to travel with Taser stun guns on cross-border flights with US airlines. National Security Commissioner Renato Sa...

Trump warns Americans of N Korean nuclear strike

Trump warns Americans of N Korean nuclear strike

-- 2018-01-31 11:47:48

Branding North Korea’s leadership “depraved,” US President Donald Trump on Tuesday told its citizens that Pyongyang’s pursuit of nuclear missiles could “very soon threa...

Ohio house fire kills four

Ohio house fire kills four

-- 2018-01-31 10:26:36

Firefighters have recovered the bodies of four people including two children who were killed in a house fire at Cleveland in the United State of Ohio. Crews needed heavy equipment to take apart and s...

After turbulent year, Trump urges unity

After turbulent year, Trump urges unity

-- 2018-01-31 09:04:10

President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged bitterly divided Republicans and Democrats to work toward compromises on immigration and infrastructure after a bruising year of partisan battles that centered...

Trump pushes hardline immigration policies

Trump pushes hardline immigration policies

-- 2018-01-31 00:00:00

US President Donald Trump called upon lawmakers on Tuesday to work toward bipartisan compromises, but pushed a hardline on immigration, insisting on a border wall and other concessions from Democrats...

FBI deputy director McCabe steps down

FBI deputy director McCabe steps down

-- 2018-01-30 09:27:12

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, criticised by President Donald Trump and other Republicans for alleged bias against him, has stepped down, US officials confirmed. McCabe, who served as acting Fede...

US lifts ban on refugees from ‘high-risk’ countries

US lifts ban on refugees from ‘high-risk’ countries

-- 2018-01-30 00:00:00

A US ban on refugees from 11 "high-risk" countries has been lifted but any who seek to enter the country will face new security measures, officials say. They will undergo risk-based assessments befor...

Argentina blocks family members' entry in govt

Argentina blocks family members' entry in govt

-- 2018-01-30 00:00:00

Argentine President Mauricio Macri has announced government job cuts aimed at reducing the deficit and attacking a patronage system in place for decades. Ministers will be forbidden from employing cl...

Trump tweets from bed too

Trump tweets from bed too

-- 2018-01-29 13:05:13

US President Donald Trump, who has garnered a large following on social media with rambunctious posts, said he sometimes tweets from bed, though he occasionally allows others to post his words. Trump...

Venezuela opposition to attend talks as vote looms

Venezuela opposition to attend talks as vote looms

-- 2018-01-28 10:57:14

The Venezuelan opposition announced it would attend talks with the government in the Dominican Republic, though it will protest President Nicolas Maduro’s “totalitarian vision.” The...

Bomb hits Colombia police station, killing five

Bomb hits Colombia police station, killing five

Agencies 2018-01-28 10:41:21

At least five police officers have been killed and dozens wounded in the bombing of a Colombian police station. Officers were gathered on Saturday to receive their morning assignments when the bomb e...

Top US Republican quits after sex claims

Top US Republican quits after sex claims

-- 2018-01-28 10:39:40

US casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned as finance chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) amid sexual harassment allegations. A Wall Street Journal report on Friday alleged that the 76-year...

Brazil dance club shootout claims 14 lives

Brazil dance club shootout claims 14 lives

-- 2018-01-28 10:32:52

At least 14 people have been killed and six others wounded when a group of heavily armed men stormed a dance club in the north-eastern Brazilian city of Fortaleza, local authorities confirmed.  ...

Hondurus beefs up security ahead of President's inauguration

Hondurus beefs up security ahead of President's inauguration

-- 2018-01-27 19:50:47

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is set to be sworn in for a second term amid high security after a disputed presidential election. Soldiers have been deployed on the streets of the c...

Canadian billionaire couple were ‘murdered’, police say

Canadian billionaire couple were ‘murdered’, police say

-- 2018-01-27 11:06:37

The Canadian pharmaceutical billionaire couple found dead at their home in Toronto on Dec 15, were murdered in a targeted killing, police investigators said. Police in their first detailed comments o...

USA Gymnastics board quits amid abuse scandal

USA Gymnastics board quits amid abuse scandal

-- 2018-01-27 02:20:00

The remaining directors of the US gymnastics governing body are resigning in the wake of this week’s sentencing of the former national team doctor for molesting female athletes, USA Gymnastics s...

Brazil court approves seizure of Lula's passport

Brazil court approves seizure of Lula's passport

-- 2018-01-26 12:53:44

A Brazilian court on Thursday approved the seizure of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s passport, the Justice Ministry said, after an appeals court upheld the corruption conviction of...

In return for wall fund, Trump to offer citizenship to 1.8 million

In return for wall fund, Trump to offer citizenship to 1.8 million

-- 2018-01-26 12:00:00

The White House has outlined an immigration plan for nearly two million people to become US citizens in exchange for funding for a controversial border wall with Mexico. The framework was suggested b...

New York Museum offers Trump gold toilet

New York Museum offers Trump gold toilet

FE Online Desk 2018-01-26 08:19:02

New York's Guggenheim museum has turned down a request from President Donald Trump to borrow Van Gogh's work for the White House - instead offering him a gold toilet. The museum apologised for not be...

Trump denies trying to fire Robert Mueller

Trump denies trying to fire Robert Mueller

FE Online Desk 2018-01-26 06:58:04

US President Donald Trump has described as "fake news" a report that he ordered the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller last June. Trump backed down from the decision when his own lawyer threa...

Brazil judge seizes ex-President Lula's passport

Brazil judge seizes ex-President Lula's passport

-- 2018-01-26 02:41:07

A federaljudge in Brazil has seized the passport of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and banned him from leaving the country. Judge Ricardo Leite is investigating allegations that Lula ille...

Guatemala bus crash claims eight lives

Guatemala bus crash claims eight lives

-- 2018-01-25 10:43:20

At least eight people have been killed and 15 seriously wounded in Guatemala after a minibus came off the edge of a road and plunged down a ravine, an emergency services official said on Wednesday. A...

Canadian opposition leader denies misconduct accusations

Canadian opposition leader denies misconduct accusations

-- 2018-01-25 01:05:54

The leader of the main opposition party in Canada’s Ontario province has denied allegations of sexual misconduct that broadcaster CTV News reported were made by two women, prompting several staf...

Venezuela calls snap elections

Venezuela calls snap elections

-- 2018-01-24 12:31:15

Venezuela's pro-government Constituent Assembly has ordered fresh elections before the end of April. President Nicolas Maduro told thousands of his supporters at a rally that he is ready to seek anot...

Teen shooting kills two, wounds 13

Teen shooting kills two, wounds 13

-- 2018-01-24 10:36:44

A 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun just before classes started at his high school in rural western Kentucky on Tuesday, killing two fellow students and wounding 13 other youths before he was...

US shutdown ends as Congress passes bill

US shutdown ends as Congress passes bill

-- 2018-01-23 12:00:00

The US government partial shutdown is ending after Republicans and Democrats voted for a temporary funding bill. The Democratic leadership agreed to back the bill after accepting promises from Republ...

Haitians condemn  Trump's 'shithole' remark

Haitians condemn Trump's 'shithole' remark

-- 2018-01-23 12:00:00

About two thousand people took to the streets of Haiti’s capital on Monday to protest comments attributed to US President Donald Trump about the nation being a “shithole” country, wh...