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Trump ally Roger Stone arrested on seven counts

Trump ally Roger Stone arrested on seven counts

-- 2019-01-25 17:52:36

Roger Stone, an ally of US President Donald Trump, was arrested and charged with seven counts, according to a grand jury indictment. The indictment was made public by US Special Counsel Robert Muelle...

US lawmakers search for remedies as government shutdown rolls on

US lawmakers search for remedies as government shutdown rolls on

-- 2019-01-25 17:14:08

The US Senate, after rejecting two shutdown-ending bills, was searching for a way to end a government closure entering its 35th day and threatening the economy, as hundreds of thousands of federal wor...

US seeks to cut off funds for Maduro

US seeks to cut off funds for Maduro

-- 2019-01-25 14:42:22

The Trump administration is trying to cut Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro's revenue streams, US National Security Adviser John Bolton says. The comments come one day after Maduro cut diplo...

Trump delays Congress speech until shutdown ends

Trump delays Congress speech until shutdown ends

-- 2019-01-24 12:30:41

US President Donald Trump says he will not deliver his annual State of the Union speech until after the government shutdown is over. On Wednesday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi withdrew an invitation for...

Peruvian police take ex-leader Fujomori back to prison

Peruvian police take ex-leader Fujomori back to prison

-- 2019-01-24 11:11:16

Police took Peru’s former authoritarian president Alberto Fujimori back to prison on Wednesday to finish the remaining 13 years of his 25-year sentence for human rights crimes and graft. A cour...

Gunman surrenders after killing five in Florida bank

Gunman surrenders after killing five in Florida bank

-- 2019-01-24 10:12:15

A gunman killed five people in a bank in central Florida of the United States on Wednesday and then called police to inform them of the shooting before he eventually surrendered, local authorities sai...

Backed by US, Venezuela's Guaido claims presidency

Backed by US, Venezuela's Guaido claims presidency

-- 2019-01-24 09:37:24

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president on Wednesday, winning the backing of Washington and many Latin American nations and prompting socialist Nicolas Maduro, who...

US Senate to vote Thursday on ending govt shutdown

US Senate to vote Thursday on ending govt shutdown

-- 2019-01-23 12:17:07

The US Senate shifted slightly closer on Tuesday to resolving a month-long partial government shutdown, but there was no sign of relief anytime soon for 0.8 million (800,000) federal workers who are f...

NY police charge four over bomb plot against Muslim community

NY police charge four over bomb plot against Muslim community

Reuters 2019-01-23 10:33:22

Three men and a teenager have been arrested after planning to bomb a Muslim community in upstate New York, and investigators have recovered three homemade bombs and nearly two dozen guns, US authoriti...

Mexico police recover body of slain journalist

Mexico police recover body of slain journalist

-- 2019-01-22 11:17:17

The body of a slain journalist was found in northwestern Mexico, authorities said on Monday, adding to a long list of reporters who have fallen victim to record levels of violence in the country. The...

US calls on Russia to destroy new missile system

US calls on Russia to destroy new missile system

-- 2019-01-21 19:49:23

The United States has called on Russia to destroy a new cruise missile system and accused Moscow of destabilising global security The US also described the system as a 'direct and continuing violatio...

Trump signals support for ‘Dreamers’ in broader deal

Trump signals support for ‘Dreamers’ in broader deal

-- 2019-01-21 10:10:46

President Donald Trump said on Sunday his proposed immigration deal to end a 30-day partial government shutdown would not lead to amnesty for “Dreamers,” but he appeared to signal support...

Winter storm to hit US northeast with up to two feet of snow

Winter storm to hit US northeast with up to two feet of snow

-- 2019-01-20 14:21:13

A winter storm that blanketed the US Midwest with snow advanced on the US Northeast on Saturday, forcing cancellations of flights and train service during a holiday weekend when many Americans were tr...

Bolivia bus crash leaves 22 dead

Bolivia bus crash leaves 22 dead

-- 2019-01-20 13:21:44

Two buses collided on a winding road in the Bolivian altiplano early on Saturday morning (local time), killing 22 and injuring 37, authorities said. Police said later in the day that the two buses hi...

Mexico fuel pipeline blast toll mounts to 73

Mexico fuel pipeline blast toll mounts to 73

Reuters 2019-01-20 10:56:59

At least 73 people were killed after a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico, authorities said on Saturday, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended the army...

Trump proposes wall-for-DACA in bid to end shutdown

Trump proposes wall-for-DACA in bid to end shutdown

Reuters 2019-01-20 09:59:09

US President Donald Trump proposed an immigration deal on Saturday in a bid to end a 29-day partial government shutdown, including temporary protections for “Dreamers” and other immigrants...

Magnitude 6.7 quake rattles Chile

Magnitude 6.7 quake rattles Chile

-- 2019-01-20 09:58:06

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile late on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, and witnesses said it rattled buildings further south in the capital city of Santiago b...

Death toll rises to 66 in Mexico pipeline blast

Death toll rises to 66 in Mexico pipeline blast

-- 2019-01-19 20:13:22

Mexican authorities now put the number killed in Friday night's oil pipeline blast at 66, with dozens injured. Initial reports had said that at least 21 died, according to BBC. It is believed the bl...

The best-selling brand today is fear: UN chief

The best-selling brand today is fear: UN chief

-- 2019-01-19 12:43:14

Warning against the dangers of widespread fear and mistrust in the planet, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said he wants to reaffirm the UN as a platform for action to...

Pipeline blast kills 21 in Mexico

Pipeline blast kills 21 in Mexico

-- 2019-01-19 10:26:44

At least 21 people were killed and 71 were injured on Friday when a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico as dozens of people tried to fill up containers, state and fe...

'Trump instructed lawyer to lie over Moscow tower deal'

'Trump instructed lawyer to lie over Moscow tower deal'

-- 2019-01-18 18:09:45

US Democratic politicians have announced that they will investigate allegations that US President Trump directed his long-time personal lawyer to lie to Congress. A Buzzfeed News report alleges Mr Tr...

UN peacekeeping missions brace for fund crisis

UN peacekeeping missions brace for fund crisis

Reuters 2019-01-18 13:27:11

UN member states owe nearly $2 billion in peacekeeping funds, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has warned, with the United States responsible for more than a third of that. “Active peaceke...

Ivanka backs former PepsiCo CEO to lead WB

Ivanka backs former PepsiCo CEO to lead WB

-- 2019-01-16 19:23:45

The White House is considering former PepsiCo CEO Indra K. Nooyi for the position of World Bank president, according to several people familiar with the process. Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Tru...

US arrests journalist working for Iran's state TV

US arrests journalist working for Iran's state TV

-- 2019-01-16 18:20:42

US police have arrested an American-born journalist working for Iran’s English-language Press TV on unspecified charges from an airport in Missouri, a mid western state of USA. The 59-year-old...

Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ paid ex- president $100m bribe

Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ paid ex- president $100m bribe

-- 2019-01-16 11:29:59

Accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman once paid a $100 million bribe to former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, an ex-Guzman associate testified on Tuesday that he previ...

Hundreds of Honduran migrants head for US in new caravan

Hundreds of Honduran migrants head for US in new caravan

-- 2019-01-15 11:41:19

Hundreds of Honduran migrants began the long trek north on Monday, part of new US-bound caravan that hopes to succeed even as a previous wave of Central Americans were unable to quickly enter the Unit...

Ivanka to help select World Bank president: White House

Ivanka to help select World Bank president: White House

-- 2019-01-15 10:31:06

Ivanka Trump will help manage the Trump administration’s selection of a US candidate for the position of World Bank Group president, a White House official said on Monday. The official, who spo...

Brazil wants to save $270 billion with pension reform

Brazil wants to save $270 billion with pension reform

-- 2019-01-14 16:52:39

Far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s new government wants to save 1 trillion reais ($269.48 billion) over 10 years via pension reforms. Economists say these reforms are vital to undo...

Trump threatens to ‘devastate’ Turkey economically over Syrian Kurds

Trump threatens to ‘devastate’ Turkey economically over Syrian Kurds

-- 2019-01-14 12:15:20

US President Donald Trump has threatened to “devastate Turkey economically” if it attacks Kurdish forces in Syria following a planned pullout of US troops. In two tweets on Sunday, Trump...

End govt temporarily: Graham to Trump

End govt temporarily: Graham to Trump

-- 2019-01-14 11:31:45

A Republican senator close to President Donald Trump on Sunday backed a temporary re-opening of the federal government, in the 23rd day of the longest shutdown ever, to allow for talks on a spending a...