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Louisiana oil rig explosion injures at least six

Louisiana oil rig explosion injures at least six

AP 2017-10-16 12:42:57

An oil rig exploded Sunday night in Lake Pontchartrain in St. Charles Parish, a Louisiana police department said. Kenner Police Department spokesman Sgt. Brian McGregor said Sunday evening that rescu...

Deadly wildfires kill at least 40 in California

Deadly wildfires kill at least 40 in California

Reuters 2017-10-15 12:00:00

Fast-moving fires spread by shifting winds forced thousands more Californians to evacuate their homes on Saturday as the death toll from the deadliest blaze recorded in the state's history rose to at...

Trump strikes blow at Iran nuclear deal

Trump strikes blow at Iran nuclear deal

Reuters 2017-10-14 10:24:18

President Donald Trump struck a blow against the 2015 Iran nuclear deal on Friday, defying both US allies and adversaries by refusing to formally certify that Tehran is complying with the accord even...

California wildfires death toll rise to 35

California wildfires death toll rise to 35

-- 2017-10-14 03:12:40

The death toll of California wildfires, the most lethal outbreak of wildfires in state history, rose to 35, fire officials in Northern California said on Friday.   The wind-driven blazes wh...

John Kelly: 'I'm not quitting, I'm not getting fired'

John Kelly: 'I'm not quitting, I'm not getting fired'

-- 2017-10-13 12:00:00

White House chief of staff John Kelly slapped down rumours that he was about to resign or be fired and said on Thursday. “Unless things change, I‘m not quitting, I‘m not getting fir...

Iran nuclear deal: Trump to draw tough strategy

Iran nuclear deal: Trump to draw tough strategy

-- 2017-10-13 12:00:00

President Donald Trump will outline a tougher US strategy for countering Iran on Friday that will seek to strengthen the enforcement of what he considers a flawed nuclear deal and deny funding for Ira...

Trump hits Obamacare hard

Trump hits Obamacare hard

Reuters 2017-10-13 01:33:07

US President Donald Trump moved to undermine Obamacare dramatically late on Thursday by cutting off subsidies to health insurance companies for low-income patients, sparking threats of legal action an...

US to withdraw from UNESCO

US to withdraw from UNESCO

-- 2017-10-12 12:00:00

The US is pulling out of the UN's cultural organisation Unesco, accusing it of "anti-Israel" bias, reports BBC. The agency is known for designating world heritage sites such as Syria's Palmyra and th...

Mexico prison riot leaves 13 dead

Mexico prison riot leaves 13 dead

Reuters 2017-10-11 12:00:00

At least 13 people were killed when a fight broke out in a prison in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon and security troops were sent in to quell the violence, a state security official said o...

Ivanka focuses efforts on tax overhaul fight

Ivanka focuses efforts on tax overhaul fight

-- 2017-10-10 12:00:00

Ivanka Trump is lobbying on Capitol Hill to make sure an expansion of the current $1,000 child tax credit stays in the tax plan and that it's big enough to matter, reports ABC News. Trump has been w...

Ten die as wildfires hit California wine country

Ten die as wildfires hit California wine country

BBC 2017-10-10 10:41:56

Parts of California's wine region are being ravaged by fast-spreading fires that have killed at least 10 people. Mass evacuations have taken place and at least 1,500 properties have been destroyed. S...

US, EU considering sanctions on Myanmar army

US, EU considering sanctions on Myanmar army

Reuters 2017-10-09 12:00:17

Rohingya refugees look through a fence as they wait outside of aid distribution premises at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh October 8, 2017. Reuters The European Union and the United States...

Trump losing popularity in rural America: Reuters

Trump losing popularity in rural America: Reuters

-- 2017-10-09 07:13:18

Outside the Morgan County fair in McConnelsville, in a rural swath of Ohio that fervently backed US President Donald Trump in last year’s election, ticket seller John Wilson quietly counts off a...

We don't want a new Cold War' with Russia: NATO chief  

We don't want a new Cold War' with Russia: NATO chief  

-- 2017-10-09 03:47:04

NATO's chief said Monday the alliance does not want a "new Cold War" with Russia, despite members' concerns about Russian military build-up close to NATOs' border. "We are concerned by .... (Russia's...

Trump says 'only one thing will work' with North Korea

Trump says 'only one thing will work' with North Korea

Reuters 2017-10-08 12:00:00

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said “only one thing will work” in dealing with North Korea after previous administrations had talked to Pyongyang without results. “Presidents...

Hurricane Nate makes landfall in US

Hurricane Nate makes landfall in US

-- 2017-10-08 12:00:00

Hurricane Nate has made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says, reports BBC. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 85mph (137k...

Tropical storm Nate weakens but rain, floods to continue

Tropical storm Nate weakens but rain, floods to continue

-- 2017-10-08 08:59:34

A fast-moving storm called Nate brought flooding and power outages to the US Gulf Coast early Sunday after it sloshed ashore outside Biloxi, Mississippi — the first hurricane to make landfall in...

Trump on North Korea: 'Only one thing will work'

Trump on North Korea: 'Only one thing will work'

-- 2017-10-08 06:43:52

US President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that 25 years of agreements with North Korea have failed, ‘making fools’ of US negotiators. "Presidents and their administrations have been talk...

Mexican ex-first lady leaves party

Mexican ex-first lady leaves party

-- 2017-10-07 11:50:03

Mexico's former first lady Margarita Zavala announced Friday that she is resigning from the conservative National Action Party and left open the possibility of running for the presidency as an indepen...

Hurricane Nate heads to US Gulf Coast

Hurricane Nate heads to US Gulf Coast

-- 2017-10-07 11:38:39

Tropical Storm Nate gained force as it sped toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Friday after drenching Central America in rain that was blamed for at least 21 deaths. National Hurricane Centre said it...

Seven military men die in helicopter crash

Seven military men die in helicopter crash

-- 2017-10-07 10:53:41

At least seven army personnel were killed in a helicopter crash in Mexican northern state of Durango, official said. One soldier was found seriously wounded at the scene. The bodies of the rest of th...

Trump to unveil strategy on Iranian 'bad behaviour'

Trump to unveil strategy on Iranian 'bad behaviour'

Reuters 2017-10-07 09:56:51

President Donald Trump will announce new US responses to Iran’s missile tests, support for “terrorism” and cyber operations as part of his new Iran strategy, the White House said on...

US may sell THAAD to Saudi Arabia

US may sell THAAD to Saudi Arabia

Reuters 2017-10-07 02:12:56

The US State Department has approved the possible sale of a THAAD anti-missile defense system to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of $15 billion, the Pentagon said on Friday, citing Iran among region...

Nobel committee to honour for peace Friday

Nobel committee to honour for peace Friday

-- 2017-10-06 12:10:38

The Norwegian committee that chooses the Nobel Peace Prize winner sorted through more than 300 nominations for this year's award, which recognises both accomplishments and intentions. The prize annou...

22 die as 'Nate' lashes Central America

22 die as 'Nate' lashes Central America

BBC 2017-10-06 11:29:28

Tropical Storm Nate killed at least 22 people in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras on Thursday before it moves north towards the US. A state of emergency has been declared in the Central American n...

How shooter foiled Las Vegas antiterrorism plan

How shooter foiled Las Vegas antiterrorism plan

Reuters 2017-10-06 10:08:29

Las Vegas had spent years planning for the worst: training its police force according to an anti-terrorism protocol it adopted in 2009 to respond to mass shootings, chemical attacks, suicide bombings,...

Las Vegas shooting: NRA urges new rules for gun 'bump-stocks'

Las Vegas shooting: NRA urges new rules for gun 'bump-stocks'

-- 2017-10-06 04:35:34

The National Rifle Association has called for ‘additional regulations’ on bump-stocks, a rapid fire device used by the Las Vegas massacre gunman, reports BBC. The group said, "Devices des...

Vegas shooter's girlfriend says no advance knowledge of massacre

Vegas shooter's girlfriend says no advance knowledge of massacre

Reuters 2017-10-05 01:17:28

The girlfriend of the Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history was questioned by the FBI on Wednesday and said she had no idea he was &ldqu...

GOP poised to pass gun silencer bill

GOP poised to pass gun silencer bill

-- 2017-10-04 12:00:00

Republican leaders are making clear that Congress will take no action on gun legislation in the wake of the massacre in Las Vegas. They refused to entertain Democratic demands to expand background che...

Las Vegas shooter's girlfriend heads to US

Las Vegas shooter's girlfriend heads to US

-- 2017-10-04 10:51:28

The girlfriend of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock has left the Philippines for the United States, where she is wanted for questioning. Marilou Danley, who arrived in the Philippines in September, de...