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SKorea President Arrives In Washington
South Korea's President Moon Jae-In arrived in Washington on his first overseas trip since taking office, for planned...
Pope Aide Pell Charged With Child Sex Abuse
Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell was Thursday charged with multiple child sex offences in Australia, police...
Bolt Totally Envisages Wayde’s World
Record-setting Wayde van Niekerk could be the athlete to take over track and field from Usain Bolt, according to the...
Provocateur Ai Weiwei Taunts US With Activist Piece
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is blunt. When he wanted to make a political statement about crackdowns on dissent, he brought...
Nigerian Widows Seek To Sue Shell In Dutch Courts
Four Nigerian women are taking legal action in the Dutch courts against Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell accusing it of...
US Car Sales Still Strong, Shifting To Used Vehicles
While new car sales have slipped from 2016, robust demand for used vehicles means US car dealerships will still see...
North Korea Takes Aim At US Offer of Talks In Rare UN Statement
North Korea's deputy ambassador to the UN Kim in Ryong described the US' sanctions against North Korea as a "mean and...
Euro Hits Year-High Against Dollar; US Stocks Bounce
The euro extended its run higher against the dollar Wednesday, hitting a one-year high, while tech and bank stocks...
US Fed Approves Large Bank Investor Payout Plans
The Federal Reserve gave the green light on Wednesday to plans by all 34 large banks seeking to provide big payouts to...
McEnroe Regrets Serena ‘No. 700 On Men’s Tour’ Remark
John McEnroe said Wednesday he would have been better off never trying to compare Serena Williams to men's tennis...
China’s President Xi In Landmark Visit To Hong Kong
President Xi Jinping arrives in Hong Kong on Thursday to mark 20 years since it was handed back to China by Britain, a...
Israel Forces Hit Syria Army After New Stray Fire
Israel hit a Syrian regime position on Wednesday night after stray mortar fire from the war-torn country struck the...
US To Toughen Airline Security; No Laptop Ban Expansion
The United States announced Wednesday it would implement tough new security rules for all airlines flying into the...
Tunisia Freezes Football Magnate’s Assets Over ‘graft’
Authorities in Tunisia on Wednesday announced they have frozen the assets of football club magnate and former...
McConnell, Republican Leader ‘boxed In’ On Health Care
Mitch McConnell may be Washington's master political tactician, but the Senate majority leader's failure to bring an...
Van Niekerk Sets New World Record For Little-Run 300m
Wayde van Niekerk had promised to get "ridiculous" and the South African tyro hailed as Usain Bolt's likely successor...
US Man Breaks the Ten Commandments — With His Car
A 32-year-old man has been arrested for ramming his car into a monument to the Ten Commandments outside the Arkansas...
Gunmen Attack UN Convoy Near Libya Capital
Gunmen attacked a UN convoy on Wednesday near Zawiyah, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of the Libyan capital, a...
FedEx Unit TNT ‘significantly Affected’ By Virus
Shipping giant FedEx said Wednesday that deliveries were slowed at its Dutch unit TNT Express after the firm was hit by...