Trump and Putin To Meet Face To Face
US President Donald Trump is to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the first time at a G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. They have both said they want to repair ties damaged by the...
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Utilities Including Nuclear Firms Hacked
Firms operating nuclear power plants and other energy facilities in the US have been hacked in recent months, the New York Times reported. It quoted what it called an urgent report issued in late...
Another Major League Baseball Milestone For Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro Suzuki marked another Major League Baseball milestone on Thursday as he passed Rod Carew for most hits in MLB history by a foreign-born player. Ichiro singled twice in the Miami Marlins' 4-3...
Classmates Rescue Indian Child Bride
An Indian teenager sent to live with a much older husband who she married aged just 11 has returned to school after being rescued by her classmates, a children's charity said Thursday. The...
Western Civilisation Is At Stake – Trump
US President Donald Trump is to argue that the future of Western civilisation is at stake in a keynote speech in the Polish capital Warsaw. Holding up Poland as an example of a country ready to...
Trump To Set Out His Vision of Europe On Trip To Poland
US President Donald Trump is due to give a major speech in Poland’s capital, Warsaw, laying out his vision for America’s relations with Europe. He can expect a warm welcome in the city’s...
Bangladesh Eatery Bans Foreigners Fearing Extremist Attack
An upscale Bangladeshi restaurant has banned foreign guests, fearing a repeat of last year's deadly terrorist attack in a Dhaka cafe, the owner said Thursday. Lake Terrace, a reputed rooftop barbeque...
To Talk Or Not To Talk To North Korea?
Nuclear-armed North Korea has muscled its way onto the agenda of the G20 leaders' annual summit in Germany Thursday, with Pyongyang's first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile set to...
Huge Floods Sweep Southern Japan, One Dead, 18 Missing
At least one person is dead and 18 others are missing in huge floods that are surging through southern Japan, with authorities warning hundreds of thousands of people to flee. Unprecedented...
Lions’ Itoje Goes From Baby-Face To Assassin
Lock Maro Itoje has transformed in New Zealand from the baby of the British and Irish Lions camp into a cult hero who fans believe can inspire a historic Test series win over the All Blacks. The...
Holiday Weekened Leaves More Than 100 Gunfire Victims In Chicago
The United States celebrated Independence Day with a long weekend of barbecues and fireworks, but in violence-plagued Chicago more than 101 were hit by gunfire, with 14 dying of their wounds, the...
Troubled China Tech Giant LeEco Confirms Assets Frozen
Assets linked to Chinese tech giant LeEco have been frozen in a dispute with a creditor, a unit of the troubled company has confirmed, highlighting the firm's perilous financial state. Chinese...
With Alaska In NKorean Range, Few Options For Trump
North Korea's test-firing of a missile apparently capable of reaching Alaska underlines the shrinking options for US President Donald Trump to halt Pyongyang's nuclear drive after losing faith in...
Canada To Award Millions To Former Guantanamo Detainee
Canada is set to apologize and award millions of dollars of compensation to a former Guantanamo detainee who was captured in Afghanistan at the age of 15 and detained for 13 years, according to...
Tech Boss Dave McClure Resigns After Harassment Claims
The founder of Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist firm 500 Startups has resigned following sexual harassment claims by several women. Entrepreneur Sarah Kunst had claimed in the New York...
AirAsia Jet Returns To Australia After Suspected Bird Strike
An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced to return to Australia shortly after take-off following a suspected bird strike, the carrier said Tuesday, the second incident involving the airline in the...
In Tweeted Video, Trump Knocks Down, Beats Up ‘CNN’
US President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on the news media Sunday by tweeting a video -- bizarre even by his standards -- showing him knocking down and beating a professional wrestling...
Rich NBA Player Deals Bring Envy From NFL Talent
Buffalo Bills receiver Sammy Watkins is looking with envy at new NBA free agency deals and wondering why NFL players cannot have better paydays from the world's richest sports league. Watkins, the...
South Africa Outlaws Single-Religion Schools
Single-religion schools have been outlawed in South Africa after a ruling at the Johannesburg High Court. Public schools may no longer promote themselves as subscribing to a single particular...
I’m Modern Day Presidential, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump has defended his use of social media in a series of tweets, following a row over comments he made about two MSNBC TV presenters. “My use of social media is not...