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Google’s AI Seeks Further Go Glory
Google has challenged China’s top Go player to a series of games against its artificial intelligence technology. It...
Alabama Governor Brought Down By Humiliating Sex Scandal
The governor of the conservative southern US state of Alabama resigned Monday, shortly after lawmakers began...
On Missile-Hit Warship, Israel Readies For All Threats
White specks appear on the horizon and a voice crackles over the radio with a warning: "The speed boat is acting...
Shell Admits Dealing With Money Launderer
Shell has admitted for the first time it dealt with a convicted money-launderer when negotiating access to a vast oil...
Global Executions Fall 37% Since 2015, Amnesty International Says
The number of executions recorded worldwide in 2016 fell by 37% on the previous year, human rights group Amnesty...
US Takes Down Huge Botnet As Spain Arrests Notorious Russian Hacker
US authorities moved Monday to take down a global computer botnet behind the massive theft of personal data and...
Mining Giant BHP Rejects Radical Restructure Proposal
Mining giant BHP Billiton Tuesday rejected an activist hedge fund proposal that it restructure the business and spin...
North Korea Vows Response To ‘reckless’ US Navy Move
North Korea denounced Washington's deployment of a naval strike group to the Korean peninsula Tuesday, warning it was...
Amnesty Hails Decline In Executions
US death penalty sentences fell to a historic low last year and executions also dropped sharply, contributing to a...
China Remains World’s Biggest Executioner
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death...
Chile, China Start Talks To Expand Trade Deal
Chile and China launched negotiations Monday to expand trade ties in the face of protectionist threats from US...
Yellen Warns Fed’s Independence Under Threat
The US central bank's shield from political interference is "under some threat" from Congress, a prospect that could...
Vice President Bawumia Urges Youth To Be Innovative
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the youth to be innovative and prepare for leadership roles for the...
US Strike Wiped Out Fifth of Assad Air Force, Mattis Says
The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime's remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim...
Trump, May Aim To Convince Moscow To End Assad Support
A "window of opportunity" exists to convince Moscow to end its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, British...
US Church Shooter Pleads Guilty To State Murder Charges
White supremacist Dylann Roof pleaded guilty Monday to state charges in the killing of nine black churchgoers in South...
Pulitzer Prizes Honor US Election Coverage
Campaign reporting that exposed misleading claims by now US President Donald Trump about charitable giving and...
Composer Du Yun Wins Pulitzer For Trafficking Opera
Chinese-born composer Du Yun won the Pulitzer Prize for music on Monday for "Angel's Bone," an experimental opera that...
USA, Mexico, Canada Announce Joint Bid For 2026 World Cup
On Tuesday the heads of the national soccer federations of the U. S., Mexico and Canada came together to announce...