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Celtics Ink Pierce To One Day NBA Contract
American forward Paul Pierce signed a one-day contract with the Boston Celtics on Monday in a move that allows him to...
US Will Not Resume Brazil Beef Imports Until Food Safety Addressed
The United States will not resume imports of beef from Brazil until food safety issues have been addressed, US...
Promising Immunotherapy Helps Adults With Leukemia
A cancer treatment that genetically alters immune cells has shown success in 71 percent of adults with the most common...
‘Happy’ Afghan Girls Compete At Robotics Meet After US Visa Woes
Huddled around a small table in the halls of a cavernous Washington concert hall, a group of Afghan teenage girls tweak...
Republican Health Care Reform Up In Air As McCain Recovers
The future of the Republican effort to squash Obamacare hung in the balance Monday with Senator John McCain, whose vote...
Trump Asked To Turn Over Mar-A-Lago Visitor Records
A US court has asked President Donald Trump's staff to turn over records of visitors to his Mar-a-Lago estate in...
Kremlin Says ‘contradictory’ Reports On Baghdadi Death
Moscow on Monday said it was struggling to confirm if the leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is...
‘Taliban’ Suicide Bomber Kills Two In NW Pakistan
A suicide bomber struck a vehicle carrying members of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) in Pakistan's northwest on...
Nationals Add Relief To Worst Major-League Bullpen
Nagged by the worst relief pitching in Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals added help Sunday by obtaining...
Seized US Journalist In DR Congo Found Safe
A US journalist kidnapped last week by a militia group in DR Congo was found safe early Sunday, officials said, as...
US-China Citizen Given 10 Years For Espionage In Iran
A Chinese American accused of "infiltration" in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, local media reported on...
Erdogan Hails ‘defenders of Nation’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given emotional speeches to tens of thousands of people a year after a coup...
VP Pence Walks High Wire Over Trump Scandals
Mike Pence is the loyal wingman, the ever-discreet figure who rises above the Washington fray. But as the Russia...
Refugee Fears Over Australia-US Resettlement Plan
The abrupt departure of American officials from an Australian Pacific island refugee camp has fanned fears among...
Guam Eyes End To US Colonial Rule
As Guam prepares to celebrate Liberation Day this week, political leaders on the Pacific island say it's time to decide...
Row Over Netanyahu Invite To Paris Vel d’Hiv Ceremony
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be in Paris Sunday to mark the 75th anniversary of a notorious roundup...
US-China Rifts Widen Despite Economic Headway
Three months after US President Donald Trump hosted a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at his...
Trump Faces Tough Return To Washington ‘swamp’
US President Donald Trump returns to Washington Sunday after a brief overseas respite, facing an enduring and...
Afghan Girls Robotics Team Land In US After Visa U-Turn
A team of Afghan girls who were earlier denied visas to attend a Washington robotics competition landed in the United...