World
Spending Too Much Time on Russia Probe, Missed All Signs on Florida Shooter: Donald Trump Criticises FBI
Trump said on Twitter last night: "This is not acceptable. They are spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign - there is no collusion. Get back to the basics and make us all proud!"
Thailand Decorates Myanmar's Army Chief Amid Rohingya Crisis
Myanmar army commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was granted the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant at a ceremony in Bangkok, according to the general's official website.
Turkey Denies Use of Chemicals in Syria's Afrin, Says Accusations Baseless
Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group said the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that wounded six people in Syria's Afrin region on Friday.
Promising Money, EU Tries to Woo Bashar al-Assad into Syria Peace Talks
The EU wants to leverage its top aid donor role to revive the United Nations-led talks that have achieved little over seven years of the war and hit a deadlock as Russian and Iranian military interventions gave Assad the upper hand on the ground.
After Uttar Pradesh, 22 Test Positive for HIV in Pakistan’s Punjab
While quack Rajesh Yadav was held responsible for spreading the virus by using a single syringe in Unnao’s Bangermau area, the government doctors in Pakistan suspect that the virus broke out in the village due to a 'local practitioner', Allah Ditta, who h...
S Africa Lawmakers Choose Cyril Ramaphosa As President to Succeed Tainted Zuma
Ramaphosa was elected without a vote after being the only candidate nominated in the parliament in Cape Town, chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng told assembled lawmakers.
UK Court Allows Three-Fold Increase in Mallya's Weekly Allowance
Mallya's lawyers had applied to the court for additional living expenses as part of an estimated USD 1.5-billion worldwide freezing order against the 62-year-old businessman last year.
Building Diplomacy, Not Just Walls: US Starts Work on New Mexico Embassy
Officials gathered for a ceremony to mark the start of construction for the sprawling embassy, which is nestled close to the headquarters of Mexico's richest man, Carlos Slim, and scheduled for completion in 2022.
Bangladeshi Professor Taken Off US Plane, Deportation Postponed Mid-flight
Syed Ahmed Jamal, a chemistry teacher based in Lawrence, Kansas, was taken off the flight during a layover in Hawaii — the result of a dizzying chain of events that culminated in a last-minute stay of his deportation.
US Says Myanmar Denial of Ethnic Cleansing is 'Preposterous'
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told a meeting of the 15-member council on Myanmar that the council must hold Myanmar military accountable for their actions and pressure Aung San Suu Kyi to acknowledge these horrific acts that are taking...
Cape Town's Water Crisis Highlights City's Rich-Poor Divide
Some say poorer residents are unfairly blamed as concerns rise over wasting precious water. The military is prepared to help secure water collection points if "Day Zero" occurs.
Countries Who Fought Islamic State Must Help Rebuild Iraq: Rex Tillerson
Iraq declared victory over Islamic State in December, having taken back all the territory captured by the militants in 2014 and 2015. The fighters have also been largely defeated in neighbouring Syria.
My Husband Shot Ohio Police Officers: Woman Told 911 Operator
Quentin Smith, 30, was arrested on Saturday after the shootings of Eric Joering, 39, and Anthony Morelli, 54, in Westerville, a suburb of Columbus, said Christa Dickey, the spokeswoman for Westerville's police department.
Russian Plane Crashes After Moscow Takeoff, All 71 on Board Dead
The Antonov An-148 plane operated by the domestic Saratov Airlines was flying to Orsk, a city in the Urals, and crashed in the Ramensky district outside Moscow.
Former Virginia Tech Student Convicted in 13-year-old Girl's Murder
David Eisenhauer, 19, was convicted of abducting, killing and concealing the body of middle-school student Nicole Lovell in January 2016, according to Mary Pettitt, the chief prosecutor in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Two British IS 'Beatles' fighters captured in Syria: US official
The two members of the group still in the field, Alexanda Amon Kotey and El Shafee el-Sheikh, both from Britain, were captured in January in eastern Syria by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.