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Israeli Spies Alerted US About Russian Hacking Via Kaspersky's Software
According to a report in The New York Times, Israeli intelligence officials were spying on hackers linked to the Russian government.
Turkey Sentences Wall Street Journal Journalist to Jail in Absentia
Ayla Albayrak, a Wall Street Journal reporter with dual Turkish and Finnish citizenship, was sentenced over a 2015 story about ongoing clashes between Turkish security forces and militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in southeastern T...
French Public Servants Strike Over Emmanuel Macron's Reforms
Nine unions representing 5.4 million public workers issued a joint strike call to show their "profound disagreement" with Macron's bid to transform the gargantuan public service.
Dove Under Fire for 'Racist' Body Wash Ad on Facebook
Dove has removed the post from its Facebook page and posted comments on social media on Saturday, saying it “missed the mark in representing women of color thoughtfully.”
At Least 12 Dead in Capsizing of Boat of Rohingya, Say Police
The capsizing occurred near the Shah Porir Dwip in Bangladesh's southern coastal district of Cox's Bazar as the boat was moving toward Bangladesh late Sunday.
President Trump Says 'Not Surprised' by Weinstein Sexual Harassment Allegations
The Oscar-winning movie producer said he was taking a leave of absence from his company and seeking therapy after the New York Times reported he had reached eight previously undisclosed settlements with women who made allegations of sexual harassment and...
Deadly Hurricane Nate Approaches US Gulf Coast
Nate spawned widespread flooding and left dozens of people dead in Central America, the latest in a series of deadly storms to hammer Caribbean islands, Mexico and the southeastern US in this exceptionally busy hurricane season.
Donald Trump Reaches Out to Democrats to do 'Great' Healthcare Bill
Republicans fell short several times this year in their drive to repeal former President Barack Obama's signature domestic accomplishment, a promise they had campaigned on for seven years.
Jailed Kremlin Foe Alexei Navalny Calls for Rallies on Vladimir Putin's birthday
The charismatic anti-corruption campaigner who has declared his intention to run in a presidential election next March to unseat Putin is hoping to see protests in some 80 Russian cities with the main rallies in Putin's hometown of Saint Petersburg and th...
New Zealand Still Deadlocked After Postal, Overseas Votes Counted
The conservative National Party of Prime Minister Bill English finished with 56 seats, down from the 58 it held after the September 23 polling day count.
US Says no Plan to Sign Global Anti-nuclear Treaty
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which the Nobel committee rewarded for its efforts to consign the atomic bomb to history, was a key player in the treaty's adoption by 122 countries at the UN in July.
Las Vegas Gunman Stockpiled Weapons Over Decades, Planned Attack
Police recovered nearly 50 firearms from three locations they searched, nearly half of them from the hotel suite. Twelve of the rifles there were fitted with so-called bump stocks, officials said, allowing the guns to be fired almost as though they were a...
France Ready to Mediate Between Iraqi Govt and Kurdish Authorities
The offer by President Emmanuel Macron coincided with a visit by Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, his first abroad since its Kurdish-held northern regions last month voted for independence in a referendum declared illegal by Baghdad.
Spain Rejects Mediation as Catalans Plan to Declare Independence
The dispute is Spain's worst political crisis in decades and images of police beating unarmed Catalans taking part in Sunday's banned independence vote sparked global concern.
Las Vegas Gunman's Girlfriend Has Left Philippines for US
Marilou Danley, who US authorities have said is a "person of interest" in the investigation, left on Tuesday evening, police and immigration sources told Reuters. She arrived in Manila in September, they said.
Stephen Paddock: Pilot, Accountant & the Man Behind Las Vegas Massacre
Paddock was found dead, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, when a police SWAT team burst in to his room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Hotel.