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sort:filter:- + Ben Ali: Tunisia's ousted ex-president dies in exile aged 83—Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who led the country for 23 years before he was ousted in 2011, was 83.
- + Denisovans: Face of long-lost human relative unveiled—The reconstructions offer the first glimpse of what the Denisovan looked like.
- + Saudi Arabia oil attacks: Danger of Mid-East war high, Iraq warns—Iraq PM Adel Abdul Mahdi warns that any conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran would quickly spread.
- + Israel election: Netanyahu and Gantz compete over leadership—Netanyahu and Gantz both say they want a unity government, but disagree over how it should be led.
- + Israel election: Netanyahu urges rival Gantz to join unity government—The PM appeals to his rival Benny Gantz after no clear winner emerges from Tuesday's election.
- + Nabil Karoui: Tunisia candidate to stay in jail—Nabil Karoui has reached the second round in the country's dramatic presidential election.
- + World Cup 2022: Qatar still failing to protect workers' rights, says Amnesty International—Workers helping to get Qatar ready for the 2022 World Cup continue to be mistreated despite promises to improve their rights, Amnesty International sa...
- + The Kurdish massacre survivor's 'mission from God'—The sole survivor of a massacre of women and children from a Kurdish village in 1988 now wants justice.
- + Saudi Arabia oil attacks: Weapons debris 'proves Iran behind them'—It says the missile and drone debris shows Yemen was not the source of the assaults.
- + Saudi Arabia oil attacks: 'Weapons show Iran behind strikes'—The Saudis say the direction of the strikes showed the missiles could not have come from Yemen.
- + Saudi Arabia presents 'oil attacks evidence'—Saudi Arabia displays weapons debris which it says shows Iran was behind attacks on oil plants.
- + Israel election: Netanyahu and rival Gantz headed for deadlock—Neither PM Benjamin Netanyahu's party nor that of his main rival has gained enough seats to govern.
- + Iran banned after ordering Saeid Mollaei to withdraw from World Judo Championships—Iran is banned by the International Judo Federation after Saeid Mollaei was ordered to pull out of the World Championships.
- + Israel election: Netanyahu and rival headed for deadlock—There is no clear winner in Israel's second general election in five months, exit polls suggest.
- + Saudi Arabia oil drone attack 'a blow for the world'—Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities are an attack on the "whole world" the country says.
- + Explainer: U.S.-China trade talks - where they are and what's at stake—Senior U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting in Washington on Thursday and Friday in an attempt to settle their ongoing trade war, but a lasting pe...
- + Trudeau vows to continue campaign amid blackface scandal—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to continue his re-election campaign and asked for forgiveness on Thursday after pictures of him in black...
- + Factbox: Tariffs in place or planned for nearly all goods traded by U.S. and China—U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are meeting in Washington this week to find ways to defuse a trade war that has roiled markets and triggered tit-fo...
- + As chance of Trump, Rouhani meeting at U.N. fades, talk turns to Security Council—The chances of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani while they are both in New York next week for the an...
- + Lawmaker accuses Justice Department of blocking whistleblower disclosure—The U.S. House Intelligence Committee chairman on Thursday accused the Justice Department of blocking intelligence officials from giving Congress a wh...
- + Schiff says DOJ involved in decision to block whistleblower complaint—The U.S. Department of Justice played a key role in a Trump administration decision to withhold a whistleblower complaint from Congress, U.S. House In...
- + Unsafe sex: Argentina crisis deflates condom sales as costs rise—In South America's capital of romance, Argentine lovers are cutting back on one important cost: contraception. [Category: topNews]
- + U.S. House approves stopgap funding bill to avoid government shutdown—The U.S. House of Representatives approved a stopgap government funding bill on Thursday that would avoid a government shutdown by maintaining current...
- + Kuwait foreign minister discusses with Iranian counterpart de-escalating tensions in region—Kuwait's foreign minister received a call from his Iranian counterpart where the two discussed measures to de-escalate tensions in the region to avoid...
- + Letter detailing civilian presence failed to prevent deadly Afghan drone strike—Twelve days ahead of the pine-nut harvest season, the governor of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province received a letter from village elders in th...
- + Border wall, Iran, Space Force among hurdles for $700 billion U.S. defense bill—Disputes between U.S. Republicans and Democrats over President Donald Trump's proposed border wall, Space Force and his ability to launch a war with I...
- + Chinese officials to visit U.S. farmland as trade talks continue -U.S. agriculture chief—A Chinese delegation will visit American farm regions with U.S. officials next week in an effort to build goodwill amid ongoing trade negotiations, U....
- + Millions of young people, led by Sweden's Thunberg, to strike for climate action—With world leaders about to gather in New York for a UN Climate Action Summit next week, millions of young people from Australia to Iceland will take ...
- + Trump sues Manhattan prosecutor over tax returns, says immune from criminal probe—Donald Trump sued Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance on Thursday, seeking to void a subpoena for eight years of tax returns related to a criminal...
- + Wall Street mixed as Microsoft climbs and Apple dips—Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday, with a gain in Microsoft offsetting a dip in Apple, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expecte...
- + People trapped as tropical depression floods roads and homes in Texas—Rescue efforts by authorities and citizens are underway in Texas as Tropical Depression Imelda moves slowly through with flooding and tornadoes. ...
- + The California law would force President Trump to release his tax returns to qualify for the state's primary ballot—A federal judge has ordered a temporary injunction against the California law requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns to secure...
- + Murder charges dropped for 5 teens whose accomplice died in alleged burglary attempt—Last month, five Chicago teenagers were charged with first-degree murder after their alleged accomplice in an attempted burglary was fatally shot by t...
- + Cher killed it on 'America's Got Talent'—As if we didn't know Cher's got talent.
- + Marianne Williamson entertained 9/11 conspiracy theories in 2012—Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson once entertained 9/11 conspiracy theories on a radio show hosted by a prominent "truther" who cl...
- + Greta Thunberg's lesson for adults—At certain points in history, when institutions and established leaders have failed to step up and take action, it falls to the youngest among us to t...
- + White House involved in withholding Trump complaint—• Mudd: Congress shouldn't ask Intel to snitch • Analysis: 5 key questions about the whistleblower mystery
- + Trump sues to try to stop tax returns from being sent to NY prosecutor—President Donald Trump is suing his long-time accounting firm Mazars USA and New York district attorney Cyrus Vance to attempt to stop his accounting ...
- + Yankees pitcher placed on administrative leave for alleged domestic violence incident—New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán has been placed on administrative leave under Major League Baseball's and the MLB Players Association's joint ...
- + Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg visits DC to discuss election security, data privacy—Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met Thursday afternoon with Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, one of Facebook's most vocal critics, to discuss data p...
- + iOS 13 comes out today. Here's what's new—After months of waiting, Apple's new software update for iPhones is almost here.
- + Emily Clyburn, civil rights activist and wife to House majority whip, dies at 80—Emily Clyburn, the longtime librarian, civil rights activist and wife to Rep. Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking African American member of Congress, di...
- + US and Canada have lost 2.9 billion birds since 1970, study says—Bird populations in the United States and Canada have dropped by 29% since 1970, signifying 2.9 billion birds lost in almost 50 years, according to a ...
- + Trudeau says he does not know how many times he's worn blackface in his life—• Video shows Canadian PM in racist makeup • Brownface. Blackface. It's all really offensive
- + 'Storm Area 51' event shows marketers can make a killing on the absurd—The supposed raid of Area 51 is finally nearing after months of publicity. All hype aside, one thing is for certain: It's bound to be a disappointment...