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Sergey Lavrov, Russian foreign minister, says relations with 2019-07-17 13:21:20Bilateral relations with the U.S. are unlikely to improve anytime soon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an article published Wednesday.

Mark Esper, defense secretary nominee, says DOD confident 2019-07-17 11:49:45President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense told lawmakers Tuesday that the Pentagon is increasingly optimistic about efforts to secure

Notre Dame far from safe for restoration work, 2019-07-17 10:59:26PARIS (AP) — A French architect said Wednesday that Notre Dame Cathedral still isn't safe enough for restoration work to begin, more than three

Mike Pompeo: America remains 'a force for good 2019-07-17 09:34:35Some Democrats have been openly critical of America's role in the world, citing both policy and diplomatic posture. Those critics include presidentia

ACLU asks judge to block Trump asylum rule 2019-07-17 09:16:15WASHINGTON (AP) - Civil liberties groups on Wednesday asked for a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's effort to effective

Gunmen in restaurant in northern Iraq kill Turkish 2019-07-17 08:39:27IRBIL, Iraq (AP) - Unknown gunmen opened fire inside a Turkish-owned restaurant in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Wednesday, killing at least one

Turkish state media: Diplomat working at Turkish Consulate 2019-07-17 08:30:07ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish state media: Diplomat working at Turkish Consulate in Irbil, Iraq, killed in attack at a restaurant there .

UN court rejects Pakistan's argument in Indian spy 2019-07-17 08:25:54THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The United Nations' highest court ordered Pakistan on Wednesday to stay the execution of an alleged Indian spy and unde

US: Russia is refusing visas to teachers of 2019-07-17 07:33:22MOSCOW (AP) - The U.S. and British embassies in Moscow said Wednesday that Russia has refused visas to teachers at a school that educates diplomats'

AP FACT CHECK: UK leadership contenders make wild 2019-07-17 06:25:02LONDON (AP) - Promises have been flying thick and fast in Britain's Conservative leadership race, ranging from the plausible to the wild. Contenders

The Latest: Iran FM says US sanctions 'economic 2019-07-17 05:30:33DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The Latest on tensions in the Persian Gulf amid a crisis between the United States and Iran (all times local): 8:30

US objections to French tech tax overshadow G-7 2019-07-17 05:04:23CHANTILLY, France (AP) - The Trump administration is objecting to France's plan to tax Facebook, Google and other U.S. tech giants, a rift that's ov

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WHO declares Congo's Ebola outbreak an international emergency 2019-07-17 13:56:52The World Health Organization has deemed the Ebola outbreak in Congo a public health emergency of international concern.

Millions stranded in India as monsoon downpours bring 2019-07-17 12:36:14Millions of people are stranded by flooding in northeast India with concern growing about food and water supplies.

EU probes Amazon over use of retailer data 2019-07-17 11:58:00The European Union is opening an antitrust probe into U.S. online shopping giant Amazon to see whether it uses data from independent retailers to gain

Pakistan again arrests Islamist militant in 2008 Mumbai 2019-07-17 11:18:07Pakistan authorities on Wednesday arrested Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of a four-day militant attack on the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, on

Bills targeting China's Huawei introduced in U.S. Congress 2019-07-17 10:46:49Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives introduce bills to keep tight restrictions on Huawei Technologies, amid concern about U.S. Pre

Drug kingpin Guzman gets life sentence, says jail 2019-07-17 10:34:07Joaquin Guzman, the Mexican drug lord found guilty of running a murderous criminal enterprise that smuggled tons of drugs into the United States, says

Cesar Sayoc's pipe bombs sent to Democrats wouldn't 2019-07-17 09:12:22An FBI analysis of crudely made pipe bombs mailed to prominent critics of U.S. President Donald Trump has concluded they wouldn't have worked, accord

Man in car-ramming attack by U.K. Parliament guilty 2019-07-17 08:46:22A driver whose car collided with several people before crashing outside the U.K.'s Parliament last year was convicted Wednesday of two counts of

Labour Party members take out ad to to 2019-07-17 08:18:45More than 60 opposition Labour members of the U.K.'s upper house of Parliament signed a statement in a newspaper on Wednesday accusing leader Jeremy

Trump voters cringe and shrug at tweets while 2019-07-17 07:46:11In interviews with nearly 50 voters across seven states, many people — most of them Democrats — found Trump's willingness to lodge racial

'You must be stupid': Duterte says he won't 2019-07-17 04:45:33Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared he will never be tried by an international court for mass killings in his war on drugs, and vowed no

Rescuers find 14 bodies after building collapse in 2019-07-17 04:26:01Rescuers found 14 bodies and pulled out 11 survivors as they began winding down operations at the site of a dilapidated building that collapsed in Ind

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Column: With the debt ceiling fight, Congress and 2019-07-16 13:19:48That perennial childishness, a fight over the U.S. debt ceiling, is back.

Sylvia Stottlemyer 2019-07-16 09:21:07Sylvia Stottlemyer, who was an Apollo crew secretary, later rose to the ranks of senior management at Johnson Space Center.

Christine Darden: From 'computer' to engineer 2019-07-16 09:19:51After beginning her career as a "computress" at NASA in Houston, Christine Darden worked 40 years at the agency, researching supersonic flight and s

How the women of NASA made their mark 2019-07-16 06:00:17As the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing approaches, the women who helped America's early space efforts reflect on their often unheralded ro

'Go back to where you came from': Our 2019-07-16 01:54:54After President Trump's racist tweets attacking four congresswomen of color, telling them to "go back" to the "places from which they came,"̴

Ethiopian Israelis protest after officer in shooting of 2019-07-15 16:37:04An off-duty police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 18-year-old Ethiopian Israeli in northern Israel on June 30 was released from house arrest o

Radiation in parts of the Marshall Islands is 2019-07-15 15:00:02Think of the most radioactive landscapes on the planet and the names Chernobyl and Fukushima may come to mind.

A Mississippi politician denied access to a female 2019-07-15 06:00:05Robert Foster, a first-term Mississippi state representative running for governor, declined to allow a female reporter to cover a campaign trip &mdash

Mauna Kea telescope project faces activist protests 2019-07-14 22:05:43Scientists hope the massive telescope they plan to build atop Hawaii's highest peak, a world-renowned location for astronomy, will help them peer bac

Barry, now a tropical depression, soaks much of 2019-07-14 20:20:06Barry continued to soak Louisiana and Mississippi as it weakened to a tropical depression Sunday over Northwestern Louisiana.

Leadership vacuum in national defense positions is making 2019-07-14 20:13:14When he resigned as defense secretary last December, Jim Mattis thought it might take two months to install a successor.

Outdated software could make new voting systems vulnerable 2019-07-14 14:05:44Pennsylvania's message was clear: The state was taking a big step to keep its elections from being hacked in 2020.

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Von der Leyen cracks EU parliament nut, national 2019-07-17 13:52:31Ursula von der Leyen had to dangle a range of promises on migration, taxes, climate change and the rule of law to secure even a wafer-thin margin of

Hungary should move children from 'prison-like' transit zones: 2019-07-17 13:51:49A senior U.N. human rights official urged Hungary on Wednesday to move asylum-seeking families held in "prison-like" transit zones on the Serbian bo

Millions stranded in India as early monsoon downpours 2019-07-17 13:49:56Millions of people are stranded by flooding in northeast India with concern growing about food and water supplies, and officials said on Wednesday tha

U.S. unsure about circumstances of tanker towed to 2019-07-17 13:32:28U.S. officials say they are unsure whether an oil tanker towed into Iranian waters was seized by Iran or rescued after facing mechanical faults as Teh

Gibraltar chief minister discussed Grace 1 oil tanker 2019-07-17 13:31:28Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo discussed the detained oil tanker Grace 1 with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Gibraltar said on Wednes

Iran's Zarif says U.S. travel curbs on Iranian 2019-07-17 13:28:48Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that tight U.S. travel restrictions on Iranian diplomats and their families living in

Italian, U.S. police make arrests as Mafia clan 2019-07-17 13:23:21Italian and U.S. police have launched a coordinated crackdown on a Sicilian Mafia family that was seeking to rebuild its power base after years of exi

Italy's populist coalition clashes over EU Commission election 2019-07-17 13:21:54Italy's coalition parties clashed on Wednesday over the election of Germany's Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the European Commission,

Pakistan arrests accused mastermind of Mumbai attacks 2019-07-17 13:11:20Pakistani authorities arrested Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of a four-day militant attack on the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, on Wednesday on

Ukraine says transport organizer of missile that shot 2019-07-17 13:09:59Ukraine said on Wednesday a rebel who organized the trailer carrying the missile that shot down a Malaysian airliner in 2014 had been captured two ye

Five years on, flight MH17 families call for 2019-07-17 13:09:29Family members of those aboard the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 called on Wednesday for those responsible to be brought to justice, as they ma

UK PM May says compromise deal remains best 2019-07-17 13:07:22A compromise deal remains the best way to prevent Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday.

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Japan sets new record for foreign visitors in 2019-07-17 13:26:00 More than 16 million foreigners visited Japan in the first six months of 2019 -- an increase of nearly 5 percent over last year, official data said W

U.S. gives $29M for Afghanistan elections in September 2019-07-17 12:54:57 The United States and Afghanistan finalized the budget for the Afghan election on Sept. 28, including a sizable U.S. contribution.

Iran slams Britain for seizing tanker off Gibraltar 2019-07-17 11:43:47 A report by the Iranian government Wednesday said Britain violated international law this month when it captured the Grace 1 oil tanker, which was ta

Chinese man executed for avenging mother’s murder 2019-07-17 11:32:57 A Chinese man who avenged the death of his mother was executed on Wednesday by order of the Supreme People's Court in Shaanxi Province.

Ex-South Korea president ‘unable’ to attend funeral service 2019-07-17 10:35:48 Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak sent condolences but was unable to pay his respects at the funeral parlor for a former lawmaker who was f

Gunmen ambush Turkish diplomats inside Iraqi restaurant, killing 2019-07-17 10:09:34 A Turkish diplomat was shot and killed in a restaurant in the Kurdish region of Iraq Wednesday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry and media said.

Turkish court acquits 3 journalists of supporting terrorism 2019-07-17 09:47:46 A Turkish court acquitted three journalists Wednesday on charges of producing propaganda for a terrorist organization in connection with a 2016 incid

Sudan military council signs long-awaited civilian power-sharing deal 2019-07-17 08:42:35 After months of turmoil and violence, military rulers in Sudan signed a deal Wednesday to share power with civilians until elections are held in abou

EU investigating Amazon's use of vendor data 2019-07-17 08:07:51 The European Commission announced Wednesday it has opened an antitrust investigation into whether U.S. retail giant Amazon uses sensitive vendor data

WTO rules China could sanction U.S. over Obama-era 2019-07-17 07:28:07 The United States is in breach of a World Trade Organization ruling and is subject to sanctions from China unless it removes certain tariffs against

South Korea: Japan's export restrictions could have 'dire 2019-07-17 06:28:41 Japan's export restrictions to South Korea on key materials could have a major global impact on companies and consumers and may lead to dire consequ

Sudan's ruling military, opposition sign power-sharing agreement 2019-07-17 05:28:49 Sudan's ruling military council and pro-democracy opposition have signed a power-sharing agreement after months of debate over the formation of a tr

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Lunar Modules (Episode 2): Why hasn’t the US 2019-07-17 12:16:40Fifty years after Apollo 11 put the first man on the Moon, James André and Sylvain Rousseau examine the critical issue of the astronomical cost

US judge sentences Mexican drug kingpin 'El Chapo' 2019-07-17 10:54:08The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a drug lord notorious

Turkish diplomat killed in restaurant shooting in Iraqi 2019-07-17 10:50:07At least two people, including a Turkish diplomat, were killed in a shooting Wednesday at a restaurant in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Erbil in a rare at

In pictures: Partial lunar eclipse has stargazers seeing 2019-07-17 10:31:52Stargazers from the UK to Australia saw red during Tuesday’s lunar eclipse that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the US Apollo 11 mission.

Behind the scenes at NASA with the next 2019-07-17 09:29:21On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first man ever to walk on the Moon. To mark the 50th anniversary of the first lunar land

EU launches probe into Amazon data misuse allegations 2019-07-17 09:20:32The EU's powerful antitrust authority launched an in-depth investigation into Amazon on Wednesday, amid suspicions the US-based online behemoth misus

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Inside Kabul’s school for explosive detection dogs 2019-07-17 08:07:24At a facility in Kabul, Afghanistan canine conscripts are training for a life or death mission: learning how to sniff out explosives in a country wher

‘HIV isn’t over’: The world’s waning response to 2019-07-17 07:59:14As France prepares to host the Global Fund Replenishment Conference on fighting AIDS, experts warn against complacency in the global fight against HIV

'How many Yemenis must be killed before Western 2019-07-17 06:10:16Radhya Al-Mutawakel is the chairperson of the Yemeni NGO Mwatana for Human Rights, which is releasing its annual report on the war in Yemen, based on

Jailed British-Iranian aid worker transferred to psychiatric facility 2019-07-17 05:45:54Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been transferred from prison to a hospital psychiatric ward, the campaign group seekin

French lawmakers approve controversial bill to rebuild Notre-Dame 2019-07-17 04:06:32French MPs on Tuesday approved a law on the reconstruction of Notre-Dame, three months after flames ravaged the great Paris cathedral, but with the re

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WATCH: Golfer Paul Casey plays incredible chip shot 2019-07-17 13:39:55 English golfer Paul Casey wowed spectators at his final British Open practice round at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland on Wednesday, landing a per

Cambodia will send back 1,600 tons of trash 2019-07-17 13:20:15 Cambodia will return 83 shipping containers loaded with plastic waste to the United States and Canada, the country’s Environment Ministry has a

WATCH: South Korean water polo players shed tears 2019-07-17 13:18:55 South Korea's women's water polo team may have been suffering a second successive hammering at the World Championships but there were heartwarming

Childfree and easy? RT doc meets the Americans 2019-07-17 13:14:00 As birth rates plummet in the US, greater numbers of Americans are opting to skip the joys of parenthood – some seeking personal happiness and

‘Rubbish!’: Correa blasts CNN for claim that Assange 2019-07-17 13:13:00 Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa has lashed out at CNN over a report claiming whistleblower Julian Assange turned the country’s embass

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The Usual Suspects? 60+ Labour Lords accuse Corbyn 2019-07-17 13:04:21 More than sixty Labour Lords have taken an advert out in The Guardian to accuse Jeremy Corbyn of having “failed the test of leadership” o

Attacks on ‘white & male’ Moon landing proves 2019-07-17 11:59:00 Attempts to diminish the triumph of Apollo 11 and to reassign credit don’t just taint the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, but presage the

US baseball tycoon mulling bid for Roman Abramovich’s 2019-07-17 11:39:37 Todd Boehly, part owner of MLB franchise the LA Dodgers, is said to be interested in expanding his sports empire by making an official bid to buy Rom

Russian mother detained after buying banned drug for 2019-07-17 11:38:13 A Russian woman was reportedly held by customs officials for seven hours after ordering an unregistered drug online for her terminally ill son. The n

Trump up in the polls, thanks ‘vicious young 2019-07-17 11:34:49 A Rasmussen poll shows President Donald Trump’s approval has risen to 50 percent, after the president verbally locked horns with a cohort of fe

World Court orders stay of execution from Pakistan 2019-07-17 11:32:41 The United Nations’ highest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), has voted in favor of a stay of execution for former Indian Navy c

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Earthquake shakes some Indonesian islands, damages temple in 2019-07-16 01:25:18Indonesian authorities say a subsea earthquake shook Bali, Lombok and East Java on Tuesday, causing damage to homes and temples. The geophysics agency

Trump and Democrats clash over racism 2019-07-15 22:51:48The Democratic party, which has a majority in the House of Representatives, introduced a resolution on Monday condemning the tweets of US President Do

Computing pioneer Alan Turing to be face of 2019-07-15 20:10:51

Sri Lanka President claims drug gangs orchestrated Easter 2019-07-15 20:02:30 International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country’s leader claimed on Monday, despite ear

US’ OPT programme for int’l students challenged in 2019-07-15 19:57:39

Furore in US over Trump’s race baiting with 2019-07-15 12:45:30

Turkey marks third anniversary of failed coup 2019-07-15 09:19:55 Nearly 250 people were killed — excluding the coup-plotters — and over 2,000 were injured after a rogue military faction tried to wrest p

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Pak court grants pre-arrest bail to Hafiz Saeed 2019-07-15 07:29:42An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Monday granted pre-arrest bail to Hafiz Saeed and three others in a case pertaining to the banned outfit's

Trump's congresswomen tweets 'completely unacceptable': May 2019-07-15 07:09:52

Hong Kong leader condemns violence against police, labels 2019-07-15 03:46:19Lam made the comments at a hospital where three police officers were being treated for injuries sustained in skirmishes on Sunday with demonstrators a

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WHO declares Ebola outbreak an international public health 2019-07-17 13:57:19The Ebola outbreak in Congo and neighbouring countries is a public health emergency of international concern, the WHO declared.

EXCLUSIVE: Senator says report’s inclusion of U.S. nuclear 2019-07-17 13:27:28The senator behind a NATO-affiliated report getting international attention stands by the initial decision to include locations of U.S. nuclear weapon

Only 4 Republicans voted to condemn Trump’s ‘go 2019-07-17 12:58:42Two days after Trump tweeted that four Democratic freshmen should “go back” to their home countries — though all are citizens and th

Sudan’s military and protesters sign power-sharing deal, first 2019-07-17 12:30:25The signing ceremony marks an important step in the transition to civilian rule following the military overthrow of long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashi

Mexican drug lord El Chapo sentenced to life 2019-07-17 10:21:14The notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison.

Canadian politicians urge France to vote against ratification 2019-07-17 10:11:56French parliamentarians are expected to vote on ratifying the agreement on Wednesday. 

‘Shameful:’ Toronto man who lost family in Boeing 2019-07-17 09:50:13Paul Njoroge, who lost his wife and three young children in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX plane in Ethiopia, is set to testify before U.S. Congress on

Nearly 2,000 Hong Kong seniors march in support 2019-07-17 08:01:39"They are young people and they are doing the right thing. Why are they being mistreated?"

Cambodia vows to send back 83 containers of 2019-07-17 07:41:06The total weight of the waste found in 83 containers in the country's main port was 1,600 tons.

EU opening antitrust probe into Amazon over misuse 2019-07-17 07:02:07Amazon on Wednesday became the target of an antitrust investigation by the European Union over its use of merchants' data.

Peacekeeper among 6 killed in disputed border region 2019-07-16 19:30:28Both Sudan and South Sudan claim ownership of the oil-rich Abyei area.

U.S., Iran send mixed signals amid ongoing dispute 2019-07-16 17:45:37 Iran and the United States sent mixed signals on Tuesday about resolving their disputes as Iran's supreme leader threatened to further breach t