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Malmström: U.S. likely to impose tariffs or quotas from Friday

Trade officials from Washington and Brussels had continued discussions to find a solution, such as import quotas, that would convince Trump to extend the exempt...

Police release body camera footage of violent beach arrest

Police Chief Robert Regalbuto said in a news release that the officer had turned his camera on and off during the encounter. During the struggle, police say the...

658 children separated from parents at the border over 13 days

Hundreds of children already have been separated from parents who have been arrested since October. The comments were calling to his attention the scary pligh...

Missouri Gov. Greitens resigning amid sexual misconduct scandal

During the press conference Greitens said he will resign the office of governor effective Friday, June 1. The 44-year-old lawmaker has been accused of tak...

Goldman Sachs cuts euro, dollar forecasts, citing Italian instability

The U.S. Treasury believes it would be better for Italy and other euro-zone countries to work out their issues with no major changes to the bloc, a senior Treas...

Pakistan and India vow to implement 2003 ceasefire agreement

Following the conversation between Indian DGMO Lt Gen Anil Chauhan and Pakistan's Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, the two armies issued identical statements say...

British man dies after falling from plane at Dalaman Airport in Turkey

After boarding a flight at around 3am, he is said to have become involved in an argument with cabin crew, it is reported. The incident occurred after Mr Westl...

Child asks about school shootings during White House briefing

He said that he and his friends are concerned the effect such drills have on their " mental health ", and that they worry about getting "shot at school". Neithe...

Almost 5,000 killed by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, new study estimates

While Puerto Ricans and sympathetic politicians fight for the funds to rebuild the island, the region is bracing for this year's hurricane season amid warnings ...

Heavy rain could impact Wednesday evening commute, cause local flooding

Some locations that will experience flooding include Morganton, Glen Alpine, Lake James State Park, Table Rock, Lake James and Nebo. "Hikers, campers and other ...

Germany's far-right supporters outnumbered by counter-protesters in Berlin

The AfD's anti-immigration, anti-European Union and anti-Muslim messages helped it become the third largest party in the German Bundestag in last September's vo...

Cohen attorney accuses Stormy Daniels’ lawyer of leaking bank records

Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti appeared in court Wednesday as well, arguing to be admitted pro hac vice to a jurisdiction in which he's not registered t...

Japan-U.S. summit to be held June 7

By Wednesday, discussions between the two nations were taking place on at least three parallel tracks: between Pompeo and Kim in NY; in Singapore, where teams a...

Zimbabwe to have elections on July 30, says president

Mnangagwa and his party will be challenged by Nelson Chamisa who is leading the opposition Movement for Democratic Change . The 75-year-old Mnangagwa is seek...

Gunmen Attacked An Afghan Compound Wearing US Army Uniforms

Danish further added that the findings of the ministry show that the militants had managed to get closer to the ministry compound by disguising themselves in mi...

Migrant rescues child dangling from balcony, gets new life in France

The father of the four-year-old boy rescued in the viral "Spiderman rescue" video was playing the game "Pokemon Go" at the time, prosecutors allege. "I have a...

Saudi Arabia seeks to criminalise sexual harassment

The legislation now needs a royal decree to become law, Arab News reported. It is "a very important addition to the history of regulations in the kingdom", ...

Archaeologists find man crushed while fleeing Pompeii

Vesuvius has been discovered in new excavation work in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii , officials said Tuesday. The find, according to Pompeii's gener...

Putin critic Bill Browder arrested in Madrid

It is the "sixth time Russian Federation has abused Interpol in my case", he added. Browder, who is the head of the Hermitage Capital investment fund, said Sp...

Transcript: Arkady Babchenko's Remarks After SBU Sting Operation

Mr Babchenko, 41, emerged at a police press conference this afternoon in front of journalists, who had been expecting updates on the investigation into his murd...

N.C. dam in "imminent danger" of failing, evacuations ordered

The dam is about five miles northwest of Marion. No evacuations have been ordered, but Cooper says the inspectors will make sure the dams at Lake Lure, Lake ...

'I Wish I Did' Pick A Different Attorney General Than Sessions

A Fox News guest, commentator and anchor all rebuked claims from the president and his allies that the Federal Bureau of Investigation planted a "spy" in his ca...

Netanyahu: There is no place for Iran in Syria

The RIA news agency quoted Lavrov as saying: "of course, all non-Syrian forces should be withdrawn on a reciprocal basis, this should be a two-way process". The...

'Murdered' Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko turns up alive at news conference

Ukrainian authorities released a drawing of the man they suspect is Babchenko's assassin, around 40-45 years old, with a grey beard and wearing a cap. Arkady Ba...

Australia holds hope MH370 will be found as last search ends

Experts remain uncertain as to whether MH370 remained under the pilot's command or crashed out of control into the sea. "Without a search, there will be no ...

Roasting marshmallows over volcanic vents in Hawaii? 'No, that's not safe'

The Israeli-owned 38 megawatt plant typically provides around 25% of electricity on the Big Island, according to local power utility Hawaii Electric Light. Fi...

Kremlin Critic Detained in Spain as Moscow Intimidates From Afar

A Spanish police source told The Times: "Mr Browder was arrested today on an Interpol arrest warrant". Russian attempted previous year to put Browder on the...

Ukraine and Russian Federation trade accusations over killing of dissident journalist

Harlem Désir, the media freedom representative at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, said he was horrified by Babchenko's death. Arkady Ba...

Russian journalist and Kremlin critic shot and killed in Ukraine

The Committee to Protect Journalists in NY said on Twitter that "Ukrainian authorities should conduct a swift and thorough investigation" into Babchenko's dea...

Pompeii man’s skeleton suggests he was killed by falling rock during eruption

The victim appears to have died after being hit and decapitated by a 300-kilogram rock, sent hurtling towards him by the force of the volcanic flows. The arch...