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European Union imposes sanctions on 7 more Venezuelan officials

The decision was also in part due to the USA issues with a perceived bias against Israel on the council, which continues to make a frequent appearance on the co...

Pelosi Announces Impeachment Inquiry Over Trump's Call With Zelensky

The complaint from an intelligence community whistleblower, the document at the center of a firestorm about Trump's handling of Ukraine , was made available ...

US lawmakers to question USA intel chief about whistleblower report

The student newspaper at Arizona State University, The State Press , was the first to report Volker's departure citing a school official. The comments report...

House subpoenas Mike Pompeo for Ukraine files in Donald Trump impeachment probe

Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) each signed the letter to Pompeo. The subpoena demands the production of the documents by October 4. This is a developing story...

Voting in Afghanistan's presidential election begins

But on September 7, President Donald Trump declared a deal that seemed imminent dead after violent attacks in Kabul killed 12 people, including two USA -led c...

Windsor strikes for the climate

Local organizers planned strikes in 150 countries between September 20 and September 27, with most taking place on the two Fridays in recognition of Thunberg'...

US Judge Blocks Trump Rule on Migrant Child Detention

At issue is the so-called Flores Settlement Agreement , a 22-year-old consent decree that specifies how long and under what conditions underage immigrants can ...

Facebook will test hiding ‘Likes’ on its own site

The test will begin in Australia, the social media giant confirmed Thursday, and includes ads. It will slowly roll out to the majority of Australian users. Fa...

Donald Trump's Ukraine call

The reports have been central to the Democrat's move to impeach Trump. Oh Soo-young has the full story. Trump's administration also released a whistleblower...

THC products linked to vape-associated lung illness: CDC

USA health officials on Thursday reported 805 confirmed and probable cases and 12 deaths so far from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping, with...

Pakistani model Qandeel Baloch's brother jailed for her murder

Judge Imran Shafi reserved the verdict after the prosecution and defence completed their arguments in the case. Baloch's brother Mohammed Wasim Azeem had conf...

Study finds billions of plastic particles released by tea bags

The researchers conducted a number of control experiments, among them testing uncut tea bags to ensure that slicing the bags open did not cause plastics to le...

Boys accused of pinning down black girl and cutting dreadlocks CBS News

The school, which costs Ms Allen's family nearly $12,000 (£9,800) a year, is where Karen Pence - the wife of Vice-President Mike Pence - teaches art part-ti...

Morrison slams "false" climate claims

The Morrison Government is determined to reduce waste and to increase Australia's recycling capacity to generate high value recycled commodities and associate...

Death toll of Indonesia earthquake rises to 23

In addition to the dead, the agency says more than 100 people have been injured. Another victim died of a heart attack as the tremor hit, while one woman died...

Joe Wilson, ambassador who opposed Iraq War, dead at 69

Plame, a former Central Intelligence Agency operative who was outed in apparent revenge after Wilson blew the whistle on Bush, said the cause was organ failure....

House Speaker Pelosi accuses U.S. Attorney General of going 'rogue'

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the US president of seeking Ukraine's help to smear Joe Biden, who is a contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential...

Dire conclusions for oceans in new climate report

While global sea levels rose by about 15 centimeters during the 20th century, the report said sea levels are now rising twice as fast, and accelerating. So how...

Democrats Subpoena Secretary Pompeo as Part of Impeachment Inquiry

The letter to Pompeo also said the Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Oversight committees have scheduled depositions for five State Department officials over th...

Suspects confessed to B.C. homicides in videos: RCMP

Canadian teenagers Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, found the couple in their broken-down van, and murdered them as part of a killing spree in the reg...

University student's body found in his room two months after he died

The condition of his body was reportedly so poor that police called in a police disaster identification team to examine fingerprints, DNA, and dental records to...

Dallas cop testifies at her murder trial in neighbor's death

Rivera, she said, typically called her, but she never called him because "I knew it was wrong and I never knew where he was". "Yes, sir", replied Guyger, who ...

Freeland revokes appointment of Syrian consul after backlash over Assad support

Canadian officials last month had quietly signed off on Montreal businessman Waseem Ramli's appointment as Syria's honorary consul in Montreal, Macleans magaz...

British tanker seized by Iran transmits location for first time in weeks

Iranian authorities said Monday that judicial proceedings against the Stena Impero had ended. Iran had earlier released seven of the ship's 23 crew members. S...

Egypt braces for anti-Sisi protests

Demonstrations continued in Egypt Friday, with thousands taking to the streets to demand the resignation of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi over accusations of c...

Won’t engage Labour Party on Kashmir

The motion was moved by the Leyton and Wanstead Labour Party Public Group and seconded by the Nottingham East CLP. However, a Conservative lawmaker Bob Blackm...

Boeing is warned of flaws in its Max pilot safety tests

House Committee said on Friday. "That's the actual scenario that never got evaluated in the simulator", said Dana Schulze, the NTSB's director of aviation saf...

Walrus attacks Russian Navy, sinking inflatable boat

The Russian military appeared to be flying a drone above a group of walruses on a nearby beach to take scientific photographs, which may have spooked the anim...

More than 300 people, mostly children, found chained in northern Nigeria

Some may even have died. Some of them said they were forcefully subjected to the daily recitation of the Holy Quran against their wish and described the burst...

William Barr Recusing Himself From Trump Ukraine Investigation?

President Trump asked Ukraine President Zelenskiy to locate the servers used by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and discuss his findings with Giuliani...