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US, Russia to discuss extending New START

Trump administration officials have insisted on China joining the talks because they believe that while the country has far fewer nuclear arms than the United S...

Protesters call for Cecil Rhodes statue in Oxford to be removed

We believe Black Lives Matter and support the right to peaceful protest. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has met police and citizens' groups as part of...

Retired China soccer star calls for ouster of Communist Party

He has been outspoken on social issues and has criticised the Chinese football establishment, earning him the nickname "Cannon Hao", but had not previously spok...

France to Ban Police Chokeholds Following George Floyd's Killing

The French demonstrations started in response to an expert report clearing the three officers who arrested Traore. He likewise swore to pursue a policy of " z...

Prince Philip's Life in 50 Photos

The Duke spent four nights at King Edward VII Hospital in London before Christmas 2019 for observation and treatment in relation to a "pre-existing condition". ...

Canada to ease border restrictions for families to reunite

For those who applied for both the CERB and the wage subsidy, Trudeau said they would not be punished for making the mistake. He said they will be "punishing"...

Burundi President Dead After Suffering From Heart Attack

He received some visitors at the hospital. On Sunday, Nkurunziza's condition improved but worsened on Monday. " Heart attack was found more convenient as a c...

Chinese fighter jets enter Taiwan`s airspace, given `verbal warnings`

The incursion came as Taiwan announced that its largest annual live-fire drill would be held next month, including computer simulations and an exercise to defen...

Bail raised to $1.25m for accused ex-cop — George Floyd death

From there, as protests erupted (and continue in their second week) across the country, the three other officers were also handed down arrest warrants, and now ...

Louis man charged with murder in fatal shooting of retired police captain

Louis Police Department. Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner wrote on Twitter that "an extensive homicide investigation...recovered surveillance footage ...

Trump lashes out at 'suppression polls' ahead of Biden matchup

The exact time and locations of the rallies have yet to be determined, but the campaign is in the process of outlining possible dates and venues. There have b...

New inquiry 'could be dropped' without clues from public — Madeleine McCann

The three-year-old disappeared while on holiday in Portugal in 2007. The suspect, 43, has been named by German media as Christian B. "All indication we have...

China knocks Harvard COVID-19 study

A whitepaper on coronavirus released by China on Sunday said the virus was first noticed on December 17 and Chinese virologists confirmed human-to-human transmi...

Miss Hitler contestant among neo-Nazis jailed for belonging to terror group

Jack was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison, and Scothern was handed a sentence of detention for 18 months. The court heard Cutter had entered the M...

No letup in coronavirus deaths in Brazil, Mexico

The Government of Brazil is under heavy criticism following a decision by its president Jair Bolsonaro , to discontinue issuing routine updates on new COVID-19...

NYC police officer charged with shoving woman at George Floyd protest

This is especially true of those who are sworn to protect us and uphold the law. 28-year-old Vincent D'Andraia will become the first NYPD officer to face crim...

Aid flight arrives from Iran to Venezuela despite continued USA pressure

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has congratulated the tanker crews that delivered fuel to sanctions-stricken Venezuela, despite United States threats and pre...

President Trump: There Won't Be Any Defunding Of Police

The officer, Derek Chauvin, was sacked and later arrested and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, while three other officers on th...

Sadiq Khan wants statues with slavery links be 'taken down'

Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbor, during a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Bristol , England on Sunday. T...

World leaders unlikely to gather at United Nations assembly

The UN chief had suggested that the General Assembly President consider using pre-recorded messages provided by Heads of State and Government or Ministers, with...

Coronavirus boost as World Health Organization admits asymptomatic spread is 'rare'

She said she had based that phrasing on findings from a small number of studies that followed asymptomatic cases and tracked how many of their contacts became...

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza dies: Government

His controversial and ultimately successful bid for a third term in 2015 plunged the country into crisis. Violent protests eventually subsided, but low-level po...

Thousands of LA protesters busted for breaking curfew won't be charged

Demonstrations over police brutality and racial injustice have gripped the nation for days. The massive demonstration was peaceful, and video footage of the p...

Trump makes baseless claim about man, 75, shoved by police

Trump indicated that he had been watching a segment on the incident on One America News Network, a right-leaning network known for its pro-Trump point of view. ...

Michael Clarke appointed officer in Order of Australia

Explaining why Clarke was given the honor without worldwide cricket, the Australian Governor General's Office wrote yesterday: "distinguished service to crick...

Here’s what to expect from Tuesday’s weather forecast

Another pleasant day is in store for the Boston region on Tuesday before the humidity begins to climb. Mon: High: 98 Low: 74 Mostly sunny and breezy. With d...

Bill de Blasio vows to defund to New York Police

The proposed NY policing overhaul also includes making officers' disciplinary records publicly available, as those of other government employees are, Cuomo said...

Novel coronavirus may have been spreading since August

The research used a combination of high-resolution imagery of hospital vehicle parks in Wuhan, where the virus was first reported late previous year, and sear...

Iran to execute alleged ‘CIA spy’ involved in Soleimani's killing

A judiciary spokesman said an Iranian citizen provided information about Soleimani's whereabouts to the US's CIA and Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. "He w...

China warns students against studying in Australia due to coronavirus-linked racism

On Monday, Australia's Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said that China remains unresponsive to its weeks-long pleas to ease tensions between the two trading par...