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Warner: Comey won't testify to intel panel next week

The veiled threat added to the storm over Trump's abrupt firing of Comey on Tuesday. Spicer also denied reports that Trump solicited a loyalty pledge from Com...

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Symbols of the Confederate period such as monuments and flags have been removed from civic centers across the United States over the last two years following cr...

James Clapper on collusion between Russia, Trump aides: There could be evidence

Trump was referencing Clapper's testimony before Senate Judiciary subcommittee Monday that he was not aware of any evidence demonstrating collusion, but Clapper...

North Korea reports on South's presidential election

China has protested against the deployment saying the system's powerful radar can probe deep into its territory, undermining is security, destabilizing the regi...

What to expect from Duterte at China's Belt and Road Forum

India is likely to boycott China's Belt and Road Forum (BRF) beginning here tomorrow in view of sovereignty concerns related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corr...

Soldier killed in Somalia was from Falmouth

Timothy Szymanski, commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command. "Kyle was a great student as well, it really didn't surprise me when he made the grade as a...

With new president, new faces for French parliament

Successive centre-right and centre-left governments have failed to pull France out of deep economic malaise which includes slow growth, high unemployment of aro...

New scrutiny of timeline after Arkansas executes 4th inmate

There were no dissents in the court's orders. "It remains an unacceptable denial of human rights and dignity and fails to deter crime", it said, adding that i...

US complains to China about N. Korea's attendance at Silk Road summit

Speaking to China Radio International on Thursday, Tayyebnia said the "One Belt, One Road" initiative is important, noting that the plan will increase solidarit...

EU's Donald Tusk pleads for 'mutual respect' in Brexit negotiations

Voters across England, Scotland and Wales went to the polls on Thursday to choose almost 5,000 new local councillors, in the shadow of campaigning for the surpr...

Remaining 82 Nigerian Girls Abducted by Boko Haram Now Free

Women's Affairs Minister Aisha Alhassan said the girls will be ready psychologically. Loosely translated, Boko Haram means "Western education is forbidden",...

Chinese president talks with South Korean president by phone

Security Council resolutions. Beijing sees the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, newly installed in the South meant to guard against threat...

Barack Obama Announces $2M Donation to Chicago Youth Jobs

He spoke on a panel with members of the University of Chicago last week, which marked his first public appearance since he left the White House in January. ...

Texas bill could keep transgender kids out of high school sports

The bill would give authorities the power to block kids from playing. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood), said it is just about making competitions safe and fair. "Trans...

'Heinous Act Against Humanity': North Korea Slams US Sanctions

But he said Friday's protest was also notable in that it was sent by the recently revived parliamentary foreign affairs committee, which was discontinued by Kim...

China trade gets major boost with speedy deal

The Trump administration has signed a trade deal with China . It's been almost 14 years since China banned imports of US beef following the December 23, ...

Reporter arrested while questioning Trump official

According to the Washington Post , Dan Heyman also noted that during his persistent questioning, Tim Price "didn't say anything", while Heyman's lawyer called h...

Heavy gunfire in Ivory Coast in latest military unrest

Another soldier, who also wore a facemask and refused to give his name, said: "We wouldn't be doing this if we weren't willing to fight ". Soldiers, mostly f...

N Korea ready for dialog with USA under right conditions: Senior diplomat

In a odd display of diplomacy a senior North Korean diplomat who handles relations with the U.S. today said that Pyongyang would have dialogue with the United...

History lesson: S. Korea's Moon scraps state textbooks

Even U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed some openness to such a meeting - though, of course, Mr. Trump says all sorts of thing. Trump has called on Bei...

Moon Seeks to Mend China Ties Over Thaad in Call With Xi

China has rigorously objected to the deployment, saying it destabilised the regional security balance and did little to curb the threat posed by North Korea's n...

Talks under way to secure release of more kidnapped schoolgirls

Chibok schoolgirls, recently freed from Nigeria extremist captivity, are photographed in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday May 8, 2017. The list was released late Sunday n...

Chibok Girls: FG ready to negotiate for release of captives

The Minister, stressed that the government will not hesitate to exchange the girls with detained Bokoharam terrorists if the need arises. She said pictures of...

China says it tested new missile in northeastern sea

In a brief statement late on Tuesday, the ministry said the tests of new missiles and weapons were carried out by the People's Liberation Army's Rocket Force "i...

Snyder to name new justice to Michigan Supreme Court

Conservative activists praised the latest nominations. President Trump borrowed a page from George W. Bush's playbook Monday by nominating 10 federal cour...

Trump Actually Thinks Israel And Palestine 'Work Together Beautifully'

Over lunch, Trump also raised concerns about the Palestinian Authority sending payments to the families of convicted terrorists in Israeli jails . The offici...

South Korea's Moon to send envoys to Beijing to ease tensions

Moon has said he wants South Korea to be a "responsible" player in the region, which also iinvolves improving ties with China. Both leaders agreed to strength...

N Korea willing to meet with US if conditions right: diplomat

Choe led a North Korean delegation that met a group of American experts, headed by Suzanne DiMaggio - director of the U.S. think tank New America - in Oslo, Nor...

North Korea vows to find 'plot' culprits

An intelligence source here said it will be headed by Andrew Kim, a leading Korean-American North Korea expert in the CIA who retired early this year. Preside...

Jared Kushner's sister highlights family ties in pitch to Chinese investors

The visa program touted in China by the family of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner has always been targeted for reform in Washington, accused by its cri...