Venezuelans shut down roads and highways in protest
Demonstrators have been calling for presidential elections due next year to be held earlier and for Maduro to step down.... …
Trump says he will release tax reform package next week
On Friday, Trump is expected to sign an order that would fit into his administration's "America First" energy policy, th... …
Kenyans shine in strong wins at Boston Marathon
This time, she was hailed for paving the way for women's distance running around the world. She finished the race on M... …
China seeks Russia's help to 'cool' North Korea situation
Kim's close aide Choe Ryong-Hae made sure to send a new warning, saying North Korea would stand up to any threat posed b... …
Hundreds more join Mosul exodus as Iraqi forces retake another western district
Iraqi forces have taken much of Mosul from the militants who overran the city in June 2014. Daesh fighters, holding ou... …
Russian Federation police detain metro bombing suspect
Dramatic video released yesterday show Russian officers grabbing Azimov and wrestling him to the ground in Odintsovo, ... …
Trump welcomes to White House US aid worker freed from Egypt
Her name is Aya Hijazi , and her attorney credits Trump for securing both her freedom and return to the U.S. Presid... …
Egypt president in Saudi Arabia to reaffirm ties
Subsequently, the two leaders discussed a range of issues including "regional and worldwide issues of common interest", ... …
China, Philippines argue over defense chief's island visit
If confirmed, the incident would be the first hostile episode in almost a year involving the Philippines and China, whic... …
General election: UK Parliament approves Theresa May's snap vote
It had been hoped talks could start by the end of that month, but EU Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said Wednes... …
Hawaii lawmakers criticize Sessions' island judge remarks
The Justice Department tried to clarify Sessions' remarks on Thursday, saying that "Hawaii is, in fact, an island in t... …
Trump heads into tough week with budget, health care battles
The president has yet to follow through on numerous promises he said he could accomplish in his first 100 days in offi... …
Israel PM issues Holocaust Remembrance Day warning
President Donald Trump will visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and then deliver public remarks as part of the muse... …
US Defense Sec'y Mattis: Syria still has chemical weapons
A last minute deal, brokered in part by Russian Federation in October 2013, instead made Syria pledge to destroy its che... …
Corbyn to halt Syria strikes if elected
Mr Corbyn said: "For years, Britain's workers haven't had a proper pay rise, with wages for most people still below 2007... …
White House accuses Russian Federation of Syria chemical attack 'cover up'
Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday the Russian leader gave Tillerson his view of the causes of the current "d... …
France on edge on eve of presidential poll
U.S. President Donald Trump told the Associated Press on Friday he thought the attack will "probably help" Le Pen becaus... …
US VP Pence assures Japan: America is with you '100 percent'
While the North did not conduct a nuclear test, the specter of a potential test and an escalated USA response has traile... …
Trump says Paris attack will help Le Pen in election
Following Tuesday's arrest in Marseille of two men suspected of plotting an attack during the election period, and Thurs... …
Iranian President to run for second term
Rouhani portrayed the deal as a newborn baby and hinted that his hard-line opponents were not fit to protect it, "Those ... …
