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Congo opposition figure Bemba warns of 'chaos' if vote fraud
Miami Herald - 11 Sep 2018 16:49
A top Congo opposition figure who is barred from December's presidential election is warning that "chaos" will follow if the vote is not transparent and fair. Former Congolese Vice President …
GOP official: Strzok and Page conspired to unleash a 'media leak strategy'
New York Post - 11 Sep 2018 04:49
Fired FBI agent Peter Strzok and his gal pal Lisa Page conspired to unleash a “media leak strategy” to embarrass President Trump, a top House Republican said Monday. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), a member of the House ...
U.S. will soon identify first two U.S. troops from North Korean remains
Reuters - 11 Sep 2018 04:47
The U.S. military is close to identifying the first two American troops from the 55 boxes of human remains from the 1950-53 Korean War handed over by North Korea in July, U.S. officials leading the forensic analysis said...
Judge denies bail to accused Russian spy Maria Butina
New York Post - 11 Sep 2018 04:30
A federal judge on Monday denied bail to an accused Russian agent, but also tore into prosecutors for falsely saying she had offered sex for political access. US District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan said Maria Butina was a...
Meet the other empty nesters, and they're missing the kids, too
Boston - 11 Sep 2018 02:17
With the school year underway and college students departed, dogs are dealing with a mystery: Where did my friend go?
The Latest: Greek police find some 150 migrants in trucks
Miami Herald - 11 Sep 2018 16:53
The Latest on the influx of migrants into Europe (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Greek police have detained more than 150 migrants hidden in trucks in two separate incidents outside …
Former Volkswagen boss dragged feet on 'dieselgate': judge
Reuters - 11 Sep 2018 16:51
Former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn was slow to address emissions test cheating that led to huge U.S. fines, a judge hearing a damages case brought by investors against the German carmaker said on Tuesday.
Koreas to hold military talks ahead of their leaders' summit
Miami Herald - 11 Sep 2018 04:34
South Korea said Tuesday that it will hold military talks with North Korea this week to discuss ways to ease tensions along their border ahead of a summit between their …
U.S. warns of 'much stronger response' if Syria uses chemical weapons against civilians
The Week - 11 Sep 2018 04:31
National Security Adviser John Bolton said the United States is working with the United Kingdom and France to plan a coordinated attack against Syrian President Bashar al Assad's regime should he use chemical weapons dur...
Thai authorities see T-shirts as proof of sedition
Miami Herald - 11 Sep 2018 16:59
Thailand's military government has arrested alleged sympathizers of a tiny political movement advocating the abolishment of the constitutional monarchy, seizing as evidence T-shirts bearing the group's logo of a red …
Vatican official: Sex abuse scandal is church's 'own 9/11'
Miami Herald - 11 Sep 2018 16:58
A top Vatican official said Tuesday the clerical sex abuse scandal is such a game-changing catastrophe for the Catholic Church that he called it the church's "own 9/11" on the …
Zimbabwe declares cholera emergency as death toll rises
New York Post - 11 Sep 2018 16:55
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- A cholera emergency has been declared in Zimbabwe's capital after 20 people have died, the health minister said Tuesday. The deaths in Harare have many fearing a repeat of the outbreak that killed tho...
Myanmar army, government aim to silence independent journalism: U.N.
Reuters - 11 Sep 2018 16:49
Military and government officials in Myanmar have waged a "political campaign" to quash independent journalism, arresting and prosecuting many through the use of vague and overly broad laws, the U.N. human rights office ...
Former Pakistani first lady Kulsoom Nawaz dies
Al Jazeera English - 11 Sep 2018 16:28
Wife of jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif dies in London hospital after battling cancer.
Search called off for pop star missing from cruise ship
CNN - 11 Sep 2018 16:19
A search for missing German pop singer Daniel Kaiser-Kueblboeck, who reportedly jumped overboard from a cruise ship near Canada over the weekend, has been called off, according to the Canadian Joint Task Force Atlantic (...
Russia suspected of mysterious attacks on US diplomats in Cuba
New York Post - 11 Sep 2018 15:56
Russia is believed to be behind the strange "sonic attacks" that have left US diplomats with concussion-like injuries in Cuba and China, according to a report Tuesday. Communications intercepts, known as "signals intelli...
Syria's Assad approves gas attack in Idlib despite warning, report says
Fox News - 11 Sep 2018 05:51
President Bashar al-Assad has approved a gas attack in the Idlib province, which is the country's last rebel stronghold, a report on Sunday said.
Cop who killed neighbor told investigators he ignored her 'verbal commands'
New York Post - 11 Sep 2018 05:40
The white Dallas cop who fatally shot her black neighbor after confusing his apartment for her own told investigators that he ignored her “verbal commands” and all she could see was a “large silhouette” -- so she...
Nazi Collaborator or National Hero? A Test for Lithuania
The New York Times - 11 Sep 2018 04:30
Jonas Noreika has been honored as a martyr since his execution by the Soviet secret police in 1947. But he now stands accused by his own granddaughter of helping the Nazis kill Jews.
US Navy fighter pilot receives valor award for shooting down Syrian jet in 2017
Fox News - 11 Sep 2018 04:30
A U.S. Navy pilot received the Distinguished Flying Cross for shooting down a Syrian jet in 2017 -- the first air-to-air kill for the U.S. military in 18 years.
U.N. Chief Says World Must 'Put the Brake' on Emissions by 2020 to Slow Climate Change
Time - 11 Sep 2018 04:23
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said extreme weather is "leaving a trail of death and devastation"