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Top Issues for US in Planned Donald Trump Summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un
The summit would be the first-ever meeting between a serving U.S. president and a North Korean leader, and will follow one between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Kim on Friday. Trump has said his meeting with Kim could take place in late May or Ju...
Four British Hajj Pilgrims Killed in Saudi Road Crash
While the pilgrims were on their way to the holy city of Mecca, their bus collided with a fuel tanker near the western Saudi town of Al Khalas, on Saturday.
Kim Jong-Un Heralds More 'Chinese-Style' Economic Reforms in North Korea
Alongside the declaration on Saturday that the North had completed the development of its nuclear arsenal and no more atomic or missile tests were needed, Kim proclaimed that the "new strategic line" for the ruling Workers' Party would be "socialist econo...
Democrats Sue Donald Trump, Russia Over Alleged Election Hacking
The lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court seeks unspecified damages and an order to prevent further interference with computer systems of the Democratic National Committee.
North Korea's Nuclear Declaration: What it Does and Does Not Mean
The move, enshrined in a decision by the ruling Workers' Party, comes ahead of a summit with the South's President Moon Jae-in next week, and with a much-anticipated meeting with US President Donald Trump due later.
Illegal Gold Miners Invade Grace Mugabe's Farm Amid Legal Dispute
Once guarded by armed police, the farm is now dotted with illegal diggers whose quest for gold has left open shafts and tunnels and uprooted some fruit trees at Smithfield, 40 km (25 miles) north of the capital Harare.
Kangaroo Dies in Chinese Zoo After Visitors Throw Bricks to Make it Hop
A 12-year-old female kangaroo suffered a severely injured foot when it was struck by bricks and concrete chunks on February 28 at the Fuzhou Zoo in Fujian province, China Central Television reported.
Africa's Last Absolute Monarch Renames Swaziland as 'eSwatini'
Swaziland's King Mswati III announced the change to eSwatini, meaning "land of the Swazis", in the local Swati language at Golden Jubilee celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Swazi independence and of his 50th birthday.
Queen Elizabeth's Last Royal Corgi and 'James Bond' Star Willow Has Died
Willow, who was almost 15, was put down after suffering from cancer, making it the first time the 91-year-old monarch has not owned a corgi since the end of the World War II.
Cambridge Analytica ex-CEO Refuses to Testify in UK Parliament
Nix had been recalled by the committee to testify Wednesday following testimony by whistleblower Christopher Wylie on the use of data by some 87 million Facebook users in the campaign for Donald Trump's presidential election.
District Judge Puts Donald Trump's Ban on Transgender Troops on Hold Until Trial
US District Judge Marsha Pechman was one of four judges nationwide who blocked Trump late last year from overturning an Obama-era directive allowing transgender troops to serve openly.
Donald Trump Says Russia, China Playing 'Currency Devaluation Game'
Since Trump took office in January 2017, the dollar has weakened substantially against most currencies, including the Chinese yuan and, until the United States imposed sanctions on Russia in the last few weeks, the ruble.
Bangladesh Rejects Myanmar's Claim of Welcoming Back First Rohingya Refugee Family
Asif Munier, an independent refugee expert who had handled the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh for years as part of the United Nations, said Myanmar's claim was a public relations stunt.
Arab Leaders Call for Probe into Syria Chemical Attacks, Condemn Iran
Saudi Arabia and Iran have for decades been locked in a struggle for regional supremacy that is now being played out in proxy wars in several countries, including Yemen and Syria.
Amid Misconduct Allegations, Martin Sorrell Quits as Head of World's Biggest Advertising Group WPP
The departure of the CEO who built a two-man outfit into one of Britain's biggest companies with 200,000 staff in 112 countries leaves WPP without a boss at a pivotal time for the industry and when the group is under great strain.
US to Take Another Look at Pacific Trade Pact That Donald Trump Quashed
The TPP had aimed to cut trade barriers in some of the fastest-growing economies of the Asia-Pacific region and to counter China's rising economic and diplomatic clout. Trump pulled the U.S. out of the pact in early 2017, citing concerns about jobs.