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Trump's top Russia probe lawyer resigns

Trump's top Russia probe lawyer resigns

-- 2018-03-22 22:34:29

US President Donald Trump's lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 election has resigned, US media reports on Thursday. John Dowd is reported to have c...

Texas bomber made video confession before blowing himself up

Texas bomber made video confession before blowing himself up

-- 2018-03-22 20:54:37

The serial bomber whose deadly attacks terrorised Austin, Texas, for weeks left a 25-minute video "confession" on a cell phone found after he blew himself up on Wednesday as officers closed in to make...

Peru president resigns over vote-buying scandal

Peru president resigns over vote-buying scandal

-- 2018-03-22 13:08:40

Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has quit over a vote-buying scandal. He has denied wrongdoing but said on Wednesday that he did not want to be an obstacle to the country's development. Part...

Chopper crash kills two US tourists in Australia

Chopper crash kills two US tourists in Australia

-- 2018-03-22 10:36:31

A helicopter carrying American tourists crashed at a coral-viewing site on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, killing two and injuring two others, police said. The helicopter pilot pulled one pass...

Brazil likely to cut interest rates again

Brazil likely to cut interest rates again

-- 2018-03-21 19:05:26

The Central Bank of Brazil is likely to cut interest rates once again to a new low on Wednesday as stubbornly muted inflation derailed its plans to halt monetary easing. Copom, monetary policy commit...

Austin bombings suspect dead: US media

Austin bombings suspect dead: US media

-- 2018-03-21 16:01:18

A suspect linked with a series of deadly parcel bombs targeting Austin, Texas, is dead after a major police operation, US media report. The suspect was killed after reportedly detonating a device off...

US school shooting leaves one dead

US school shooting leaves one dead

-- 2018-03-21 10:03:13

A 17-year-old boy opened fire at a Maryland high school on Tuesday in an attack that left two fellow students wounded, then died after a gunfight with a police officer posted there, amid a renewed nat...

Two injured at Maryland school shooting, armed officer ends attack

Two injured at Maryland school shooting, armed officer ends attack

-- 2018-03-20 21:54:23

A student shot and critically wounded two fellow students at a Maryland high school on Tuesday morning  before exchanging fire with a campus security officer, who ended the attack by wounding the...

Package explodes at FedEx facility in Texas

Package explodes at FedEx facility in Texas

-- 2018-03-20 17:19:09

A package has exploded at a FedEx depot in Texas of the United States, the local fire department said. An employee was injured when the package containing nails and shrapnel exploded shortly after mi...

Trump seeks death penalty for drug dealers

Trump seeks death penalty for drug dealers

-- 2018-03-20 13:53:29

US President Donald Trump has called for drug traffickers to face the death penalty as part of his plan to combat the US painkiller-addiction epidemic. He outlined the proposal during a speech in New...

Shootings kill businessman, woman in Mexico

Shootings kill businessman, woman in Mexico

-- 2018-03-20 11:32:45

A 75-year-old Spanish businessman has died after being shot in the head in Mexico City, while a separate shooting in an upscale shopping mall on Monday led to the death of a young woman. The shooting...

Republicans warn Trump over Mueller’s Russia inquiry

Republicans warn Trump over Mueller’s Russia inquiry

-- 2018-03-19 11:53:39

US President Donald Trump has been warned by fellow Republicans against interfering special counsel Robert Mueller's investigations. It came after he attacked Mr Mueller's inquiry into Russian interf...

Ex-FBI deputy director 'gave notes to Russia inquiry'

Ex-FBI deputy director 'gave notes to Russia inquiry'

-- 2018-03-18 13:45:44

Ex-FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe has given memos about conversations he had with President Donald Trump to an inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, US media say. They say th...

Gunman kills one, injures self at California mall

Gunman kills one, injures self at California mall

-- 2018-03-18 10:54:10

Shoppers at a mall in Southern California in the United States ran into stores and out the exits Saturday after authorities said a gunman shot and killed one person and then turned the gun on himself....

Florida school was aware of bridge crack before fatal collapse

Florida school was aware of bridge crack before fatal collapse

-- 2018-03-18 10:12:53

Engineers and state and university officials met hours before a new pedestrian bridge collapsed in southern Florida, killing six people, but concluded a crack in the structure was not a safety concern...

Trump's lawyer sues porn actress Stormy Daniels

Trump's lawyer sues porn actress Stormy Daniels

-- 2018-03-17 16:29:34

A law firm, representing US President Donald Trump and a corporation, has filed a case against porn actress Stormy Daniels with a California court seeking at least $20 million in damages. The Blakely...

US Attorney General sacks ex-FBI deputy director McCabe

US Attorney General sacks ex-FBI deputy director McCabe

-- 2018-03-17 10:30:07

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has fired FBI official Andrew McCabe, who had been accused of political bias by President Donald Trump. In January McCabe resigned as deputy director and was placed...

US military helicopter crashes in Iraq

US military helicopter crashes in Iraq

-- 2018-03-16 11:48:56

A US military helicopter, HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter, has crashed in western Iraq with seven personnel on board, US officials said. The officials further said the Pave Hawk was carrying seven personn...

US sanctions Russians for election meddling

US sanctions Russians for election meddling

-- 2018-03-16 11:45:35

The United States slapped sanctions on Russian individuals and entities for US election meddling and cyber attacks but put off targeting oligarchs and government officials close to President Vladimir...

US hints at tougher stance on Russia

US hints at tougher stance on Russia

-- 2018-03-16 10:52:09

By imposing new sanctions on Russia and condemning a suspected Russian chemical attack in Britain, Washington has hinted at a tougher stance toward Moscow despite President Donald Trump’s stated...

Donald Trump Jr's wife files for divorce

Donald Trump Jr's wife files for divorce

-- 2018-03-16 10:36:38

The wife of Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, has filed for divorce in New York, according to court records. Vanessa Trump, a former model and actress, and Trump Jr said i...

Newly-installed bridge collapses at Florida university, killing four

Newly-installed bridge collapses at Florida university, killing four

-- 2018-03-16 09:56:38

A newly erected pedestrian bridge spanning several lanes of traffic collapsed at Florida International University on Thursday, killing four people, Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Dave Downey said. Emer...

Theranos founder faces $700m fraud charges

Theranos founder faces $700m fraud charges

-- 2018-03-15 13:53:40

The founder of a US start-up that promised to revolutionise blood testing has agreed to settle charges that she raised over $700 million fraudulently. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a...

US Navy jet crash kills two crew members

US Navy jet crash kills two crew members

-- 2018-03-15 12:48:19

Two crew members of a US Navy fighter jet were killed after the aircraft crashed Wednesday off the coast of Key West, Florida. The F/A-18 Super Hornet was on approach to land at the naval air station...

US supports UK expulsion of Russian diplomats

US supports UK expulsion of Russian diplomats

-- 2018-03-15 12:27:36

The White House says it ‘stands in solidarity’ with ‘its closest ally’ the UK and supports its decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats. PM Theresa May said the diplomats would...

Trump names TV commentator Kudlow as economic adviser

Trump names TV commentator Kudlow as economic adviser

-- 2018-03-15 12:27:31

US television commentator and conservative economic analyst Larry Kudlow will replace Gary Cohn as President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, the White House and Kudlow said on Wednesday, ad...

Trump-Russia probe: Democrats find ‘significant evidence’ of collusion

Trump-Russia probe: Democrats find ‘significant evidence’ of collusion

-- 2018-03-14 12:31:50

Democratic members of the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said they would keep investigating Russia and the 2016 US election, despite a decision by Republicans on the panel to shut...

US health spending twice than other countries with worse results

US health spending twice than other countries with worse results

-- 2018-03-14 12:13:12

The US spends about twice what other high-income nations do on health care but has the lowest life expectancy and the highest infant mortality rates, according to a new study. More doctor visits and...

Trump sacks Tillerson, replaces him with CIA director

Trump sacks Tillerson, replaces him with CIA director

-- 2018-03-13 19:07:22

President Donald Trump Tuesday ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replaced him with current CIA director Mike Pompeo. The Washington Post first reported news of the latest staff shakeup for...

National Geographic admits ‘racist’ coverage

National Geographic admits ‘racist’ coverage

-- 2018-03-13 18:16:19

US magazine National Geographic says its past coverage of people around the world was racist. It ignored non-white Americans and showed different groups as exotic or savage, propagating "every type o...