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Taliban frees U.S., Australian hostages in prisoner swap
U.S. citizen Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks were released by the Taliban on Tuesday, three years after being kidnapped, as part of a prisoner-swap deal. “We are so…
House investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller
The House of Representatives is investigating whether President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller in written answers he provided in the Russia investigation, the House's general counsel said in…
US boy, 5, brings cocaine to school saying it makes him ‘feel like Spider Man’
A US father is facing a raft of charges after his five-year-old son took cocaine to school and told a teacher they turned him into a superhero.Police say the young boy took a small bag of a powdery substance to H B…
Trump says he might testify in impeachment probe
U.S. President Donald Trump who has barred aides from giving testimony in the House impeachment probe gave a surprise indication on Monday, that he himself…
UK expresses concern over violence in Hong Kong campus
The United Kingdom (UK) said it is concerned by the escalating violence from both police and protesters occupying university campuses in Hong Kong. A…
Hong Kong’s night of mayhem — in pictures
Police in Hong Kong has fired rubber bullets and tear gas in an attempt to pin back anti-government demonstrators fleeing a besieged university campus where hundreds were holed…
Trump shreds Jennifer Williams, VP Pence’s aide
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out on Sunday at another witness in Congress’ impeachment inquiry against him, saying the aide to Vice President Mike Pence was a…
Trump’s ‘insecurity as an impostor’ drives his Twitter attacks – Pelosi
In an interview that aired on Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi strongly criticized President Trump’s “totally wrong and inappropriate” Twitter…
In White House race, who is Obama’s political heir?
Some vying for the Democratic presidential nomination are loud and proud about their friendship with him. Others claim ideological kinship. And still others are…
Trump-Zelensky call inappropriate, says VP Pence aide
Jennifer Williams, a foreign policy aide to US Vice President Mike Pence has slammed as ‘inappropriate the phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian…
Democrats win Louisiana in another devastating upset for Trump
Democrats delivered another devastating warning to US President Donald Trump on Saturday, with the re-election of Louisiana’s Governor John Bel Edwards. Edwards defeated…
California schoolboy shooter dies
Nathaniel Berhow, the teenager who gunned down classmates at a California high school before shooting himself in the head died Friday, leaving detectives baffled over the…
French tourist falls to death while taking selfie
A 33-year-old French tourist died on Friday after falling from a 260ft waterfall while trying to take a selfie at the Na Mueng 2 waterfall, Thailand. The accident happened…
Trump releases transcript of April phone talk with Zelensky(Details)
The phone conversation in April between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky has been released by the White House. The…
Italy to declare state of emergency in Venice after flood
Italy was poised to declare a state of emergency for Venice Thursday after an exceptional tide surged through churches, shops and homes, causing millions of euros…
Police detain 98 for running online gambling
Police in east China’s Zhejiang Province have apprehended 98 suspects for running online gambling involving a total of 290 million yuan (41.3 million U.S. dollars). In 2018,…
312 Chinese nationals deported for telecom fraud
The Philippine authority has deported 312 Chinese nationals arrested in October over alleged involvement in telecommunications fraud, the Bureau of Immigration said on…
Evo Morales’s topsy-turvy flight into exile
Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales jetted off to exile in Mexico Tuesday in a bizarre flight full of detours that traced the shifting political map of a Latin America racked by…
First public hearings in impeachment enquiry against Trump begin
The first public hearings in the impeachment inquiry, against President Donald Trump, are set to begin on Wednesday, as Democrats step up their public…
US court rejects appeal of inmate, who says he too ‘dead’ for jail
An inmate serving life for murder in the US state of Iowa offered a novel legal appeal, saying he should be released because he “died” four years ago. The Iowa Court of…
Hong Kong protests rage after day of heavy violence, arrests
Riot police stormed through the heart of Hong Kong’s financial district on Tuesday, deploying tear gas and making arrests as they tried to clear the streets where thousands of…
Deal With Taliban Will Free American and Australian Professors, Officials Say
The Afghan government and the Taliban agreed on a prisoner exchange that would free American and Australian professors who were abducted by the insurgents more than three years ago, officials on both sides…
‘Shameful’ of UK not to publish report on Russian meddling – Hillary Clinton
Britain’s failure to publish a parliamentary report on alleged Russian meddling is “inexplicable and shameful”, former U.S. presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, said on…
Doctors to operate on Jimmy Carter today
Doctors in Emory University Hospital in Atlanta Georgia will operate on former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today to relieve brain pressure from bleeding caused by recent falls,…