Nikki Haley suddenly resigns as Trump’s UN ambassador
Nikki Haley abruptly resigned Tuesday as the US ambassador to the United Nations, in the latest departure from President Donald Trump's often shifting national...
Indian actress Dutta takes #MeToo claims to police
The Indian actress whose public allegation of sexual harassment by a Bollywood star is sparking a string of similar #MeToo claims has filed a...
Putin brands poisoned spy Skripal a ‘traitor’ and ‘scumbag’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday branded former double agent Sergei Skripal a "traitor" and a "scumbag", saying Moscow knew he had cooperated with...
Olympics boxing’s future uncertain as IOC considers ban
Boxing risks being thrown out of the Olympics unless the sport's ruling body addresses "grave" concerns regarding its governance, the International Olympic Committee executive...
US, Japanese pair win Nobel Medicine Prize for cancer therapy
Two immunologists, James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan, won the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for research into how the body's...
Hundreds killed in Indonesia quake-tsunami
Close to 400 people were reportedly killed when a powerful quake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said Saturday,...
US Supreme Court nominee accuser given deadline to decide on hearing
The woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to bring down Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee was given until Saturday afternoon to decide on testifying...
EU raises pressure as UK promises new Brexit plans
EU leaders refused to give ground to Britain's Theresa May on Thursday, warning that her Brexit plan is unacceptable, even as she offered to...
Atletico’s Griezmann, Costa combinations undo Monaco
Atletico Madrid came from behind to beat Monaco 2-1 in their Champions League Group A opener on Tuesday with star strikers Diego Costa and...
Residents of hurricane-hit US town start to pick up the pieces
AFP>>>Â With rain still falling and no electricity, residents of New Bern, North Carolina are starting to pick up the pieces after devastating flooding...