- UN Syria envoy due Wednesday in Damascus
The UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, will be in Damascus on Wednesday for a "couple of days" for meetings with Syrian government officials The outgoing UN envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, will arrive in Damascus on Wednesday for a […]
- Bolton discusses possible Trump-Putin meeting in November: report
Russian President Vladimir Putin told White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday that he wants another face-to-face meeting with President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump to fundraise for 3 Republicans running for open seats: report […]
- 'The President says it's ok,' claims Tampa man accused of groping woman on flight
A Tampa man is facing a federal charge of abusive sexual contact after the FBI said he groped a woman's breast multiple times on a Southwest Airlines flight. According to the FBI, Bruce Michael Alexander, 49, groped a female passenger at least two […]
- Donald Trump just embraced nationalism. Yes, really.
(CNN)At a rally in Houston Monday night for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, President Donald Trump said this: "A globalist is a person that wants the globe to do well, frankly, not caring about our country so much. And you know what? We can't have that. You […]
- EU rejects Italy's budget, raising stakes in dispute
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Commission on Tuesday rejected Italy's proposed budget for next year - the first time it has ever done so with a member state - as it argues the populist government's spending plans are out of line and would break […]
- Brazil's Bolsonaro declines debate with rival ahead of Sunday election
SAO PAULO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's leading presidential hopeful, far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, said on Tuesday that he will not debate his leftist rival before Sunday's election, and sought to counter criticism that he represents a threat […]
- Twitter locked my account thinking it got hacked, says Elon Musk
NEW DELHI: Tesla Inc chief executive officer (CEO) Elon Musk said on Tuesday that Twitter had locked his account thinking it had been hacked. "Twitter thought I got hacked & locked my account haha,"... […]
- Human Rights Watch: Palestinians crush dissent with torture
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Human Rights Watch is accusing Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip of crushing dissent through torture, arbitrary arrest and other tactics. The New York-based watchdog... […]
- Leaders of China, Japan aim to improve ties during visit
BEIJING -- Chinese economic overhauler Deng Xiaoping traveled to Tokyo exactly 40 years ago this week to mark the signing of the Sino-Japanese Peace and Friendship Treaty, as the two countries attempted to put the memories of wars behind them. "In […]
- After killing, Saudi Arabia's formidable PR machine shows cracks
When the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001 by 19 hijackers — 15 of them from Saudi Arabia —the kingdom switched into lobbying overdrive, determined to preserve a critical relationship. After devoting well over $100 million […]
- Mexican student fits bra with app to detect breast cancer
Mexico City: A device made of a brassiere cup fitted with a mobile application, developed by a Mexican student, is designed to be an ally of mammograms for the timely detection of breast cancer in women with very dense breast tissue and in those […]
