April 5, 2018
Trump Administration Seeks to Temper China Trade War Fears
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States is not in a trade war with China, after Beijing announced plans to impose tariffs on $50 billion worth of U.S. goods in response to a similar package announced by the United States. In a…
April 3, 2018
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: Anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 81
South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former first lady Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died aged 81. She and her former husband Nelson Mandela, who were both jailed, were a symbol of the country's anti-apartheid struggle for three decades.…
March 26, 2018
US expels 60 Russian intelligence officers in response to ex-spy’s poisoning
More than 20 nations on three continents Monday vowed to boot Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England, just as the United States announced it was responding by expelling 60 Russian intelligence officers. The…
March 16, 2018
Jacob Zuma to be prosecuted on corruption charges
(CNN)Former South African President Jacob Zuma will be prosecuted on corruption charges, the country's chief prosecutor announced Friday in a press conference in Pretoria. This is a breaking news story -- more to follow ...
March 13, 2018
Hours after being fired, emotional Tillerson tells his side of the story
Just hours after his very public firing Tuesday, an emotional Secretary of State Rex Tillerson came to the State Department briefing room to tell his side of the story, saying he had received a call shortly after noon from the president aboard Air…
March 2, 2018
British PM plans Brexit speech next week
Prime Minister Theresa May will make a speech this week on Britain's partnership with the EU after Brexit, her office said on the weekend, after she chaired an eight-hour cabinet meeting to thrash out a plan. May took senior ministers to the…
February 16, 2018
US indicts 13 Russian nationals for election interference
US Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday announced the indictments of 13 Russian nationals and three companies for alleged interference with the 2016 election. According to the unsealed indictment the accused conspired — from 2014 until today —…
January 29, 2018
Top Putin opponent urges Russia protesters to act “for yourself and your future”
Russian police arrested a top opponent of President Vladimir Putin on Sunday as thousands of people around the country protested against a lack of competition in presidential elections planned for this spring. Alexey Navalny, an anti-corruption…
January 23, 2018
Tsunami warnings cancelled after massive earthquake hits off Alaska’s coast
The tsunami warnings that were issued after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Alaska early Tuesday have been cancelled. The quake had triggered fears of a tsunami along the state's coast; alerts reached all the way south to…
January 23, 2018
Two teenagers dead and 17 injured in Kentucky
Two people have been killed and 17 injured in a high school shooting in the US state of Kentucky. A 15-year-old girl died at the scene at Marshall County High School in the town of Benton and a 15-year-old boy died in hospital, said Kentucky's…