October 31, 2016
Clinton fends off FBI email fallout as polls narrow
Hillary Clinton battled to contain renewed FBI focus on her emails Sunday as Donald Trump blitzed western states in the tightening race for the White House. Nine days before the vote, the 69-year-old former secretary of state hit the campaign trail…
October 18, 2016
Melania Trump shrugs off husband’s way with women
Despite a flurry of sexual assault accusations against Donald Trump and recordings of him boasting that he uses his fame to grope and kiss women, Melania Trump on Monday shrugged off her husband's "boy talk" in an interview with CNN. Just as her…
October 17, 2016
Climate change could push 122m into extreme poverty – UN
Climate change could sink up to 122 million more people into extreme poverty by 2030, mostly in South Asia and Africa, where small farmers will see their output plummet, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) warned Monday. In an annual…
October 16, 2016
Thousands flee as typhoon smashes into Philippines
Typhoon Sarika smashed into the main Philippine island of Luzon early Sunday, ripping off roofs, toppling power lines and forcing more than 12,000 people to flee to safer ground, officials said. Minor landslides and flooding were also reported a day…
October 12, 2016
Britain Demands Syria No-Fly Zone as Russia Tensions Escalate
Britain has warned that Russia faces becoming an international outcast for its bombing campaign in support of Syrian government forces, which the West says has killed hundreds of civilians. The war of words has escalated sharply in recent days,…
October 11, 2016
Gunmen Attack Shi’ite Shrine in Kabul
Gunmen, reportedly wearing Afghan police uniforms, stormed a packed shrine for Shi’ite Muslims in Kabul late Tuesday and opened fire, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 30 others. Officials and witnesses said a suicide bomber blew…
October 11, 2016
Trump & Clinton Hit Campaign Trail After Debate
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are back on the campaign trail after an eventful few days that included a vicious debate, lewd Trump comments about women, a major split among Republicans and leaked emails showing a private…
October 11, 2016
President Obama Wants Humans on Mars by 2030’s
President Barack Obama says with the help of private companies, the United States will send humans to Mars by the 2030's. In an op-ed published on CNN.com, Obama wrote, "We have set a clear goal vital to the next chapter of America's story in space:…
October 3, 2016
Putin Orders Suspension of Plutonium Cleanup Program with US
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Monday to suspend an agreement with the United States on disposing of weapons-grade plutonium, citing Washington's "unfriendly actions". It also claimed the United States was unable "to ensure the…
September 29, 2016
Trump accused of Cuba embargo breach
Hillary Clinton says presidential rival Donald Trump appears to have violated US laws, after a report said he broke a trade embargo with Cuba. Newsweek reports that Mr Trump's company secretly conducted business in Cuba, violating the US trade…