Venezuela Vote Count Allegedly Manipulated
The CEO of the voting technology company Smartmatic says the results of Venezuelaβs election for an assembly to rewrite the constitution were tampered with.
Police Take 2 Venezuela Opposition Leaders from Homes
Two of Venezuelaβs leading opposition figures were taken from their homes in the middle of the night by state security agents on Tuesday, in President Nicolas Maduroβs first moves against his enemies since a widely denounced vote giving his government nearly unlimited powers.
Abe, Trump Agree to Action Against North Korea
Japanβs Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he and President Donald Trump have spoken by phone and agreed to take further action against North Korea following its latest missile launch.
Luggage Screening Intensified after Australia Airplane Plot
Security remained heightened in airports around Australia with more intense screening of luggage after law enforcement officials thwarted what a police chief described on Monday as a βcredible attempt to attack an aircraft.β
Putin Lays Down a Number: U.S. Must Cut 755 Moscow Diplomats
Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded the United States cut its embassy and consulate staff in Russia by 755 people, underlining his displeasure with U.S. sanctions and heightening tensions between Washington and Moscow.
North Korea Test-Fires Second ICBM, Lands In Sea Off Japan
North Korea test-fired on Friday its second intercontinental ballistic missile, which flew longer and higher than its first ICBM launched earlier this month, officials said.
Russia Sanctions Bill Heads To Trump After Senateβs Approval
The Senate has approved a new package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea.
President Trump Holds Joint News Conference With Prime Minister Saad Hariri Of Lebanon
President Trump held a news conference in the Rose Garden with Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon.
US Bans Travel For Americans To N. Korea After Warmbier Death
American citizens will be barred by the U.S. from traveling to North Korea beginning next month following a prohibition on using U.S. passports to enter the country, the State Department said Friday.
U.S. To Ban Americans From Traveling To North Korea
The Trump administration will ban American citizens from traveling to North Korea, U.S. officials said Friday, following the death of university student Otto Warmbier who died in June after falling into a coma in a North Korean prison.
Earthquake Kills 2 on Greek Island, Sends Tourists Panicking
A powerful earthquake sent a building crashing down on tourists at a bar on the Greek holiday island of Kos early Friday, killing two and striking panic that reached the shores of nearby Turkey. Some 200 people were injured in the tumult.
In Surrealist Twist, Dali Exhumed In Paternity Lawsuit
Salvador Daliβs eccentric artistic and personal history has taken yet another bizarre turn with the exhumation of his embalmed remains in order to find genetic samples that could settle whether one of the founding figures of surrealism fathered a girl decades ago.
O.J. Simpson Granted Parole In Nevada Robbery
O.J. Simpson will be paroled after serving nine years in prison for a botched bid to retrieve sports memorabilia in Las Vegas.
Officer: Partner Fired Fatal Shot Moments After Loud Sound
The partner of a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman who had called 911 told investigators he was startled by a loud sound near their squad car seconds before his partner fired his weapon.
S. Korea Offers Talks on Tension, Family Reunions with North
South Korea on Monday offered talks with North Korea to ease animosities along their tense border and resume reunions of families separated by their war in the 1950s.
Pentagon: US Kills Islamic State Leader In Afghanistan
The Pentagon says that U.S. forces killed the head of the Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan in an airstrike in Kunar province earlier this week.
Scientists Say Massive Iceberg Has Broken Off In Antarctica
One of the biggest icebergs ever recorded, a trillion-ton behemoth more than seven times the size of New York City, has broken off of Antarctica, triggering disagreement among scientists over whether global warming is to blame.
Amazon's Prime Day Sets Company Sales Record
The tech giant on Wednesday reported record sales for its third annual Prime Day, beating out its numbers for previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping periods.
Iraqi Declares βTotal Victoryβ Over Islamic State In Mosul
Iraq on Monday declared βtotal victoryβ over the Islamic State group in Mosul, retaking full control of the countryβs second-largest city three years after it was seized by extremists bent on building a global caliphate.
Trump Says "Time To Move Forward" With Russia
President Donald Trump is tweeting that βit is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!β after his meeting with Vladimir Putin.
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