In night of introductions to national audience, Jeb Bush underperforms
Bush was uneven and tepid in his first debate as a presidential candidate.
Cleveland clash: 5 things to watch for at the GOP debate
What should smart viewers be watching for on debate night?
Cleveland clash: 5 things to watch for at the GOP debate
What should smart viewers be watching for on debate night?
Whether or not Biden runs, Clinton has a problem
Whether or not Biden runs, Clinton has a problem
Confronting the narcoterrorism nexus
U.S. officials worry about a confluence of cartels, terrorists, and an insecure border.
Confronting the narcoterrorism nexus
U.S. officials worry about a confluence of cartels, terrorists, and an insecure border.
Suspect in latest theater attack had psychological issues
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — What initially appeared to be another mass shooting at a movie theater ended up being an attack by a disturbed homeless man who wasn’t armed with a real gun and was eventually shot and killed by police.
Suspect in latest theater attack had psychological issues
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — What initially appeared to be another mass shooting at a movie theater ended up being an attack by a disturbed homeless man who wasn’t armed with a real gun and was eventually shot and killed by police.
Ferguson braces for protests on anniversary of Michael Brown shooting
Civil rights activists, religious leaders and others from around the United States are converging on the mostly black community of about 21,000 to commemorate the life and death of 18-year-old Michael Brown and call for improvements in relations with police. The events, many organized by Brown’s father, include marches, concerts and a moment of silence at midday on Sunday on the street where Brown was killed on Aug. 9, 2014.
Ferguson braces for protests on anniversary of Michael Brown shooting
Civil rights activists, religious leaders and others from around the United States are converging on the mostly black community of about 21,000 to commemorate the life and death of 18-year-old Michael Brown and call for improvements in relations with police. The events, many organized by Brown’s father, include marches, concerts and a moment of silence at midday on Sunday on the street where Brown was killed on Aug. 9, 2014.
Obama: Iran deal builds on diplomacy that won Cold War
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama argued Wednesday that the Iran nuclear accord builds on an American tradition of “strong, principled diplomacy” with adversaries, including the former Soviet Union. He linked those who oppose the pact to politicians who pushed for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Biden reportedly considered resigning as VP after son's death
Biden reportedly considered resigning as VP after son's death
Biden reportedly considered resigning as VP after son's death
Experts start examining wing piece that may be from MH370
BALMA, France (AP) — French and Malaysian experts on Wednesday began examining an airplane wing fragment that could offer the first tangible clue about the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished more than a year ago with 239 people aboard.
Experts start examining wing piece that may be from MH370
BALMA, France (AP) — French and Malaysian experts on Wednesday began examining an airplane wing fragment that could offer the first tangible clue about the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished more than a year ago with 239 people aboard.
Experts start examining wing piece that may be from MH370
BALMA, France (AP) — French and Malaysian experts on Wednesday began examining an airplane wing fragment that could offer the first tangible clue about the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished more than a year ago with 239 people aboard.
Lawyer: Gov't investigating device storage of Clinton emails
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators have begun looking into the security of devices on which Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private email was stored when she was secretary of state, Clinton’s attorney said Wednesday.
Lawyer: Gov't investigating device storage of Clinton emails
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators have begun looking into the security of devices on which Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private email was stored when she was secretary of state, Clinton’s attorney said Wednesday.
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China hit by typhoon after 10 dead or missing in Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — A typhoon was pounding southeast China late Saturday, leaving more than a million homes without power after lashing Taiwan, where it downed trees, traffic lights and power lines, and left six people dead and four missing.
China hit by typhoon after 10 dead or missing in Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — A typhoon was pounding southeast China late Saturday, leaving more than a million homes without power after lashing Taiwan, where it downed trees, traffic lights and power lines, and left six people dead and four missing.
Father of Palestinian toddler killed in arson attack dies of wounds
The father of a Palestinian toddler killed in an arson attack on his home a week ago died on Saturday of wounds sustained in the fire. Suspected Jewish attackers torched the home of Saad Dawabsheh in the West Bank village of Duma on July 31, killing his 18-month-old child and seriously injuring his wife and a second son, an act that Israel’s prime minister described as terrorism. A spokeswoman for
Father of Palestinian toddler killed in arson attack dies of wounds
The father of a Palestinian toddler killed in an arson attack on his home a week ago died on Saturday of wounds sustained in the fire. Suspected Jewish attackers torched the home of Saad Dawabsheh in the West Bank village of Duma on July 31, killing his 18-month-old child and seriously injuring his wife and a second son, an act that Israel’s prime minister described as terrorism. A spokeswoman for
Father of Palestinian toddler killed in arson attack dies of wounds
The father of a Palestinian toddler killed in an arson attack on his home a week ago died on Saturday of wounds sustained in the fire. Suspected Jewish attackers torched the home of Saad Dawabsheh in the West Bank village of Duma on July 31, killing his 18-month-old child and seriously injuring his wife and a second son, an act that Israel’s prime minister described as terrorism. A spokeswoman for
Father of Palestinian toddler killed in arson attack dies of wounds
The father of a Palestinian toddler killed in an arson attack on his home a week ago died on Saturday of wounds sustained in the fire. Suspected Jewish attackers torched the home of Saad Dawabsheh in the West Bank village of Duma on July 31, killing his 18-month-old child and seriously injuring his wife and a second son, an act that Israel’s prime minister described as terrorism. A spokeswoman for
Greece says cannot handle migrants; UNHCR calls crisis 'shameful'
By Lefteris Papadimas and Stephanie Nebehay ATHENS/GENEVA (Reuters) – Greece’s infrastructure cannot handle the thousands of people landing on its shores from places like war-torn Syria and Afghanistan and needs European Union help, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday. The United Nations refugee agency called on Greece to take control of the “total chaos” on Mediterranean islands, where thousands of migrants have landed. About 124,000 have arrived this year
U.N. council urges inquiry to identify those behind Syria gas attacks
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution asking U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and the head of the global anti-chemical weapons watchdog to prepare a plan to set up an inquiry to identify those behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria’s civil war. Attributing responsibility for poison gas attacks in Syria’s four-year conflict could pave the way for action by the 15-member
Angry Chinese families seek answers about missing Malaysian plane
By Trinna Leong and Michael Martina KUALA LUMPUR/BEIJING (Reuters) – Angry relatives of Chinese passengers aboard a Malaysia Airlines plane missing for more than a year clashed with police in Beijing on Friday as French officials extended the search for debris on remote Indian Ocean island beaches. Investigators on the French-governed island of Reunion have collected a piece of wing that Malaysia has said came from Flight MH370, the first
Islamic State abducts dozens of Christians from Syrian town: monitor
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have captured dozens of Christian families after seizing a strategically located town in the central Syrian province of Homs, a monitor said on Friday. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 230 people were kidnapped or detained, including dozens of Christians, some of whom were taken from a church in Qaryatain, the town captured overnight after heavy fighting
New diplomatic push for Syria seen, but solution elusive
Diplomacy has so far been a total failure during a civil war that has divided the Middle East, killed a quarter of a million people, driven more than 10 million from their homes and left large swathes of Syria in the hands of Islamic State militants. The mainly Sunni Muslim Arab states that support the insurgency against President Bashar al-Assad have had virtually no productive contact with either Damascus or
Ukraine buries unidentified soldiers months after eastern battle
Ukraine buried on Friday 57 soldiers still unidentified up to a year after being killed in the eastern separatist conflict, highlighting the difficulties the country faces moving on from one of its deadliest military defeats. Mournful chants drifted over the graves of the nameless soldiers, most of whom fell in the battle of Ilovaisk last August after Ukrainian forces found themselves encircled, outgunned, and vastly outnumbered by Russian-backed rebels. “It’s
Saudi soldier killed in shelling from Yemen
The National Guard serviceman was killed in the Najran region, in the southwest, said the Saudi-led coalition carrying out air strikes against Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen. The Saudi soldier brings the number of people killed in shelling and skirmishes along the frontier with Yemen to more than 50 since the coalition campaign began on March 26.
Malaysia says matches prove wing part is from missing flight MH370
By Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Thursday paint color and maintenance-record matches proved that a piece of wing found on the shore of an Indian Ocean island was part of the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which vanished without trace last year. Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said investigators on the French island of Reunion had collected more aircraft debris, including a plane window
Malaysia says matches prove wing part is from missing flight MH370
By Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Thursday paint color and maintenance-record matches proved that a piece of wing found on the shore of an Indian Ocean island was part of the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which vanished without trace last year. Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said investigators on the French island of Reunion had collected more aircraft debris, including a plane window
Suicide bombing in Saudi mosque for security forces kills 15
A suicide bomb attack on the mosque of a local security force headquarters in Abha city in south-west Saudi Arabia killed 15 people on Thursday, most of them members of the force, the Saudi interior ministry said. The mosque in Abha, the capital of Asir province, was part of the local headquarters of the Special Emergency Force, the interior ministry security spokesman told state news agency SPA. Men were praying
Suicide bombing in Saudi mosque for security forces kills 15
A suicide bomb attack on the mosque of a local security force headquarters in Abha city in south-west Saudi Arabia killed 15 people on Thursday, most of them members of the force, the Saudi interior ministry said. The mosque in Abha, the capital of Asir province, was part of the local headquarters of the Special Emergency Force, the interior ministry security spokesman told state news agency SPA. Men were praying
Explosion in Gaza Strip kills four, wounds 30; cause unknown
An explosion killed four Palestinians and wounded 30 on Thursday in the southern Gaza town of Rafah along the Egyptian border, medical officials and local residents said. Media outlets of the Hamas Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip blamed the blast on an unexploded Israeli missile from last year’s war. The Hamas-run Interior Ministry said it was checking the cause of the explosion, which destroyed the home of Ayman
Explosion in Gaza Strip kills four, wounds 30; cause unknown
An explosion killed four Palestinians and wounded 30 on Thursday in the southern Gaza town of Rafah along the Egyptian border, medical officials and local residents said. Media outlets of the Hamas Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip blamed the blast on an unexploded Israeli missile from last year’s war. The Hamas-run Interior Ministry said it was checking the cause of the explosion, which destroyed the home of Ayman
Kerry says U.S. will not accept restrictions in South China Sea
By David Brunnstrom and Praveen Menon KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday accused China of restricting navigation and overflights in the disputed South China Sea, despite giving assurances that such movements would not be impeded. Addressing a regional meeting in Kuala Lumpur that has been dominated by the South China Sea, Kerry said China’s construction of facilities for “military purposes” on man-made islands was
