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An unknown number of people are wounded in the attack in the Illinois suburb of Aurora. […]

Watford reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the second time in four seasons after a hard-fought win against battling QPR at Loftus Road. […]

Promoting weapons sales and isolation of Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence did not speak out on the illiberal direction of […]

US police detain two Nigerian men, one of whom worked on Jussie Smollett's TV show Empire. […]

The employees held included two executive directors of the company, which owns the mining complex where a torrent of mud killed at least 166 people. […]

Canada police rebuke people who complained of intrusive alerts which led to the girl's father's arrest. […]

Toni Leistner misses a gilt-edged chance for QPR late in the game as they lose 1-0 to Watford in their FA Cup fifth-round tie at Loftus Road. […]

Police find the bodes of 66 people, including 22 children and 12 women, killed in villages. […]

Both sides said “progress” had been made in the talks but deep disagreements remain ahead of the March deadline set by leaders of both countries. […]

The minority Socialist-led government lost the support of Catalan MPs over the budget. […]

Etienne Capoue gives Watford a win against QPR after finishing an inadvertent assist from Tom Cleverley in the FA Cup fifth round. […]

The call for an April election — the third since 2015 — is a new sign of political polarization and the stalemate over the status of Catalonia. […]

President Jovenal Moïse of Haiti has refused to bow to widespread protests calling for his resignation, but protests against him have continued, prompting […]

Colin Kaepernick and former team-mate Eric Reid reach settlements with the NFL over 'collusion' cases against team owners. […]

The US president confirms he will use emergency powers to build a wall on Mexico's border. […]

Ms. Begum, 19, who says she is nine months pregnant, faces an uncertain future, with no clear answers about whether Britain would try to prosecute her. […]

In cities including Berlin, London and Paris, young protesters took to the streets to urge their leaders to combat climate change. […]

In a repressive country, Nutthapong Srimuong does not shy from political themes. His rap video, “What My Country Has Got,” has been viewed 56 […]

On the Catholic, mainly nationalist side of the divide in Northern Ireland, many think an abrupt withdrawal — and a hard border — could lead to […]

"I don't want to speak for him, but I believe he would've gone to war with North Korea. I think he was ready to go to war. In fact he told me he was so close […]

Laila Haidari’s popular Kabul restaurant, where men and women dine freely together, finances her drug treatment center. Now she has a new cause: fighting […]

She resigned after photos emerged from her 50th birthday that critics saw as allusion to race relations in the colonial era, when there was slavery in Brazil. […]

At least 78 pro-government forces and 23 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week. […]

Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former justice minister, seemed a symbol of the Trudeau government’s promise to improve life for Indigenous people in Canada. […]

The South Korean president is a public supporter of Trump's North Korea policy. Japan's prime minister? Not so much. […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi vows “a befitting reply” to the suicide bombing, which killed dozens of Indian soldiers. Pakistan has denied […]

The US general leading the fight against the Islamic State group has warned against withdrawing troops. […]

Michael Calvey, founder of one of the biggest and oldest investment firms in Russia, was detained on Friday along with five other. […]

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos says he "had no choice" but to make the foul that earned him a yellow card against Ajax. […]

Canadian police are investigating who took 30,000 of litres of iceberg water from the distiller. […]

The footballer's body has arrived back in Argentina ahead of a funeral on Saturday. […]

Some states of emergency last for years on end. […]

The global space race is heating up as American companies and NASA face growing competition from China. […]

Online multiplayer game Roblox has reinstated PewDiePie after banning the YouTuber for using his name. […]

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Archbishop Luigi Ventura, the pope’s representative in Paris, is accused of molesting a City Hall staffer there last month. […]

Trump's national emergency declaration, criticized by Democrats and Republicans when he threatened it, could bring swift legal and legislative challenges. […]

The government turned to the want ads to find a hangman — a job that has been difficult to fill. […]

In this week’s newsletter, John Ismay recounts the memorial service held for Navy Chief Shannon Kent, who was killed by a suicide bomber at a restaurant […]

Analysts say oil prices are approaching breakout levels, and the final day of trading this week may tell whether crude can keep rallying. […]

A minister vows to cut Pakistan off from the world as India mourns 46 troops killed in Kashmir. […]

Barely five months after warring leaders agreed to end fighting in the country, pregnant women and children are said to have been among the victims of attacks. […]

Ferrari's new F1 car is a "development of last year's, not a revolution" says team principal Mattia Binotto at its unveiling before the 2019 season. […]

Banks in Italy and other southern European countries in particular could soon face funding problems. […]

Archbishop Luigi Ventura, ambassador to France, is alleged to have molested a junior official. […]

In an interview with the Associated Press, embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claims his administration has met with U.S. officials twice […]

Fashion Director Donata Meirelles has been criticised for party photos said to "evoke slavery." […]

A strategist told CNBC Friday that Apple needed to acquire a leading production studio to boost its services business with original content. […]

The U.K. is reinforcing its position as an offshore wind powerhouse. […]

Why asteroids and volcanoes aren't the greatest problems facing life on Earth. […]

The average salary for workers aged 30, currently comes in at £23,700 ($30,400) according to ONS. […]

The star was relieved when the missing fifth line from a tattoo of a music stave on her wrist was added. […]

Significant changes in American foreign policy and a shifting world order have brought changes at a meeting once known for its unity. […]

South African Caster Semenya has been "targeted" by athletics' governing body, the IAAF, according to her country's sports minister […]

The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund has said he is prepared to personally vouch for Michael Vostok. […]

The A-list couple pose for a Valentine's photo showing a rather large ring on Katy's hand. […]

Chinese state media reported that talks in Beijing this week made progress and that China is willing to solve economic and trade disputes with the United […]

City are drawn against lowly Newport County in the Fifth Round of the English FA Cup. […]

India's government is talking tough after a car bombing killed 46 Indian troops. How far could tensions escalate? […]

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The first Somali-American in Congress has shaken up Washington DC since her election in 2018. […]

In many other global tech hubs, the months-long animosity of Queens residents toward Amazon was probably shared. […]

Researchers are drawing inspiration from the proteins that they think let hearty water bears cheat time by decelerating their biology. […]

Richard Branson is organizing a concert to raise funds for a humanitarian aid effort for crisis-stricken Venezuela to be held in the Colombian border city of […]

U Ko Ni was a prominent Muslim lawyer who advocated cutting the powers of Myanmar’s military and advised the country’s leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. […]

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Britain's embattled Prime Minister Theresa May is running down the clock with Brexit talks, Goldman Sachs said on Friday. […]

A bald eagle had to be rescued after a 20cm ice ball grew on its tail. […]

Chinese bond and equity markets recorded record inflows in 2018 and analysts expect that to accelerate this year as global benchmark indexes increase their […]

Departing flights were suspended for about half an hour on Friday morning at the airport, one of the busiest in the world. […]

Singapore Airlines reported third-quarter earnings that came in above expectations despite a 27 percent drop in net profit compared to the year-ago period. […]

Domestic pressure could force Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to retaliate to Thursday's deadly attack but experts warn that reprisal could trigger a new […]

Young urban Afghans who came of age with the liberties of the past 18 years celebrate Valentine’s Day amid fears that compromise with the Taliban could […]

Stocks surged on Friday amid increasing hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal as equities posted another solid weekly gain. […]

Royal Bank of Scotland reported a net income of £1.62 billion ($2.07 billion) for 2018 on Friday. […]

German insurer Allianz said on Friday that net profit rose 19 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier. […]

We spent four days with a group of Chinese tourists visiting Australia. The visitors and locals approached each other with confusion, skepticism and sometimes […]

Nigel Wilson, CEO of financial services firm Legal and General, discusses the global economy, investment demand, and political uncertainty. […]

Germany's former finance minister expressed his concerns about an upcoming election at the EU this year, saying voters would only shun populist politics if the […]

For the first time in 40 years, anti-establishment parties are set to end the dominance of mainstream politics in Europe. […]

Elliott Abrams tried to suppress reports of the 1981 slaughter at El Mozote. […]

An impending election and the need to spur economic growth mean Singapore will likely — for the first time in four years — spend more than it is […]

With an election coming, we can expect to hear all kinds of intense rhetoric. The Australia Letter brings you context. Plus: Indie rock recommendations from […]

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is planning to lay off about 2,000 people, or 15 percent of its workforce, this year, a source familiar with the […]

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Markets have lowered their bar for what trade talk developments they will cheer, a J.P. Morgan Asset Management global market strategist, Hannah Anderson, said […]

The suicide bomb that killed at least 40 soldiers in a convoy of Indian paramilitary forces will likely raise tensions between India and Pakistan. […]

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the younger sister of Rahul Gandhi who leads the opposition Congress party, was recently named general secretary of the faction in a […]

Buildings have collapsed and roads have been left impassable after mudslides and flooding. […]

A new report from a team of researchers at The University of Hong Kong's Journalism and Media Studies Centre, examined the most sensitive topics subject to […]

In a home where researchers had found a fresco depicting Leda and the swan, a team has unearthed a remarkably well-preserved depiction of another famous myth. […]

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Guatemalan officers stood by for nine minutes as the fire raged at a government-run home. It was the culmination of a long history of abuse. […]

Puzzled analysts and members of Parliament wonder why France is again propping up an ironhanded African dictator. […]

A group of countries known more for their deep-rooted conflicts tried to cast a common lot in their opposition to Iran. […]

China's Consumer Price Index missed expectations in January coming in at 1.7 percent higher than a year ago, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. […]

Lawmakers approved measures that would allow the president to stay in power for an additional 12 years, enshrining the military’s dominance in politics. […]