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Rio de Janeiro governor arrested, latest in 'Car Wash' probe 29 Nov 2018 - 04:27 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO: The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro was arrested on Thursday for allegedly taking about $10 million in...

US's Bolton to meet far-right Brazilian leader Bolsonaro 29 Nov 2018 - 07:54 am

RIO DE JANEIRO, US President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton will visit Brazil's far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday to discuss...

Canadian mother, baby killed in suspected bear attack 28 Nov 2018 - 06:10 pm

Ottawa: A mother and her baby died in a suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada's Yukon territory, officials said Wednesday. Valerie Theoret, 37,...

Pakistan likely to pay back IMF before Chinese debt-US Treasury official 28 Nov 2018 - 08:00 am

WASHINGTON, Pakistan is likely to pay off an International Monetary Fund bailout before its loans from China come due, easing concerns that IMF...

Chicago cops on trial for alleged coverup of black teen's shooting 27 Nov 2018 - 10:54 pm

Chicago: Three former and current Chicago police officers went on trial Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to lie about the fatal police shooting of...

Bomb, gun threats lock down Georgia school district 27 Nov 2018 - 09:52 pm

DECATUR, Ga.: Police say multiple schools are on lockdown in an Atlanta suburb as police investigate a bomb threat at one school and...

Ex-official from Venezuela sentenced to decade in US prison 27 Nov 2018 - 09:28 pm

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: A former Venezuelan official has been sentenced by a U.S. judge to a decade in federal prison for taking...

Report: Manafort met with Julian Assange ahead of 2016 leaks 27 Nov 2018 - 08:11 pm

WASHINGTON: A British newspaper alleges that Paul Manafort secretly met WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London within days or...

Syrian refugee stranded at Malaysian airport lands in Canada 27 Nov 2018 - 07:12 pm

Ottawa: A Syrian refugee who spent months in limbo in a budget terminal at a Malaysian airport has arrived in Vancouver after he...

Brazil loses 'one million football pitches' worth of forest 27 Nov 2018 - 06:15 pm

Sao Paulo: Deforestation in Brazil has reached such epic proportions that an area equivalent to one million football pitches was lost in just...

Pelosi seen closing in on U.S. House speakership 27 Nov 2018 - 01:52 pm

WASHINGTON: Nancy Pelosi was expected on Wednesday to become the Democratic nominee for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, giving her the...

US prosecutors accuse Manafort of lying to Mueller, blowing up plea deal 27 Nov 2018 - 10:21 am

NEW YORK: Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort breached his plea deal by lying to federal investigators, U.S. prosecutors said in a...

Trump warns Brexit may harm UK-US trade 27 Nov 2018 - 10:20 am

Washington, President Donald Trump warned Monday that the deal taking Britain out of the European Union may inadvertently hamper trade between London and...

Trump rejects key conclusion of US government climate report 27 Nov 2018 - 10:12 am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has rejected a central conclusion of a dire report on the economic costs of climate change released by his...

Stranded Syrian refugee leaves airport for Canada 27 Nov 2018 - 10:07 am

Kuala Lumpur, A Syrian refugee who spent several months in limbo in a budget terminal at a Malaysian airport has been granted permanent...

Looking ahead, Democrats jockey to be Pelosi's heir apparent 27 Nov 2018 - 09:02 am

WASHINGTON: As Nancy Pelosi moves closer to securing the votes to become House speaker, the stage is being set down-ballot for the next...

Trump urges Mexico to send migrants home after border melee 26 Nov 2018 - 10:03 pm

WASHINGTON & TIJUANA: President Donald Trump said on Monday that Mexico should send Central American migrants seeking asylum in the United States back...