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More torrential rain in Brazil raises death toll to 54 30 Jan 2020 - 11:34 am

Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Another torrential downpour left the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte paralyzed Wednesday, with ruined cars abandoned on streets cake...

Americans from China virus zone evaluated at military base 30 Jan 2020 - 11:16 am

Riverside, Calif. - The 201 Americans evacuated from the Chinese city at the center of the virus outbreak are undergoing three days of...

Longest Cross-Border Tunnel Discovered Between United States and Mexico 30 Jan 2020 - 10:35 am

US officials said they have discovered the longest smuggling tunnel ever found on the border with Mexico. Stretching for 1,313m, the tunnel had...

Final moments of Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter crash revealed by investigators 29 Jan 2020 - 10:13 am

Moments before Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and the seven others perished in a helicopter crash, the pilot had...

US beefs up screening of travelers for new virus from China 28 Jan 2020 - 08:45 pm

WASHINGTON: US health officials are expanding their checks of international travelers for signs of a worri-some new virus from China, even as they...

Bolton revelations roil Trump trial, witness push grows 28 Jan 2020 - 09:55 am

Washington: Donald Trump's lawyers, eager to attain his swift acquittal, pushed back forcefully Monday against explosive new allegations from former national security advisor...

Wife of Canada's first coronavirus patient tests positive; 19 under investigation 27 Jan 2020 - 09:45 pm

TORONTO: The wife of Canada's first confirmed patient with the fast-spreading Wuhan coronavirus also has tested positive for it at an Ontario laboratory,...

Bolton revelation puts Republicans under pressure in Trump impeachment trial 27 Jan 2020 - 09:32 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate came under fresh pressure on Monday to allow witnesses and new documents in...

Trump says his peace plan has a 'chance' 27 Jan 2020 - 07:55 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Monday that his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan -- already rejected by the Palestinians -- has a "chance" and...

Trump to unveil Middle East peace plan to Israeli leaders this week 27 Jan 2020 - 08:12 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump is expected to disclose details of his long-delayed Middle East peace proposal to Israeli leaders on Monday, as...

Movement to highlight missing Native women expands to males 26 Jan 2020 - 09:34 pm

TUBA CITY, Ariz: Margaret Bitsue's days are filled with prayer: that her son has a clear mind and that he remembers home, a...

Georgia inmate who came close to execution in 2017 dies 26 Jan 2020 - 09:34 pm

ATLANTA: A Georgia death row inmate whose planned execution was halted in September 2017 by the U.S. Supreme Court after his lawyers argued...

Who can topple Trump? Dems' electability fight rages in Iowa 26 Jan 2020 - 09:34 pm

DES MOINES, Iowa: The urgent fight for the Democratic presidential nomination was raging across Iowa on Sunday as the party's leading candidates and...

Clinton takes aim at Trump as she brings her life story to Sundance 26 Jan 2020 - 07:24 pm

Park City, United States: Hillary Clinton has returned to the political stage at the Sundance film festival with a vow to work to...

As election season starts in earnest, all eyes turn to Iowa 26 Jan 2020 - 07:24 pm

Cedar Rapids, United States: The rush is on for Democratic presidential candidates in Iowa, with a brief break in the impeachment trial of...

Dutch premier issues historic apology at Holocaust memorial 26 Jan 2020 - 07:24 pm

AMSTERDAM: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Sunday for the failure of officials in the Nazi-occupied country during World War II to do...

Lessons learned from 2016, but US faces new election threats 26 Jan 2020 - 06:10 pm

It’s been more than three years since Russia's sweeping and systematic effort to interfere in U.S. elections through disinformation on social media, stolen...