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Actor Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 counts by grand jury: local media
A grand jury in Chicago has returned a 16-count felony indictment against television actor Jussie Smollett, accusing him of filing a false police report of being the victim of a hate-crime assault, local media reported on Friday, citing court records...
Ex-Army intelligence analyst Manning jailed for defying grand jury subpoena
Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning was taken to jail on Friday after a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, held her in contempt for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury, representatives for Manning and the U.S. Justic...
Trump's top communications aide Shine resigns, moves to re-election campaign
White House communications director Bill Shine has resigned as Donald Trump's top White House communications aide and will move to work on the U.S. president's 2020 re-election campaign, the White House said on Friday.
Maryland top court upholds 'Serial' murder conviction
Maryland's highest court on Friday reinstated the 1999 murder conviction of a Baltimore man who became the subject of national attention when the popular "Serial" podcast spotlighted new evidence in his case.
Baby of Islamic State teenager in UK furore dies - group
The baby of Shamima Begum, a teenager who left London to join the Islamic State group in Syria, has died, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Friday.
Don't expect details from Mueller probe: senior U.S. Republican
President Donald Trump's Justice Department is unlikely to grant Democrats in Congress access to underlying evidence from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, a top congressional Republican s...
Big anti-Bouteflika protest fills Algerian capital
Tens of thousands of Algerians packed central Algiers to capacity on Friday to challenge President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's 20-year-old rule in the biggest protests in the capital in 28 years.
Northern Ireland's DUP - Barnier's Brexit proposal 'neither realistic nor sensible'
European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier's proposal giving Britain the unilateral right to leave the customs union is "neither realistic nor sensible", the deputy head of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party said on Fri...
Exclusive: EDP readies sale of electricity generation assets in Portugal - sources
EDP-Energia de Portugal is working on a plan to sell some of its electricity generation assets in Portugal, three sources close to the matter said, in an effort to free up cash to drive its renewable energy expansion.
Venezuela grinds to a halt as blackout drags into a second day
Venezuela shut schools and suspended the workday on Friday as the worst blackout in decades paralyzed most of the troubled nation for a second day, spurring outrage among citizens already suffering from hyperinflation and a crippling recession.
'Just one more push' to get Brexit, May urges EU
Prime Minister Theresa May urged the European Union on Friday to make "just one more push" to break the Brexit deadlock but proposals from the bloc's chief negotiator fell short of anything that would win over the British parliament.
Hezbollah calls on supporters to donate as sanctions pressure bites
Lebanon's Hezbollah on Friday called on its supporters to donate money as it comes under increasing pressure from Western sanctions intended to isolate it financially.
House passes Democrats' campaign finance, ethics bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation that Democrats say will lessen the influence of big-money interests in federal elections, make voting easier and tackle "gerrymandering" that skews the makeup of congressional districts t...
Nearly quarter-million Venezuelans sought asylum in 2018, UNHCR says
More and more Venezuelans are seeking asylum abroad, with nearly a quarter of a million applications lodged in 2018 alone, double that of the previous year, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday.
On Women's Day, Meghan hopes for feminist royal baby
Meghan Markle said on Friday she hoped the baby she is expecting this spring with Britain's Prince Harry will follow in her feminist footsteps.
U.S. presidential hopeful Warren wants breakup of Google, Facebook and Amazon
Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Friday that if elected U.S. president she would seek to break up Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc as part of a structural change to the tech sector aimed at promoting competition.
Estonian Reform Party to hold coalition talks with Fatherland, Social Democrats
Estonia's Reform party, the biggest in parliament after the March 3 election, will hold talks with the conservative Fatherland Party and the Social Democrats on a new cabinet, its leader said on Friday.
'Roma' actress brings star power to support of domestic workers
She was nominated for an Oscar playing a maid in "Roma" and now Yalitza Aparicio is using her fame to campaign for the rights of domestic workers and indigenous women around the world.
DUP says Brexit deal only possible with fresh approach from EU
Britain may yet secure agreement on the terms of its exit from the European Union that are acceptable to the British parliament, but this will require a "fresh approach" from the EU and Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party said on Friday.
Trump says he feels very badly for former campaign chairman Manafort
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he felt very badly for his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who was sentenced a day earlier to less than four years in prison for financial crimes uncovered as part of the U.S. special counsel's...