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Ousted Nissan boss Ghosn leaves Tokyo jail, vows to fight 'meritless' charges
Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn left prison on a $9 million bail on Wednesday, slipping past a throng of reporters in a blue cap and surgical mask, after vowing to mount a defense against financial misconduct charges that he has called "meritless".
'Robust, strong views' were exchanged in Brexit talks, says lawyer Cox
Britain's attorney general said the two teams locked in talks in Brussels exchanged "robust, strong views" as they sought to find a breakthrough in Brexit talks.
Strike over labor dispute grounds flights at Kenya's main airport
A strike over a labor dispute disrupted flights at Kenya's main international airport in Nairobi early on Wednesday, Kenya Airports Authority said, though the transport minister expected them to resume soon.
Iran's Rouhani accuses U.S. of trying to change clerical establishment
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States on Wednesday of plotting to use economic pressure to overthrow the Islamic republic's clerical establishment, and ruled out the possibility of talks with Washington.
Cook Islands wants to wipe colonial name off South Pacific map
The Cook Islands wants to ditch a name commemorating an 18th century English sea captain and dreamt up by Russian map makers, the head of a committee tasked with picking a new name for the South Pacific tourist hub said on Wednesday.
Dialog Semi now sees 2019 revenue decline after Apple deal
Dialog Semiconductor said revenues would decline this year as it completes the $600 million transfer of programmers and patents to iPhone maker Apple, as it announced a 2 percent rise in fourth-quarter operating profits.
Strike grounds flights at Kenya's main airport
A strike grounded flights at Kenya's main international airport in Nairobi early on Wednesday, domestic media said, and the country's main carrier, Kenya Airways, said flights were disrupted.
Former Vatican treasurer Pell's appeal process to begin in June
Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell faces at least another three months in jail on child sex offences before his application for leave to appeal is heard on June 5 and 6.
Division! Brexit stretches arcane British parliament to breaking point
Britain's 800-year-old parliament has a big decision to make, and little time to make it.
Hundreds of jihadists surrender in eastern Syria enclave
Hundreds of Islamic State militants have surrendered as they left the group's last enclave in eastern Syria amid more than 6,500 people, mostly civilians, who were evacuated in the last 24 hours, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian force batt...
J&J nasal spray gets U.S. approval as first new type of anti-depressant in decades
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it approved a Johnson & Johnson nasal spray antidepressant for people resistant to other treatments but placed restrictions on use of the drug, which it warned could be misused and abused.
House Democrat predicts request for Trump tax returns in two weeks
A Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives tax committee said on Tuesday that he believed his panel would ask for President Donald Trump's tax returns in as little as two weeks.
Scottish parliament, Welsh assembly join forces to oppose Brexit
Scotland's parliament and the Welsh national assembly voted on Tuesday to oppose the Brexit deal agreed by the UK government, the first time they have done so simultaneously in a sign of the United Kingdom's internal fracture over Brexit.
Suits and ties now optional, Goldman Sachs hedges dress code
Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Tuesday that it is relaxing the dress code for all its employees, a move once considered unimaginable for the Wall Street firm's leagues of monk-shoed partners and bankers in bespoke suits.
Singer R. Kelly denies sexual abuse charges in CBS interview
Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly on Tuesday denied sexual abuse charges against him and broke into tears while saying he was fighting for his life, according to interview excerpts released by CBS television.
Trump to nominate federal prosecutor Jessie Liu for No. 3 Justice Department post
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Jessie Liu, the current U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, to serve in the third-ranking post at the Justice Department, the department said on Tuesday.
North Korea rebuilds part of missile site it promised Trump to dismantle
North Korea has restored part of a missile launch site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last year, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency and two U.S. think tanks reported on Tuesday.
California AG sees no grounds for charging police in black man's killing
California's top law enforcement official said on Tuesday he has found no grounds to criminally charge two Sacramento policemen who shot an unarmed black man to death last year, but federal prosecutors have opened a civil rights probe into the m...
U.S. AIDS activists welcome London 'cure' but warn against complacency
U.S. AIDS activists said on Tuesday they were encouraged by news that a patient in London became the second known person to be cleared of the deadly HIV infection but warned that the development is only one more step in a decades-long battle.
Conservatives target Ocasio-Cortez's 'Green New Deal' in New York billboards
A pro-business group unveiled two billboards targeting Democratic congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York City on Tuesday, criticizing her proposal for a "Green New Deal" aimed at building a renewable energy economy.