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New Hampshire swing district a fresh test for women's rise in U.S
New Hampshire voters on Tuesday pick candidates for a congressional seat that in this decade has flipped four times between the two parties - and the same two people - in the latest test of the rising appeal of women nominees.
Las Vegas is booming again, and bracing itself for next slump
Diane Han is trying to leave the Las Vegas of her childhood behind.
Austrian conservatives will back EU motion against Hungary
Austrian conservatives in the European Parliament will vote in favor of a motion finding that Hungary has persistently breached the European Union's values, Austria's conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said late on Monday.
China asks WTO for sanctions in U.S. trade dispute
China will ask the World Trade Organization next week for permission to impose sanctions on the United States, for Washington's non-compliance with a ruling in a dispute over U.S. dumping duties that China initiated in 2013, a meeting agenda sho...
First two U.S. troops from North Korean remains identified
The U.S. military has identified the first two American troops from 55 boxes of human remains from the 1950-53 Korean War that North Korea handed over in July, the agency leading the analysis said on Monday.
Iran seeks to avert disaster in Syria's Idlib: Iranian senior official
Iran shares the United Nations' concern about a potential humanitarian catastrophe in Syria's Idlib province and will seek to avert it, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, special assistant to Iran's foreign minister, told reporters on Tuesday.
UK Conservative eurosceptics fail to agree Brexit plan B - FT
A plan by eurosceptics in Prime Minister Theresa May's party to publish an alternative plan for the United Kingdom's future relationship with the European Union has fallen apart, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
North Korea's Kim asks Trump for another meeting in 'very warm' letter
U.S. President Donald Trump received a "very warm, very positive" letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un asking for a second meeting and the White House is looking at scheduling one, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Monday.
U.S. urges Cambodia to remove restrictions against opposition leader
The United States urged Cambodia's government on Tuesday to drop all charges against opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was released on bail but has been placed under house arrest.
Japanese firms dealing with Russia feel little impact from U.S. sanctions: Sumitomo
Japanese firms dealing with Russia were experiencing little impact from U.S. sanctions on Moscow, but it was possible that they may also be sanctioned by the United States, the managing executive officer of Sumitomo Corporation said on Tuesday.
First two U.S. troops from North Korean remains will be identified soon: officials
The U.S. military is close to identifying the first two American troops from the 55 boxes of human remains from the 1950-53 Korean War that were handed over by North Korea in July, U.S. officials leading the forensic analysis said on Monday.
Robert Redford bids farewell to acting with throwback crime caper
Robert Redford bowed out on Monday from a 50-year acting career, calling what he has said will be his final movie "a wonderful film to go out on."
Dallas grand jury to examine police officer's fatal shooting of neighbor
A Texas grand jury could potentially charge a Dallas police officer with murder in the shooting death of a neighbor whose apartment the officer said she mistook for her own, a prosecutor said on Monday, as the victim's family demanded more answe...
As Hurricane Florence nears Carolinas, 1 million told to evacuate
Hurricane Florence, the most powerful storm to menace the Carolina coast in nearly three decades, intensified into a Category 4 hurricane on Monday, prompting evacuations of more than 1 million people to higher ground.
Asia shares relieved by trade lull, sterling up on Brexit deal hopes
Asian shares were struggling to snap an eight-session losing streak on Tuesday as investors decided no news was good news on tariffs, while the pound touched a five-week top on hints a Brexit deal might be nearer.
Brazil presidential candidate Bolsonaro gains little after stabbing: poll
Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who was stabbed in the stomach during a campaign rally last week, maintained his lead but saw no big boost in a Datafolha poll published Monday.
Republicans urge more tax cuts as elections near
With congressional elections looming, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday proposed more deficit-expanding tax cuts, an effort seen by some tax experts as unlikely to become law and geared chiefly toward winning votes.
North Korea's Kim asks Trump for another meeting in new letter
U.S. President Donald Trump received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un asking for a second meeting and the White House is already looking at scheduling one, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Monday.
House Republicans propose more tax cuts as elections near
Federal individual income tax cuts approved in December on a temporary basis would become permanent under a package of bills unveiled on Monday by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, although the outlook for passage was uncertain.
House Republicans release second round of proposed tax cuts
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday released plans for a second round of tax cuts, which follow comprehensive tax legislation enacted in December.