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Mueller hardens stance on Trump interview in Russia probe, Giuliani says
Special Counsel Robert Mueller wants President Donald Trump to commit to a follow-up interview to written answers to questions in his probe of any coordination between Trump campaign members and Russia in the 2016 U.S. election, Rudy Giuliani, who is...
UK employers hire staff at fastest pace in five months - REC
British employers hired permanent staff at the fastest rate in five months in August, a recruiters' body said on Friday, but it questioned how long this would continue in the face of uncertainty about Brexit.
U.S. has seen evidence of Syria preparing chemical weapons in Idlib: envoy
There is "lots of evidence" chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in Idlib region in northwest Syria, the new U.S. representative for Syria said on Thursday, warning any attack on the last big rebel enclave would be a "reckl...
Texas, South Carolina to attend Justice Dept. meeting on social media
The attorneys general of Texas and South Carolina, both Republicans, will send representatives to a meeting called by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to discuss concerns about conservative voices being stifled on social media platforms, making th...
Australia, New Zealand deploy aircraft to Japan to help enforce North Korea sanctions
Australia and New Zealand said on Friday their governments were deploying three maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to assist with efforts to enforce United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
Spy chief says Britain, allies will counter active Russian threat
Britain and its allies will deploy a "full range of tools" against Russia after London accused two Russian agents of carrying out the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, a British spy chief said on Thursday.
Gunman slays three at Cincinnati bank before police kill him
A gunman dressed in a business suit opened fire inside a bank in downtown Cincinnati early on Thursday, killing three people and wounding others before being shot and killed by police, authorities said.
Zhang Yimou unleashes Shakespearean martial arts epic in Venice
Zhang Yimou, the Chinese director of "The Great Wall", "The House of Flying Daggers" and "Raise the Red Lantern", brought a Shakespearean martial arts epic to Venice on Thursday where he was awarded for his contributions to filmmaking.
British Airways website suffers data breach; 380,000 payments affected
Financial data has been stolen from potentially hundreds of thousands of British Airways customers who made online bookings in recent weeks, extending a run of embarrassing technological mishaps suffered by the UK flag carrier.
Only half-joking: Turkish satirical magazine shrinks as paper prices rise
Facing a steep rise in costs as the lira crashed and the price of imported paper soared, satirical magazine LeMan bucked the trend in Turkish media last week and left its cover price unchanged.
Top Trump aides rush to disavow NYTimes 'resistance' article
Top aides to Donald Trump scrambled on Thursday to deny authorship of an anonymous New York Times opinion column that slammed the U.S. president's leadership style and described "a quiet resistance" to him within his own administration.
Michael Moore hopes his film is 'beginning of the end' for Trump
Provocative filmmaker Michael Moore said on Thursday he hoped his new documentary would mark "the beginning of the end" for the U.S. presidency of Donald Trump.
Ex-U.N. chief Ban's nephew sentenced to prison in U.S. for bribe scheme
Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's nephew was sentenced on Thursday to six months in U.S. prison for a bribery scheme that he thought would result in the sale of a Vietnamese building complex to a Qatari sovereign wealth fund, federal p...
Nasdaq, S&P drop as tech stocks hammered anew
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined on Thursday as tech stocks stumbled on warnings from chipmakers regarding sales and pricing, as well as on continuing concerns about increased regulation of social media companies.
British Airways investigating data breach from 380,000 card payments - IAG
The British Airways website and mobile application have suffered a breach of customers' personal and financial data from around 380,000 card payments, the carrier's parent International Airlines Group said on Thursday.
Brazil's jailed Lula set to give up run for presidency: sources
Brazil's jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to give up his bid to run in next month's presidential election after a Supreme Court judge on Thursday rejected his latest appeal, three party sources said.
U.S. lawmakers mull sanctions on Russian oligarchs, sovereign debt
U.S. lawmakers discussing possible new sanctions on Russia for meddling in U.S. elections and other international actions said on Thursday they may consider measures targeting the country's sovereign debt or wealthy and politically connected bus...
Maryland charges Insys with engaging in deceptive opioid scheme
Maryland on Thursday charged Insys Therapeutics Inc with deceptively marketing a powerful opioid pain killer so that it was prescribed inappropriately beyond its intended use with cancer patients.
British Airways investigating customer data breach - IAG
International Airlines Group said on Thursday that its subsidiary British Airways was investigating a customer data breach on the British Airways website and mobile application.
U.S. should suspend military aid to Uganda: lawyer for critic of Museveni
The United States should suspend its military aid to Uganda over the government's human rights record, the U.S. lawyer for a prominent critic of President Yoweri Museveni said on Thursday.