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Pedestrians hurt as car hits barrier at UK parliament, man arrested
A number of people were injured when a car collided with security barriers outside London's parliament building on Tuesday and the driver was arrested, police said.
Pro-China groups rally outside HK press club ahead of activist's speech
Pro-Beijing groups rallied outside Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) on Tuesday ahead of a speech by an independence activist that has attracted global attention and riled both Chinese and local officials.
New Mexico family believed dead boy's spirit would lead attacks: prosecutors
A 3-year-old boy found buried at a New Mexico desert compound died in a ritual to "cast out demonic spirits," but his extended family believed he would "return as Jesus" to identify "corrupt" targets for them to attack, prosecutors said in court on M...
China rejects allegations of detaining million Uighurs in camps in Xinjiang
China rejected on Monday allegations raised by a U.N. panel that 1 million Uighurs may be held in internment camps in the restive Xinjiang region, but said that some people underwent re-education after being deceived by extremists.
Asia tries to find its footing, China disappoints
Asian share markets fought to regain their footing on Tuesday as tremors from the collapse of the Turkish lira ebbed, though sentiment took a fresh knock when Chinese economic data proved softer than expected.
Japan's Akihito pushed imperial boundaries to reach out to Asia
When Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko stood, heads bowed, at a seaside cliff on Saipan 60 years after a bloody World War Two battle, their silent prayers conveyed a message many felt resonated louder than words.
Judge orders home detention for Australian archbishop over sex abuse cover-up
A former Australian archbishop, the most senior Catholic cleric in the world convicted of concealing child sex abuse, was spared jail on Tuesday when he was ordered to serve his one-year sentence at home.
Australian archbishop avoids jail over sex abuse cover-up
A former Australian archbishop, the most senior Catholic cleric in the world convicted of concealing child sex abuse, avoided jail on Tuesday when he was ordered to serve his one-year sentence at home, according to Australian media.
As Canada faces rising gun violence, tighter laws are a tough sell
Rising violence in Canada has prompted calls for the federal government to tighten gun laws but tougher regulations could cause a political backlash in a country where 2 million people are licensed to own a firearm.
Cuba begins public debate on modernizing Cold War-era constitution
Cuba on Monday began a rare public discussion to overhaul its Cold War-era constitution, a process the government is calling participatory democracy at its best and opponents are branding a fraud.
Corbyn trades barbs with Netanyahu on Mideast violence
A furore over alleged anti-semitism in Britain's main opposition party widened on Monday when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn exchanged accusations on Twitter over Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed.
Trump aide Bolton met Turkey ambassador to discuss U.S. pastor: White House
White House national security adviser John Bolton met on Monday with Turkey's ambassador to the United States to discuss Turkey's detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson, the White House said.
Trump signs defense policy bill with watered-down China measures
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $716 billion defense policy bill on Monday that authorizes military spending and includes watered-down controls on U.S. government contracts with China’s ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.
Tunisian president proposes inheritance equality for women, with exceptions
Tunisia's president on Monday proposed giving women equal inheritance rights despite protests from thousands of people objecting to any challenge to Islamic law.
Israeli PM Netanyahu met Egypt's al-Sisi to discuss Gaza: Channel Ten News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a secret summit with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Egypt in May to discuss a long-term ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Israel's Channel Ten News said on Monday.
Senior U.S. officials to visit wildfire-weary California
Two senior members of the Trump administration will visit California on Monday, where firefighters are battling infernos that have killed at least eight people.
FBI agent Strzok, who criticized Trump in text messages, is fired
Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who came under fire by Republicans for sending text messages that disparaged Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, was dismissed from the bureau late Friday, his attorney said on Monday.
Grouse shooting season off to misty start in Scotland
Britain's grouse shooting season officially began on Monday, with misty wet Scottish weather not proving an impediment for those taking part.
Trump says kept Omarosa because she 'said great things about me'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he kept former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman on staff because she praised him even as she failed to do her job, the latest insult in the two former reality television stars' public battle.
Cuba's proposed new constitution: what will change
Cuba has begun a public debate on issues ranging from one-party rule and socialism to inequality, gay rights, private property and restructuring of the country's government as it moves to replace a Cold War-era constitution.