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China, Germany defend Iran business ties as U.S. sanctions grip
China and Germany defended their business ties with Iran on Wednesday in the face of President Donald Trump's warning that any companies trading with the Islamic Republic would be barred from the United States.
Senator Paul delivers letter from Trump to Putin
Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul said on Wednesday he delivered a letter from President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin proposing cooperation, weeks after Trump was widely condemned for not standing up to Putin at their Helsinki sum...
U.S.-Mexico border arrests fall in July, fewer unaccompanied children
U.S. border agents arrested about 8 percent fewer people in July at the southwest border than in June, but the number of migrant families detained remained nearly constant, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Department of Homeland Secu...
IKEA strives to keep prices low as opens first store in India
IKEA will set some prices even lower in India than elsewhere when it opens its first store in the country on Thursday, as it woos cost-conscious shoppers unaccustomed to DIY furniture.
Oscars to create new award for popular movies, limit televised ceremony
The organizers of the Oscars said on Wednesday they would create a new award category for popular movies and limited the annual, televised ceremony to three hours.
Britain, France, mark centenary of decisive WW1 battle of Amiens
Britain and France on Tuesday marked 100 years since the decisive battle of Amiens that put Europe on the path to the end of World War One, in a sober ceremony in the northern French city's Gothic cathedral.
Congressman Collins charged with insider trading
Christopher Collins, a Republican U.S. congressman from New York who was one of President Donald Trump's earliest supporters, was charged on Wednesday with insider trading concerning a drug trial at an Australian biotechnology company on whose b...
U.N. taps Chile's Bachelet to be human rights chief: diplomats
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be the world body's new human rights chief, diplomats said on Wednesday.
Homebase to close around 60 stores - Sky News
Hilco Capital, the new owner of British home improvement retailer Homebase, will next week detail plans to close around a quarter of its stores, threatening over 1,000 jobs, according to a Sky News report.
Treasury proposes tax rules on pass-through businesses
The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday proposed tax regulations for a new 20 percent income tax deduction for owners of businesses organized as pass-through entities, including rules to prevent the measure from becoming a tax loophole for wealthy Americans.
Zimbabwe police arrest senior opposition leader Biti at Zambian border: lawyer
Former Zimabwean finance minister and opposition politician Tendai Biti has been detained by police as he tried to cross the border and seek asylum in neighboring Zambia, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Turkish delegation to meet with top U.S. officials
A Turkish delegation will meet with top officials from the U.S. State and Treasury departments on Wednesday, part of a visit to Washington this week to address growing friction between the NATO allies fueled by Ankara's detention of an American...
Pot for pets: U.S. federal law puts vets into a quandary
A wave of medical research is providing fresh evidence that marijuana may help dogs and cats cope with arthritis, epilepsy, anxiety and other maladies without the side effects of traditional drugs, but veterinarians are afraid to prescribe it for fea...
May scolds Johnson for burqa remark after outcry
Prime Minister Theresa May has scolded her former foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, for saying that Muslim women who wear burqas look like letter boxes or bank robbers.
Two die in stampede at funeral of Indian Tamil leader
A stampede on Wednesday among thousands of mourners at the funeral of a powerful southern Indian politician killed two people and injured 47, a doctor at a government hospital said.
'From high season to absolutely nothing': Indonesian quake devastates tourism
Days after a powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia's resort island of Lombok, killing more than 130 people and sending thousands of tourists fleeing, its beach strip stands eerily empty, with shops and hotels shuttered.
Bangladesh acquits British citizen held since 2016 cafe attack
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday acquitted a British man detained without charge for two years on suspicion of involvement in a 2016 attack on a cafe in Dhaka that killed 22 people, his lawyer said.
'Communist' Frida Kahlo swept up in debate on cultural change in Hungary
Sixty-four years after her death, the personal life and politics of Frida Kahlo have come under scrutiny in Hungary.
Five charged with child abuse at New Mexico compound due in court
Five people charged with felony child abuse were due to make their first court appearance on Wednesday after 11 children were found malnourished inside a ramshackle compound in northern New Mexico.
Unlikely pair could usher gun rights case to U.S. Supreme Court
George Young is a Vietnam War veteran who sued the state of Hawaii three times on his own without a lawyer for the right to carry a handgun, and lost each time.