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Celebrity rappers ordered held in custody for a month pending trial after French airport brawl
French judges ruled on Saturday that two celebrity rappers should be held in custody ahead of their trial in a month's time following a brawl in the departure lounge of a Paris airport earlier this week.
Scattered protests in Iran as U.S. sanctions loom
Sporadic protests were taking place in cities in Iran for a fourth day, with demonstrators attacking a Shi'ite seminary west of Tehran, according to Iranian news agencies and social media on Saturday, as Iranians brace for a return of U.S. sanct...
Suicide bomb attack on Afghan Shi'ite mosque kills 39, 80 injured
Thirty-nine people were killed in a suicide bombing of a Shi'ite mosque in eastern Afghanistan, and the death toll may climb further, police and government officials said on Friday.
State media says China's response to latest U.S. tariffs restrained, rational
China's state media said on Saturday the government's retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods showed rational restraint, although in an opinion piece it still admonished the United States for blackmail and bullyboy tactics.
Pompeo urges release of Reuters reporters in meeting with Myanmar minister
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for the immediate release of two Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar when he met Myanmar's Foreign Minister Kyaw Tin on Saturday on the sidelines of a regional conference in Singapore, the State Depar...
Pompeo says optimistic about ending North Korea's nuclear program
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday the process of ending North Korea's nuclear program would take time but he was optimistic that it would be done within a timeline set by the leaders of the two countries.
U.S. pledges nearly $300 million security funding for Southeast Asia
U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Saturday to provide nearly $300 million in new security funding for Southeast Asia, as China forges ahead with plans to bolster its engagement in the region.
North Korea has not stopped nuclear, missile program: confidential U.N. report
North Korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programs in violation of United Nations sanctions, according to a confidential UN report seen by Reuters on Friday.
Democratic candidates told not to use ZTE, Huawei devices: source
The Democratic National Committee warned party candidates running in November elections not to use devices made by Chinese telecommunications companies ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies because they pose a security risk, a Democratic source said on Fr...
Trump administration lifts GMO crop ban for U.S. wildlife refuges
The Trump administration has rescinded an Obama-era ban on the use of pesticides linked to declining bee populations and the cultivation of genetically modified crops in dozens of national wildlife refuges where farming is permitted.
U.S. court orders Trump administration to fully reinstate DACA program
A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration must fully restore a program that protects from deportation some young immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children, including accepting new applications for the...
Exclusive: Despite tensions, Russia seeks U.S. help to rebuild Syria
Russia has used a closely guarded communications channel with America's top general to propose the two former Cold War foes cooperate to rebuild Syria and repatriate refugees to the war-torn country, according to a U.S. government memo.
Thousands more evacuated from California's largest wildfire
Thousands more mountain residents were evacuated from the path of California's biggest wildfire on Friday as fatigued firefighters battled gusting winds driving one of the state's worst fire seasons in a decade.
Eleven found killed in Mexico border town ahead of president-elect's visit
Eleven bodies were discovered on Friday in a Mexican town close to the U.S. border, days before president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is due to visit for a series of forums seeking to stem the violence in the country.
Worker dies from injuries in west Texas pipeline blaze
One worker died after a fire and series of pipeline explosions two days ago in Midland County, Texas, officials said on Friday.
Wells Fargo faces tax credit probes, new problems with mortgage borrowers
Wells Fargo & Co is facing government probes into its use of low-income housing tax credits, and has also set aside $8 million to compensate borrowers who were incorrectly denied mortgage modifications under a federal assistance program, the bank sai...
Incoming Mexican president to review U.S. security cooperation: aide
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will review security agreements with the United States, including the $2.9 billion Merida Initiative, and wants to refocus aid to social and economic projects, a senior security aide said on Friday.
Britain's Labour leader sees 'real problem' of anti-Semitism in party
The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said on Friday there was a "real problem" of anti-Semitism in his party which he would root out, but he also hit back at strong criticism of Labour from Jewish newspapers.
No clear motive found for 2017 Las Vegas massacre: sheriff
Police have uncovered no clear motive for the gunman who killed 58 people at outdoor concert in Las Vegas last year, in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a sheriff said on Friday.
Movie producer Weinstein seeks to dismiss sex charges based on emails
Movie producer Harvey Weinstein's lawyers asked a New York judge on Friday to dismiss rape and sexual assault charges against him, releasing emails between one of his accusers and Weinstein they said were not shown to the grand jury that indicte...