China considers lowering tariffs as its economy faces difficulties
Trump is out of office. Cuts across most trading partners, including the USA, would signal an effort by China to ease tensions, said Bloomberg Economics' Chang Shu. Early past year, when Ma - who announced his plans to retire from his role as Al... More..
Here’s where Tropical Storm Kirk is Sunday and where it’s going
The latest National Hurricane Center Kirk storm track is still closely following a blend of the GFS, ECMWF, and HFIP Corrected Consensus model along the southern edge of the guidance envelope. Kirk is the ele...More..
Donald Trump's latest tariffs on China begin to bite
It has demanded that China better protect American intellectual property, including ending the practice of cyber theft. On Tuesday, China said it would impose levies on $60 billion worth of USA goods effectiv...More..
Christine Blasey Ford to testify Thursday about Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations
A White House spokeswoman adds in a second statement that the allegation is " designed to tear down a good man ". Christine Blasey Ford , the woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her more tha...More..
Britain's Labour to vote on keeping second Brexit referendum on table
He said: 'Our preference is a general election and then we can negotiate our future relationships with the EU. "The time has gone for sitting on the fence", said Mike Buckley of Labour for a People's Vote, a ...More..
Rescue imminent for injured solo sailor, now unresponsive
The Australian Defence Force was called in to help rescue Mr Tomy, with HMAS Ballarat dispatched from Perth to his last known location. Indian Naval Defence Attache' in Australia has been camping in the regio...More..
Iran's Rouhani blames US-backed Gulf states for military parade attack
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Sunday that those behind an attack on a military parade Saturday will face "deadly and unforgiving revenge in the near future". The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp has bee...More..
Another Kananaugh accuser comes after Dem lawyer persuades her she's a victim
Lawyers for Ford and bipartisan representatives of the committee came to the tentative agreement after a short but productive phone call late Saturday, said a person briefed on the matter, who was not authori...More..
Opposing poll results paint interesting picture of Senate race
It was more duel than debate as Republican Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke went after each other from the start of their Friday showdown in Dallas. Democrat Beto O'Rourke's mother is ...More..
Who Was Behind Deadly Attack In Iran?
Behrad Ghasemi, a local journalist who witnessed the attack, said shots rang out for 10 to 15 minutes and that at least one of the assailants, armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, wore the uniform of Iran's ...More..
Standoff Has Kavanaugh Accuser's Senate Appearance in Limbo
Christine Blasey Ford's attorney did not actually agree to any specific terms, but she and her client got the headlines they wanted: Ford is coming to tell her story . She has said that Ford feels rushed and ...More..
Kavanaugh Accuser Accepts 'Tentative' Deal To Testify In Front Of Senate Committee
Judge, who Ford has said was in the room when she was allegedly assaulted by Kavanaugh, had indicated he did not want to testify because he had nothing to add beyond his denial of any knowledge of the purported...More..
Gunmen attack Iranian military parade in Ahvas, killing dozens
During recent years, national solidarity and patriotic sentiments often forged virtual alliances between the regime and opposition forces based overseas every time the Persian Gulf's "Persian" identity was chal...More..
Tropical Storm Kirk Forms In The Atlantic
Tropical Storm Kirk was packing maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour on Sunday and moving at a rapid pace, and Subtropical Storm Leslie became our 12th named storm, way out in the Atlantic. There is a ...More..
Donald Trump's trade war will push up prices, predicts Walmart
The US also has begun a $12bn programme to bail out farmers hurt by China's and other countries' retaliatory tariffs on US exports of soybeans, corn and other crops. The new taxes will hit a broad swath of prod...More..
3D-Gun Designer And Sexual Assault Suspect Cody Wilson Arrested In Taiwan
Cody Wilson, 30, was on Friday taken to immigration authorities in Taipei by officers from Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau, according to officials. The two exchanged cell phone numbers and began textin...More..
India's Modi faces calls for resignation over French jet deal
Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar had said it was Modi who had finalised the Rafale deal with Hollande in 2015. The French government said the inter-governmental agreement it signed with India for ...More..
#BobiWineReturns Bobi Wine delivered home by Police
The government denies that he was mistreated. Kyagulanyi attracted a youth following through songs critical of Museveni and his prominence rose due to an incident in August in which his driver was shot dead a...More..
Christine Blasey Ford to speak with Federal Bureau of Investigation about death threats
Not anxious about the other side, ' Trump told a roaring crowd at a Friday night rally in Springfield, Missouri. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo tweeted in reply to Trump that sexual assault and domestic...More..
Washington DC man arrested in fatal stabbing of runner
Court documents filed by the prosecution say Crawford was an avid user of the synthetic drug K2, which has been known to put its users into a violent, zombie-like state. "There is a hole in our hearts that will...More..
A year after deadly Maria, Puerto Rico still struggles with aftermath
Striking Puerto Rico's already tenuous infrastructure and power grid with 155 mile-per-hour winds for days on end, Hurricane Maria caused an estimated $95 billion dollars in damage to the small island, leav...More..
11 martyred, 30 injured in terror attack on military parade in Ahvaz
IRNA reported those wounded in the attack included a woman and a child. Earlier reports described the assailants as " Takfiri ", a term previously used to describe the Islamic State group. The Islamic Revolu...More..
Republicans set Monday vote on Kavanaugh if no deal for hearing
U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington , Sept. So I thought that the president's tweet was complet...More..
Catholic bishop accused of raping nun arrested by Indian police
Kerala nun rape case: As per reports, prime accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal was arrested by the Kerala Police on Friday afternoon. The Vatican on Thursday divested Mulakkal, who was the bishop of the Jalandh...More..
Cruz vs. O'Rourke: Two polls show different results
The poll, which was composed among a population of 992 adults, had a credibility interval of four percentage points. But a variety of polls show that O'Rourke is staying within striking distance - prompting Cru...More..