Portugal tries to contain fatal fires, probes plane crash
A fire fighting aircraft drops water over a fire outside the village of Pedrogao Grande central Portugal, Monday, June 19, 2017. At least 64 persons have been killed and over 150 have been injured since the blaze erupted in Pedrógão Grande on Satur... More..
UK PM May to Spell out Plan for Her Minority Government, Brexit
This year, Mr Skinner quipped: "Get your skates on, the first race is at half past two!" A day before setting out her legislative measures in the Queen's Speech , Theresa May has yet to secure a deal with ...More..
US senator met with North Koreans about student
Doctors at the Cincinnati Medical Center, where Mr Warmbier was treated following his return to the U.S. on 13 June, determined he suffered from " unresponsive wakefulness ", also known as persistent vegetati...More..
Trump Mocks Democrats After Election Losses
In a later tweet , he urged Democrats to "get together" with Republicans on healthcare, tax cuts and security. President Donald Trump claimed hard-fought congressional victories Wednesday, intensifying a...More..
US Ex-Security Chief Concerned By Efforts To Breach Election System
Johnson also said during his testimony that the Democratic National Committee refused the Department of Homeland Security's attempts to help them with security precautions, after hackers obtained and rel...More..
Saudi Arabia says airspace ban on Qatari flights to protect citizens
A Qatari businessman is planning to airlift 4,000 dairy cows to the country to tackle the acute shortage of fresh milk after several Gulf nations severed ties with Doha . "We in Qatar are prepared to engage in...More..
China tried but failed to help on North Korea
Portman says the officials indicated they would relay his request to free University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier (WORM'-bir), who had been held almost a year at that point. In the House, lawmakers l...More..
Trump weighs North Korea travel ban after Warmbier's death
Otto Warmbier died on Monday near his family home in OH after more than 15 months in North Korean captivity. Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that the US government should not be responsible for Amer...More..
Scalise Remains in Critical Condition Will Require Additional Surgeries
Suffering relatively minor injuries were two Capitol Police officers, David Bailey and Crystal Griner, and House GOP aide Zack Barth. "ONE FAMILY", proclaimed a sign in the crowd. Rep. Ron DeSantis told Fox Bus...More..
Macron readies reshuffle of Cabinet after huge election wins
Macron's En March party won about 61% of the vote, somewhat lower than recent polls, which had predicted that Macron would win as much as 80% of the seats in the National Assembly . Many of Macron's lawma...More..
China defends North Korea efforts in response to Trump tweet
Joseph Yun, who just returned from North Korea to secure Warmbier's release; Amb. "Obviously, this is an issue that. troubles him deeply", he said, referring to Warmbier's death. South Korean President Mo...More..
Tropical storm Cindy threatens Gulf Coast
The storm is expected to dump 6-to-9 inches of rain, with isolated areas with up to 12 inches, over southeastern Louisiana, southern MS, southern Alabama and portions of the western Florida panhandle. Parishes ...More..
Dem senator rips North Korea in speech honoring OH native Otto Warmbier
The United States has no diplomatic relations with North Korea , and has imposed heavy sanctions on its regime due to its persistent nuclear weapons program. Ohio's Republican U.S. senator said Wednesday he ...More..
Trump makes case for apprenticeships
Though the USA government has regulated and certified apprenticeships since 1937, former President Barack Obama's administration actively promoted the practice. While the executive order is being touted as ...More..
Comey's Testimony And The Rest Of The Week In Politics
I'm not going to say I want you to pledge allegiance. "Who would do that?" Trump added that he would "100 percent" testify under oath and answer questions from special counsel Robert Mueller. Comey's remarks ...More..
White House Previews Trump's Overhaul Of Cuba Policies
Restoring ties led to spectacular photo opportunities, such as the reopening of the respective embassies in Havana and Washington , but to few concrete advances. Trump is right to recalibrate this policy witho...More..
UK acquires apartments for tenants displaced by tower fire
It probably should go without saying, but just like for everything in life there's an appropriate time and place to take a selfie, and the charred remains of Grenfell Tower in London where at least 79 people...More..
Australia's suspension of Syrian operations a 'blow' to the US
Central Command. These battles are critical for Syria's future, Abdullah said , noting they will force the U.S.to negotiate with the Assad government. Asked Tuesday whether the hotline was no longer being ...More..
Russian Federation threatens to target U.S. warplanes over Syria
US officials told VOA they were close to confirming that an Iranian-made drone shot down by an American fighter jet early Tuesday in Syria was being operated by the IRGC. Later in May, President Hassan Rouhani ...More..
Trump says China has failed over North Korea
It rarely produced significant results. USA and Chinese diplomats and defense chiefs are meeting later Wednesday in Washington for security talks. A ban on Americans visiting North Korea would only slightly...More..
Brexit talks to focus 1st on orderly exit
At the same time, while it was a priority, he said, to show progress in averting difficulties for troubled Northern Ireland as a result of being on a new EU-UK border, agreement on how the border would work wou...More..
17 reported dead in Somalia restaurant attack
As informed the police officer Mogadishu captain Mohamed Hussein, presumably, five militants staying in the restaurant, Pizza House , as they have hostages and their condition is unknown. Thursday's attack w...More..
U.S. shoots down pro-regime drone in Syria
On Monday, Russia's defense ministry effectively drew a line across Syria west of the Euphrates River, saying that "all kinds of airborne vehicles, including aircraft and UAVs of the worldwide coalition. But ...More..
Fleury leads Vegas Golden Knights' expansion draft choices
The picks included defensemen Trevor van Riemsdyk and Brayden McNabb, forward Oscar Lindberg. They also picked up a first-round pick from the New York Islanders (No. "It might have been an upgraded draft pick p...More..
Tropical Storm Cindy: Drenching rains, flood threat on coast
Photographer Wayne Jones says it lasted about a minute before dissipating. Much of Florida's Panhandle remains under a tornado watch as Tropical Storm Cindy looms in the Gulf of Mexico. The owner of the s...More..