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NYC to Donald Trump: He’s not one of us

NYC to Donald Trump: He’s not one of us

New York – Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is rocking his hometown of New York City as he is poised for a thumping victory in the… Read More ›

U.S. protests after Chinese military jet lands on South China Sea island

U.S. protests after Chinese military jet lands on South China Sea island

  Washington – China’s apparent landing of a military jet on a man-made island in the disputed waters of the South China Sea drew protest… Read More ›

Crude oil plunges after producers’ meeting in Doha flops

Crude oil plunges after producers’ meeting in Doha flops

Crude oil is getting crushed to start the week. Several oil producers, responsible for almost half of the world’s output,failed to reach a production-freeze agreement at… Read More ›

NO DEAL: Saudi Arabia demands Iran join the oil production freeze

NO DEAL: Saudi Arabia demands Iran join the oil production freeze

  The much-anticipated meeting to freeze global oil production in Doha over the weekend has ended without a deal after Saudi Arabia demanded that Iran… Read More ›

Rousseff loses impeachment vote in Congress

Rousseff loses impeachment vote in Congress

  BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff lost a decisive impeachment vote in the lower house of Congress on Sunday and appeared almost certain… Read More ›

Toronto – Internet Abuzz After Quantum Computing Lesson By Canada’s Trudeau

Toronto – Internet Abuzz After Quantum Computing Lesson By Canada’s Trudeau

Toronto – The Internet was abuzz with praise for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday after clips showing him schooling a reporter on quantum… Read More ›

New York – Trump, On Staten Island, Finally Gets His NYC Homecoming

New York – Trump, On Staten Island, Finally Gets His NYC Homecoming

  New York –  Donald Trump’s political home in his native New York City is several miles — and a ferry ride — from Trump… Read More ›

Kings of Krabi: Thailand’s long-tail boat builders keep tourism afloat

Kings of Krabi: Thailand’s long-tail boat builders keep tourism afloat

  Today there’s hardly a postcard of southern Thailand’s Andaman coast that doesn’t feature a long-tail boat — or “rua hang yao” in Thai. They’re… Read More ›

Taj Mahal photo of Kate, William evokes memories of Diana in 1992

Taj Mahal photo of Kate, William evokes memories of Diana in 1992

It looks eerily familiar. And yet so different. The photograph, released Saturday by Kensington Palace, shows the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Catherine,… Read More ›

Vietnamese girls smuggled into China and sold as child brides

Vietnamese girls smuggled into China and sold as child brides

Editor’s Note: The names of the trafficked girls in this story have been changed to protect their identities. Lao Cai, Vietnam – “When I woke… Read More ›

Jewish zookeeper mourned after mauled to death by tiger

Jewish zookeeper mourned after mauled to death by tiger

Stacey Konwiser, a veteran keeper, had been working with tigers at Florida zoo for three years; husband works there too   MIAMI — South Florida… Read More ›

Islamic State sees sharp drop in its revenue

Islamic State sees sharp drop in its revenue

“The Islamic State is still a force in the region, but, this drop in revenue is a significant figure and will increase the challenge for… Read More ›

Iran parades parts of advanced S-300 missile battery in Tehran

Iran parades parts of advanced S-300 missile battery in Tehran

Addressing Army Day celebrations, president calls those who say Islamic Republic doesn’t need hard power ‘naive’   Iran on Sunday paraded what it claimed were… Read More ›

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes southeast of Tonga

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes southeast of Tonga

  SYDNEY – An magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southeast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake… Read More ›

San Francisco’s housing market is at a tipping point

San Francisco’s housing market is at a tipping point

  San Francisco’s housing market is at a tipping point. A shortage of housing inventory, with demand that has not flatlined, has jacked up home prices… Read More ›

Elisabeth Murdoch’s new company is creating a made-for-Snapchat millennial media brand

Elisabeth Murdoch’s new company is creating a made-for-Snapchat millennial media brand

  Elisabeth Murdoch’s new UK-based media company is set to launch a made-for-Snapchat mobile video media brand called “Brother.” The brand is due to launch in… Read More ›

Washington – NYT: Saudi Arabia Threatens To Sell Off Billions In American Assets If 9/11 Bill Passes

Washington – NYT: Saudi Arabia Threatens To Sell Off Billions In American Assets If 9/11 Bill Passes

  Washington – The Saudi Arabian government has threatened to sell of hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of American assets should the U.S. Congress… Read More ›

New York – At Trump Tower, True Believers Mix With The Morbidly Curious

New York – At Trump Tower, True Believers Mix With The Morbidly Curious

  New York – Inside Trump Tower, altar to all things Donald, the throngs pouring into the soaring brass-and-glass atrium include both the true believers… Read More ›

Ozu, Japan – Some Sleep In Cars After 2 Nights Of Quakes Kill 41 In Japan

Ozu, Japan – Some Sleep In Cars After 2 Nights Of Quakes Kill 41 In Japan

  Ozu, Japan – The wooden home barely withstood the first earthquake. An even stronger one the next night dealt what might have been the… Read More ›

Ecuador earthquake: 77 killed, hundreds injured

Ecuador earthquake: 77 killed, hundreds injured

A major earthquake hit Ecuador’s central coast, killing at least 77 people as it buckled homes and knocked out power in a city hundreds of… Read More ›