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Johnson urges U.S. to give up diplomat's wife over fatal crash
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the United States on Monday to reconsider granting immunity to a diplomat's wife suspected of killing a teenager in a British road crash.
White House vows total halt to impeachment probe cooperation
The White House will halt any and all cooperation with what it termed the "illegitimate" impeachment probe by House Democrats, sharpening the constitutional clash between President Donald Trump and Congress.
5 more elephants found dead in Thai waterfall ravine
The Thai Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation announced on Tuesday that park officials found another five dead elephants, bringing the number of elephant deaths to 11.
3 scientists share 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics are shared by three scientists, the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm announced on Tuesday.
Turkish army ready for operation in Syria: defense ministry
Turkish army has completed all preparations for a military operation in the east of Euphrates River in Syria to establish a safe zone, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Climate activists block roads, march in global protests
Activists with the Extinction Rebellion movement blocked roads and staged demonstrations worldwide Monday, part of a wide-ranging series of protests demanding much more urgent action against climate change.
10 wounded as blast hits university in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni city
At least 10 people were injured due to a blast that rocked literature and engineering faculties of the Ghazni University in Ghazni city the capital of eastern Ghazni province on Tuesday, an official said on the condition of anonymity.
Lions kill cattle, so people kill lions. Can the cycle end?
A few years ago, young men in Tanania would most likely have been stalking lions to hunt them — often, to avenge cattle that the big cats had eaten. But the problem now is that there are too few lions, not too many.
UN may run out of money by end of the month: Guterres
The United Nations is running a deficit of $230 million, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, and may run out of money by the end of October.
After hurricane devastation, Gardiner wins gold for Bahamas
A month after Hurricane Dorian destroyed houses and livelihoods, Steven Gardiner said he was hopeful his world championship victory could bring a little happiness to the Bahamas.
Pentagon, White House budget office subpoenaed for impeachment inquiry
U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Monday subpoenaed the Department of Defense and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), for documents related to Trump's interactions with Ukraine.
Global climate 'rebellion' sees mass arrests and blocked roads
Climate protesters from Sydney to New York blocked roads Monday, sparking hundreds of arrests, as two weeks of civil disobedience demanding immediate action to save the Earth from "extinction" kicked off.
Airline went into records after Max crash, engineer says
Ethiopian Airlines' former chief engineer says in a whistleblower complaint filed with regulators that the carrier went into the maintenance records on a Boeing 737 Max jet a day after it crashed this year.
Judge says she couldn't refuse convicted ex-cop a hug
The judge who gave a hug and Bible to a former Dallas police officer after she was sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing her neighbor said Monday that she watched the woman change during her trial and wants her to live a purposeful life.
Trump defends decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria, saying that it is time to get out of these "Endless Wars."
US, UK, South Africa withholding information in UN crash probe: lawyer
A lawyer appointed by the United Nations to probe the mysterious 1961 plane crash death of secretary-general Dag Hammarskjold said Monday that the United States, Britain and South Africa were withholding information.
Turkey decides to launch military operation in northern Syria
Turkey has decided to launch a military campaign in the east of Euphrates to clear the area from "terrorists" and resettle refugees, Turkish officials said on Monday.
Blast kills 10 civilians in Afghanistan's eastern Jalalabad city
Ten civilians were killed and 27 others wounded as a blast targeted a mini-bus of security forces in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar's provincial capital Jalalabad on Monday.
U.S. starts withdrawing from Syria-Turkey borderline
The United States on Monday pulled out forces from observation points in northeastern Syria along the borderline with Turkey amid threats by Ankara to launch a military campaign against the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces, a war monitor reported.
Death toll rises to 104 amid protests across Iraq
Death toll in protests in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities rose to 104 with more than 6,000 people wounded, including security members, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said Sunday.