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Europe calls on Iran to cooperate with UN nuclear watchdog
European powers have called on Iran to work with the IAEA after the UN's nuclear watchdog confirmed earlier this week that advanced centrifuges had been installed at a nuclear plant.
Zimbabwe building mausoleum for Mugabe, burial postponed
Late former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe's burial will be postponed as the government is building a mausoleum for him.
'I was stupid': Huffman gets 14 days in college scam
"Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT scores.
At least 11 dead in Brazil hospital blaze
A fire raced through a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, forcing staff to wheel patients into the streets on beds or in wheelchairs and leaving at least 11 people dead, Brazilian officials said Friday.
Former Zimbabwe President Mugabe to be buried at national shrine in Harare
Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe will be buried at the National Heroes Acre at a date to be announced, family spokesperson and Mugabe's nephew Leo Mugabe said Friday.
UK's Johnson to meet EU's Juncker on Monday for Brexit talks
Boris Johnson will meet EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker in Luxembourg on Monday, officials said, as the British prime minister bids to broker a Brexit compromise ahead of the October 31 deadline.
Biden fights off rivals in Democratic 2020 debate
Joe Biden went on the offensive Thursday in the third Democratic debate of the 2020 White House race, clashing with top rivals on the fraught issue of health care in America and brushing off attacks from lesser challengers.
Skin-crawling discovery: 'body farm' scientists find corpses move
An Australian scientist has proved that human bodies move around significantly for more than a year after death, in findings that could have implications for detectives and pathologists around the world.
Skip school for climate protests, New York tells kids
New York authorities gave their blessings Thursday to children who want to skip school to join Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg in a climate protest due next week.
Mexico 'disagrees' with Trump asylum restrictions
Mexico said Thursday it disagrees with President Donald Trump's decision to restrict the right of Central Americans to seek asylum in the United States, a day after the Supreme Court allowed it to go ahead.
US university head admits he approved Epstein gift
The president of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) admitted Thursday he had approved financial support from Jeffrey Epstein after the disgraced financier was convicted of child sex offenses.
Democrats intensify 'impeachment' probe of Trump
Democrats stepped up their impeachment investigation of U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday even as the party's leaders remained dubious about the political value of the move 14 months before the next presidential election.
US to reveal Saudi official allegedly tied to 9/11 attackers
The US Justice Department said Thursday that it would unmask the long-protected name of a Saudi official who allegedly had ties to the Al-Qaeda perpetrators of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
University of Tennessee offers scholarship to bullied fan
A Florida fourth-grader who was bullied over his homemade University of Tennessee shirt has been offered a four-year scholarship to the school.
Austin to be first US city to fund abortion support services
Abortion advocates said Thursday that Texas' capital of Austin has become the first city in the nation to provide funding toward logistical services for abortion access.
Congress committee subpoenas Trump envoy to Taliban talks
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a subpoena to the Trump administration's envoy to the U.S.-Taliban talks, demanding that he testify at an open congressional hearing next week.
Trump says Pompeo won't be national security advisor
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won't become the next national security advisor, President Donald Trump said Thursday, all the while voicing support for his top diplomat.
Zimbabweans bid farewell to Mugabe at first public funeral service in Harare
Thousands of Zimbabweans viewed the body of the late former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe at Rufaro Sports Stadium in Harare, marking the first of a series of public funeral services lined up until Saturday.
British prime minister denies lying to Queen in Brexit crisis
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied Thursday that he had lied to Queen Elizabeth II when requesting she suspend parliament this month in the run-up to Brexit.
Turkey, U.S. hold 4th joint flight over safe zone in northern Syria
Turkey and the United States held the fourth joint flight on Thursday over the planned safe zone in northern Syria. Turkish and U.S. officials agreed to set up a safe zone in northern Syria on August 7.