Landslide buries mountain village in SW China, fears for 141 people Fears grew for 141 people missing in China after a landslide buried their mountain village in southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, with reports that only three survivors had been pulled out of the mud and rock hours after the […]
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Adviser says Donald Trump wants to resign The demise of Donald Trump’s presidency is now inevitable, with his exit merely being a matter of when and how. Will the Republican Congress throw him overboard to try to avoid being wiped out in the midterms? Will a Democratic Congress impeach him […]
U.S. warplane downs Syrian army jet in Raqqa province A U.S. warplane shot down a Syrian army jet on Sunday in the southern Raqqa countryside, with Washington saying the jet had dropped bombs near U.S.-backed forces and Damascus saying the plane was downed while flying a mission against Islamic State […]
Oregon first US state to add third gender option on driver ID Oregon has become the first US state to include a third gender option on state-issued identification cards. Beginning in July, Oregon residents who do not identify as male or female can mark X for sex on driver’s licences, […]
U.N. rights envoy urges North Korea to clarify U.S. student case The United Nations human rights investigator on North Korea called on Pyongyang on Friday to provide a full explanation of why an American student was returned home this week in a coma after being in custody for more than […]
British PM May faces mounting criticism over London tower block blaze British Prime Minister Theresa May faced increasing criticism on Friday for not meeting survivors of a deadly London tower block blaze as she scrambled for a deal to stay in power after a botched election gamble. May pledged to […]
Philippines says some militants may have slipped out of embattled city The Philippines military said on Friday that some of the Islamist militants who stormed Marawi City in the south of the country last month may have mingled with evacuees to slip away during the battle that has raged for […]
Mosul Old City residents spend hungry and fearful Ramadan under IS rule For Salam, a resident in the Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul, the holy fasting month of Ramadan this year is the worst he’s seen in a lifetime marked by wars and deprivations. “We are slowly dying from […]
Doggy dropout gets new vice-regal job at Queensland mansion Gavel the puppy was facing a tough change when he flunked out of police dog academy for being too sociable. Instead of tackling hardened criminals, the German shepherd pup liked to meet strangers, and police in Australia felt he "did not […]
More than 130 British imams refuse to bury London attackers More than 130 imams from Britain are refusing to offer Islamic burials to the three men who launched attacks Saturday night in London, killing seven and wounding dozens more. "We will not perform the traditional Islamic funeral prayer for the […]
