‘This is taking an awfully long time!’, says scientist before assisted suicide A 104-year-old Australian scientist killed himself in Switzerland on Thursday by lethal injection in an assisted suicide he hoped would trigger more lenient euthanasia laws in his home country. British-born David Goodall, who was not terminally ill, personally […]
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Trump’s Iran move reminds some of run-up to Iraq war Fifteen years after invading Iraq over weapons of mass destruction and ties to al Qaeda that both proved non-existent, the United States is again steering toward a possible confrontation with a Middle East power for suspected work on nuclear weapons […]
Release of Americans by North Korea sets stage for summit, Singapore seen likely venue Singapore is the most likely venue for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a U.S. official said, after Pyongyang cleared a major obstacle to the meeting with the […]
Irish women open up about abortion ahead of referendum Callahan, 35, and her partner Connor Upton were told 12 weeks into her pregnancy that the fetus had anencephaly, a rare condition that prevents the normal development of the brain. It meant the baby, who would have been their second child, […]
Trump Takes Aim at Kerry Again Ahead of Announcement on Iran Deal President Trump is again warning John Kerry, the former secretary of state, to keep out of discussions over whether to remain in the Iran nuclear deal — a decision the White House is expected to announce on Tuesday. […]
Vote results will protect Lebanon, speaker tells AFP Msaileh (Lebanon) (AFP) – Lebanon’s powerful parliament speaker Nabih Berri said Tuesday that the general election’s results vindicated a formula in which both the army and the Hezbollah militia guarantee the country’s protection. Polls held on Sunday, the first in nine years, […]
Armenia’s opposition leader named prime minister, and his supporters erupt in cheers After weeks of rallies and unrest, Armenia’s bloodless revolution secured victory Tuesday when parliament selected protest leader Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister, making a dramatic break with the ruling elite in the former Soviet country. Upon hearing the […]
Kim-Xi summit sends signal to Trump of China’s key role Beijing wants this week’s surprise China-North Korea summit to send the message to Washington that China remains crucial to a Korean Peninsula solution before the North’s Kim Jong Un holds a historic meeting with President Donald Trump, analysts say. Chinese […]
Trump axes the Iran deal and creates a new crisis The inevitable happened. On Tuesday, President Trump announced his administration’s intent to exit the nuclear deal with Iran, following through on a key campaign promise while shrugging off the desperate entreaties of European allies. In his remarks, Trump panned the […]
Ranger’s 3-Year-Old Son Killed After Leopard Dragged Him Off into Bush at Safari Lodge in Uganda A hunt is underway for a leopard that snatched and mauled a toddler to death in one of Uganda’s most popular national parks. The little boy, 3, was with his nanny in staff quarters […]
