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The Trump administration on Tuesday designated Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia and seven others as countries of particular concern for having engaged in or tolerated 'systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom.'

A ballot will be held on Wednesday in the House of Commons and an announcement made as soon as possible afterwards.

US President Donald Trump told Reuters on Tuesday he would intervene in the US Justice Department's case against Meng if it would serve national security interests or help close a trade deal with China.

US President Donald Trump has made securing the country's southern border with Mexico a focal point of his presidency, with plans to beef up border security and create a wall as key components.

The magazine also honored Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo — currently imprisoned in Myanmar — and the staff of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, including five members killed in a June shooting.

Australia's government, which ordered the probe into the firms' influence a year ago as part of wider media reforms said it would consider the ACCC's final recommendations in June.

Trump's attack on Comey's credibility comes as he himself is under intensifying pressure from federal investigators.

The storm prompted some 1,000 flight cancellations at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, the sixth-busiest airport in the country. Authorities urged residents to stay off the roads as snow, sleet, and freezing rain were expected to continue into Sun...

More than 18,000 people attended the dance party and police officers issued 69 banning notices and conducted 200 searches, with 62 people found in possession of drugs.

General Mark Milley, a four-star general who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan, would replace General Joseph Dunford as the military's next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Beauty queen Ramsey Bearse, 28, was arrested on Friday and charged with four felony counts of distributing or displaying obscene matter to a minor.

Pakistan is seeking USD 8 billion from the International Monetary Fund to bail itself out from a severe balance-of-payments crisis that threatens to cripple the country's economy.

Western powers and the United Nations hope Libya will hold a national election by June after a referendum on a constitutional framework to chart a way out of a conflict stemming from the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Private investigators looking into the breach have found hacking tools, techniques and procedures previously used in attacks attributed to Chinese hackers, said three sources who were not authorised to discuss the company's private probe into the attack.

The court of appeal said 'irreparable damage' could be done to Sri Lanka if Rajapaksa was allowed to remain as head of government.

Trump's determination to plow on with his 'America First' agenda stands in contrast to the alliance-building presidency of George Bush