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First-Ever Chinese Spy Extradited to US After Being Baited With Aviation ‘Secrets’
An indictment suggested he was lured to Belgium in a counterintelligence operation where he was arrested under a US warrant on April 1.
As Anger Mounts Over Missing Journalist, Donald Trump 'Demands Explanation' from Saudis
The Trump administration sharply upped the pressure, reversing an initially low-key response after Washington Post contributor Khashoggi vanished on October 2.
Donald Trump Likes Taylor Swift 'About 25 Percent Less' as Singer Voices Political Opinions
Taylor Swift wrote in an Instagram post: "In the past, I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now."
Russian Historians Use Nazi Pilot’s Photo to Locate Stalin-era Mass Graves
The existence of a mass grave in the Kommunarka district in southwestern Moscow first came to light in the dying days of the Soviet Union when the KGB opened up its archives.
Donald Trump '100 Percent' Certain That Brett Kavanaugh Accuser Named Wrong Person
President Donald Trump's words echoed those of Christine Blasey Ford who told the Senate Judiciary Committee that she was "100 percent" certain it was Brett Kavanaugh who sexually assaulted her in 1982.
137 Arrested in Turkey as Authorities Crack Down on Kurdistan Workers' Party
The PKK, designated as a terror group by Turkey and its Western allies, is regularly targeted in security forces raids.
Thieves Strike Lankan Envoy's House in Pakistan; Make off With Bathroom Taps, Lamps
The value of the stolen lamps and bathroom fittings is estimated to be Rs 70,000.
Mexican Couple Confess to Killing 10 Women, Detained With Baby Carriage Full of Body Parts
Police said they went to the lot and found more body parts, but they were in such bad condition that forensic tests will be needed to identify the victim.
Congo's Dr Mukwege and Yazidi Activist Murad Win Nobel Prize for Their Fight Against Sexual Violence
Both have come to represent the struggle against a global scourge which goes well beyond any single conflict, as the ever-expanding #MeToo movement has shown.
Last-ditch Search for Survivors as Indonesia Disaster Toll Tops 1,500
Indonesia was initially reluctant to accept outside help, insisting its own military could handle the response, but as the scale of the devastation became clear President Joko Widodo agreed to allow in foreign aid.
Going Extra Length to Find Substitute for Iranian Oil for India, Says White House
The White House said on Thursday as it reiterated its warning to all purchaser of Iranian oil to bring it down to zero by November 4 or face imminent sanctions from the United States.
New York's JFK Airport to Get $13 Billion Facelift
The new international terminals will add four million square feet to the airport, with the first new gates opening in 2023 and the project to be wrapped up in 2025, officials said.
US Ends 1955 Treaty With Iran After UN Court Rebuke on Sanctions on Humanitarian Aid
This is a decision, frankly, that is 39 years overdue, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
Tricked Into Sex Trade at 15, Texas Woman Sues Facebook for 'Letting' Pimp Create Fake Profile
The woman said a man she befriended on Facebook picked her up from her home, beat and raped her and took pictures that were posted on Backpage.com.
Nobel Physics Prize: Donna Strickland is First Woman Winner Since 1963
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that "with her colleague Dr. Gerard Mourou of France, Dr. Strickland was awarded one half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
Iran Launches Retaliatory Missiles Into Syria Over Parade Attack
This is the third time in the last couple of years that Iran has fired its ballistic missiles in anger.