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Americans crave unity amid violence, angerShe flipped through television channels and radio stations, scanning from conservative to liberal media, searching for any sign that the polarized nation had finally reached...Maori greeting for Meghan and HarryThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been welcomed to New Zealand with a traditional Maori greeting. They performed a hongi, where they touched noses...Merkel govt braces for high-stakes German state electionGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition faces its second test in as many weeks on Sunday when voters go to the polls in the western...Names of dead in Pittsburgh shooting to be releasedThe names of those shot dead by a gunman yelling "All Jews must die" will be released on Sunday after the deadliest attack on the...Count begins to elect Irish presidentAn exit poll has suggested the Republic of Ireland has voted to re-elect Michael D Higgins as president and scrap the country's laws on blasphemy....'Media use pipe bomb case to score political points'US President Donald Trump has accused the US news media of using reporting on the suspect in at least 14 bombs sent to some of...Harry, Meghan attend final day of Invictus Games in SydneyBritain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan were greeted by rapturous applause on Saturday when they arrived for the final day of the Invictus Games in...Irish President Michael Higgins wins second termMichael Higgins handily won a second term as Ireland's president Saturday, capturing every constituency in an election that was marked by low turnout.The 77-year-old Higgins...Pittsburgh synagogue massacre leaves 11 dead, 6 woundedA gunman who's believed to have spewed anti-Semitic slurs and rhetoric on social media barged into a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday and opened fire, killing...Brazil's Haddad ends campaign with warning about opponentIn the last public appearance by a Brazilian presidential candidate before Sunday's election, left-leaning Fernando Haddad warned voters that his far-right opponent's proposals to fight...Floods kill six in southern RussiaSix people died in floods in southern Russia that also damaged regional infrastructure, including an oil pipeline, authorities said on Friday (Sept 26), as emergency...100 years on, German far right seeks to rehabilitate EmpireGermany's far right is trying to rehabilitate the German Empire and its role in World War I, resuming a decades-old debate ahead of the centenary...At least 19 bodies found in unmarked graves in MexicoAt least 19 bodies have been discovered in a field in Mexico's western state of Jalisco, scene of some of the worst violence in the...Prevent Iran from developing world's deadliest weapons: USUS President Donald Trump has said all sanctions against Iran lifted by the 2015 nuclear deal will be back in "full force" from November 5...Tesla under US criminal probe for Model 3 comments: sourceUS criminal investigators are probing whether Tesla Motors misled investors about the timetable for meeting key car production targets, a person familiar with the matter...'Terrorist' mail bombings must be punished to 'fullest extent': TrumpDonald Trump on Friday called the attempted US mail bombing spree “terrorist actions” that must be punished “to the fullest extent of the law,” while...Storm Willa moves inland in MexicoStorm Willa is moving inland after it made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast. Willa has rapidly weakened but torrential rains are falling over west-central Mexico.The...Social media in the spotlight in Brazil presidential raceBrazil, like other countries, is facing a very electronic election. WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are the weapons of choice to sway the country's 147 million...Doctors find 122 nails in Ethiopian man's stomachEthiopian doctors extracted over a hundred iron nails and other sharp objects from the stomach of a patient in the capital Addis Ababa at the...For sale lion cub found in child's bed in ParisA lion cub has been seized from an apartment in Paris after it was apparently put up for sale on social media. Police found the...World's oldest intact shipwreck discoveredArchaeologists have found what they believe to be the world's oldest intact shipwreck at the bottom of the Black Sea where it appears to have...'Transgender policy seeks to protect the country'US President Donald Trump said on Monday that transgender issues were in flux and he aims to protect the country after a report that his...Pipe bombs target Democrats, CNN as political tensions mountPipe bombs packed with shards of glass were intercepted en route to several prominent Democrats, including Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama, in an...US general visits troops fighting Islamic State in SyriaThe top U.S. commander for the Middle East made an unannounced visit Monday to a key military outpost in southern Syria, pressing the need for...Sydney abuzz as swarms of bees fuelled by humid spring weather invade cityWarmer nights and recent heavy rains have meant that large swarms of bees are on the rise in Sydney, according to Beekeeper Sydney manager Walhan...France's ban on face veil violates human rightsThe UN Human Rights Committee said on Tuesday that France's ban on the niqab, the full-body Islamic veil, was a violation of human rights. France...US warships pass through Taiwan amid China tensionsThe United States sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday in the second such operation this year, as the US military increases the...NATO to show military muscle in Norway exercisesSome 50,000 troops will kick off NATO's biggest military exercises since the Cold War on Thursday in Norway, a massive show of force that has...US to revoke visas of Saudis implicated in killing of writerPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday described the killing of a Saudi journalist as a botched operation and a "bad original concept" as his administration took...UK's May pleads for support, says Brexit deal is almost doneBritish Prime Minister Theresa May sought to scotch a growing rebellion against her Brexit plans Monday, saying a divorce deal with the European Union is...Category 4 Hurricane Willa threatens Mexico's Pacific coastA potential catastrophic Hurricane Willa swept toward Mexico's Pacific coast with winds of 150 mph (240 kph) Monday, threatening a stretch of high-rise resort hotels,...Leaked video shows Khashoggi 'body double' after killingJust hours after writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a man strolled out of the diplomatic post apparently wearing the...Russians out to stir anger ahead of US midtermsA concerted Russian hacking and online disinformation campaign helped tip the 2016 US presidential election toward Donald Trump. Two weeks ahead of midterm congressional elections,...Trump 'not satisfied' with explanations of Khashoggi deathPresident Donald Trump said Monday he's not satisfied with the explanations he's heard about the death of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi and is awaiting reports...Australia apologizes to child sex abuse victimsAustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a national apology to victims of child sex abuse in an emotional address to parliament Monday acknowledging the state...Migrants to march on after Trump vows to halt themThousands of Honduran migrants whose trek toward the United States has triggered tirades from US President Donald Trump prepared to continue their march Monday after...Turkey turns up heat on Saudi crown princeTurkey's pro-government media published new claims on Monday linking Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after President Recep...'US withdrawal from nuclear arms deal dangerous step'Withdrawing from a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia as President Donald Trump has announced he plans to do is a dangerous step, Russia's...US to withdraw landmark nuclear treaty with RussiaThe US will withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty with Russia, US President Donald Trump has confirmed. Speaking to reporters, Trump said Russia had...Meghan takes break from Australia royal tourMeghan, the pregnant wife of Britain's Prince Harry, is scaling back her engagements during the royal couple's 16-day Pacific tour, Kensington Palace said Sunday, ahead...6 shot on street near north Florida stadiumSix people have been wounded in a street shooting blocks from the Florida stadium where the NFL's Houston Texans played and defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars...Rescuers search site after train crash killed 18 in TaiwanRescuers searched through wreckage Monday after one of Taiwan's fastest passenger trains derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route, killing at least 18...Australian PM formally apologizes to child sex abuse victimsPrime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a formal apology on Monday to Australia's victims of child sex abuse, saying the nation must acknowledge their long, painful...Thousands of people stuck at Guatemala-Mexico borderThousands of people travelling across Central America en masse to the US are stuck on Mexico's southern border after a failed attempt to enter the...US will pull out of intermediate range nuke pact: TrumpPresident Donald Trump on Saturday said he will exit a landmark arms control agreement the United States signed with the former Soviet Union, saying that...Australia govt braces for defeat by pollsAustralia's embattled conservative coalition was bracing for defeat as polls closed in a crucial by-election Saturday, with a loss set to snuff out its slim...UK to drop Brexit demand on Irish border to ease dealBritish Prime Minister Theresa May is said to be ready to ditch one of her key Brexit demands in order to resolve the vexed issue...ISIS has seized 700 hostages in SyriaIslamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants have seized nearly 700 hostages in a part of Syria controlled by US-backed forces and executed some...A tale of two umbrellas: Meghan shared, Trump didn'tTwo different videos, both featuring umbrellas, went viral earlier this week - but for very different reasons. Both videos showed a couple standing in the...Latest communal violence in central Nigeria kills 55Nigeria's government says 55 people have been killed in the latest eruption of communal violence in north-central Kaduna state.A spokesman says President Muhammadu Buhari condemns...