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Nine people dead in Kobe Bryant helicopter crashNine people were killed in the helicopter crash which claimed the life of NBA star Kobe Bryant and his 13 year old daughter, Los Angeles...Michelle Obama wins Grammy for best spoken word albumLil Nas X, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and… Michelle Obama?Yep.The former first lady can now add Grammy winner to her resume, after snagging the award on...Philippine volcano alert lowered, thousands can return homePhilippine authorities on Sunday lowered the alert level at Taal Volcano, two weeks after it began spewing ash, steam and rocks, a move that will...General: US committed to Syria fight; Missions up against ISU.S. troops at military outposts ín eastern Syria asked variations of the same question to their top commander Saturday: What is our future here? What...World’s largest twin-engine jet takes to the airBoeing has successfully completed the first test flight of the world's largest twin-engined jet, the 777X.It comes as the firm attempts to boost its image...Venezuela protests killed 67 last year: NGOA total of 67 people died last year in protests in Venezuela's ongoing power struggle, 59 of whom were killed by law enforcement and armed...Mexican children take up arms against drug gangsWith baseball caps and scarves covering their faces, only their serious eyes are visible as a dozen children stand to attention, rifles by their side.In...China's Wuhan to ban motor vehicles to prevent coronavirus outbreakOrdinary motor vehicles will be banned from roads from Sunday in the downtown areas in Wuhan, the hardest-hit city of the novel coronavirus outbreak in...US denies Britain's extradition request for diplomat's wifeThe United States has declined Britain's request for the extradition of a US diplomat's wife who was involved in a car crash last year that...Amazon asks US judge to block Microsoft from Pentagon projectAmazon Web Services (AWS), the retail giant's Cloud arm, has asked a US judge to force a stay of work on Microsoft's $10 billion Cloud...Scientists discovered four new species of sharks that walkWhile great whites haunt the deep, walking sharks are content to scuttle in the shallows. They've been walking, or something close to it, for at...Absent Iran faces detente calls from worried West and Middle EastIranian foreign minister Javad Zarif skipped this year's Davos, but Tehran was still a hot topic for many Western and Middle Eastern powers hoping for...Salvini eyes return to power at crunch Italy voteItaly’s fragile governing coalition is bracing for a key regional election this weekend which the far-right League hopes will trigger a political earthquake and return...Australia to probe crash that killed three US firefightersPolice investigators will join a probe into the crash of a firefighting plane that killed three American crew helping to battle Australia’s devastating bushfires, officials...'Venezuela intelligence agents raid Guaido offices'Agents from Venezuela's Sebin intelligence service have raided the offices of opposition leader Juan Guaido while he is travelling in Europe, an opposition lawmaker said....Italy's Di Maio to quit as 5-Star leaderLuigi di Maio will step down as leader of Italy's co-governing 5-Star movement on Wednesday, a senior party source said, as it seeks to stem...Australia volunteers feed wild wombatsTo most of the world, the enduring image of Australia's bushfires has been injured koalas, but for former teacher John Creighton, the impact has been...UK lays out tough child data privacy rulesSocial media sites, games and other online services won't be allowed to "nudge" British kids into revealing personal details or lowering their privacy settings, under...Greek islanders protest overcrowded refugee campsLocal residents, business owners and officials have launched a day of protest on the Greek islands hardest hit by migration, demanding that the Greek government...'Nobody likes him': Hillary bashes BernieHillary Clinton criticized the campaign of her former Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders in a new documentary in which she says he was an ineffective...Harry and Meghan start new life in Canada with media spatPrince Harry and his wife Meghan started their new life in Canada on Tuesday by launching a legal warning to media over photographs of the...Washington man is 1st in US to catch new virus from ChinaThe U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned...Dispute over rules erupts on impeachment's first full dayA rancorous dispute over rules marked the first full day of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.Highlights of Tuesday's session and what's ahead as senators conduct...Iranian attending college in Boston is denied entry to USAn Iranian student attending college in Boston was denied entry to the U.S. and ordered to immediately fly back to his native country, despite a...Australian bushfires hit coal output, hazardous conditions to returnMining giant BHP Group said on Tuesday that poor air quality caused by smoke from Australia's bushfires is hurting coal production, as authorities said a...As coronavirus spreads, anxiety rises in China and overseasFace masks sold out and temperature checks at airports and train stations became the new norm as China strove Tuesday to control the outbreak of...Puerto Rico protesters demand governor's resignationHundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the seaside governor's mansion and Capitol building on Monday to demand the U.S. territory's leader resignation and to protest the...Online campaign to save malnourished lions at Sudan parkOnline calls grew Sunday to help save five "malnourished and sick" African lions held at a park in Sudan's capital, with some demanding the creatures...NYT endorses Warren, Klobuchar for presidentThe New York Times on Sunday endorsed Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren for the Democratic presidential nomination, its first time choosing two candidates.The liberal...Prince Harry: 'Powerful media' is why he's stepping awayPrince Harry has taken aim at the journalists who have dissected his life since the day he was born as he expressed regret for the...UN urges reform amid escalation in anti-gov't protests in IraqThe Special Representative of UN secretary-general for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert on Monday urged the Iraqi authorities for a renewed push for reform.She expressed her concern...Hundreds of migrants wade river to reach MexicoHundreds of migrants have waded into a river on the southern Mexico border as they try to reach the United States.The migrants, mainly from Honduras,...'Transition' crucial after political shake-up: PutinPresident Vladimir Putin has said he does not want Russia to return to the Soviet-era practice of rulers dying in office without a succession plan,...Bodies of Ukrainian victims of Iran plane crash return homeThe bodies of the 11 Ukrainian citizens who died when a passenger plane was accidentally shot down by Iran this month were brought back to...U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran's IRGC generalThe U.S. State Department said Saturday that it had imposed sanctions on a brigadier general of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).The department said in...8,000 vaccinated against Ebola in western RwandaAbout 8,000 Rwandans have so far been vaccinated against Ebola in the western districts of Rubavu and Rusizi bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...Libya summit opens in Berlin, seeking end to foreign meddlingWorld leaders made a fresh push for peace in Libya at a summit in Berlin on Sunday, in a desperate bid to stop the conflict-wracked...Prince Harry and Meghan to give up royal titlesBritain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will give up their royal titles and public funding as part of a settlement with the Queen to...Trump lawyers present defense for ‘dangerous’ impeachmentPresident Donald Trump’s legal team presented Saturday its line of defense for his upcoming impeachment trial, a process they dismissed as unconstitutional and “dangerous.”It was...UK treasury chief: Some businesses may hurt after BrexitThe British government has announced plans for special events on the night of Jan. 31 when the country officially leaves the European Union but the...Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in AustraliaAustralia's forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times and scientists say the landscape is being permanently altered as a warming climate brings...Discovery of unused disaster supplies angers Puerto RicoPeople in a southern Puerto Rico city discovered a warehouse filled with water, cots and other unused emergency supplies, then set off a social media...Harry and Meghan to drop royal titlesPrince Harry and Meghan will no longer use their HRH titles and will not receive public funds for royal duties, Buckingham Palace has announced.The couple...100 injured in clashes between protesters, riot police in Lebanon's capitalHeavy clashes broke out on Saturday in downtown Beirut between protesters and the riot police, causing at least 100 injuries, TV channel MTV reported.The clashes...US military resumes counter-Islamic State operations in IraqThe US military is resuming operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and is working to soon restart training Iraqi forces, U.S. officials said Wednesday,...Outgoing Iraq PM says US troop ouster up to next governmentIraq's outgoing prime minister said Wednesday it was up to the next government to see through parliament's decision to oust U.S. troops.Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi's...House leaders march Trump impeachment articles to the SenateIn a dramatic procession across the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats carried the formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate late Wednesday,...EU legal opinion: mass data retention at odds with EU lawA legal adviser at the European Union's highest court said Wednesday that the bloc's data protection rules should prevent member states from indiscriminately holding personal...Mozambique's Nyusi begins 2nd term amid violent challengesMozambique's President Filipe Nyusi is being sworn in for a second and final term Wednesday after five turbulent years in office amid two armed insurgencies.Nyusi...Trade deal: US eases sanctions, China to buy more US exportsThe United States and China signed an initial trade pact Wednesday, easing tensions between the world's two largest economies.A look at highlights of the 86-page...