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Ex-Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort Surrenders to FBI: Reports
Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller, who was appointed to look into alleged Russian meddling to sway the election in favor of Donald Trump, has been investigating Paul Manafort’s financial and real estate dealings and his prior work for that...
Clashes Around Parliament as Iraqi Kurdish Leader Steps Down
Masoud Barzani instructed parliament to distribute his presidential powers between the Kurdish prime minister, Parliament and the judiciary.
'Oh, is That Today?' Hillary Clinton Marks Painful Date With This Twitter Quip
"Oh is that today?" the former Democratic presidential candidate quipped on Twitter late on Saturday, in response to a post by-election forecaster Nate Silver who noted the anniversary of Comey's move and said it was "probably decisive" in last year's Whi...
'He Grabbed My Butt': Fourth Woman Accuses George Bush Senior of Sexual Misconduct
Amanda Staples posted a photo on Instagram of her with the 93-year-old former leader taken in 2006 when she was running as a Republican for a seat in the Maine State Senate
Australia Appoints Acting PM While he Travels Amid Citizenship Crisis
Turnbull had been scheduled to fly to Israel on Friday for a week-long visit but was unable to leave without an acting prime minister in place.
Despite Strippers, CIA Murder Plots and Russian Spies, JFK Files Disappoint
President Donald Trump ordered the release on Thursday of 2,800 classified Kennedy assassination records but held back other "sensitive" documents under pressure from the CIA and FBI.
UK PM May Concerned by Reports of Sexual Harassment in Parliament: Spokeswoman
"The reports are very concerning, but I can't pre-empt allegations or investigations that haven't come to light yet," May's spokeswoman said
Japanese Girl Says School Forced her to Dye Hair Black, Sues Government
In a lawsuit filed in Osaka District Court, the 18-year-old girl said her mother informed Kaifukan School in Habikino city upon her enrolment that she was born with brownish hair, as the school had a policy banning hair colouring, media reported.
Donald Trump Releases Some John F Kennedy Assassination Files, Blocks Others Under CIA and FBI Pressure
In a statement on Thursday, the National Archives said it had released 2,891 records related to the November 22, 1963, slaying of JFK in Dallas, Texas.
UK's Johnson Says Poles' Post-Brexit Rights Protected 'Whatever Happens'
"I have only one message for you all tonight, you know exactly what it is: You are loved, you are welcome, your rights will be protected, whatever happens," Johnson said in a video posted by the embassy on its Twitter feed.
Catalan Leader Puigdemont Set to Call Regional Election
The Catalan secessionist drive is Spain's worst political crisis since the military dictatorship of Francisco Franco ended in 1975. It has fractured society and hundreds of companies have left the region.
Pakistan Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Nawaz Sharif in Panama Papers Case
Deposed Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif is currently in London with his wife Kalsum as she undergoes cancer treatment.
China to Unveil New Leadership Line-up as Xi Jinping Cements Power
A key measure of Xi Jinping's rising influence leading the world's second-largest economy will be how many of his allies are installed on the Standing Committee, the apex of power in China.
US Officials Will Not Label Treatment of Rohingya as 'Ethnic Cleansing'
"I'm not in a position ... to characterize it today, but to me this very closely resembles some of the worst kind of atrocities that I've seen during a long career," Mark Storella.
Judge Serves Eviction Notice on Pregnant Mother's Unborn Baby
Kaylee Bays was pregnant with her third child, a girl, and thought she was going into labor last week, but it stopped. She went back to her job and jokingly asked Judge Lynn Davis to serve an eviction notice on her baby.
US Wants India to Help Strengthen Capacities in Afghanistan
India's focus of assistance has mainly been on the developmental side, which the US wants to continue and accelerate further.