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US President Trump denies crude slur against migrant countries
United States President, Donald Trump, has denied using crude words attributed to him about Haiti, El Salvador and African countries.
Reports that he had called...
UK challenges US to find better alternative to Iran nuclear deal
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has challenged the US to show there is a better alternative to the deal with Iran that limits its...
Democratic Republic of Congo floods leave 45 dead, thousands homeless
Days of rain have left parts of central Kinshasa in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo in ruins.
At least 45 people have...
Trump calls US court system ‘unfair’ after judge blocks his move rescinding DACA program
US President Donald Trump lashed today at the US judicial system as "broken and unfair" after a judge blocked his decision to end a...
Ethiopia bans foreign adoptions
Ethiopia has banned the adoption of children by foreigners amid concerns children face abuse and neglect abroad.
Ethiopia is one of the biggest source countries...
Train collision in South Africa leaves hundreds injured
About 200 people have been injured when two passenger trains collided in a suburb of South Africa's main city Johannesburg, emergency services network ER24...
Rescue crews wrestle to tame China oil tanker fire
Rescue crews wrestled to bring a blaze on an Iranian oil tanker off China’s east coast under control today as fire raged for a...
Sexual harassment scandal dominates 2018 Golden Globes 2018 ceremony
Powerful speeches about Hollywood's sexual abuse scandal have dominated the 75th Golden Globe Awards.
It was the first major Hollywood awards ceremony since the film...
North Korea accepts offer from South to meet for peace talks
North Korea has accepted South Korea's proposal for official talks, in what will be the first high-level contact to take place between the two...
US places Pakistan on religious-freedom watch list
The US has placed Pakistan on a watch list for "severe violations" of religious freedom, a move Pakistan has rejected as "politically motivated".
The decision...