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Thousands flee wildfire raging round Los Angeles
A fast-moving wildfire has raised over 4,000 acres, forcing thousands to flee just north of Los Angeles, California.
The Saddle-ridge fire has led to a...
White House aides can be made to testify in the Trump impeachment case
A federal judge has ruled that White House staff can be made to testify before Congress, rejecting the Trump administration's claims of immunity.
The ruling...
US Senate formally opens Trump impeachment trial
The United States Congress opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Thursday, with House Democrats reading the formal charges from the well of the US Senate...
Johnson urges US to give up diplomat’s wife over fatal crash
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the United States to reconsider granting immunity to a diplomat's wife suspected of killing a teenager in a...
US House launches official impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump
Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that the US House of Representatives will launch a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, acquiescing...
China’s coronavirus death toll tops 2,000
The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped past 2,000 on Wednesday after 136 more people died, with the number of new cases...
Zimbabwe’s former president Mugabe left behind $10m but no will
Zimbabwe's late former leader Robert Mugabe left $10m and a number of properties but no will naming his beneficiaries, details of his estate released on Tuesday revealed.
The state-owned...
Dozens feared dead after train derails in DR Congo
At least 50 people have been killed after a train derailed in a southeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, a minister...
Over 30 trapped as boat catches fire off California
Rescuers were scrambling this morning to reach more than 30 people who were sleeping below deck when their scuba-diving boat caught fire off the...
Trump asked Australian PM to help investigate Russia inquiry
US President Donald Trump called Australian PM Scott Morrison and asked for his help with an investigation into the origins of the Mueller inquiry,...
