Las Vegas police look for motive in deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history
by Alexandria Sage, Lisa Girion
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Police sought clues on Tuesday to explain why a retiree who enjoyed gambling but had no...
McLeod nominated for IAAF’s World Athlete of the Year
World Championships sprint hurdles gold medallist Omar McLeod was today named among the nominees for the IAAF's World Athlete of the Year.
McLeod, who added...
Las Vegas shooting: Gunman Stephen Paddock kills 50 people
(BBC) At least 50 people have been killed and another 406 taken to hospital after a mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert.
A gunman,...
US-Cuba thaw halted amid diplomat injuries
(BBC) The sun on that hot August day three years ago was punishing. It baked our backs, burnt our foreheads, and left the assembled...
Rohingya refugees die after boat capsizes off Bangladesh coast
(CNN) At least 23 Rohingya refugees died when the boat they were fleeing in capsized in the Bay of Bengal, the UN's migration agency announced...
Vietnam fraud trial: Death penalty for ex-head of OceanBank
(BBC) The former head of a major Vietnamese bank has been sentenced to death for his role in a fraud case involving millions of...
Hurricane ravaged Barbuda and Dominica must “build back better”
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rebuilding the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Barbuda, ravaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria, is an opportunity to “build back better”...
England beat West Indies in 4th ODI
(AFP) England beat West Indies by six runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method to win the rain-affected fourth one-day international at The Oval on Wednesday....
With fuel and water scarce, stricken Puerto Rico presses for shipping waiver
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – As Puerto Rico struggles with a lack of fuel, water and medical supplies following the devastation of...
Senate Republicans pull plug on latest Obamacare repeal bid
(AFP) US Senate Republicans have aborted their latest plan to dismantle Obamacare, they said Tuesday, after it became clear President Donald Trump's party did...
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