Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner to lead US federal overhaul
(BBC) President Donald Trump is expected to unveil a new unit aimed at overhauling the US federal bureaucracy, and headed by his son-in-law Jared...
US mother beat, choke girl over incorrect Bible verses
(AP) Police say a Pennsylvania woman severely beat her daughter, tried to strangle her and kicked her out of the house for incorrectly reciting...
London attack: World leaders show solidarity
(BBC) Leaders of countries affected by recent terror attacks have voiced solidarity with the UK after the deadly attack near the Houses of Parliament.
A...
UPDATE: Terror attack at UK Parliament
(BBC) A police officer has been stabbed in the Houses of Parliament in central London, in what police are treating as a terrorist incident.
The attacker,...
Assailant shot, at least a dozen injured in incident at UK parliament
(Reuters) An assailant was shot outside the British parliament by armed police, the leader of the House of Commons said on Wednesday after loud...
Crisis-hit Venezuela halts publication of another major indicator
By Girish Gupta | CARACAS
(Reuters) Venezuela has stopped publishing money supply data, depriving the public of the best available tool to ascertain soaring inflation...
Electronic devices banned on some US flights
(BBC) The US has announced a ban on large electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight countries in the Middle East, North...
FBI confirms Trump-Russia inquiry, finds no evidence of Trump wiretap claims
By Stephen Collinson, CNN
(CNN)- FBI Director James Comey said Monday he had no information to support claims by President Donald Trump that he was...
Pope begs God’s forgiveness for Church sins in Rwanda genocide
(AFP) Pope Francis on Monday begged for God's forgiveness for "the sins and failings of the Church and its members" implicated in the 1994...
Guyana tribe goes hi-tech to protect its land
By Gemma Handy
(Reprinted from BBC)
Eleazer Mawasha speaks haltingly. English is not his first language, and Skype not his preferred method of communication.
An elder...