Iran supreme leader: People’s will prevail in Bahrain after protests
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday the will of the people would prevail in Bahrain after protests there following the execution of...
Guatemala’s shortcomings raise doubts about U.S. migration deal
Guatemala’s refugee agency meets only sporadically and operates on a bare-bones basis, adding to doubts about how the crime-wracked, impoverished Central American country will cope...
Biden and Harris to square off in Round 2 of Democratic presidential debate
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden and rival Kamala Harris will stage a rematch of last month’s explosive debate confrontation during Round 2 on Wednesday, with...
Dollar at two-year high after Fed cuts rates as expected
The U.S. dollar rose as high as $1.063 against the euro on Wednesday, its strongest level since May 2017, after the Federal Reserve cut interest...
Kenya hotel reopens after Al-Shabaab attack
The DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi has opened its doors again after 21 people were killed by militants in January. Sam Holder reports....
Woodstock 50 anniversary music festival officially canceled
The troubled Woodstock 50 anniversary music festival, which had been planned for August, has been officially canceled, organizers said on Wednesday....
U.S. wage inflation moderate, Midwest manufacturing slumps
U.S. labor costs rose at their slowest pace in 1-1/2 years in the second quarter, the latest sign of benign inflation that enabled the Federal...
U.N. Security Council to meet on North Korea missile launches: diplomats
Britain, Germany and France have asked the United Nations Security Council to meet behind closed doors on Thursday on North Korea’s latest missile launches, diplomats...
Trump firms up plan to import medicines; pharma companies resist
The Trump administration took a step Wednesday toward allowing importation of medicines from Canada, an action the president has advocated as a way to bring...
U.S. nurses may not be ready for nuclear emergencies
(Reuters Health) – U.S. nurses may not receive adequate training in how to care for patients during a nuclear event or radiation emergency, a nationwide...
