Alabama governor apologizes for blackface incident
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey acknowledged on Thursday she wore blackface during a college skit in the 1960s and she apologized for the episode, becoming the...
Great Barrier Reef outlook ‘very poor’
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in very poor condition because of climate change, over fishing and land clearing, a state agency said on Friday, as...
Ebola death toll in east Congo climbs above 2,000
The death toll from Democratic Republic of Congo’s year-long Ebola outbreak has climbed above 2,000, government data showed on Friday, as responders battle to overcome...
Trump prods General Motors over its auto plants in China
U.S. President Donald Trump, who is engaged in a trade war with Beijing, said on Friday that American automaker General Motors had opened major plants...
House panel to consider hate-related gun bill
A month after a white gunman killed 22 people while targeting Mexicans in Texas, the Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee will consider legislation that addresses...
Campbell’s profit beats estimates on cost cuts, shares rise
U.S. food company Campbell Soup Co reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, benefiting from cost cuts, sending shares up 5% before the bell....
EU will keep working to preserve Iran nuclear deal: Mogherini
The European Union will work to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and would welcome any moves to add to its conditions, EU foreign...
Brexit: PM Johnson faces mounting legal, political, diplomatic challenges
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan was facing mounting legal, political and diplomatic challenges on Friday as Ireland accused Britain of being unreasonable and former...
UK’s Johnson says lawmaker attempts to stop no-deal Brexit make it more likely
Lawmakers who are seeking to block a no-deal Brexit are making it more likely that Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, British Prime...
Erdogan says eyeing Russian jets; plans to meet Trump in New York
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey will ensure it is able to buy and produce fighter jets and that Russian Su-35s and Su-57s...