Pressured by U.S., Colombians uproot coca plants, wary of landmines
Dozens of Colombian soldiers dug up coca bushes under the tropical sun on a steep hillside near the Caribbean coast. Shovels in hand and guns...
Exclusive: Turkey’s Erdogan says to discuss with Trump buying U.S. Patriot missiles
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he will discuss buying U.S. Patriot missiles with President Donald Trump this month, saying his personal bond with the U.S....
Germany ready to take one in four migrants rescued off Italy: minister
Germany is ready to take in a quarter of migrants who reach Italy by sea, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said in remarks published on Friday,...
More evidence links dog ownership to better heart health
(Reuters Health) – No one can say if it’s the walks or the unconditional love, but there’s something about owning a dog that goes hand...
Actress Felicity Huffman arrives at court for U.S. college scandal sentencing
Actress Felicity Huffman, the first parent set to be sentenced in a wide-ranging U.S. college admissions cheating scandal, faces possible prison time on Friday after...
Factbox: Celebrities, CEOs await sentencing or trial in U.S. college fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors will begin sentencing some of the 51 people involved in a $25 million scheme to help celebrities, chief executives and other wealthy Americans...
U.S. won’t send more troops to Syria for joint Turkish patrols
The U.S. military will not increase troop levels in Syria to carry out joint patrols with Turkish forces, a top general said on Friday, adding...
Six UAE servicemen killed in Yemen road accident
Six soldiers from the United Arab Emirates were killed in a road collision, state news agency WAM reported on Friday, in an incident that Yemeni...
Rocker Eddie Money, who scored hit with ‘Two Tickets to Paradise,’ dead at 70
American rock star Eddie Money, whose hits including “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Baby Hold On” formed part of the power pop soundtrack of the...
Former Netanyahu aide Lieberman could be Israeli kingmaker
A former nightclub bouncer with a heavy Russian accent, Avigdor Lieberman used to carry a fresh change of shirt for his political boss, Benjamin Netanyahu....