UK lawmakers reject PM Johnson’s request for early election
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed on Wednesday to win the approval of enough lawmakers to go ahead with his plan to hold an early...
Successful PTSD treatment tied to lowered diabetes risk
(Reuters Health) – Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who improve with treatment may also lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a U.S....
Fashion comes to Venice festival with Instagram star Ferragni’s film
Fashion came to the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday when Instagram star Chiara Ferragni took to the red carpet for the premiere of a documentary...
Bahamas staggers from Dorian’s devastation; U.S. coast fears storm surge
Survivors of Hurricane Dorian on Wednesday picked through the wreckage of homes ripped open by fierce winds, struggled to fuel generators and queued for food...
Brazil ‘Car Wash’ corruption probe facing ‘worst moment’ as establishment fights back
Brazil’s biggest-ever corruption investigation, which jailed dozens including a former president, has been threatened over the past week by a Supreme Court ruling and push...
U.N. warns of Burundi atrocities as ‘divine’ ruler eyes 2020 election
Burundi is at risk of a new wave of atrocities as it approaches a 2020 election with an unresolved political crisis and a president increasingly...
Iran has released seven crew members of seized tanker Stena Impero: Sweden foreign minister
Iran has released seven of the 23 crew members of the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero that was seized earlier this summer, Sweden’s foreign minister said...
Snap poll on horizon after UK lawmakers vote to block ‘no-deal’ Brexit
The lower house of the British parliament voted on Wednesday to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a...
Rouhani says Iran to develop centrifuges for faster uranium enrichment
Iran will from Friday begin developing centrifuges to speed up the enrichment of uranium, as the next step in scaling back its nuclear commitments, President...
Heart failure deaths highest in poorest US counties
(Reuters Health) – People living in U.S. counties with the highest rates of poverty are more likely to die from heart failure than those from...