‘Please stay with me,’ kidnapped Romanian girl begged police
The family of a 15-year-old Romanian girl kidnapped earlier this month and now presumed dead has released recordings of her desperate calls for help to...
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran’s foreign minister: Treasury statement
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said on...
Alaska natives accuse White House of hiding Arctic oil impact information
Alaska Natives and environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, accusing it of concealing information about the effects of oil development in the long-protected...
U.S. expected to make announcement about Bin Laden’s son Hamza soon
The U.S. government is expected to make an announcement shortly about Hamza bin Laden, the son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, a...
‘Victory’: Trump reveals name for Mongolian gift horse
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday revealed the name he chose for a horse that was somewhat symbolically given to his 13-year-old son, Barron, by...
Italian policeman accused of blindfolding U.S. murder suspect in custody
Italian magistrates are investigating accusations of abuse of office against a policeman who allegedly blindfolded an American teenager soon after his arrest on suspicion of...
Trump will travel to Poland, Denmark from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3
U.S. President Donald Trump and Melania Trump will visit Poland and Denmark from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, the White House said in a statement...
Canada’s Conservative Party sets fundraising records as election looms
The Conservative Party of Canada outpaced the governing Liberal party of Canada by C$3.5 million ($2.7 million) in second-quarter fundraising, financial returns showed on Wednesday,...
Bolsonaro says Brazil deforestation data to be ‘compiled’ for accuracy
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said satellite data regarding deforestation of the Amazon rainforest collected by government space research agency INPE would be “compiled”...
Woodstock 50 music festival called off due to ‘unforeseen setbacks’
The troubled Woodstock 50 anniversary music festival planned for August was officially canceled on Wednesday, with organizers blaming a series of “unforeseen setbacks.”...