Singer R. Kelly charged in sex scheme of kidnapping and payoffs
Federal prosecutors on Friday charged Grammy Award-winning singer R. Kelly with kidnapping women and girls for sex, forcibly keeping them under his control over the...
Storm Barry threatens to overwhelm New Orleans’ century-old pump system
The rain started pounding New Orleans about the time Jeff Carerras put on his morning pot of coffee. Before it was done brewing, floodwaters were...
‘Life-threatening’ Tropical Storm Barry heads towards New Orleans
New Orleans officials warned city residents to stock up on supplies and prepare to shelter in their homes on Friday as “life-threatening” Tropical Storm Barry...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says nominating son as ambassador to U.S. is not nepotism
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that the nomination of his son Eduardo to be ambassador to the United States was not an act...
UK PM May says she will leave disappointed after Brexit failure
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she will leave her job this month with a mixture of pride and disappointment after failing in her central...
Probe on birth deformities in rural France sheds no light
An investigation into why a dozen or so babies born without hands or arms in a handful of rural areas of France since 2000 has...
Floods and landslides kill 15 in Nepal, six others missing
More than 20 people have been killed or are missing due to landslides and floods as monsoon rains lashed Nepal, the government said on Friday....
Customers over the moon with messages on Hong Kong cakes
A Hong Kong bakery is doing a roaring trade in mooncakes stamped with messages asking residents to keep up pro-democracy protests....
Huge blast in hotel in Somalia’s Kismayu, followed by gunfire: police
A car bomb went off in a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu where local elders and lawmakers were meeting, followed by gunfire, a...
Czech Social Democrats to decide Monday whether to quit government
Czech Social Democrats will decide on Monday whether to leave the minority government led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis due to a long-running spat over...