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CNN accepts resignations of 3 involved in retracted story
Published On: June 27, 2017 11:38 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 27: CNN accepted the resignations Monday of three journalists involved in a retracted story about a supposed investigation into a pre-inaugural meeting between an associate of President Donald Trump and the head of a Russian investment fund.
White House warns Syria's Assad against chemical attack
Published On: June 27, 2017 11:19 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June 27: The White House issued a stern warning to Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday night as it claimed "potential" evidence that Syria was preparing for another chemical weapons attack.
China's jailed Nobel Peace laureate granted medical parole
Published On: June 26, 2017 03:21 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, June 26: Jailed Chinese Nobel Peace laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo has been released on medical parole after being diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer, his lawyer said Monday.
Gay pride parades sound a note of resistance
Published On: June 26, 2017 08:38 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26: Tens of thousands of people waving rainbow flags lined streets for gay pride parades Sunday in coast-to-coast events that took both celebratory and political tones, the latter a reaction to what some see as new threats to gay rights in the Trump era.
9 dead, 28 missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia
Published On: June 26, 2017 08:23 AM NPT By: Associated Press
GUATAPE, June 26: A tourist boat packed with about 170 passengers for the holiday weekend capsized Sunday on a reservoir near the Colombian city of Medellin, leaving nine people dead and 28 missing, officials said.
Chile draws with Australia to reach semis
Published On: June 26, 2017 08:14 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MOSCOW, June 26: Chile salvaged a 1-1 draw against a tenacious Australian side on Sunday to ensure progress to the last four of the Confederations Cup.
Germany reaches semis amid more replay confusion
Published On: June 26, 2017 08:06 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SOCHI, June 26: World champion Germany reached the Confederations Cup semifinals on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over a Cameroon side reduced to ten men after further confusion with experimental video replays.
Government websites in Ohio hacked with pro-Islamic State rant
Published On: June 26, 2017 08:01 AM NPT By: Associated Press
COLUMBUS, June 26: Government websites, many of them in Ohio, were hacked Sunday with a message that purports to be supportive of the Islamic State terrorist group.
Overturned oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing 153
Published On: June 25, 2017 09:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BAHAWALPUR, June 25: An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing 153 people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, a hospital official said as the death toll continued to rise.
Host Russia exits Confederations Cup after loss to Mexico
Published On: June 25, 2017 09:18 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KAZAN, June 25: Host nation Russia fought valiantly but could not avoid early elimination at the Confederations Cup after a 2-1 loss to Mexico on Saturday, a result that secured the Mexicans a place in the semifinals of the World Cup warm-up tournament.
Portugal eases past New Zealand to reach semifinal
Published On: June 25, 2017 09:11 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ST PETERSBURG, June 25: European champion Portugal showed 95th-ranked New Zealand the respect of selecting Cristiano Ronaldo and other stars when rest was an option.
15 bodies found after landslide buries scores in China
Published On: June 25, 2017 08:54 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MAO COUNTY (CHINA), June 25: Crews searching through the night in the rubble left by a landslide that buried a mountain village under tons of soil and rocks in southwestern China found 15 bodies, but more than 100 more people remained missing.
Ireland beats Japan 35-13 in second test of two-match series
Published On: June 24, 2017 02:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, June 24: Ireland beat Japan 35-13 on Saturday to sweep the two-match series between the 2019 Rugby World Cup group rivals.
Earthquake hits central Mozambique; no reports of casualties
Published On: June 24, 2017 02:52 PM NPT By: Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG, June 24: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 has hit central Mozambique, but there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Death toll from Pakistan attacks climbs to 73
Published On: June 24, 2017 02:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, June 24: The death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 55 overnight, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan on Friday to 73, with several others in critical condition, officials said.
5 GOP senators now oppose health bill, enough to sink it
Published On: June 24, 2017 08:18 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, JUNE, 23: Nevada Republican Dean Heller became the fifth GOP senator to declare his opposition to the party’s banner legislation to scuttle much of Barack Obama’s health care overhaul on Friday, more than enough to sink the measure and deliver a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump unless some of them can be brought aboard.
Messi offers to pay $558,000 to avoid 21-month jail sentence
Published On: June 23, 2017 06:49 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BARCELONA, Spain, June 23: Lionel Messi has offered to pay an additional fine of 500,000 euros ($558,000) to ensure he avoids a 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud that a judge is expected to suspend, a Spanish state prosecutor said Friday.
Suicide car bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 11, wounds 20
Published On: June 23, 2017 05:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press
QUETTA, Pakistan, June 23: A suicide car bomber struck near the office of the provincial police chief in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 20, officials said. A breakaway Taliban faction later claimed responsibility for the attack.
Di Maria agrees to deal in Spain over tax fraud
Published On: June 23, 2017 03:25 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Angel Di Maria agreed to a deal with Spain's state prosecutor on Wednesday in which the former Real Madrid forward admitted to two counts of tax fraud of almost 1.3 million euros ($1.4 million) in exchange for a lighter sentence.
Brexit: May offers hope for EU citizens, wins guarded praise
Published On: June 23, 2017 09:07 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BRUSSELS, June 23: British Prime Minister Theresa May promised Thursday that EU citizens will not be immediately kicked out of Britain when it leaves the union and says their fate will be a top priority in Brexit negotiations — prompting guarded praise from other EU leaders at a tense time for the continent.
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