Woman gives birth from embryo frozen for more than 22 years
A Greek woman has given birth from an embryo frozen over 22 years ago after losing her son born from the same treatment, her doctor said Wednesday.
U.S. grounds Saudi pilots, halts military training after base shooting
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday it was halting operational training of all Saudi Arabian military personnel in the United States until further notice after a Saudi Air Force lieutenant shot and killed three people last week at a base in Florida. The decision will have far-reaching impacts on visiting Saudi personnel, including grounding more than […]
U.S. judge blocks $3.6 billion transfer to Mexican border wall
A federal judge on Tuesday issued a permanent injunction barring President Donald Trump’s attempt to transfer $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Judge David Briones, of U.S. District Court in El Paso, Texas, issued the injunction in a 21-page ruling. The ruling is a setback for Trump, […]
Bitcoin: U.S. Justice Dept charges three men for alleged $722 fraud
United States authorities arrested three men in an alleged fraud that raised $722 million from investors lured by fake bitcoin mining earnings, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Prosecutors described the scam as a “high-tech Ponzi scheme” run by the “BitClub Network,” which took money from investors and rewarded them for recruiting new shareholders. From April […]
Thousands French march against pension reforms
Cranking up the pressure on French President, Emmanuel Macron, thousands of union activists marched through French cities on Tuesday and airport employees and teachers joined nationwide strikes to demand that the government scrap changes to the national retirement system. As a crippling transportation strike hit a sixth straight day, commuters and tourists alike used apps, […]
Afghanistan ex-president says U.S. fuel corruption in his country
Afghanistan’s former president argued Tuesday that Washington helped fuel corruption in his nation by spending hundreds of millions of dollars over the past two decades without accountability. In an interview with The Associated Press, Hamid Karzai responded to findings from a trove of newly published documents that successive U.S. administrations misled the public about the […]
Pompeo hopes North Korea abides by commitments
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope Tuesday that North Korea would not carry out a nuclear or long-range missile test while Pyongyang demands US concessions by year-end. Pompeo said that the United States was working to “try to develop places where we can communicate” with North Korea but stopped short of saying whether […]
U.S. Democrats, White House forge new North American trade deal
United States House Democrats and the White House announced a deal on a modified North American trade pact, handing the US President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win Tuesday on the same day that impeachment charges were announced against him. Both sides hailed the deal as a win for American workers. They said the […]
UN wants Somali youth to promote human rights protection for stability
The UN senior envoy in Somalia on Tuesday called on the country’s youth to build on progress made to date in enshrining human rights as a vital foundation of their society.
Russia Probe: FBI may have acted in ‘bad faith’ ― U.S. Attorney General
United States Attorney General, William Barr said on Tuesday he is still not fully convinced that the FBI acted without bias when it opened its 2016 investigation into possible links between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia. In his first interview since a report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz faulting the FBI for […]
Impeachment: Trump to address charges during Senate trial
United States President Donald Trump will address the impeachment charges revealed on Tuesday during the Senate trial phase of the proceedings, the White House said, continuing to opt not to argue the merits of the charges ahead of an expected vote by the Democratic-led House. “The President will address these false charges in the Senate […]
