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Leaving Iran deal 'misguided' - Obama

Date: 2018-05-09 09:25:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:7391390

Former US president Barack Obama on Tuesday criticized Donald Trump's decision to exit the Iran deal, a pillar of Obama's legacy on foreign policy, CNN reported. "Indeed, at a time when we are all rooting for diplomacy with North Korea to ....

US State Secretary arrives in Pyongyang

Date: 2018-05-09 09:11:32 GMT - North Korea - International - SN:1 - ID:7391346

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday for talks with North Korean officials, Al Arabiya news channel reported giving no further details. Pompeo's visit aims at setting the stage for a summit between US President ....

Trump defends 'tough on terror' CIA director nominee

Date: 2018-05-08 13:59:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:7390127

US President Donald Trump has defended his embattled nominee for CIA director, claiming Democrats only oppose his pick because she is “too tough on terror”, The Independent reported. “My highly respected nominee for CIA Director, Gina Haspel, has ....

UN: Biggest ever cholera vaccine drive underway in Africa

Date: 2018-05-07 18:16:32 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:22 - ID:7388680

The biggest cholera vaccine drive in history is under way in Africa aimed at reining in a spate of outbreaks across the continent, The Straits Times quoted the UN and charity alliance Gavi as saying Monday. More than two million people will ....

Daesh claims responsibility for assassinating Iraqi MP candidate

Date: 2018-05-07 12:46:51 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:13 - ID:7387975

Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility, for the first time ever, for assassinating an Iraqi MP candidate. Al Arabiya news channel said in a breaking news on Monday, without mentioning further details. Earlier in the day, an MP ....

Ex-Kentucky judge sentenced to 20 years in prison for human trafficking

Date: 2018-05-07 11:30:31 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:7387725

Former US judge Timothy Nolan has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on human trafficking charges, The Hill reported Monday. Nolan, a 71-year-old former Campbell County District Judge, pleaded guilty to human trafficking and other felony sex ....

Boris Johnson warns Trump that abandoning Iran nuclear deal could spark 'dash for a bomb'

Date: 2018-05-07 11:29:21 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:7 - ID:7387718

British, American and European diplomats are close to agreeing a joint approach to reining in Iran’s territorial ambitions and missile program, according to UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is due to arrive in Washington for last ditch talks ....

Putin sworn in as Russian president for fourth term

Date: 2018-05-07 10:43:42 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:7387571

Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in Monday to assume office in the fourth presidential term. Putin took the presidential oath in the St. Andrew Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkin announced ....

Pakistani interior minister injured in assassination attempt

Date: 2018-05-06 20:29:52 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:12 - ID:7386974

Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was shot at and injured during a corner meeting in Narowal's Kanjrur tehsil on Sunday, in what Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif described as an "assassination attempt," Pakistan's Dawn newspaper ....

Two children injured in shooting northwestern London

Date: 2018-05-06 20:06:46 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:9 - ID:7386964

The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that two boys were shot within minutes of each other on Sunday afternoon in Harrow, north-west London, Daily Star newspaper reported. A spokeswoman for Metropolitan Police said: "Police are investigating two ....