White House touts Columbia deal, critics see dangerous precedent
(Reuters) -Columbia University's agreement to pay more than $220 million to the U.S. government to resolve federal probes was not capitulation but a means to restore vi...
US has talked with Syria about death of US citizen, State Dept says
By Daphne Psaledakis and Gram SlatteryWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has called for an immediate investigation into the recent death of a U.S. citizen...
Taiwan's opposition protests ahead of recall vote
Taiwan's main opposition will protest on Friday, the eve of unprecedented recall elections targeting its lawmakers that could tip the balance of power to President Lai...
Brazil to present Lula with credit-based response to US tariff hike, finance minister says
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Thursday a contingency plan in response to higher U.S. tariffs will be presented to President Lui...
Dozens feared killed after plane crashes in Russia’s Far East, state media reports
Almost 50 people including children are feared dead after a Soviet-era passenger plane crashed in Russia’s far-eastern Amur region, state media reported on Thursday, ci...
Fact Check: Fake Simpsons Video Did NOT Predict Ozzy Osbourne's Death -- Published After He Died
Was a viral video clip a real prediction from a 1998 episode of The Simpsons that predicted Ozzy Osbourne's death? No, that's not true: The video only appeared online a...
Deported Venezuelan imprisoned in El Salvador files formal complaint against US
By Jan WolfeWASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Venezuelan man filed a formal complaint on Thursday against the U.S. government for sending him to El Salvador's most notorious pris...
US lawmakers want probe of Palestinian American killed by Israeli settlers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More than half of the Democrats in the U.S. Senate called on President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday to conduct an independent investi...
ICC convicts pair over Central Africa war crimes
The International Criminal Court Thursday convicted a former top Central African Republic football official and a militiaman nicknamed Rambo for multiple war crimes com...
At least 12 killed in deadly clashes as border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia escalates
Armed clashes on the remote, disputed border between Cambodia and Thailand killed at least 12 people on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of tensions that threatens to...