Mattis to Bolton: I hear you're the devil incarnate
The US defence secretary cracks a joke as he meets Donald Trump's new national security adviser. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2GUAk2X ...
Colorado senator explains 'white privilege' to colleagues
Irene Aguilar speaks as lawmakers debate a bill to allow business-owners to pre-emptively shoot intruders. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2pPfmKP ...
Iowa man wins legal battle to say hometown stinks
A judge rules Sibley cannot threaten to sue Josh Harms for criticising the town's "rancid" stench. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2J4kUK6 ...
Ronaldo statue: Sculptor Emanuel Santos takes another shot at bust
Emanuel Santos creates a second statue one year on to silence critics who ridiculed his work. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2pTIeBo ...
NZ seniors' group hits back at 'elderly driver' plates
Lobby group says older drivers are being 'singled out' by E-plates idea. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2J22GZD ...
Czechs consider national anthem update
Olympic Committee launches new arrangements to mark state's 100th anniversary. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2IdXaSA ...
Avatar: Scientology-style sect causes concern in Netherlands
An investigation claims a Scientology-type sect is steering Dutch schools. So what is going on? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2J8KX2H ...
Spring in Tashkent: Is Uzbekistan really opening up?
There's a renewed optimism in Uzbekistan under a reforming president, BBC Uzbek's Ibrat Safo reports. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Gl437X ...
Lake Chad: Can the vanishing lake be saved?
It's been shrinking fast, but could a plan to divert water to one of Africa's largest lakes stop it disappearing? from BBC News...
In pictures: The churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia
Ahead of Easter, the BBC's Frank Gardner's visit the churches of Ethiopia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2pT5hMY ...
The country where children fear election time
Parents in Sierra Leone have been warned to take extra care of their children this election period as it's feared they could be...
The men who had millions of lives in their hands
How do the families of generals who sent men into battle commemorate World War One? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2pSLT2l ...
Trump tells advisers he wants U.S. out of Syria: senior officials
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has told advisers he wants an early exit of U.S. troops from Syria, two...
Russia, in spy rift riposte, expels 59 diplomats from 23 countries
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expelled 59 diplomats from 23 countries on Friday and said it reserved the right to take action against four...
Joy in Nobel winner Malala's hometown, though some Pakistanis decry her
MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - In the Pakistani hometown of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, reminders are frequent of the daughter of scenic...
Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics
GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) - At least 16 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured on Friday by Israeli security forces confronting one of the...
Pope marks Good Friday amid tight security; urges people to rediscover shame
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis led Roman Catholics in Good Friday services under tight security, urging people, including ministers of his Church, to...
Venezuela president lands on Panama's 'high risk' money laundering list
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro along with more than 50 Venezuelan nationals are considered "high risk" for laundering money and...
China to prosecute former senior provincial official for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will prosecute a former senior provincial official for corruption after an investigation found he illegally accepted gifts and abused...
Two die in Acapulco shootout amid panicked Easter procession
ACAPULCO (Reuters) - Dozens of Roman Catholic devotees dressed as ancient Romans and biblical figures fled a Good Friday procession in panic on...
Mueller probing Russia contacts at Republican convention: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators probing whether Donald Trump's presidential campaign colluded with Russia have been questioning witnesses about events at the 2016 Republican...
In gun-friendly Vermont, lawmakers pass firearms control bill
(Reuters) - Vermont lawmakers gave final legislative approval on Friday to a bill that raises the legal age for buying firearms and expands...
Ex-FBI deputy McCabe's online legal defense fund nears $300,000 in hours
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who was fired by the Trump administration but has said he was terminated because...
U.S. visa applicants to be asked for social media history: State Department
(Reuters) - In a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for U.S. visas, the federal government is proposing to collect social...
Exclusive: Trump weighs dropping personal efforts on biofuel reform - sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is seriously considering abandoning efforts to remake the nation's biofuel laws after wading deep into an...
