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The award-winning Manchester By The Sea actor was accused of sexual harassment by two women in 2010.

Weeks after wading into its oil sector, and on the eve of a state visit, a Kremlin spokesman said Libya should be free from foreign intervention.

A newly released Islamic State video appears to show recruits from China’s Uighur minority threatening to “avenge oppression,” feeding into Beijing’s assertion of a growing jihadist-terror threat.

Britain is falling behind its international peers such as the US and Canada when it comes to female entrepreneurship, and as a result the UK is losing out on billions, according to research by Natwest Bank and the Development Economics.

Also, Russell Westbrook picked up another 40-point triple double.

A member of staff at a Scottish school was told to "watch the Big Bang Theory" as training for dealing with a pupil with Asperger syndrome, MSPs hear.

An international licence holder who told police he'd "never driven in Victoria" was allegedly driving at 80km/h over the speed limit when caught.

A doctor found the baby outside in the rain and rushed her into hospital

President Trump’s well-delivered speech to Congress on Tuesday night answered one major question — whether he could offer the country a less divisive tone — but provided almost no clarity about how he hopes to fulfill the promises that he made in his campaign.

Supporters of a traditional bull taming sport turned their ire on Coca-Cola and Pepsi last month because of their PETA links.

The success of the big speech strategy seemed immediately apparent. Media coverage was largely positive, even laudatory. Snap polls showed big majorities found the speech optimistic and uplifting.

What do Steph Curry, Justin Bieber and Big Sean all have in common? They all have birthdays in March.

World leaders have been digesting Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress Tuesday night. The U.S. president spoke about America’s commitment to NATO and his plan to forge a new global trade system. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.

Russian businessmen invested $1.67 billion in the Ukrainian economy in 2016, accounting for 38 percent of the total share of investment, reported the Ukrainian news agency, UNIAN, citing Ukraine’s State Statistics Service. 

TOKYO (AP) — North Korea is strongly denying the findings of a Malaysian autopsy that suggest the deadly VX nerve agent was used to kill leader Kim Jong Un's half brother — or "Kim Chol, a citizen of (North Korea) bearing a diplomatic passport," as its media and officials on the scene insist the victim be called.

Malaysia charged two women with murder Wednesday in connection with the death of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Siti Aisyah, a 25-year-old Indonesian, and 28-year-old Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam were under heavy security as they appeared at a Kuala Lumpur court. The women were not asked to enter pleas in the case, but have said they are innocent, and believed they were taking part in a prank for a television show. They each face the death penalty if convicted. Читать дальше...

Dov S. Zakheim

Security, Americas

He offered no overarching strategy for America’s engagement with the world, even as he stressed that America would remain engaged.

Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress was nowhere near as incendiary as many of his speeches during his successful run for the presidency. He began by condemning the anti-Semitic and racist incidents that have mushroomed in the past month. And he ended with a vision of a peaceful, prosperous... Читать дальше...

New car sales fell by 21% last month when compared with February 2016, according to new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

BEIRUT — The U.N. says it has suspended services this week in a conflict-torn Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon amid an outbreak of clashes there. A statement released jointly on Wednesday by the U.N. children’s agency and Palestinian relief agency says at least eight civilians, including a thirteen year old boy and a UN

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison police are investigating a fatal shooting at a gas station on the east side.

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May faces her first defeat over her plan to trigger Britain's exit from the European Union, with parliament's upper house set to vote on Wednesday in favor of forcing her to guarantee the future rights of EU nationals. Opposition parties in the Lords, where May's Conservatives do not have a majority, say they have enough support to pass an amendment to the legislation to include a guarantee on the post-Brexit rights of EU citizens currently living in Britain. Читать дальше...