China has denied a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier access to a port in Hong Kong. The Pentagon said Friday the USS Stennis and its accompanying vessels were refused entry into the port. The reason for denying access to the port was not clear ... WATCH ... ....
Washington, Apr 30. Nearly 250 delegates short of bagging the Republican presidential nomination, party front- runner Donald Trump has exuded confidence that he would be able to defeat his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton very easily in the November general elections. "Every ... ....
Print. 29 April 2016 A United Nations human rights expert today warned that the atrocities faced by persons with albinism in Malawi render them “an endangered people group facing a risk of systemic extinction over time if nothing is done.” ... “Many do not sleep peacefully and have deliberately restricted their movement to the necessary minimum,” she added ... ‘A crisis disturbing in its proportions’. Ms ... Ms ... Albinos. Photo ... Ms ... Ero stated....
China's relations with Japan should be based on cooperation not confrontation, China's foreign minister told his Japanese counterpart today, adding that China would judge Japan's desire to improve tie... ....
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama announced new steps Friday to help curb gun violence, including by identifying the requirements that "smart guns" would have to meet for law enforcement agencies to buy and use them as well as sharing mental health records with the federal background check system. Smart guns use various technologies to prevent an accidental shooting or help track down a missing gun ... ___ ... ....
CHICAGO — If there's any question about his first-place team, Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon says it has to do with its untested relief corps. The answer had to wait at least a day after the Cubs' scheduled game Saturday against the Atlanta Braves was postponed because of rain ... The Cubs also are off that day ... Only PedroStrop has pitched more than eight innings. "More than anything, it's about the bullpen," Maddon said ... "Kyle is fine ... ......
Michael Conforto and Wilmer Flores homered and the New York Mets won their eighth in a row, building an early lead for Jacob deGrom and holding off the San Francisco Giants 6-5 Saturday ... The Mets almost gave away the game, too ... Conforto tied a Mets record by hitting a double in his sixth straight game ... Syndergaard has struck out 38 this season, matching PedroMartinez for the most by a Mets pitcher in the first four starts of a season. ....
NEW YORK (AP) — By the time Matt Cain found his rhythm, it was too late. Especially against a team that's doing most everything right. Cain's winless streak hit a career-worst 12 straight starts when the New York Mets built an early lead and held off the San Francisco Giants 6-5 Saturday ... "He settled in ... Syndergaard has struck out 38 this season, matching PedroMartinez for the most by a Mets pitcher in the first four starts of a season....
No ... With both teams fighting for the lead, the match came down to the third singles matchup between BYU’s Andrey Goryachkov and Pepperdine’s Pedro Iamachkine ... The No ... 1 and No. 2 doubles matchups ... At first doubles, ShaneMonroe and Goryachkov defeated Pepperdine’s Pedro Iamachkine and Stefan Menichella, 6-3, to clinch the doubles point and give BYU the lead ... ....
Coming off a run of left-handed pitchers that have kept him out of the lineup, Orioles designated hitter Pedro Alvarez said he’s just waiting to put together a few at-bats to continue the mini-hot streak he began earlier this week. “Every day I’m feeling more and more comfortable, and just the... ....