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Donald Trump says he will not fire campaign manager hit by assault charges

Donald Trump has served public notice that he has no intention of firing his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, even after police in Florida formally charged him earlier on Tuesday with battery in a case brought by a female news reporter who said he forcibly grabbed her arm at a press event. “It would be the easiest thing to say, Corey, you’re fired,” he said campaigning in

Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump holds a piece of paper as he talks about a statement from a Breitbart News reporter during a CNN town hall with Anderson Cooper in the historic Riverside Theatre, Tuesday, March 29, 2016, in Milwaukee.

Trump lambasts Nato as "obsolete" and demands reform or replacement

Donald Trump has offered his bluntest assessment yet of Nato, calling it “obsolete” and insufficiently geared towards combating international terrorism, the “single biggest threat” in the world. Taking questions from voters at a CNN town hall broadcast from Wisconsin, which holds its primary elections next Tuesday, the leading Republican candidate doubled down on comments he

A migrant child standing under clothing hung to dry in the make shift refugee camp at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Monday, March 21, 2016.

Rich countries including Britain are failing Syrian refugees, report warns

Britain and other rich countries are failing to do their fair share in giving sanctuary to

File - President Barack Obama talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on the South Portico prior to a working dinner at the White House, May 16, 2013.

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US-Turkey: The strained alliance

It's a diplomatic relationship that is deeply in crisis, but one that remains of crucial importance to both countries. Rarely have relations between the US and one of its key Nato allies been so poor as those between Washington and Ankara. "Damage limitation" may be an understatement to describe one of the main aims behind the visit the of the Turkish President, Recep Tayip

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US succeeds in cracking Apple's iPhone, drops legal action

SAN FRANCISCO - The US Justice Department said on Monday it had succeeded in unlocking an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters and dropped its legal case against Apple, ending a high-stakes legal battle but leaving the broader struggle over encryption unresolved. The abrupt end to a confrontation that had transfixed the tech industry was a victory for

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Brazil minister quits Rousseff cabinet

Brazil's tourism minister quits government as embattled President Dilma Rousseff risks losing the support of her coalition allies. ...

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Police officer shot at US Capitol, shooter caught

Law Enforcement and rescue vehicles are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2016, after reports of gunfire at the Capitol Visitor Center complex. (AP Photo) A US Capitol Police officer was shot on Monday at the Capitol Visitor Center complex, and the shooter was taken

Pakistani civil society activists rally to condemn Sunday's deadly suicide bombing in a park, Monday, March 28, 2016 in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Terrorists can’t ‘break our will’, says Pakistan PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday the government would not allow terrorists to resurface and play with the lives of the people. “This is my resolve, my government’s resolve, as well as the resolve of 200 million people. Insha Allah, no terrorist can break our will,” the prime minister said in a televised address to the nation. Mr Sharif was addressing the

Worst bleaching on record for Great Barrier Reef: Scientists say

SYDNEY: Aerial surveys of Australia's Great Barrier Reef have revealed the worst bleaching on record in the icon's pristine north, scientists said on Tuesday, with few corals escaping damage. Researchers said the view was devastating after surveying some 520 reefs via plane and helicopter between Cairns and the Torres Strait in the north of Queensland state. "This will change

Obama to announce steps to fight heroin, opioid epidemic

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is set to announce steps on Tuesday to expand treatment for people addicted to heroin and prescription painkillers, the White House said. Obama will travel to a summit in Atlanta to meet addicts in recovery, family members, medical professionals and law enforcement officials to talk about

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Russia's campaign in Syria leads to arms sale windfall

Russian weapons exports expected to receive $6bn-$7bn boost as result of ‘marketing effect’ of bombing campaign in Syria

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Samsung becomes latest firm to launch mobile wallet in China

Samsung has officially launched its mobile wallet service in China, in cooperation with local vendor UnionPay. Instead of using cards the service allowed shoppers to use their smartphones to pay for in-store purchases. Last month Apple launched its own Apple Pay system in China, also

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Maserati recalls 21,000 cars in China

Italian luxury car maker Maserati is recalling nearly 21,000 cars in China over a design defect that could increase the risk of a collision. ...

A police officer patrol outside from the airport as in the background seen on the ground the hijacked aircraft of Egyptair after landing at Larnaca airport Tuesday, March 29, 2016.

Egyptair says all passengers freed except four foreigners, crew

CAIRO: Egyptair said negotiations had resulted in the release of all passengers on the hijacked Egyptian plane except for four foreigners and the crew. "The negotiations with the hijacker have resulted in the release of all the plane passengers with the

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Cyprus hijack drama: EgyptAir says all passengers released except for crew and four foreigners - one Irish person on flight MS181

An Irish passenger is believed to be among the hostages on the EgyptAir Airbus A320 which landed in Cyprus after being hijacked while flying from Alexandria to Cairo. EgyptAir officials have said that all passengers have been released except for crew members and four

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech during the Liberal Democratic Party's annual convention at a hotel in Tokyo, Sunday, March 13, 2016.

China accuses Japan of threatening peace in Pacific with new law

Claims follows enactment of laws allowing Japanese troops to fight on foreign soil for first time since end of second world war

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a multinational meeting focused on Libya, December 13, 2015, at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome, Italy.

John Kerry, GOP Elites, and the Embarrassing Ruling Class

The headline was stark: John Kerry: Republican Primary Race Is ‘An Embarrassment’ “They don’t know where it’s taking the United States of America.” The HuffPo version of this it-went-everywhere story said this: Secretary of State John Kerry said the Republican presidential primary is “an embarrassment.” During an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Kerry said foreign leaders

A man leaves the hijacked aircraft of Egyptair at Larnaca airport Tuesday, March 29, 2016.

EgyptAir hostage stand-off ends in arrest of hijacker

The hijacking of an Egyptian plane that was diverted to Cyprus has ended. The plane hostage situation at Larnaca airport in Cyprus ended after the alleged hijacker hijacker was arrested, the Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. A man who claimed to have an explosive vest had been holding seven people hostage aboard an EgyptAir plane after forcing it to divert to the

New York police officers stand outside the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue while monitoring a demonstration, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in New York.

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Cracked iPhone: Should you be worried?

The US government's declaration that it has "successfully accessed the data stored on [San Bernardino gunman] Farook's iPhone and therefore no longer requires" assistance from Apple, ends a six week-long legal clash between the tech firm and the FBI. But it leaves the issue at the heart of the dispute unresolved: could the FBI have forced Apple to help it unlock the device? It

Act Of Kindness By Minneapolis Restaurant Owner Pays Off For Formerly Homeless Man

An act of kindness by a Minneapolis restaurant owner towards a homeless man has gone viral on Facebook, a HotTopics.tv story in the Austin American Statesman reported Tuesday. According to the Facebook post, the homeless man, identified as Marcus, walked into Cesia Abigail’s Abi’s Cafe in Minneapolis asking for money. Why don’t you have a job? You know nothing is given to me

Archaeologists Find Rare Etruscan Stone From 2,500 years Ago in Florence

Bangladeshi Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Khaleda Zia For Role in 2015 Fire Bombing

Pope Francis’s Empathetic Conscience Challenges An Anesthetized One

François Hollande drops plan to revoke citizenship of dual-national terrorists

`Pakistan arrested Indian spy to build pressure on Iran`

Yellen stresses that Fed foresees gradual pace of rate hikes

Exclusive: Russia, despite draw down, shipping more to Syria than removing

Move over Putin: Trudeau for most athletic world leader?