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Angola's MPLA main ruling party candidate and defence minister, Joao Lourenco, shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote in Luanda, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Lourenco is the front-runner to succeed President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who will step down after 38 years in power in an oil-rich country hard-hit by the global fall in commodity prices. (AP Photo/Bruno Fonseca)

Angola's First New President In 38 Years Vows To Restore Economy And Fight Corruption

During his inauguration Tuesday, Angola’s first new president in 38 years promised to restore an economy ravaged by falling oil prices and combat corruption, according to Reuters. João Lourenço announced to thousands of supporters in Luanda he would fight gaping inequity in Africa’s second largest oil manufacturer, the report said. However, analysts already expressed concerns

A French TGV train leaves the main train station in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, April 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Merger Of French, German Train Manufacturers To Create 'European Champion'

German industrial equipment maker Siemens said Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding to merge its train-building business with French rival Alstom, creating a "new European champion" in the face of growing competition from China, The Associated Press reports. The deal is a sign of renewed French-German cooperation just days after Chancellor Angela Merkel won a

FILE - In this July 17, 2016 file photo, Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena, Sunday, in Cleveland.

IRS Sharing Info on Trump Campaign Officials, Donations To Special Counsel Mueller

CNN reported on Tuesday that the IRS is now sharing information with special counsel Robert Mueller about key Trump campaign officials, even though the two were at odds earlier this year about the coverage of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election when Mueller ordered a raid on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's Alexandria, VA home. Mueller is

Former defense minister Yuriko Koike, center, and her supporters celebrate her gubernatorial election victory at her election office in Tokyo, Sunday, July 31, 2016.

Tokyo Governor's New Party May Merge With Opposition Democrats Ahead Of Vote

A Japanese party being launched by popular Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike may merge with the main opposition Democratic Party, the Nikkei business daily reported Wednesday, adding uncertainty to the outlook for a general election next month, Reuters reports. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he would call the snap election to reset his mandate, betting that his Liberal

In this photo taken Thursday, April 6, 2017, passengers at a TSA pre-check line are directed to a different line to go through a security check-point at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in SeaTac, Wash

DHS Plans To Collect Social Media Data on Immigrants, Certain Citizens

The Department of Homeland Security is planning to expand the files it collects on immigrants, as well as some citizens, by including more online data such as search results and social media information, according to Time Magazine. The plan would cover data including Facebook posts, Google search results, and is established in the Federal Register, where the government

Volunteers stand with placards beside a huge red ribbon lighted with lamps during an awareness rally on AIDS day on the banks of the Ganges River in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015.

HIV Rates Rising Among Older People In UK And Europe, Researchers Warn

HIV rates are climbing among people 50 years of age and older in Britain and across Europe, while the rate of new infections among younger people is dropping, according to new research that warns that the epidemic may be taking a new direction, The Guardian reports. The study, from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control in Sweden, says older people are most

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson holds a press conference on the margins of the 72nd Regular Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City on September 20, 2017

Rex Tillerson Met With Top Cuban Diplomat

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported. The meeting came amidst questions on alleged attacks on United States diplomats stationed in Havana, said the report. The discussion was the highest level of diplomatic contact between the U.S. and Cuba since President Donald Trump’s administration began

Kenyan Opposition Party Begins Protests For New Election Board Before Second Poll

Kenya's opposition group in the upcoming presidential election rerun began protests in the capital on Tuesday to call for changes to the electoral commission, accusing the body of working with the ruling Jubilee Party to prepare a fraudulent vote for the second turnout, according to Bloomberg. Police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of National Super Alliance supporters that

Moore Upsets Trump-Endorsed Strange To Win Alabama Senate Primary Runoff

Twice removed Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore was able to pull off a defeat for Sen. Luther Strange in Alabama's Republican Senate primary runoff election on Tuesday evening, according to ABC News. The election will deliver a blow to the Republican President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell who both publicly supported the incumbent legislator. But

In this file photo taken during a government organized media tour, workers walk back to the Al-Wakra Stadium worksite being built for the 2022 World Cup, in Doha, Qatar.

Thousands of Qatar World Cup workers ‘subject to life-threatening heat’

• Human Rights Watch says hundreds of workers dying every year

In this Monday, May 30, 2016 photo, Students of Bueng Kan Wittaya take picture with Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at Bueng Kan Province , Thailand. In Thailand former Prime minster Yingluck Shinawatra is embarking on a provincial tour that she denies has any political purpose. Instead, she says, she is merely going to greet and thank her Facebook fans. But analysts say there is an obvious hidden agenda: to rally support as the country approaches a critical referendum on a deeply controversial new constitution in August. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Supreme Court To Deliver Verdict For Thailand's Missing Ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra

Thailand's Supreme Court is anticipated to deliver the verdict in a negligence trial involving former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday, even though she fled abroad last month over fears that the military government would seek an extraordinarily harsh sentence, according to Reuters. Yingluck's government was ousted by the military in 2014 and faces a sentence

This photo show a concept illustration of a U.S.-Mexico border enforcement zone during a news conference where U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Ronald Vitiello, announced Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 in Washington

US: Construction Starts On Models Of Proposed Mexico Border Wall

SAN DIEGO (CALIFORNIA, USA), Sept 27 (BERNAMA-NNN-AGENCIES) -- US Federal contractors has began building prototypes of President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, hitting a milestone toward a key campaign pledge. Construction of eight models in a remote area of San Diego is about three months behind schedule, held up by losing bidders whose protests were

President Donald Trump responds to a reporter's question on health care after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017.

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Will Trump allow release of secret JFK assassination papers?

BOSTON (AP) — The anticipated release of thousands of never-before-seen government documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination has scholars and armchair detectives buzzing. Now, they’re waiting to see whether President Donald Trump will block the release of files that could shed light on a tragedy that has stirred conspiracy theories for decades.

CORRECTS TO OMIT ANN COULTER- -In this Sept. 21, 2017 photo, a group has put up flyers and a booth on Sproul Plaza calling for protesters to "Shut Down Milo Yiannopoulos," at the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif. Right-wing showman Milo Yiannopoulos is holding a "Free Speech Week" at the University of California, Berkeley with a planned lineup including conservative firebrands Steve Bannon.

Free speech rally at UC Berkeley draws hundreds, moves to People’s Park

Right-wing activists, police and counterprotesters converged in People’s Park on Tuesday afternoon in response to a rally organized by anti-government group Patriot Prayer. Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson joined Daly City resident Kyle “Based Stickman” Chapman on Sproul Plaza about 1:45 p.m. Chapman, a self-proclaimed “American nationalist,” was previously arrested at a

FILE - This Sept. 2, 2015 file photo shows an F-16, below, escorting two F-35 jets, above, after arriving the latter arrived at Hill Air Force Base in Utah.

Israeli lawmakers want to ‘meticulously assess’ further F-35 purchases

Any future purchases of F-35 fighter jets must be “meticulously” reviewed and alternatives considered in terms of its contribution to the national defense policy of Israel, a Knesset committee has said in a report on the implementation of the Gideon plan. ...

India targets safe havens in Pakistan, urges UNSC to put sanctions on Afghan terror funds

India on Tuesday urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to impose sanctions to immobilise the source of funding for terrorists in Afghanistan. Reports state many of these sources have safe havens in Pakistan. India subtly aimed international action against Pakistan by emphasising that the sanctions to curb the fundings are the most effective way to exterminate terror

Party chairman Christian Lindner, right, attends a press conference of the Free Democratic Party FDP in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, the day after the German parliament election.

German FDP demands policy change as price for coalition with Merkel

BERLIN, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The leader of Germany's liberal Free Democrats (FDP) said his party will only join an alliance with Chancellor Angela Merkel if there is a change in the direction of government policy. Merkel's conservative bloc remained the largest parliamentary bloc after Sunday's national election but bled support to the far-right.

U.S. and Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack on NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017.

Rocket lands near Kabul airport after Mattis arrives: Official

KABUL: A rocket landed near Kabul's international airport on Wednesday shortly after US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital for talks, an official said. "A rocket landed near the airport this morning. No casualties reported," interior ministry spokesperson Najib Danish said in a tweet. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Get latest news

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy administers the judicial oath to Judge Neil Gorsuch during a re-enactment in the Rose Garden of the White House White House in Washington, Monday, April 10, 2017.

US Supreme Court Week Away From 2017-18 Term, Hearing Employer/Employee Cases

When the U.S. Supreme Court returns next Monday, not only will the court feature a new, ninth justice, Neil Gorsuch, and already the court will open the term with a trio of cases that are very likely to immunize many employers from consequences for their illegal actions, ThinkProgress .com. The three cases — National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA, Ernst & Young LLP v.

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, addresses a speech to the newly-elected parliament at the parliament building, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, June 7, 2016.

Rights Group Says Swiss War Crimes Investigation Of Assad's Uncle Has Stalled

Switzerland opened a war-crimes investigation into Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, almost four years ago, but it has stalled despite “compelling evidence,” an activist group and lawyers said Monday, Reuters reports. The Geneva-based group TRIAL International said it had brought the complaint against Rifaat al-Assad for alleged massacres in Tadmor in

Ex-Thai PM sentenced in absentia to 5 years in prison

Iranian soldier beheaded by IS in Syria mourned as an icon

Nigeria: Hundreds of Thousands Vaccinated Against Cholera in Northeast