France halts fuel tax hikes in bid to calm fiery protests
The French government announced Tuesday that it would suspend planned increases in fuel taxes for six months in a bid to quell fierce protests that have ballooned into the deepest crisis of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency.
David Attenborough: 'The collapse of our civilizations is on the horizon'
Renowned nature broadcaster David Attenborough has told world leaders that climate change could lead to collapse of civilizations, and much of the natural world.
Former President George H.W. Bush's last words, as spoken to his son, George W. Bush
Former President George H.W. Bush spoke his final words in a phone call with his son, former President George W. Bush, a source familiar with Bush's final hours told CNN.
George H.W. Bush dead at 94
Former US President George H.W. Bush has died at age 94 in Houston, according to his spokesperson.
One killed, 100 injured as Tabligh groups clash on ijtema ground
A devotee was killed and more than hundred got injured as two groups of Tabligh Jamaat locked in a fierce clash over establishing supremacy on the ijtema ground on the bank of the river Turag at Tongi in Gazipur.
Trump ex-lawyer pleads guilty to lying about Moscow tower project
Michael Cohen, president Donald Trump's former longtime personal lawyer, pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to Congress about a proposed Trump Organisation skyscraper in Moscow, prompting the president to lash out at Cohen as a liar and ‘weak person.’
The UK government says its Brexit deal will hurt the economy
It's official: The British government's plan for leaving the European Union will be bad for the economy.
Pompeo, Mattis briefing provokes Senate backlash
After a closed-door briefing with senators Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo once again defended the Trump administration's response to the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying there is "no direct reporting" connecting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the killing.
White House's Kudlow floats possible 'breakthrough' in China trade talks
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Tuesday dangled the possibility of a "breakthrough" between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart on trade at their upcoming Argentina meeting -- but again said China has to blink first.
Strong earthquake rocks western Iran
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Iran's western province of Kermanshah late Sunday, the country's institute of geophysics said, with local officials reporting some 260 people injured.
