Miami (AFP) - Hurricane Matthew rapidly gained power on Friday, escalating to a powerful Category 4 storm as it moved over the open Caribbean sea just south of Jamaica, US forecasters said.
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Europe must decide on what it needs to concentrate and where it can play less of a role, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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A settlement deal points to Volkswagen agreeing to pay its US dealers up to $US1.2 billion for losses as a result of the company's emissions cheating scandal.
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Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's leader called on the city to unite behind its current political system Saturday in the face of increasing calls for independence from China, as protesters were bundled …
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Culiacan (Mexico) (AFP) - The sons of imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman were probably behind a grenade attack on a military convoy in northern Mexico, killing five soldiers …
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A US federal control board has ordered Puerto Rico's governor to produce a fiscal plan in two weeks and submit weekly and monthly revenue reports.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she has not changed her policy on migrants.
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The US government is expected to transfer oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to a global community of stakeholders.
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Donald Trump has continued a bitter attack on a former beauty queen Alicia Machado.
October 1, 1:57 pm
The Dutch ambassador in Moscow has been summoned by Russia over the MH17 investigation.
October 1, 1:49 pm
Gunmen have attacked a Mexican army convoy, killing six soldiers, officials say.
October 1, 1:39 pm
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been welcomed to a remote Canadian archipelago by aboriginal elders.
October 1, 1:33 pm
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - France on Friday discussed a UN draft resolution on imposing a ceasefire in Syria's battleground city of Aleppo with Russia, the United States and the two other …
October 1, 12:48 pm
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the latest US school shooting.
October 1, 12:38 pm
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday offered to act as mediator between India and Pakistan to defuse rising tensions over disputed Kashmir.
October 1, 12:09 pm
Ko Olina (United States) (AFP) - Pentagon Chief Ashton Carter met Friday with Southeast Asian defense ministers to discuss regional security issues and reassure them America's "rebalance" to Asia …
October 1, 10:49 am
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump urged voters on Friday to check out the supposed "sex tape" of a former Miss Universe backing his rival Hillary Clinton, provoking the Democrat to label him "unhinged" …
October 1, 10:23 am
Madrid (AFP) - Spain's crisis-hit Socialists geared up for a key meeting on Saturday that could help end the country's prolonged political deadlock and decide the fate of embattled party leader Pedro …
October 1, 10:07 am
Tbilisi (AFP) - Pope Francis called Friday for respect of national sovereignty and "coexistence" as he arrived in Georgia but seemed to dodge potential Russian ire at the start of a visit to the …
October 1, 9:48 am
Beirut (AFP) - Syrian regime forces advanced in the battleground city of Aleppo Friday, backed by a Russian air campaign that a monitor said has killed more than 3,800 civilians in the past year.
October 1, 9:46 am
