NewsReutersTrump arrives in Italy to meet Pope Francis, Italian leaders
Trump's meeting with the head of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics on Wednesday comes after the pair sparred at a distance on issues including migration, climate change and Islam. Air Force One arrived from Israel at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport, where Trump and his wife Melania
NewsAFP NewsEthiopia's Tedros elected new WHO chief
Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom was elected as the new head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday, the first African at the helm of an agency widely seen as needing major reforms. The former Ethiopian health minister, who has pledged to shake up the UN's public health body, beat out Britain&
NewsAFP NewsSuspect named after youngsters killed in UK concert attack
Police on Tuesday named a young man -- reportedly British-born of Libyan descent -- as the suspect behind a suicide bombing that ripped into young fans at a concert in Manchester, as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the carnage. Manchester police identified the suspect behind the attack
NewsReutersPatent plaintiffs see way around U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Corporations are cheering a U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting where they can be sued for patent infringement, but some intellectual property lawyers say loopholes in the ruling likely mean lawsuits will continue to be filed in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions. The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that
NewsReutersFactbox - What is known about suspected Manchester attacker Abedi
MANCHESTER, England/LONDON (Reuters) - The suspected suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a concert in Manchester, northern England, on Monday has been identified as 22-year-old Salman Abedi, British police said. Abedi was born in Manchester in 1994 to parents of Libyan birth, U.S. security officials
NewsAFP NewsTutankhamun's golden treasures harbour secrets
The legendary treasure of ancient Egypt's boy king Tutankhamun, whose tomb British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor in 1922, is shrouded in mystery. - A hoard uncovered intact - The tomb of Tutankhamun, who died aged 19 in 1324 BC after nine years on the
NewsAFP NewsFormer Pentagon chief Gates warns of more IS attacks
Former US defense secretary Robert Gates warned Tuesday that the West can expect further attacks like the suicide bombing in Manchester that killed at least 22 people. Gates, who served under both George W. Bush and Barack Obama, said Islamic State jihadists would step up international terror attacks
NewsAFP NewsKing Tut's bed, chariot paraded through Cairo to new home
The first of the many wondrous artefacts found in Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun's tomb were transported carefully through Cairo's streets on Tuesday to their new home near the Giza Pyramids. The still unfinished new Grand Egyptian Museum at the foot of the pyramids will eventually house the
NewsAFP NewsChina sees 'no reason' not to talk with N. Korea
China on Tuesday took a swipe at the United States, saying there was "no reason" to refuse dialogue with North Korea despite a string of missile tests strongly condemned by the UN Security Council. The council met behind closed doors to discuss tightening sanctions on North Korea following
NewsAFP NewsVenezuela leader defies demos, launches constitution overhaul
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Tuesday formally launched moves to rewrite the constitution, defying opponents who accuse him of clinging to power in a political crisis that has sparked deadly unrest. At an open air rally before thousands of supporters, Maduro signed a document formally establishing
StyleAFP RelaxChopard to unveil sustainably sourced perfume line
Chopard has announced its return to the the fragrance market, with plans to launch a range of scents containing sustainable ingredients. As WWD reports, the Swiss-based luxury watch, jewellery and accessories company revealed today that it will introduce four unisex perfumes, with each of the scents
NewsReutersTwo men publicly caned in Indonesia for having gay sex
Religious police in Indonesia caned two men for gay sex on Tuesday, with hooded men inflicting 82 lashes on each of them as hundreds of people watched the punishment ordered by an Islamic court. Cheers and applause went up from a crowd gathered outside a mosque in the city of Banda Aceh, capital of
NewsReutersExclusive: U.S. starts 'extreme vetting' at Australia's offshore detention centres
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security officials have begun "extreme vetting" interviews at Australia's offshore detention centres, two sources at the camps told Reuters on Tuesday, as Washington honours a refugee swap that U.S. President Donald Trump had called "
NewsReutersChurches warn South Africa becoming a "mafia state"
The influential South African Council of Churches has warned corruption is turning South Africa into a "mafia state" under a government that intimidates whistleblowers, local media reported on Friday. In unusually frank comments from the council (SACC), its secretary general Bishop Malusi
NewsReutersEthiopia's Tedros wins WHO race, first African to get top job
By Stephanie Nebehay and Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus won the race to be the next head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, becoming the first African to lead the Geneva-based United Nations agency. "It's a victory day for Ethiopia and
NewsAFP NewsManchester terror attack: What we know
Twenty-two people, including children, were killed in a suicide bombing at a pop concert packed with teens in the British city of Manchester late Monday. Here is what we know so far about the terror attack, the deadliest in Britain since 2005. - Police said they were called at 10:33 pm (2133 GMT) Monday
NewsReutersPhilippine leader halts Russia trip, imposes martial law on restive island
By Martin Petty and Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte cut short a visit to Russia and imposed martial law on the island of Mindanao on Tuesday after a fierce bout of fighting erupted during a raid by security forces at a hideout of Islamic State-linked militants.
NewsReutersUber inadvertently underpaid New York City drivers for over two years
Uber generally takes a commission from its drivers after deducting taxes and some fees, but it instead took a higher percentage from its New York City drivers using the full fare before accounting for sales taxes and fees, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news. "We
NewsReutersEx-CIA chief says he warned Russia in 2016 about election meddling
By Patricia Zengerle and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former CIA director John Brennan said on Tuesday that he had seen signs of possible collusion between Moscow and President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign that merited investigation, and had warned Russia last year about meddling
NewsAFP NewsDuterte declares martial law in southern Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law Tuesday across the southern third of the country, after deadly clashes between security forces and Islamic State group-linked militants in a major city. The announcement, made by his spokesman at a press conference in Moscow where Duterte was
NewsAFP NewsVW 'assisted witness' in French fraud probe
Volkswagen has been given the status of assisted witness in a French fraud probe over the use of software to reduce emissions during pollution tests, a source said Tuesday, with the German carmaker risking a maximum penalty of nearly 20 billion euros ($22 billion). The status of assisted witness in
NewsReutersNorth Korea, if left unchecked, on 'inevitable' path to nuclear ICBM - U.S.
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea, if left unchecked, is on an "inevitable" path to obtaining a nuclear-armed missile capable of striking the United States, Defence Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart told a Senate hearing on Tuesday
StyleAFP RelaxWashington bar creates a stir with 'Pill Cosby' drink
The reference is to comedian Bill Cosby, who goes on trial June 5 accused of drugging and assaulting a woman at his home 13 years ago. More than 50 women have publicly accused Cosby of being a sexual predator, also alleging he fed them sedatives and alcohol that made them unable to resist his advances
NewsAFP NewsSuspect in Manchester attack had Libyan heritage: reports
The man responsible for bombing a packed pop concert in Manchester, killing 22 people, is believed to be a British-born man of Libyan descent. Media reports said he was born in the north-west English city of Manchester to Libyan parents, who fled their home country to escape the regime of former dictator
NewsReutersGermany defends post-war achievements of its scandal-hit army
Germany's armed forces can be proud of their post-war achievements, the defence minister said on Tuesday, responding to a series of scandals involving far-right sympathisers in the Bundeswehr army's ranks. The Bundeswehr, founded in the 1950s as West Germany's democratically-controlled army
