Demonstrators marched, stopped traffic and in some cases lashed out violently at police as protests erupted Friday in dozens of U.S. cities following the killing of George Floyd after a white officer pressed a knee into his neck while taking him into custody in Minnesota. In Phoenix, Denver,...

Eric Garner  uttered those words six years ago, locked in a police chokehold. It became a rallying cry after his death for demonstrators across the country who protested the killings of African Americans by police.  Then came the 2016 presidential election of Donald Trump. As the...

Former US President Barack Obama addressed Friday the death of a 46-year-old black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer pinned his neck to the ground for minutes-on-end. Obama noted that many in America already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout are...

Russian Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets were scrambled on Friday to intercept two US Navy В-1В Lancer supersonic heavy bombers over the neutral waters of the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian planes approached the US bombers at a safe distance and accompanied them until...

Prosecutors in Argentina have opened an investigation into allegations that former president Mauricio Macri spied on political opponents during his five years in office, judicial sources reported Friday. The complaint was lodged by Cristina Caamano, who was recently appointed by Macri's...

Five hundred National Guard soldiers and airmen have been deployed in the northern US cities of Minnesota and St. Paul after three nights of violent protests over the police killing of a black man, the force said Friday. "Our troops are trained to protect life, preserve property and ensure...

At least seven people were injured by gunfire in Louisville, Kentucky during protests to demand justice for the death of Breonna Taylor, a black woman killed in police raid in March. Hundreds took to the streets of Louisville Thursday night to demand conviction of police officers involved...

Twitter labeled Friday US President Donald Trump's tweet on Minneapolis with a warning of "glorifies violence." "....These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way....

Dozens of scientists have raised concerns over a large-scale study of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine that led to the World Health Organization suspending clinical trials of the anti-viral drugs as a potential treatment for COVID-19. Hydroxychloroquine, normally used to treat arthritis,...

China said there was no need for a third party to mediate between China and India in an ongoing border dispute, when asked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the comments a daily briefing Friday.

The Venezuelan navy said it escorted a fourth tanker bringing Iranian fuel through its waters Thursday, while the United States called the shipments to the gasoline-starved country a distraction from problems facing President Nicolas Maduro. The oil industries of Iran and Venezuela are both...

New Zealand had all but eradicated the coronavirus from its shores Friday with just one person in the nation of 5 million known to be still infected, but developments elsewhere were generally grim, with India reporting another record increase in cases and Pakistan a record number of deaths....

UN chief Antonio Guterres called Thursday for debt relief to be offered to all developing and middle-income countries amid the coronavirus pandemic and urged the International Monetary Fund to consider boosting global liquidity by issuing a new allocation of its Special Drawing Rights (SDR)...

The US coronavirus death toll passed 100,000, as some countries reimposed social distancing rules following a resurgence of cases that raised the specter of a dreaded second wave of infections. The economic fallout from the pandemic was again laid bare Thursday as airlines reported fresh...

China on Thursday passed a new national security law for Hong Kong set to rein in the semi-autonomous region after months of protests last year. At the concluding session of the National People's Congress, China’s top legislative body, the draft of the Hong Kong national security...

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday after threatening to shutter social media platforms following Twitter's move to label two of his tweets misleading. After long resisting calls to censure Trump over his truth-defying posts, Twitter Tuesday accused...

As if the coronavirus wasn't enough, India grappled with scorching temperatures and the worst locust invasion in decades as authorities prepared for the end of a monthslong lockdown despite recording thousands of new infections every day. This triple disaster drew biblical comparisons and...

The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation board plans to hold next month’s quarterly meeting a week later than originally planned and mainly by video link because of the coronavirus pandemic, the board’s chairwoman told member states on Wednesday. The Board of Governors of the International...

The U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan is considerably ahead of schedule, an official told AFP Wednesday, as President Donald Trump reiterated calls for the Pentagon to bring troops home. The developments came as questions loomed over the next phase of Afghanistan's long war, with...

.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact check the president's claims. Trump, without offering any evidence, reiterated his...