U.S. air regulators ban some Apple laptops on flights

Some MacBook Pro laptops are being banned on flights in the United States amid Apple’s recent statements saying that batteries in several units pose fire risks, Bloomberg reported.    …

13 Killed In Myanmar Monsoon Landslide

A landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains killed at least 13 people and injured dozens more in eastern Myanmar, officials said Friday, as floods forced tens of thousands across the country to flee th…

Mass Shooting: President Trump And Wife Visit Dayton And El Paso (Photos)

Donald and Melania Trump left the White House on Marine One for trips to the two cities hit by mass shootings this weekend. Donald Trump and First Lady Melania touched down in Dayton, Ohio on Wednesd…

British Ministers To Fast-Track Post-Brexit Trade Deal

Britain is seeking to fast-track a crucial post-Brexit trade deal with the United States after new Prime Minister Boris Johnson dispatched his top diplomat and foreign trade minister to Washington on…

IT failure causes chaos, flights cancellations for British airways

Problems with British Airways’ IT systems left thousands of passengers facing flight cancellations, delays and long queues at airports in the airline’s third major computer failure in a little more t…

Iran warns US, Britain of 'the mother of all wars', unveils 3 new air-to-air missiles (Pictures)

Iran has reportedly unveiled what it described as three new precision guided missiles on Tuesday, August 6. The unveiling of the weapons comes after President Hassan Rouhani, according to The Sun, wa…

El Paso: US authorities probe motives of pair of gunmen

Police and the FBI are still trying to piece together what drove two young American men to commit unspeakable acts of carnage over the weekend. Patrick Crusius, a 21-year-old unemployed white man fro…

Brazil Prisoner Who Dressed Up As Daughter To Escape, Found Dead 3 Days Later

Prison authorities in Brazil have found convicted drug dealer Clauvino da Silva dead in his cell, three days after an elaborate escape was foiled. Prison officials said it appeared that Silva had han…

Mark Esper Urges Japan To Join U.S. Led Naval Mission In The Gulf Region

Newly appointed U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper has pressured Japan to participate in a U.S.-led maritime security mission in the Strait of Hormuz. Any and every country that has an interest in fre…

US sanctions Iranian foreign minister

The US announced on Wednesday that it was sanctioning Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammed Javad Zarif. The move follows the US decision a month ago to impose sanctions on Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatol…

Trump, Putin speak over phone on trade, wildfires

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation regarding bilateral trade and the raging wildfires in Russia’s Siberia, the White House said Wednesday.&nbsp…

Osama bin Laden’s son reportedly killed

The United States has reportedly obtained intelligence that the son and potential successor of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden, is dead. NBC reports that officials would not provide …

15 migrants die of hunger, thirst in stranded boat — UN

At least 15 Ethiopians died after the boat trying to smuggle them into Yemen broke down and left them stranded in the sea without food or water for a week, the U.N. migration agency said. Survivors s…

Drought hits 570,000 residents in central China

More than 570,000 people in central China’s Hunan Province have been affected by drought, resulting from heatwaves and a lack of rainfall while other areas have difficulty getting drinking water, loc…

Pro-Afghan gov’t forces responsible for more deaths – UN

Airstrikes and ground operations by government forces in Afghanistan killed more civilians than anti-government elements in the first six months of the year, according to a UN report.        The repo…

Boris Johnson to push for better Brexit deal with EU

UK prime minister Boris Johnson will spend the next few weeks pressing the European Union to negotiate a better Brexit deal, his office said, while preparing the country to leave the bloc in case he …

U.S. citizens confess to killing Italian police officer

Two 19-year-old U.S. citizens have confessed to a fatal knife attack on a Carabinieri police officer in Rome, police said on Monday. The alleged perpetrators were arrested after they were located in …

Trump Defends Attack On Black US Lawmaker

US President Donald Trump defended Sunday his latest attack on a prominent African-American lawmaker in comments that drew more accusations of racism.         In a serie…

3 dead, 12 injured in shooting at California garlic festival

At least three people were killed and 12 injured after a shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California, according to authorities. Shots were fired at the site as the festival drew to a close y…

Seven Dead Tigers Seized By Police In Vietnam

A haul of frozen tiger carcasses found in a car in Hanoi has led to the arrest of a key wildlife trafficking suspect, Vietnamese state media said Friday, as the country tries to tackle a well-worn sm…