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US's Bolton says more sanctions likely on Iran

Bolton said two rounds of unilateral US sanctions introduced by President Donald Trump in August and most recently on Monday had had a "quite significant" effect on the Iranian economy and the country's actions abroad. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QwwIrR

United Shooters of America: More carnage, no answers

​​​Most of them survived the second carnage, but the former marine who went on a rampage in the Borderline Bar and Grill took the life of a fellow serviceman, Navy veteran Telemachus Orfanos, among the dozen other people he killed. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Dyzg5O

#MeToo movement: Editor of liberal Russian media quits over sexual harassment claims

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World's first AI news anchor debuts in China

The AI news anchor was jointly developed by Xinhua and the Chinese search engine company, Sogou.com. According to Xinhua, "he" has become a member of its reporting team and can work 24 hours a day on its official website and various social media platforms, reducing news production costs and improving efficiency. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yYTe68

California wildfire leaves town in ruins, thousands flee

The fire earlier ripped through Paradise, about 20 miles east of Chico. "The town is devastated, everything is destroyed. There's nothing much left standing," said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) spokesman Scott Maclean. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PjW4wI

California wildfire leaves town in ruins, thousands flee

The fire earlier ripped through Paradise, about 20 miles east of Chico. "The town is devastated, everything is destroyed. There's nothing much left standing," said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) spokesman Scott Maclean. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PjW4wI

Sri Lanka crisis: 'Rajapaksa short of magic number'

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French government sounds alarm over rising anti-Semitic acts

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on his Facebook page a 69 per cent rise in the number of anti-Semitic acts reported to police in the first nine months of 2018 compared to the same period last year. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QvVJDA

Michelle Obama had miscarriage, used IVF to conceive girls

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Boeing jet crash-lands at Guyana airport, six injured: Minister

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MH17 families appeal to Trump to press Putin for information

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Germany recalls Kristallnacht as anti-Semitism, nationalism on rise

In a speech at the Bundestag marking the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the violence on November 9, 1938 marked "the incomparable break from civilisation, Germany's fall into barbarism". from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AUalaj

Case dropped against Myanmar journalists facing incitement charges

The incitement case against three Myanmar journalists who reported critically on the financial management of Yangon's government has been withdrawn, their lawyer told AFP Friday, in rare good news for the country's beleaguered press. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FdKhev

US, China meet to explore path forward from tensions

Washington, Nov 9 (AFP) The United States and China resume top-level talks Friday after months of spiraling tension, looking to see if they can find a way forward on disputes from trade to military friction. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AVh0Rz

US, China meet to explore path forward from tensions

Washington, Nov 9 (AFP) The United States and China resume top-level talks Friday after months of spiraling tension, looking to see if they can find a way forward on disputes from trade to military friction. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AVh0Rz

Letter shows a fearful Einstein long before Nazis' rise

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EU demands end to Sri Lanka crisis

The European Union joined a chorus of international voices demanding an end to Sri Lanka's two-week-old political crisis Friday, saying the island nation's international reputation and investments were at risk. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QtYbKP

UN gender agency hails record-breaking number of women in new US Congress

The record number of women who stood as candidates and won in the US midterm polls marked an unprecedented advance critical for the achievement of gender equality and sustainable development, the UN gender equality agency has said. ​ from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JOAj1N

UN gender agency hails record-breaking number of women in new US Congress

The record number of women who stood as candidates and won in the US midterm polls marked an unprecedented advance critical for the achievement of gender equality and sustainable development, the UN gender equality agency has said. ​ from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JOAj1N

How Mattis is trying to keep US-China tensions from boiling over

When the United States imposed sanctions on China’s military this fall, China retaliated by cancelling Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ plans to meet his counterpart in Beijing. But just days later, a Chinese general visited the Pentagon with a reassuring message: Beijing valued the importance of military ties between the two countries. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PkLTIb

North Korea postponed US talks because 'they weren't ready': Niki Haley

Speaking to reporters before and after a closed-door U.N. Security Council meeting on North Korea sanctions, Haley said it is now North Korea’s turn to act. She also criticized Russia for trying to lift banking restrictions that are intended to curb the Asian nation’s nuclear program. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JPoOHF

Three stabbed in Melbourne, terror not suspected

Video posted to Twitter and broadcast on television showed a man repeatedly swinging an object at two police officers in the downtown area of the city. One of the officers raises his weapon, a shot is heard and the man falls to the ground clutching his chest. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JPzgPn

No snap election, no referendum to end political crisis in Lanka: President's aide

President Maithripala Sirisena has decided that there will be no snap elections or a national referendum to end the current political and constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka, according to his close aide. Piyadasa was scotching rumours that Sirisena may opt for a snap poll with a dissolution of parliament well ahead of its August 2020 term expiry. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AWYh8x

Southern California city mourns in wake of bar massacre

Hundreds of people gathered on Thursday evening to remember the dozen people shot and killed by a Marine veteran at the packed Borderline Bar & Grill the night before. It was a scene of horror enacted in many places around the country in recent months, but never before in Thousand Oaks. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PmmEVZ

California gunman was volatile but passed mental assessment

One ruckus in April was so extreme that they called law enforcement. Authorities brought in a mental health specialist who concluded that Long could not be involuntarily committed for psychiatric observation but worried the 28-year-old Marine veteran might have post-traumatic stress disorder. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PMvHi5

Southern California city mourns in wake of bar massacre

Hundreds of people gathered on Thursday evening to remember the dozen people shot and killed by a Marine veteran at the packed Borderline Bar & Grill the night before. It was a scene of horror enacted in many places around the country in recent months, but never before in Thousand Oaks. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PmmEVZ

Aid groups say Rohingya 'terrified' about Myanmar repatriation

A plan to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar is premature and the refugees are "terrified" about leaving Bangladesh where they sought refuge, dozens of aid agencies working in the region said Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pnffpd

Trump administration blocks asylum claims by those crossing US border illegally

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Imelda Marcos convicted of graft, court orders her arrest

A Philippine court has found former first lady Imelda Marcos guilty of graft and ordered her arrest in a rare conviction among many corruption cases that she's likely to appeal to avoid jail and losing her seat in Congress. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JRPBTB

Heroes rushed into gunfire, pulled people to safety at bar

College students out for a good time and a veteran lawman on patrol became heroes during a shooting at a country music bar by pulling people to safety and rushing into the gunfire. Many of the scores of young people regularly went to Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, where a gunman stormed in Wednesday and opened fire, killing 12 people before killing himself. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qDAep4

Michelle Obama rips Donald Trump in new book

In her memoir "Becoming," set to come out Tuesday, Michelle Obama writes openly about everything from growing up in Chicago to confronting racism in public life to her amazement at becoming the country's first black first lady. She also reflects on early struggles in her marriage to Barack Obama as he began his political career and was often away. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pmsabf

Northern California wildfire destroys hundreds of buildings

Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ozzsmo

US to deny asylum to illegal border crossers

The restriction on asylum claims will seek to address what a senior administration official called the "historically unparalleled abuse of our immigration system" along the border with Mexico. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PghsTv

Michelle Obama rips Donald Trump in new book

In her memoir "Becoming," set to come out Tuesday, Michelle Obama writes openly about everything from growing up in Chicago to confronting racism in public life to her amazement at becoming the country's first black first lady. She also reflects on early struggles in her marriage to Barack Obama as he began his political career and was often away. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pmsabf

Northern California wildfire destroys hundreds of buildings

Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ozzsmo

US to deny asylum to illegal border crossers

The restriction on asylum claims will seek to address what a senior administration official called the "historically unparalleled abuse of our immigration system" along the border with Mexico. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PghsTv

Pelosi unveils plans to establish new House diversity office

Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi told colleagues in the letter that Democrats "take great pride" in having a House majority that she says will be more than 60 percent women, minorities and LGBTQ representatives. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RL11LH

After stir, Google overhauls policy on sex harassment

Workers at Google had called for an end to arbitration, among other reforms, as part of the walkout last week. The protest came after it was revealed that Google had given a senior executive a $90 million exit package even after it found he had been credibly accused of sexual harassment. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JNVFfJ

12 killed as ex-Marine storms California bar on 'college night'

A US Marine Corps veteran Ian Long opened fire on a crowd of mostly college students and young adults dancing at a crowded country and western bar in a suburb of Los Angeles late on Wednesday, killing 12 people, including a sheriff 's deputy. Ventura County sheriff Geoff Dean said he appeared to have shot at random, using a Glock.45-caliber handgun. There was no known motive. Long was a decorate from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QqExzj