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UK's Labour calls on May to try a Brexit compromise to get deal passed

Prime Minister Theresa May could eventually get a Brexit deal through parliament if she negotiated a compromise with the opposition Labour Party, the second most powerful man in the party told Reuters on Wednesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VWhUG5

Iran says it will keep military forces in Syria despite Israeli threats

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China attaches great importance to Colombo port city project: Chinese envoy

Ambassador Cheng Xueyuan was addressing a gathering on the occasion of completing the reclamation of the sea within the proximity to the Port of Colombo to create 269 acres of land for the project. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2swkSn8

Kenyan President says Nairobi attack over as jihadists killed

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Wednesday that Islamists who stormed an upmarket hotel complex, killing 14 people, had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege in which hundreds of civilians were rescued. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2CqciLr

Russia says it caught former US marine accused of spying red-handed

Whelan, a former U.S. marine who also holds British, Canadian and Irish passports, was detained by Russia's Federal Security Service on Dec. 28. His family say he is innocent and that he was in Moscow to attend a wedding. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Hs65ED

Russia says it caught former US marine accused of spying red-handed

Whelan, a former U.S. marine who also holds British, Canadian and Irish passports, was detained by Russia's Federal Security Service on Dec. 28. His family say he is innocent and that he was in Moscow to attend a wedding. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2RtvOku

Theresa May faces confidence vote as Brexit goes down to the line

With the clock ticking down to March 29, the date set in law for Brexit, the United Kingdom is now in the deepest political crisis in half a century as it grapples with how, or even whether, to exit the European project it joined in 1973. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Rwy0HZ

One in three UN employees have been sexually harassed: survey

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told staff in a letter that the study contained "some sobering statistics and evidence of what needs to change" to improve the workplace at the United Nations. One in three respondents, or 33 per cent, reported at least one instance of sexual harassment in the past two years. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DdjBrw

Woman who was among pioneer pilots in WWII has died at 96

Millicent Young of Colorado Springs, a member of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, died Saturday of complications related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, her son Bill Young told The Gazette. She was 96. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Hfk0O6

15 dead in Islamist attack on Kenya hotel complex: Report

"We have 15 people dead as of now and that includes foreigners. You will be given more details on all this and even the nationalities by our seniors," a police source told AFP on condition of anonymity. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2AN2JpC

Huawei founder says firm does not spy for China

Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer, was detained in Canada last month at the request of U.S. authorities who allege she misled banks about the company’s control of a firm operating in Iran. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer, was detained in Canada last month at the request of US authorities who allege she misled banks about the company’s control of a firm operating in Iran. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HhzMIe

Los Angeles teachers' strike extends to second day with no talks on horizon

Negotiators for the Los Angeles Unified School District and the United Teachers Los Angeles have not met since union leaders rejected the LAUSD's latest contract offer on Friday night, calling the proposal an "insult." The strike, shattering 30 years of labor peace by Los Angeles teachers, has not completely idled instruction in the sprawling district encompassing some 1,200 schools. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2CshVbJ

Anti-Trump Senator Gillibrand says launching 2020 bid

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