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US Woman Pleads Guilty to Poisoning Husband by Giving Him Eye Drop-laced Drinks for 3 Days
She poisoned him with Visine for three days in July 2018 before the poison eventually caused his death, prosecutors said.
Pakistan Military Spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor Replaced, Shifted to Infantry Division
Major General Asif Ghafoor has been posted as the general officer commanding of the Pakistan Army’s 40th Infantry Division based out of Okara in Pakistan's Punjab province.
Bullet Holes Found in Office Windows of Only Black German MP, Police Probe On
Karamba Diaby, a lawmaker for the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), posted about the attack on Twitter, saying police and security services were investigating and attaching a photo showing three impact points on a pane of glass.
Adam Schiff to Lead Team of Prosecutors for Donald Trump's Impeachment Trial
Speaking hours before the articles of impeachment are ceremoniously transferred to the Senate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named seven impeachment managers to make the case that Trump abused his power and obstructed the US Congress.
China's Trade with BRI Countries Surges to $1.34 Trillion in 2019
Trade with BRI partner countries totalled 9.27 trillion yuan (about $1.34 trillion) in 2019, outpacing the country's aggregate trade growth by 7.4 percentage points.
Russian Foreign Minister Backs India to be Permanent Member of UN Security Council
Hitting out at the US over the concept of the Indo-Pacific, Minister Sergey Lavrov said it was initiated to disrupt the existing structure and contain China.
Top US Senator Urges Mike Pompeo to 'Press' India for 'Swift Reversal' of CAA, NRC
In a letter to Pompeo on Tuesday, Senator Bob Menendez, a Ranking Member of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed concern over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the potential for the establishment of a nationwide National Regist...
China Carrying Out ‘Most Intense Attack’ on Global System: Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch accuses Chinese President Xi Jinping's government of overseeing 'the most brutal and pervasive oppression that China has seen for decades'.
One Killed, Nine Injured After Massive Explosion at Petrochemical Plant in Spain's Tarragona
The civil protection agency in the Catalonia region called the blast a 'chemical accident' and warned people in parts of the city of 800,000 and in nearby towns to refrain from going outside as preventive measures.
'I'm Happy He Did It': In Beirut, Wife of Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Slams Japanese Justice
Two weeks ago, Carlos Ghosn made a dramatic escape from house arrest in Japan, where he was awaiting trial on charges of under-reporting earnings, breach of trust and misappropriation of company funds.
Nonsense, Says Ottawa as it Dismisses Iran's Insistence that Only 'Few' Canadians Died in Crash
Iran, which does not recognise the concept of dual nationality, said last week that only a handful of victims were Canadian, according to officials in Ottawa.
World's Oceans Were Hottest on Record in 2019 as Manmade Emissions Warmed Water Bodies
Oceans absorb more than 90 percent of excess heat created by greenhouse gas emissions and quantifying how much they have warmed up in recent years gives scientists an accurate read on the rate of global warming.
Iran Makes First Arrests over Shooting Down of Ukrainian Airliner in Tehran
The Ukraine International Airlines plane was brought down by a missile shortly after take-off on Wednesday, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board.
They Won't Say So Publicly But Iraqi Leaders Want US Troops, Says Mike Pompeo Amid Tussle With Iran
The Iraqi parliament last week voted to rescind the invitation to foreign troops after a US strike at the Baghdad airport killed a top general from Iran, which also has wide influence in the country.
US Reverses Currency Manipulator Label for China Hinting at Easing Tensions
Just two days before President Donald Trump is set to sign a "phase one" trade agreement with China, the US Treasury said in its semi-annual report to Congress that the yuan has strengthened and Beijing is no longer considered a currency manipulator.
As Iraq's 'Oust US Troops' Adds to Middle East Tension, Citizens Fear Economic Collapse After Trump's Threat
The US has delivered an extraordinary verbal message directly to Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi's office. PMO got a call threatening that US will block Iraq's account at New York if their troops are kicked out, an official said.