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The 11 experts said they 'have recorded a staggering number of unlawful deaths and police killings in the context of the so-called war on drugs, as well as killings of human rights defenders'.
PGPIC hit with economic penalties because of its ties to Revolutionary Guards, US treasury says.
A rescue boat has overturned in the Atlantic off the west coast of France leaving three crew dead, amid winds of up to 129 km/h (80 mph).
Kuroda said the global economy is “stabilizing somewhat” from its weakness late last year, as central banks maintain supportive policies and China takes stimulus measures to prop up growth.
Partner assisting with inquiries as cold case disappearance of Priscilla Brooten becomes a homicide investigation.
Lesbian couple assaulted by group of young males blame rise of rightwing populism for growth in hate crime.
The The Toronto Raptors accomplished the improbable, beating the two-time defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors twice on their home court to push them to the brink of elimination.
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s 20 biggest economies, the G20, are meeting this weekend in the Japanese city of Fukuoka to discuss the global economy, with trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies seen as a key risk to global growth.
Mnuchin told reporters on the sidelines of the G20 finance leaders meeting in Japan that the Trump-Xi meeting was the “next important meeting” in the trade dispute.
Friday’s top story: Mexico tightens security at Guatemala border as Trump’s tariffs loom. Plus, was El Chapo really the last of the cartel kingpins?
Students say authorities have barred them from reading a text that warns of ‘catastrophic climate change’ for being too political.
Two teenagers murdered 12 students and a teacher at Columbine in April 1999.
There have been rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, ever since the Trump Administration pulled out of an international agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme and imposed sanctions instead.
The designs for the 600,000-liter pool and 55-story building, named Infinity London, have been unveiled by Compass Pools. The designers claim the concept is a world-first, describing the structure as "the only building in the world to incorporate a 360-degree infinity pool."
Chinese authorities say the suspects arrived Friday morning at Beijing airport on a chartered flight. Footage on state broadcaster CCTV showed officers escorting them off the plane one-by-one.
Sief Allah H. and Yasmin H. are alleged to have produced ricin in their Cologne apartment last year using castor beans purchased online. The bomb was to include steel bearings as shrapnel, with explosives from illegal firecrackers.
Relatives of Yvette Monique Sport, 51, told Fox 29 Philadelphia she was visiting the popular tourist spot last June, and stayed at the Bahia Principe Resort in Punta Cana. They say that Sport had a drink from the mini bar inside her room, later went to bed, and never woke up.