WORLD NEWS

4
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's wife is staring at possible legal action for allegedly assaulting a young woman at a party in South Africa. Grace Mugabe, 52 is said to have attacked 20-year-old Gabriella Engels using an extension cord after she busted her with her two son Robert Mugabe Jr, 25,…
9
(AP) A hospital official says one person has died and 19 were injured after a car plowed into a group of protesters in Charlottesville. University of Virginia Medical Center spokeswoman Angela Taylor confirmed the death to The Associated Press. The mayor of Charlottesville said via Twitter on…
0
(Reuters) Grand jury subpoenas have been issued in connection with a June 2016 meeting that included President Donald Trump's son, his son-in-law and a Russian lawyer, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The sources added that special counsel Robert Mueller had convened a…
3
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni says that he has not fallen ill for all the time that he has been in power as President. “Have you ever heard that Museveni has fallen sick and my legs hanged in hospital, for the last 31 years? This is because I observe some of these health tips [practices] which…
1
Donald Trump has removed the new White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci from his job, just 10 days after Scaramucci was hired. Scaramucci’s departure comes hours after General John Kelly took his new position as White House Chief of Staff. Scaramucci, a wealthy New York financier,…
0
(AP) President Donald Trump announced Friday he was appointing Homeland Security head John Kelly to be White House chief of staff, ending the tumultuous six-month tenure of Reince Priebus. After months of speculation about Priebus' fate, Trump tweeted the decision just as he landed in Washington…
6
US Senate Republicans failed to overturn the healthcare law known as Obamacare early on Friday, in a blow to President Donald Trump that effectively ended the Republican Party’s seven-year quest to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Three Republicans crossed party lines to join Democrats in a 49-…
0
A surge in Amazon.com shares Thursday morning in advance of the online retailer’s earnings report has propelled founder Jeff Bezos past Bill Gates as the world’s richest person. Shares of the online retailer rose 1.3 percent to $1,065.92 at 10:10 a.m. in New York, giving Bezos a net worth…
1
The United Kingdom has announced a plan to have all petrol and diesel-powered cars eliminated from the roads starting 2040, Environment Minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday. Earlier this month France announced a similar move while German cities including Stuttgart and Munich have also been…
0
(Reuters) Eight people were found dead on Sunday inside a sweltering tractor trailer parked at a Walmart store in San Antonio, Texas, and authorities said they were the victims of "ruthless" human traffickers. Another 30 people, many in critical condition and suffering from heat stoke and…