Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEyewitness captures moment Kenneth hits northern Mozambique A powerful cyclone has “entirely wiped out” villages in Mozambique, according to a UN official.Gemma Connell, the head of the regional Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said it looked from the air like areas had been “run…
Image copyright AFP Image caption President Trump promised to “never surrender American sovereignty to anyone” US President Donald Trump has said he will withdraw his country from the international Arms Trade Treaty.The agreement, signed by Barack Obama in 2013, aims to regulate the sale of weapons between countries.The US National Rifle Association says the treaty…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBrother Stanley recalls coming face-to-face with one of the Sri Lanka bombing suspects Fifteen people including six children were killed in Sri Lanka on Friday when suspected Islamist militants blew themselves up in a raid, police said.The raid occurred in Sainthamaruthu, near the hometown of the suspected…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Apple Watch was the most accurate, according to the Which? study Some fitness trackers are inaccurately measuring running distance, according to research from the consumer watchdog Which? It tested 118 trackers using a treadmill to complete the distance of a marathon – 26.2 miles (42km). It found that the…
With Democrats in Congress reluctant to work with him on legislative proposals, President Donald Trump has been casting about for actions he can take on his own. When it comes to guns, he has long promised to do nothing that would restrict the rights of gun owners. But doing nothing isn’t very photogenic for a…
Visitors to Hong Kong’s History Museum can take the subway to the city’s Tsim Sha Tsui neighborhood, a bustling tourist and shopping district. There they’ll find a sprawling 190,000 square foot facility where visitors can wander through three stories of exhibits on events that have shaped the history of Hong Kong and China, from the…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The suspected leader of the militant group Sri Lankan authorities said carried out a series of Easter Sunday bombings died in the blast at the Shangri-La hotel, one of six hotels and churches targeted in the attacks that killed at least 250 people, officials said Friday.Police said on an official…
(TOKYO) — German automaker Daimler, which makes armored limousines used by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says it has no idea where he got them and has no business dealings with the North. Kim has raised eyebrows by using Daimler-branded stretch limousines at several very high-profile summits, including his meeting this week with Russian…
(LOS ANGELES) — More than 200 students and staff at two Los Angeles universities have been placed under quarantine because they may have been exposed to measles and either have not been vaccinated or cannot verify that they are immune, officials said Thursday. The order issued late Wednesday in connection with the University of California,…
Millions of Americans, beginning with Washington Democrats, are eager for Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify about his final report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. But despite a congressional summons, it’s still not clear whether Mueller will speak publicly, or when. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter…