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UK Business Groups Plead for Deal to Prevent No-Deal Brexit
Five leading business groups submit statement pleading to prevent a no-deal Brexit.
Two Chicago Cops Investigating Gunshot Call Die After Getting Hit by Train
The two officers, Eduardo Marmolejo, 37, and Conrad Gary, 31, both assigned to the Chicago Police Department's Calumet District, were pursuing a suspect along the Metra railway line when they were killed, police said.
Britain's Theresa May Joins Catalonia's 'Pooper' Party as Christamas Figurine
The hand-painted clay statuettes, known as "caganers" or "poopers", are depicted with their pants down. The longstanding tradition in the north eastern Spanish region is for them to be hidden among nativity scenes, to be spotted by family and friends.
China, EU Lambast United States for Miring WTO in Crisis
President Donald Trump's administration says the WTO is dysfunctional because it has failed to hold China to account for not opening up its economy as envisaged when Beijing joined in 2001.
Malaysia Files Criminal Charges Against Goldman Sachs in 1MDB Probe
Goldman Sachs has been under scrutiny for its role in helping raise funds through bond offerings for 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), which is the subject of investigations in at least six countries.
Canada Mulls Cancelling Saudi Arms Deal over Yemen, Kashoggi Murder
Trudeau had earlier said that it would be "extremely difficult" to withdraw from the contract, signed by the previous conservative administration, "without Canadians paying exorbitant penalties."
Maldives Open for Overseas Investment, President Solih Tells Indian Business Leaders
In his first overseas visit after taking over as the President of the Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Sunday termed India as its closest friend and invited the Indian business community to invest in his country.
UN Calls for 'Credible' Probe Into Journalist Khashoggi's Murder
Turkey's foreign minister said Saturday that his country would "not give up" on establishing the truth about the murder.
Boycott Imposed by Saudi Caused Irreparable Damage: Qatar Calls for Replacing Gulf Alliance
Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said that the boycott imposed on the emirate by Saudi Arabia and its allies had irreparably damaged the existing six-nation structure set up at the height of the Iran-Iraq war in 1981.
Argue Less, Compromise More: UK Minister Urges Divided Lawmakers to Find Brexit Consensus
In Brussels, EU leaders refused to renegotiate the Brexit deal and several said the problem of its ratification could be resolved only by MPs.
Six Security Personnel Killed in Anti-terror Operation in Pak's Balochistan
The incident happened on Friday in Balochistan's Turbat area when terrorist targeted one of the vehicles of the security forces during an intelligence base operation on a terrorist's hide out.
New York Man Charged With Hate Crime for Fracturing Indian-origin Woman's Spine in Subway
If convicted, Allasheed Allah faces three and one-half to 15 years in prison, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.
Mahinda Rajapaksa Resigns as Sri Lanka PM, Wickremesinghe Likely to Take His Place Tomorrow
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka on Thursday unanimously declared that the dissolution of Parliament by President Maithripala Sirisena was 'illegal'.
Mahinda Rajapaksa Will Step Down as Sri Lanka's PM to 'Ensure Stability of the Nation', Says Son
Rajapaksa had called for a snap parliamentary election to allow people to vote for a new plan to overcome the country’s looming economic and political crisis.
Main Suspect in Strasbourg Attack Killed in Gun Battle with Police
The suspected gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg was shot dead on Thursday in a brief gun battle with police after being on the run for 48 hours, police sources said.
Pope Removes 2 Scandal-hit Cardinals from Inner Circle
Australian Cardinal George Pell and Chilean Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz were both removed from the so-called C9 Council of Cardinals, an international advice body set up by Francis himself, the Vatican said on Wednesday.