Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase
WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-year American effort to help Colombia vanquish its violent drug cartels and end its festering guerrilla war. It was also a chance for tw...
Uber Drivers and Others in the Gig Economy Take a Stand
Last September, Dallas-area drivers for UberBlack, the company’s high-end car service, rec...
Feds’ encryption fears overblown, report finds
Ever since Apple and Google made their operating systems encrypted by default in 2014, the f...
Charlie Whiting: F1 race director dies aged 66 on eve of season-opener...
Charlie Whiting, the head of Formula 1 for governing body the FIA and one of the most infl...
Secret tape increases pressure on Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under new pressure after his former justice minister released new documents relating to ...
North Korea’s Madrid embassy intruder contacted FBI, judge says
The leader of 10 intruders who raided North Korea's embassy in Madrid last month contacted the FBI days later, a Spanish high cour...
White House aide Mira Ricardel removed after Melania Trump row
A White House spokeswoman said Mrs Ricardel "departs the White House to transition to a new role within the administration". She did ...
Brexit: MPs vote to take control of Brexit process for indicative votes
MPs have voted to take control of Commons business in an unprecedented move to try to find a majority for any Brexit option. The ...
Dutchman, 69, brings lawsuit to lower his age 20 years
BBC News : Emile Ratelband, 69, wants to shift his birthday from 11 March 1949 to 11 March 1969, comparing the change to identifyi...
Gatwick Airport chaos: Two people arrested in connection with ‘criminal use of drones’
Two people have been arrested in connection with the "criminal use of drones" which has caused widespread disruption to flights at...
Take a gander: Audubon Society’s Christmas bird count underway
Iran offers prisoner swap for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
