Image copyright AFP Image caption Meng Hongwei has admitted to taking more than $2m in bribes A former Interpol chief accused of bribery was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in jail …Read More »

Peter Mathebula, the first black South African to win a world boxing title, has been described as a “trailblazer” who broke down barriers in the sport and changed attitudes towards …Read More »

A man choked a coyote to death Monday in New Hampshire after the animal attacked his child, bit a woman walking her dog and charged a vehicle, authorities said. The …Read More »

Written by Haley Weiss This article was published in partnership with Artsy, the global platform for discovering and collecting art. The original article can be seen here. When you picture …Read More »

Steam comes from a door of the Mini Hotel Caramel after a hot water pipe exploded in the night and flooded a basement hotel room with boiling water, in Perm, …Read More »

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Peter Aho scored the crucial runs that saw Nigeria go through to its first cricket world cup Debutants Nigeria are set to face England …Read More »

A record high of nearly 35,000 people were murdered in Mexico in 2019, according to official data, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador struggled to rein in violent crime in his first …Read More »

Boris Johnson’s government has lost its first parliamentary votes since the snap general election, as the House of Lords inflicted three defeats over Brexit legislation. The upper chamber voted in …Read More »

The past year has seen strong economic performance and nearly full employment — but has not fostered a sense of trust in institutions, according to the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer. …Read More »

Image copyright Getty Images Later this week, thousands will head to Manhattan’s historic Chinatown to celebrate Lunar New Year. But amidst all the pomp and the parades, revellers might also …Read More »

MUST-SEE PROGRAMMES Al Jazeera Correspondent Haiti: After the Quake Al Jazeera’s Sebastian Walker asks why a system that was designed to help Haitians ended up exacerbating their misery. Humanitarian crises, …Read More »

As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle head into uncharted territory after their split from the royal family, there is speculation the couple might establish a foundation similar to former U.S. …Read More »

Japan’s environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi is raising eyebrows by taking time off to take care of his newborn son. It’s not only because he is the first minister and MP …Read More »

New Delhi, India – In the first week of the new year, police in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand registered a criminal complaint against more than 3,000 people protesting …Read More »

Tuesday marks exactly a year since 28-year old football player Emiliano Sala was killed when the private plane taking him to join Cardiff City crashed off the British island of …Read More »

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA beginner’s guide to impeachment and Trump For only the third time in history, an American president is facing an impeachment trial, …Read More »

The senior health official investigating an outbreak of pneumonia in China stemming from a new coronavirus has said the disease can spread from person to person but can be halted with …Read More »

U.S. President Donald Trump's defence team called his impeachment trial an affront to the constitution ahead of the first day of the Senate trial. To read more: http://cbc.ca/1.5433243 »»» Subscribe …Read More »

WASHINGTON — A day before the opening of President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign is issuing a pre-emptive strike, sending an unusual open memo …Read More »

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Four people in China have now died as a result of the virus A fourth person in China has died from a new virus …Read More »

India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party on Monday elevated a veteran lawmaker and long-time associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to become its president ahead of a string of state elections. …Read More »

Canada's public health agency will start health screening at airport kiosks to keep a close eye on the coronavirus outbreak which has killed three people and infected more than 200 …Read More »

The former head of Catalonia’s regional police has stood trial in Madrid for his alleged role in the illegal bid for independence in 2017. Josep Lluis Trapero, and three others, …Read More »

A movement to save a group of malnourished and mistreated lions in Sudan has gone global. The hashtag #sudananimalrescue began trending over the weekend after photos emerged showing the lions …Read More »

The ongoing impeachment battle involving President Donald Trump is entering the Senate trial phase. #Impeachment #SenateTrial #DonaldTrump #PresidentTrump #45thPresident #USPresident #Trump #ObstructionofCongress #Collusion #Ukraine #ABCNews #WorldNewsTonight #USHistory WATCH FULL EPISODES …Read More »

The South Korean film is the first in a foreign language to win the top prize of best cast ensemble in the 26-year-history of the SAG Awards. To read more: …Read More »

Image copyright Viettel Image caption Viettel demonstrated a 5G phone call at its press event A Vietnamese firm’s claim to be a fresh force in 5G network equipment is being …Read More »

A commission set up to investigate the 2017 crackdown in Rakhine that led hundreds of thousands of mostly Muslim Rohingya to flee Myanmar, has concluded that while some soldiers probably …Read More »

Meghan Markle is seen in a photograph walking her dogs with baby Archie as Prince Harry says goodbye to the only life he’s known. #MeghanMarkle #PrinceHarry #Canada #Royals #RoyalFamily #Life …Read More »

MOSCOW — A heating pipe burst Monday in a small Russian hotel, flooding rooms with boiling water that killed five people and left six others injured in the central city …Read More »

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Image copyright AFP Image caption Meng Wanzhou’s case is being closely followed A Canadian court has begun hearing the case of a senior Huawei executive fighting extradition to the United …Read More »

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday proposed a condensed, two-day calendar for each side to give opening statements in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, ground rules that are …Read More »

Meng Wanzhou's lawyers accused the U.S. of trying to use Canada to enforce economic sanctions Canadians have rejected in order to extradite the Huawei executive. To read more: http://cbc.ca/1.5430149 »»» …Read More »

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump did “absolutely nothing wrong,” is the victim of a partisan plot to take him down and should be swiftly acquitted in a Senate trial, his …Read More »

The city of Wuhan, China, is racing to contain the potential spread of a deadly new strain of virus that has infected more than 200 people, which produces pneumonia-like symptoms. …Read More »

China’s National Health Commission has confirmed human-to-human transmission of the mysterious virus. #Coronavirus #Transmission #China #HumanTransmission #NationalHealthCommission #Health #Protection #TravelAdvisory #ABCNews #WorldNewsTonight WATCH FULL EPISODES OF WORLD NEWS TONIGHT: http://abc.go.com/shows/world-news-tonight …Read More »

For only the third time in US history, an impeachment trial is under way in Washington. President Donald Trump is accused of an abuse of power and obstructing Congress. Many …Read More »

Washington, DC – President Donald Trump has become only the third president in United States history to face an impeachment trial in the Senate. The House of Representatives voted last …Read More »

A charter college bus with students from the University of Alabama catches on fire on a Mississippi highway. Watch the video: SourceRead More »

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption More than 20,000 people were missing at the end of the country’s civil war Sri Lanka’s president has acknowledged for the first time that more …Read More »

The Honduran government has formally declared Hezbollah a terrorist organisation, a top security official said on Monday. “We declare Hezbollah a terrorist organisation and will include it in the registry …Read More »

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PENANG, Malaysia — Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the environment minster warning on Monday …Read More »

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Image copyright AFP Hundreds of migrants have waded into a river on the southern Mexico border as they try to reach the United States. The migrants, mainly from Honduras, took …Read More »

Three Katyusha rockets fell on Tuesday inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign missions, Iraqi police sources told Reuters. The three rockets were launched from Zafaraniyah district …Read More »

Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, has sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr requesting that he recuse himself from the investigation …Read More »

San Francisco defeated the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Tennessee Titans on Sunday to advance to a highly anticipated match up. #superbowl #49ers #chiefs #gma …Read More »

A Chinese theme park has been forced to apologize for pushing a pig off a platform in a “bungee jump” used to entertain guests. The animal was heard squealing in …Read More »

Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Trump is facing two counts of impeachment President Donald Trump’s legal team, representing him at his impeachment trial, has demanded that he is immediately …Read More »

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s government was defeated in parliament on Monday for the first time since a December election, with the upper chamber voting in favour of a move …Read More »

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Eight of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates locked arms in a brief demonstration of unity Monday amid some of the most intense intra-party sparring to date as …Read More »

CBC Marketplace’s Asha Tomlinson is joined by associate medical officer of health for Toronto Public Health Dr. Vinita Dubey and Marketplace producer Katie Pedersen, answering your questions on vaccinations and …Read More »

An attempt to set a world record in Sri Lanka for the largest gathering of twins appears to have failed after too many turned up. The organisers of the event …Read More »

Officials in protest-hit Lebanon on Monday promised to take measures to deter attacks on security forces by alleged “infiltrators” during the violence over the weekend that injured hundreds of people. Lebanon …Read More »

BERLIN — A Munich court on Monday convicted a German man of more than a dozen offenses of attempted murder for tricking women and girls into giving themselves electric shocks …Read More »

Authorities have taken every precaution as thousands of gun rights advocates and some extremist groups are expected to protest new proposed gun legislation in Virginia. #virginia #gunlegislation #protest #rally #gma …Read More »

New York — Lawyers and advocates are mobilizing to try to stop U.S. immigration officials from deporting a young Honduran mother and her two sick children to Guatemala, where the …Read More »

The state of emergency in St. John's continued Monday for a fourth day. Up to 300 troops from across Canada were being mobilized in a federal response that was authorized …Read More »

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption David G posed as a specialist to convince young women to electrocute themselves (file photo) A man who impersonated a doctor in order to …Read More »

The Australian Open is struggling to hit a winner against an agitated Mother Nature. After severe air quality issues brought by smoke from massive wildfires madequalifying play difficult last week, …Read More »

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Australia’s severe drought and other climate change effects are driving the native platypus towards extinction, researchers warn. With rivers drying up, many platypuses are becoming stranded and a new study led …Read More »

Human-to-human transmission has been confirmed in an outbreak of a new coronavirus, the head of a Chinese government expert team says. The mysterious virus has killed a third person and …Read More »

Image copyright Reuters Image caption A variety of firearms are on open display Thousands of gun rights supporters are converging on the centre of the US city of Richmond to …Read More »

Nine civilians died in western Chad after a female suicide bomber detonated explosives in an area targeted in the past by the  Boko Haram armed group, officials said on Monday. Chad is …Read More »

BEIJING — The head of a Chinese government expert team said Monday that human-to-human transmission has been confirmed in an outbreak of a new coronavirus. Team leader Zhong Nanshan, a …Read More »

Officers in Honolulu responded to a stabbing near Waikiki beach and the suspect killed two officers before igniting a massive blaze that engulfed neighboring homes. #hawaii #honolulu #stabbing #fire #gma …Read More »

Melbourne, Australia — Everyone had the same question when the Australian Open draw was revealed: What were the odds that Coco Gauff and Venus Williams would face each other again …Read More »

Image copyright Tolu Ogunlesi Image caption Anthony Joshua prostrated before Muhammadu Buhari as a sign of respect British boxer Anthony Joshua has been pictured prostrating before Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari …Read More »

Ontario's public elementary teachers have started a week of rotating one-day strikes, shutting down schools in the Toronto, York Region and Ottawa-Carleton school boards. All four of Ontario's major teachers' …Read More »

On January 15, during his state of the nation annual speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced major constitutional changes. As a result, the government of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who …Read More »

Prince Harry spoke publicly for the first time about his family’s decision and said there was “really no other option.” #queenelizabeth #harry #meghan #royals #gma #abcnews Watch the video: SourceRead More »

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is expected to allot a total of 24 hours per side for opening statements in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, but that …Read More »

(CNN) — Poor Edgar Allan Poe. In life, he was a haunted writer whose Gothic works went largely unappreciated. In death, he’s a celebrated literary icon whose talent has earned …Read More »

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CBC Marketplace’s Asha Tomlinson is joined by associate medical officer of health for Toronto Public Health Dr. Vinita Dubey and Marketplace producer Katie Pedersen, answering your questions on vaccinations and …Read More »

Image copyright Alamy Image caption A scene from the Oscar-winning Spirited Away Next month 21 films from the legendary Studio Ghibli are coming to Netflix. It means new people will …Read More »

The Democratic pool has blitzed through key early voting stages to make their final pitches ahead of the impeachment trial. #2020 #democrats #iowacaucuses #primary #election #gma #abcnews Watch the video: …Read More »

WASHINGTON — The most important number to remember for the Iowa caucuses that take place two weeks from today is 15 percent. That’s the minimum level of support that the …Read More »

Documents apparently generated by Cambridge Analytica suggest that the political consulting firm had a contractual relationship with Kenneth Braithwaite in the year before he was nominated to be U.S. Ambassador …Read More »

Kyle Snow's son Levi was born at the height of the St. John's blizzard on Friday. He knew getting Levi home would be a challenge, so he asked for help on …Read More »

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kiribati is one of six Pacific island nations most threatened by rising sea levels People fleeing immediate danger due to the climate crisis cannot …Read More »

Two Iraqi protesters were killed on Monday in Baghdad’s Tayaran Square after security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas as angry demonstrators took to the streets in force.  One …Read More »

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston connected after their respective SAG Award wins and the actress gave a shoutout to “Uncut Gems” star Adam Sandler in her acceptance speech. Watch the …Read More »

BEIJING — The number of people known to have been infected with the coronavirus on Monday jumped to over 200 from 62, with new cases reported in China’s capital and …Read More »

London (AP) — Google’s chief executive called Monday for a balanced approach to regulating artificial intelligence, telling a European audience that the technology brings benefits but also “negative consequences.” Sundar …Read More »

Image copyright Etienne Naude Two men in New Zealand and Spain have created an “Earth sandwich” – by placing slices of bread on precise points, either side of the planet. …Read More »

US president Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives in December 2019. Last week, the House sent the articles of impeachment to the Senate, which means the impeachment …Read More »

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage shows Paris police officer punching protester An investigation has been launched after a video showing a French police officer repeatedly punching …Read More »

The US state of Virginia is bracing for a pro-gun rally on Monday that experts and political leaders warn could descend into violence. The rally, billed by its organisers as …Read More »

Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries in Europe and North America since the third quarter last year, with the environment minster warning …Read More »

Wuhan, China — Fears over a deadly virus outbreak in China were spreading as rapidly as the virus itself on Monday, including concern that it could come to the United States. …Read More »

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Meng Wanzhou on her way to court in Vancouver in September, as part of her fight against extradition to the US The formal extradition hearings …Read More »