Hurricane Willa slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast late on Tuesday, raking it with winds of 120 mph (195 kph) that brought power outages, buffeted buildings, and dumped torrential rain on tourist resorts where thousands of people had moved to safety. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2D0iAUz
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Saudi authorities staged the "worst cover-up ever" in the killing of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi this month, as the United States vowed to revoke the visas of some of those believed to be responsible. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2q3UNL8
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands highlighted the "shadow of uncertainty" hanging over Dutch nationals living in Britain due to Brexit in an address to the British parliament on Tuesday during a two-day state visit. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PRH5WL
- Ecuador does not plan to intervene with the British government on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in talks over his situation as an asylee in the South American country's London embassy, Ecuador's foreign minister said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PRgER0
Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro saw his sizeable lead narrow slightly over leftist rival Fernando Haddad in a new Ibope election poll published on Tuesday, looking at voter intentions for Sunday's run-off vote. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OKIa6r
China has signed a free trade agreement memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Palestine, China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday in a statement posted on its official website. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NYZYFz
A Salvadoran judge on Tuesday ordered the arrest of a former military officer suspected of ordering the 1980 killing of Archbishop Oscar Romero, a Latin American human rights icon recently named a Roman Catholic saint. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2AoCFS6
A man believed to be a Japanese freelance journalist who was captured three years ago in Syria has been freed, a Japanese government spokesman said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PODwk9
For years, an annual caravan of Central American migrants traveling through Mexico to the U.S. border received modest publicity until President Donald Trump condemned it in April, pitching the procession into the glare of the world's media - and into the homes of thousands of potential migrants. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2q5yEvI
Four U.S. soldiers were injured in a major North Atlantic Treaty Organization exercise in Norway in an accident involving four vehicles on Tuesday, the U.S. military said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2RaFwUm
Companies will suffer and criminals could benefit from the inevitable border disruption that will ensue if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, the country's public spending watchdog said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2R9QVDF
The European Commission rejected Italy's draft 2019 budget on Tuesday, saying it brazenly broke EU rules on public spending, and asked Rome to submit a new one within three weeks or face disciplinary action. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2RbWbHb
The 15p fee will be handed to drivers to help them pay for an all-electric car, says ride-hailing firm from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2EFTdJl
The $20bn bridge spanning 55km is an engineering marvel but has been dogged by safety issues and delays. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2OFS7lv
Nasa believes it has fixed a malfunction with the Hubble telescope which threatened to limit the orbiting observatory's performance. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R4Jo9c
Photojournalist Encarni Pindado documents the migrant caravan winding its way from Honduras towards the US. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pl0tP1
With a film of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret on its way, fans of the book talk about its impact on their lives. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2AoI9MM