San Francisco labels NRA as 'domestic terrorist'

San Francisco's legislature has passed a resolution labeling the National Rifle Association a "domestic terrorist organization".

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Mike Pompeo wraps up Brussels trip

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrapped a two-day visit to Brussels on Tuesday aimed to "reset" a fast deteriorating relationship, but the transatlantic divide is growing wider on many critical issues.

Walmart to limit ammunition sales after mass shooting in Texas store

Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, announced on Tuesday that it will stop selling ammunition for assault-style rifles and handguns, one month after a gunman walked into an El Paso, Texas, Walmart with an AK-style semi-automatic rifle and killed 22 people.

Brexit uncertainties hit German economic performance

The prospect of a Brexit is already having an economic impact beyond the United Kingdom, as German commentators are citing the likely split as a contributory factor to the strain on the country's export-heavy economy.

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Virgin Australia to trim overseas services

When Virgin Australia first started operating in Australia on Aug 31, 2000, the airline, then known as Virgin Blue, promised so much to the traveling public.

US airlines cancel more 737 flights

Friction between Boeing and international air-safety authorities reportedly may delay the return of the 737 Max fleet in time for the year-end holiday travel season. Both American and United airlines have canceled flights for the jetliner into December.

California: 34 dead or missing in dive boat fire

Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles says there were no Chinese citizens onboard

Scores arrested in S. Africa for looting foreign shops

Early morning traffic was paralyzed and drivers forced to use alternative routes as violence broke out in several parts of Johannesburg in South Africa for the third day.

Hurricane Dorian kills five in Bahamas; three US coastal states order evacuations

PORT SAINT LUCIE, Florida - Monster storm Dorian hovered over the Bahamas as surging seawaters and ferocious winds sowed chaos in low-lying island communities, killing at least five people and spurring mass evacuations on the east coast of the United States.

Brexit impasse raises prospect of election gamble

The United Kingdom looks increasingly likely to be heading for a general election soon, less than two months after Prime Minister Boris Johnson took office, even as he tries to take the country out of the European Union on Oct 31. Johnson has said the UK will sever ties on that date, "do or die, come what may".