Former Justice lawyers say Trump charges justified

WASHINGTON - Almost 500 former US Justice Department officials said on Monday in a joint statement that the Mueller report's findings would justify obstruction charges against US President Donald Trump if he were not currently occupying the White House.

Pilot blames lightning for deadly crash landing

The pilot of a Russian passenger plane that erupted in a ball of fire on the runway of Moscow's busiest airport, killing 41 of the 78 people aboard, said lightning led to the emergency landing, Agence France-Presse reported.

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US sends naval strike group to Middle East

WASHINGTON - The United States is sending an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East in a "clear and unmistakable" message to Iran, US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday.

Cyclone death toll rises to 42 in India, Bangladesh

NEW DELHI - The death toll from a cyclone that battered India and Bangladesh rose to 42 on Sunday as emergency teams raced to fix water supplies and roads devastated by the storm.

Taliban kill 13 in attack as peace talks falter

The Taliban stormed a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 13 police and setting off a six-hour gunbattle, The Associated Press citied officials as saying.

Blacklisting Muslim Brotherhood evokes debates

CAIRO - The recently announced intention of US President Donald Trump to designate the Muslim Brotherhood group as a terrorist organization has raised debate among key players in Middle East.

UN envoy to push Houthi rebels on peace pact

SANAA, Yemen - The UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths arrived in the capital Sanaa on Sunday, in attempt to push the Houthi rebels to implement a peace agreement reached last year.

'Truce reached' to end Gaza escalation

A cease-fire agreement was clinched between Palestinians and Israelis on Monday after a deadly surge in violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel over the weekend, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing media reports.

Hundreds punished over racist and sexist comments

British universities have disciplined hundreds of students in recent years over sexually or racially abusive comments on social media, a freedom of information request has revealed.

Boeing knew of Max safety system glitch a year before deadly crash

Boeing engineers identified a fault with a pilot warning system on 737 Max aircraft in 2017, a year before the deadly Lion Air crash, the company said on Sunday, Agence France-Presse reported.

France Telecom goes on trial for staff suicides

The toll is shocking: in a three-year span, there were 19 suicides, 12 suicide attempts and eight cases of serious depression among employees at France's main telephone and internet company, The Associated Press reported.