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Interpol is not complete without Taiwan’s participation

Growing internationalization underlines the urgent need for Taiwan’s involvement in the global fight against transnational crime. The 2016 InterNations Expat Insider survey of more than 14,000 expatriates globally ranked Taiwan as the best…

Bus driver dies after being set on fire

(CNN)A bus driver in Brisbane, Australia, has died after a passenger set him on fire, police said Friday. Authorities launched a homicide investigation after the incident, which saw the driver pronounced dead at the scene. Australian media…

Tony Blair: U.K. may need a second vote on Brexit

Tony Blair thinks Brits may be having second thoughts about Brexit. The former Prime Minister said the U.K. should keep its "options open" over its decision to leave the European Union until it becomes clear what kind of deal it can get.…

Melania Trump to give two or three ‘important speeches’

(CNN) Donald Trump said in an interview aired Thursday that his wife, Melania, will give "two or three speeches" during the remainder of his presidential run, praising his press-averse spouse as "an amazing public speaker." Trump delivered…

Apple unveils MacBook Pro with touch bar on top of keyboard

After four long years, Apple unveiled on Thursday a new MacBook Pro. At an event held at its headquarters, the company showed off new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks. Both include a new display called the Touch Bar at the top of…

Man shot dead outside US Embassy in Kenya after knife attack

Nairobi, Kenya (CNN)A police officer shot and killed a man who stabbed him as he stood guard outside the US Embassy in Nairobi Thursday, authorities said. "The officer fired back in self-defense and managed to kill (the attacker). My…

Third runway at Heathrow cleared for takeoff by ministers

The government has approved a third runway at Heathrow to expand UK airport capacity following a cabinet committee meeting on Tuesday. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the "truly momentous" decision would support trade and create…

Dreamworld: Four killed on Australian theme park ride

Two men and two women have been killed on a ride at a theme park on Australia's east coast. Two victims were thrown from a raft on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld on Queensland's Gold Coast, while two others were trapped…

Belgium Walloons block key EU Ceta trade deal with Canada

Belgium cannot sign a key EU trade deal with Canada, Prime Minister Charles Michel has said, because of objections led by its Wallonia region. Mr. Michel said talks with Wallonia and two other elected bodies had failed. Read more:…

Pete Burns: Dead or Alive singer dies aged 57

Dead or Alive singer Pete Burns has died aged 57 after suffering a cardiac arrest, his management has said. A statement on Twitter said it was with "greatest sadness" that it had to break the "tragic news" that Burns died suddenly on…

Junko Tabei, first woman to climb Mount Everest, dead at 77

(CNN) Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb the world's highest peak, has died at age 77, according to Japanese media reports. Tabei climbed Mount Everest in 1975, becoming the first woman to reach the 29,000 foot summit. She was 35 at the…

Teenager wakes up from coma speaking fluent Spanish

NEW YORK POST – A Georgia teenager has survived a life-threatening head injury on the soccer pitch that put him in a coma — and when he woke up, he was only speaking fluent Spanish. Reuben Nsemoh, a 16-year-old goalkeeper at Brookwood High…