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US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say

US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say

The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States

How a Chinese film shot in dialect is finding a global audience

How a Chinese film shot in dialect is finding a global audience

"Dear You," a film shot in a southern Chinese dialect, has become a hit in China

Myanmar human rights conditions hit new low, UN says

Myanmar human rights conditions hit new low, UN says

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Human rights conditions in Myanmar have sunk to a new low, with widespread abuses against the Rohingya minority and a booming illicit economy driven partly by illegal rare-earth mining deepening civilian suffering, the U.N. said on Tuesday.

The last few witnesses in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are set to testify

The last few witnesses in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are set to testify

After nearly a month of testimony, jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are set to hear from the final witnesses in a case that has largely been about her mental state when she strangled her three young children

The Ashleigh Hall Case Sparked a National Debate Over Online Safety

The Ashleigh Hall Case Sparked a National Debate Over Online Safety

In October 2009, the United Kingdom was rocked by the murder of 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall from Darlington. Her tragic death brought to light the da...

USS Abraham Lincoln heads to Thailand for a brief stop after lengthy deployment at sea

USS Abraham Lincoln heads to Thailand for a brief stop after lengthy deployment at sea

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is set to make a temporary stop in Thailand after its deployment in the Middle East

US voices 'significant concerns' over Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen's prison sentence

US voices 'significant concerns' over Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen's prison sentence

Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said it has "significant concerns" over the case of Chinese artist Gao Zhen, who was sentenced to three years in prison by a Chinese court on Tuesday over dissident artworks, and said its diplomats were refused entry to the sentencing hearing.

Murder suspects claims girlfriend killed aunt, fatally stabbed herself

Murder suspects claims girlfriend killed aunt, fatally stabbed herself

An El Paso man on trial for the fatal stabbings of his aunt and girlfriend pinned the double murder on the girlfriend during his testimony.

US prepares to send diplomats back to Middle East embassies after Iran war evacuations, NYT reports

US prepares to send diplomats back to Middle East embassies after Iran war evacuations, NYT reports

Aug 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is preparing to return diplomats to embassies in the Middle East that were evacuated before and during the war with Iran, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing an internal State Department document.

Gang coalition unleashes violent new attack on farming community in Haiti

Gang coalition unleashes violent new attack on farming community in Haiti

A powerful gang coalition in Haiti has attacked a once peaceful farming community nestled in the hills above the country's capital