'Trump considering lawyer who spoke at rally for impeachment defence' January 13, 2021 at 06:07PM

President Donald Trump may hire a law professor who spoke at his rally before the riot at the U.S. Capitol to help defend him in an impeachment trial over a charge that he incited the violence, according to two people familiar with the matter. ​​John Eastman, who joined Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on stage at the Jan. 6 rally, is being considered for a role on Trump's defense team, the people said.

WHO experts in Wuhan for virus origin probe January 13, 2021 at 05:38PM

Chinese state broadcaster CGTN showed the arrival of their plane from Singapore for an investigation that is expected to last several weeks.

Historic snowfall chills Madrid slum to the bones January 13, 2021 at 05:43PM

Days after its heaviest snowfall in 50 years, Madrid woke on Tuesday to its lowest temperatures in decades, with the mercury plummeting to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit).

Covid-19: China reports first virus death in eight months January 13, 2021 at 05:14PM

No details were given about the latest death by health authorities, except that it occurred in Hebei province, where the government has placed several cities under lockdown.

S Korea court upholds 20-year jail term for ex-president Park January 13, 2021 at 05:24PM

Park Geun-hye, the daughter of slain military dictator Park Chung-hee, was convicted of colluding with her longtime confidante, Choi Soon-sil, to take millions of dollars in bribes and extortion from some of the country's largest business groups, including Samsung, while she was in office from 2013 to 2016.

Snapchat permanently bans Donald Trump from site January 13, 2021 at 05:12PM

Image-centric social network Snapchat on Wednesday said it has permanently banned US President Donald Trump from the platform, as voices are raised against keeping him off the internet stage. The account is being permanently terminated "in the interest of public safety, and based on his attempts to spread misinformation, hate speech, and incite violence, which are clear violations of our guidelines," Snapchat said.

Second year of Covid could tougher than the first: WHO January 13, 2021 at 05:07PM

"We are going into a second year of this, it could even be tougher given the transmission dynamics and some of the issues that we are seeing," Mike Ryan, the WHO's top emergencies official, said during an event on social media.

'No one' above the law, Pelosi says after Donald Trump impeached January 13, 2021 at 01:48PM

Trump's impeachment Wednesday confirmed that "no one is above the law," US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after the defiant Republican president was impeached for the second time in 13 months. "Today in a bipartisan way the House demonstrated that no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States," the top Democrat in Congress said at a ceremony at which she signed the article of impeachment.

McConnell open to convicting Trump in impeachment trial January 13, 2021 at 01:52PM

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pointedly did not rule out Wednesday that he might eventually vote to convict the now twice-impeached President Donald Trump, but he also blocked a quick Senate impeachment trial.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg to feature on Swedish stamps January 13, 2021 at 07:14AM

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is to feature on a set of stamps issued by Sweden's postal service. She will join a hall of fame of Swedish personalities, from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Greta Garbo, who have been depicted on the country's postage stamps.

Obama-era veteran Kurt Campbell to be White House Indo-Pacific coordinator January 13, 2021 at 06:55AM

Biden picks Samantha Power, former UN envoy, for US aid post January 13, 2021 at 05:06AM

President-elect Joe Biden has selected Samantha Power , the US ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, to run the US Agency for International Development. That's the agency that oversees US foreign humanitarian and development aid. She won a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for her book “A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide,” about the US foreign policy response to genocide.

Hafiz Saeed's two close aides get 15 years in jail for terror funding January 13, 2021 at 02:03AM

China says will defend self over UK Xinjiang labour measures January 13, 2021 at 12:19AM

China said on Wednesday that it would defend itself against a British government demand that companies ensure their supply chains are free from forced labour linked to the northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang or face punishing fines.

Kremlin critic Navalny to fly to Russia on Sunday despite risks January 12, 2021 at 11:15PM

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he would fly back to Russia on Jan. 17 from Germany where he has been recovering after being poisoned, shrugging off potential legal risks that could see him jailed. His announcement came a day after court documents showed Russian authorities had asked a court to jail him for allegedly breaking the terms of a suspended sentence.

Iran launches missile drill amid tensions with US January 12, 2021 at 10:54PM

Iran has one of the biggest missile programmes in the Middle East, regarding such weapons as an important deterrent and retaliatory force against U.S. and other adversaries in the event of war. The West sees Iran's missiles both as a conventional military threat to regional stability and a possible delivery mechanism for nuclear weapons should Tehran develop them.