U.S. joins battle as Philippines takes losses in besieged city
June 10, 2017
U.S. Special Forces have joined the battle to crush Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town, officials said on Saturday, as government forces have joined the battle to crush Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town, officials said on Saturday, as government forces struggled to make headway and 13 marines were killed in intense urban fighting.

FACT CHECK: Assessing Trump’s self-defense in Comey drama
June 10, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Not a shy guy, President Donald Trump is claiming he didn't know James Comey well enough to ask for his allegiance.

President Donald Trump spoke out about James Comey during a news conference with Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis in the Rose Garden at the White House on Friday.
ICC Champions Trophy: Bowlers, Shakib-Mahmudullah knock New Zealand out
June 9, 2017
Brief Scorecard: Bangladesh 268 for 5 (Shakib 114, Mahmudullah 102*, Southee 3-45) beat New Zealand 265 for 8 (Taylor 63, Williamson 57, Mosaddek 3-13) by five wickets

We Are Going to Fight,’ Trump Says, but Calm Reigns During...
June 9, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump dipped in and out of the small dining room off the Oval Office on Thursday to monitor a television as James B. Comey, the ousted F.B.I. director, told a tortured tale — and to insist to his huddled legal team, “I was right.”

British shock: UK PM May’s election gamble appears to backfire
June 8, 2017
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May's gamble in calling an early election appeared Friday to have backfired spectacularly, with a real possibility that her Conservative Party could lose its majority in Parliament.

A voter arrives with a dog at a polling station in Brighton. Polling station pooches
USFDA Asks Drugmaker to Pull Opioid Because of Abuse
June 8, 2017
For the first time ever, the Food and Drug Administration has asked a drug company to pull a painkiller off the market because it has such a high potential for abuse.

Image: The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Mansimran Singh Kahlon hopes to become first Sikh American elected to...
June 8, 2017
By Geeta Goindi
VIRGINIA – Indian-born Virginia Democrat Mansimran Singh Kahlon is running for the Virginia House of Delegates from the 13th District, which encompasses largely Gainesville and Manassas Park in Prince William County.

‘RAW double agent’, who also worked for Pakistan, on NIA radar...
June8, 2017
A Kashmiri carpet dealer, who is suspected to have acted as a double agent for Indian as well as Pakistani spy services, is on the radar of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the source of Pakistani funding of separatists leaders in the valley.

ICC Champions Trophy: Feisty Sri Lanka surge to stunning win
June 8, 2017
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 322 for 3 (Mendis 89, Gunathilaka 76, Mathews 52*) beat India 321 for 6 (Dhawan 125, Rohit 78, Dhoni 63) by seven wickets

Comey says he was fired because of Russia investigation
June 8, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former FBI Director James Comey asserted Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to interfere with his investigation of Russia's role in the 2016 election and its ties to the Trump campaign.

Comey walks at his home in McLean, Va., on May 10, 2017, a day after being fired by President Trump.














































































































