Vietnam to try former oil executives in widened crackdown

A New York jury that found two former South American soccer officials guilty of bribery charges is set to continue deliberations against a third official. A New York jury that found two former South American soccer officials guilty of bribery charges is set to continue deliberations against a third official.

North Korea: UN Security Council’s 15-0 Vote Choking a Country into Submission

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is being choked into submission if not starvation by the UN Security Council, by a vote of 15-0; i.e. unanimously. None of the 15 UNSC states, let alone the five permanent members, have had the guts to say no to a killer Resolution, drafted and proposed by the United States of America, a name that increasingly stands for international rogue and crime nation.

The Politics of Manus Island: Refugees, Responsibilities and Contracts

In what has been a nightmare at Christmas, the plight of refugees relocated to other sites on Manus Island after the closure of the facility at Lombrum Naval Base has worsened. The latest scenes at East Lorengau Transit Centre, where 300 men have been since December 19, have been ugly and pitiable.

Silicon Valley mystery: Why the ‘time is right’ for Schmidt to leave as Alphabet chairman

Former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, here in Cannes, France, in June 2016, is stepping down as AlphabetAf A A A A A s executive chairman. Former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, here in Cannes, France, in June 2016, is stepping down as AlphabetAf A A A A A s executive chairman.

Treasury issues sanctions against 2 North Korean officials

The White House says a large portion of a famed Magnolia tree planted on the south grounds by President Andrew Jackson has become too weak to remain standing. The White House says a large portion of a famed Magnolia tree planted on the south grounds by President Andrew Jackson has become too weak to remain standing.

Carl Bernstein: FBI isn’t tainted, Trump’s presidency is

Donald John Trump House Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for 'serious case of amnesia' after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don't want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE on Tuesday over the latter's attacks on the FBI, saying it's Trump's presidency whose integrity has been compromised, not the law enforcement agency's. In an interview with CNN's Jim Sciutto, the legendary Watergate reporter accused Trump of acting contemptuously toward the FBI and other "instruments" of American democracy.

US Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Trump Voter Fraud Panel

A woman votes at a polling station inside a coffee shop in Los Angeles, March 7, 2017. The California secretary of state was among those who rejected a request for voter information from President Donald Trump's commission investigating alleged voter fraud.