Trump picks billionaire Stephen Feinberg to be deputy defense secretary
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he would nominate billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg to serve as deputy secretary of defense. Feinberg is the co-chief executive of Cerberus ...
Peter Mandelson denies interest in US ambassador role in resurfaced interview
Lord Peter Mandelson denied any interest in becoming the UK's ambassador to the US in a Newsnight interview in July - just ...
Trump appoints Bo Hines to presidential council on digital assets
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said he was appointing Bo Hines, who previously ran to represent a North Carolina ...
At least 17 Palestinians killed as Israeli forces attack Gaza school and hospital
At least 17 Palestinians were killed on Sunday when Israeli forces bombed a school and a hospital in Gaza City amid ...
As flooding becomes a yearly disaster in South Sudan, thousands survive on the edge of a canal
Flooding is becoming a yearly disaster in South Sudan. Tens of thousands of South Sudanese perch in makeshift communities on the rare high ground of the Jonglei Canal. Seasonal flooding has long been ...
Dozens dead after overloaded ferry capsizes on river in DR Congo
A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on Busira river in the north-east, killing at least 38 ...
Starbucks workers expand strike in US cities including New York
The five-day strike, which began on Friday and initially closed Starbucks cafes in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, has ...