USA House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Barr in contempt after Trump asserts privilege "We are in a constitutional crisis," Chairman Jerrold Nadler said after the panel's decision. "We are now in it." 08/05/2019
USA Sanders is first presidential campaign to approve union contract with workers Staffers are demanding better treatment from Democrats, who they say don't always practice what they preach. 08/05/2019
world news Tottenham beat Ajax to set up an all-English Champions League final with Liverpool 08/05/2019
USA Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenas Donald Trump Jr. in Russia probe Trump Jr. told the Senate in 2017 he was only "peripherally aware" of a Russia deal with the Agalarovs. Michael Cohen said he briefed Trump Jr. 10 times. 08/05/2019
USA Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor: Breaking down Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's baby name Buckingham Palace has not said why the Duke and Duchess of Sussex picked the moniker, but social media users can't stop talking about it. 08/05/2019
USA Trump admin hits Iran with new sanctions on metals industry Trump's executive order came hours after Iran announced it was withdrawing from parts of an Obama-era nuclear agreement. 08/05/2019
USA Feds shut down largest dark web opioid directory, arrest alleged owners The two men accused of running DeepDotWeb allegedly earned millions in kickbacks for providing access to dark web marketplaces for illicit drugs. 08/05/2019
USA Video game 'loot boxes' face final boss — a Missouri senator "Social media and video games prey on user addiction, siphoning our kids' attention from the real world and extracting profits from fostering compulsive habits." 08/05/2019
USA Trump has invoked executive privilege. What does that mean? The big question may be whether the president already has waived his right to stop Congress from getting the Mueller report. 08/05/2019
USA Ride-sharing firms say they help ease traffic congestion. New research says otherwise. 08/05/2019
USA NY state Senate passes bill allowing Congress to get Trump tax returns Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, has pledged to sign the legislation, which covers the president's state filings, if it reaches his desk. 08/05/2019
Spain Lord of the Rings star slams far-right party Vox over Aragorn tweet Lord of the Rings actor Viggo Mortensen took up arms after Spanish far-right party Vox used the character of Aragorn in a promotional electoral campaign tweet. 08/05/2019
USA Frustrated Florida residents still waiting for help as President Trump visits Panhandle communities devastated by lack of federal aid seven months after Hurricane Michael say the government as a whole has let them down. 08/05/2019
USA Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s own family calls his anti-vaccine crusade "dangerous" and "wrong" 08/05/2019
World These are the men and women shaping Europe A memorable evening at the majestic Palais d'Egmont in Brussels, organised in partnership with the European Business Summit, awarded European leaders for their outstanding achievements in five categories. 08/05/2019
USA Pelosi says Trump is 'becoming self-impeachable' The House speaker's remark came as the congressional showdown with the president over executive privilege escalated sharply. 08/05/2019
explore Keeping tradition alive in Dubai Tourists are flocking to Dubai to experience the traditional Bedouin culture. 08/05/2019
Culture Will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle be raising a vegan royal baby? The royal couple are supposedly breaking with tradition with this modern decision 08/05/2019
USA Trump asserts executive privilege over entire Mueller report President Donald Trump has asserted executive privilege over Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report and its underlying investigative materials 08/05/2019
United Kingdom Royal baby name: Archie comes from nowhere to confound bookies The favourite was Spencer, closely followed by Alexander. But Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor fooled everyone. 08/05/2019