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Thousands of Nicaraguans marched peacefully through the capital Managua on Saturday in a mass demonstration to demand justice following the violent suppression of a wave of protests that left 43 people dead. During the rally, which was called by the Catholic church, Managua's bishop issued a deadline of one month to see if there was a serious intention to achieve change through a national dialogue aimed at resolving issues that triggered the country's worst unrest in 11 years. The rally took place just hours after university students at the forefront of anti-government unrest issued conditions for talks with the government of embattled President Daniel Ortega. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rb2C1L via Yahoo

Recovered FBI text messages were delivered to congressional committees; House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Louie Gohmert reacts on 'Fox & Friends.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2r6XD2G via Yahoo

North Korea's state news agency on Saturday called the inter-Korean summit a turning point for the Korean peninsula, while President Donald Trump said he would maintain sanctions pressure on Pyongyang ahead of his own unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2r4TprP via Yahoo

North Korea's state news agency on Saturday called the inter-Korean summit a turning point for the Korean peninsula, while President Donald Trump said he would maintain sanctions pressure on Pyongyang ahead of his own unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2r4TprP via Yahoo

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the temporary ban on Filipinos going to work in Kuwait is now permanent, intensifying a diplomatic standoff over the treatment of migrant workers in the Gulf nation. Mr Duterte in February imposed a prohibition on workers heading to Kuwait following the murder of a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in the Gulf state. The crisis deepened after Kuwaiti authorities last week ordered Manila's envoy to leave the country over videos of Philippine embassy staff helping workers in Kuwait flee allegedly abusive employers. The two nations had been negotiating a labour deal that Philippine officials said could result in the lifting of the ban but the recent escalation in tensions has put an agreement in doubt. "The ban stays permanently. There will be no more recruitment for especially domestic helpers. No more," Mr Duterte told reporters in the southern city of Davao. There was no immediate response from Kuwa...

Michelle Wolf started as she meant to go on. “Good evening, here we are at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” she greeted guests at Saturday’s prestigious media dinner in Washington. Former press secretary Sean Spicer took to Twitter to call the performance a “disgrace”. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Fr3pk4 via Yahoo

Moscow (AFP) - Russian, Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers on Saturday talked up their successes in brokering a political solution to the Syrian conflict at a meeting in Moscow. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HYcTJ2 via Yahoo

Recovered FBI text messages were delivered to congressional committees; House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Louie Gohmert reacts on 'Fox & Friends.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2r6XD2G via Yahoo

Fox News reporter Ed Henry said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2r8ZHXY via Yahoo

The man accused of killing his girlfriend then attempting to take his own life has died, officials confirmed. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2JBO6Ye via Yahoo

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces on Sunday briefly captured four villages east of the Euphrates River in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour after rare clashes with U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters, then lost the area in a counteroffensive by the Kurdish-led force. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Fqv70B via Yahoo

Thousands of Nicaraguans marched peacefully through the capital Managua on Saturday in a mass demonstration to demand justice following the violent suppression of a wave of protests that left 43 people dead. During the rally, which was called by the Catholic church, Managua's bishop issued a deadline of one month to see if there was a serious intention to achieve change through a national dialogue aimed at resolving issues that triggered the country's worst unrest in 11 years. The rally took place just hours after university students at the forefront of anti-government unrest issued conditions for talks with the government of embattled President Daniel Ortega. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rb2C1L via Yahoo

The leaders of North Korea and South Korea committed to the idea of a nuclear-free region in Friday’s historic summit, but U.S. officials want proof that Kim Jong Un will get rid of his weapons. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FqLGtf via Yahoo

President Donald Trump was met with silence at a campaign-style rally in from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FqF7Xs via Yahoo

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday hosted his Iranian and Turkey counterparts for talks on Syria in the wake of an alleged chemical attack that has exposed differences between the three powers. The three nations have been attempting to find a political solution to the Syrian conflict at talks that started last year in Astana, Kazakhstan, in competition with the US and UN-backed Geneva initiative. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held separate bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu and then Iran's Mohammad Javad Zarif, who stressed the warmth of their relationship in opening comments. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HXCXnC via Yahoo

These photographs of hundreds of ducks following their leader down a river are truly mesmerizing. Rafeur Rahman of Bangladesh climbed a high bridge and saw hundreds of ducks apparently playing a game of follow the leader. More than 500 ducks live on the river, where the mosses and snails provide the perfect habitat. (Caters News) from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2r8mgLL via Yahoo

Israeli soldiers shot dead three Palestinians on Sunday after two separate infiltration bids on the Gaza border, the army said. "2 suspects attempted to infiltrate Israel from the southern Gaza Strip and damage the (border) security fence," the army tweeted. Forty-five Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the start of what organisers have dubbed the Great March of Return on March 30, with more than 1,500 wounded. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HBy2JI via Yahoo

The president shared updates about his forthcoming summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, saying he spoke with the leaders of South Korea and Japan, and that the meeting’s time and location are being set. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2vVX2pt via Yahoo

John Williams was in custody after a four-day manhunt in the woods from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HDsvyb via Yahoo

By Lesley Wroughton and Ori Lewis TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The United States is deeply concerned by Iran's "destabilizing and malign activities", new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. The former CIA director was speaking on a flying visit to the region, where he had earlier in the day met with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh and stressed the need for unity among Gulf allies as Washington aims to muster support for new sanctions against Iran to curb its missile program. The whirlwind trip to NATO in Brussels and to Middle East allies came only hours after Pompeo was confirmed as Trump's top diplomat. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Hx8fCe via Yahoo

VANADZOR, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's ruling party said Saturday it will not put forward a candidate for prime minister to keep from exacerbating the political crisis sparked by the naming of the country's termed-out president as premier this month. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HEuy99 via Yahoo

Wolf's routine took shots at President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders and the media. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HUG9jM via Yahoo

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — A police officer in the Arizona border city of Nogales was killed after he tried to stop a carjacking suspect. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2JCBPTt via Yahoo

Washington's newly appointed secretary of state landed in Riyadh Saturday on a tour of America's key Middle East allies, after vowing to bring some "swagger" back to US diplomacy. Mike Pompeo touched down in Saudi Arabia shortly after authorities in the kingdom said they had intercepted four missiles fired at the south of the country by Yemeni rebels, underlining the tensions in the region. The Saudi capital is the first stop on a three-day trip that will also take him to Israel and Jordan to update friends on President Donald Trump's plans for the Iran nuclear deal. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2JBtejQ via Yahoo

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — A police officer in the Arizona border city of Nogales was killed after he tried to stop a carjacking suspect. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2JCBPTt via Yahoo

James Shaw Jr. was hailed as a hero, but he's making sure that the focus stays on the victims and their families. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2jhyeiF via Yahoo

John Williams was in custody after a four-day manhunt in the woods from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HDsvyb via Yahoo

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine labor group and a senator accused President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday of gambling with the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Filipinos in Kuwait, after he asked them to come home amid a diplomatic dispute over reported labor abuse. The Philippines and the Gulf Arab state are embroiled in a row over what Duterte says is a pattern of mistreatment of domestic workers by Kuwaiti employers. The Philippine ambassador has been asked to leave following attempts by embassy workers to "rescue" distressed workers there, which Kuwait says is a breach of its sovereignty. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Ft0IP3 via Yahoo

Stephen Colbert doesn't want fellow "Avengers: Infinity War" superfans ruining from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KlaOVT via Yahoo

ABC News contributor Frank Luntz held a focus group with Democratic and Republican voters to understand how they feel about the state of politics heading into the midterms. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KopV0P via Yahoo

BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of China and India stressed the importance of close ties in talks Saturday, against the background of their rivalry for leadership in Asia and the potential for cooperation on economic and security matters. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Fq7jd6 via Yahoo

The leaders of North Korea and South Korea committed to the idea of a nuclear-free region in Friday’s historic summit, but U.S. officials want proof that Kim Jong Un will get rid of his weapons. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FqLGtf via Yahoo

ABC News contributor Frank Luntz held a focus group with Democratic and Republican voters to understand how they feel about the state of politics heading into the midterms. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KopV0P via Yahoo

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine labor group and a senator accused President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday of gambling with the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Filipinos in Kuwait, after he asked them to come home amid a diplomatic dispute over reported labor abuse. The Philippines and the Gulf Arab state are embroiled in a row over what Duterte says is a pattern of mistreatment of domestic workers by Kuwaiti employers. The Philippine ambassador has been asked to leave following attempts by embassy workers to "rescue" distressed workers there, which Kuwait says is a breach of its sovereignty. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Ft0IP3 via Yahoo

SAN DIEGO ― The caravan of Central American asylum-seekers that sent the Trump from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FtpSNp via Yahoo

NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP) — The Latest on the search for a suspect in the slaying of a Maine deputy sheriff (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2vS6DOg via Yahoo

Washington's new chief diplomat was to meet Saudi and Israeli leaders on Sunday to rally coordinated opposition to Tehran and brief them on President Donald Trump's threat to end the Iran nuclear deal. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touched down in Riyadh on Saturday shortly after Tehran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen fired missiles across the kingdom's border. US officials travelling with Pompeo told reporters the Huthi missiles had been supplied by Iran, and cited the attacks as evidence that regional powers should work together. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2vVGKNw via Yahoo

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops on Sunday tightened the noose around a Palestinian refugee camp held by Islamic State militants in southern Damascus where hundreds of civilians face an uncertain future, state media, witnesses and residents said. Nearly two weeks into a campaign to capture the last area near the capital outside government control that has left many parts of the once teeming Yarmouk camp in ruins, state media announced al Qadm neighborhood next to the camp was retaken. Opposition sources said the army was now engaged in fierce fighting with militants on the outskirts of Yarmouk camp where an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 militants are now encircled. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Frn5Vc via Yahoo

BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of China and India stressed the importance of close ties in talks Saturday, against the background of their rivalry for leadership in Asia and the potential for cooperation on economic and security matters. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Fq7jd6 via Yahoo

Thousands of protesters flooded the streets in cities across Spain after a from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KoGrOc via Yahoo

Trump says Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, claiming to be an "informant" is only doing so because Putin wants to make the United States more chaotic. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HWPtDH via Yahoo

While House Republicans said conclusively that no collusion occurred, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee said the investigation did not go far enough. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FprTdD via Yahoo

Guns will be barred during Vice President Mike Pence's appearance at an from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Hz9px8 via Yahoo

She called it a "horror." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2jgEKGe via Yahoo

For the Chinese Communist Party, Taiwan represents the final obstacle to truly concluding the Chinese Civil War. In the wake of China’s live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait, along with the largest naval drills in history of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, the Republic of China’s (Taiwan) status and meaning to the U.S.-China relationship is more prominent than ever. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2jiOBLZ via Yahoo

President Donald Trump kickstarted his weekend by launching a blistering from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HCxRO7 via Yahoo

Police caught 29-year-old John Williams, the man authorities say killed Corporal Eugene Cole on Wednesday, after four days on the run. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2JCo9b8 via Yahoo

A Twitter-famous shark turned up in a new location on Friday -- near the from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2jgvOR9 via Yahoo

Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old British toddler whose grave illness drew international attention, died early on Saturday, his family said. Alfie had a rare, degenerative disease and had been in a semi-vegetative state for more than a year. After a series of court cases, doctors at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool removed his life support on Monday, against his parents wishes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HDnh5D via Yahoo

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister said Saturday the United States is trying to divide Syria. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KmImD5 via Yahoo