Trump is counting on public support as he holds out for $5 billion for his wall.ABC News: Top Stories https://abcn.ws/2LG5e1r December 31, 2018 at 11:10AM
A lion at a North Carolina private wildlife sanctuary fatally mauled a 22-year-old worker on Sunday before being shot and killed by local law enforcement, officials said. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2TmvnFd December 31, 2018 at 10:14AM
China's factory activity contracted for the first time in over two years in December, highlighting the challenges facing Beijing as it seeks to end a bruising trade war with Washington and reduce the risk of a sharper economic slowdown in 2019. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2GNdOg4 December 31, 2018 at 09:38AM
The main opposition camps in Congo's presidential election on Sunday complained of widespread irregularities after a chaotic vote disrupted by long queues, broken voting machines and torrential rain. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2EUba6g December 31, 2018 at 08:57AM
Residents of an Ebola hotspot in eastern Congo staged a mock presidential election on Sunday to show the authorities a decision to postpone the vote there due to health fears was unfounded. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2VjSS3x December 31, 2018 at 08:57AM
Asian stocks rose on Monday as hints of progress on the Sino-U.S. trade standoff provided a rare glimmer of optimism in what has been a rough year-end for equities globally. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2An5dep December 31, 2018 at 08:47AM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's alliance won Bangladesh's election with a thumping majority, the country's Election Commission said on Monday, giving her a third straight term following a vote that the opposition rejected as rigged. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2SzajLL December 31, 2018 at 08:46AM
Growth in China's services industry picked up in December after a two-month slowdown, an official survey showed, offering some respite for the slowing economy though the outlook remains gloomy as domestic and external risks to growth rise. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2AqnVlf December 31, 2018 at 08:34AM
The Tokyo District Court said on Monday it has extended the detention of ousted Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn by 10 days until Jan. 11. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2VifJMO December 31, 2018 at 06:19AM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a "conciliatory message" to U.S. President Donald Trump amid stalled nuclear negotiations, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2BNk0ir December 31, 2018 at 05:32AM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of "when, not if" he moves his country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2QaDDpF December 31, 2018 at 05:27AM
A senior Republican U.S. senator said he emerged from a White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Sunday reassured that Trump is committed to defeating Islamic State even as he plans to withdraw American troops from Syria. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2Vk7DTW December 31, 2018 at 04:20AM
Investors could see one last boost to Wall Street stocks in the final trading session of the year on Monday, but they do not expect gains to offset losses in the worst December since the 1930s. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2EY0aEk December 31, 2018 at 03:50AM
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday he was optimistic that Republicans, Democrats and President Donald Trump could reach a deal to end a government shutdown that includes border wall funding and legal status for some illegal immigrants. Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2EWKYYL December 31, 2018 at 03:17AM