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At least 68 people, most of them prisoners, have died in a fire at a police station in northwest Venezuela, officials confirmed on Thursday. It is believed to have started with a riot. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet for the first time on April 27, the two countries announced on Thursday as diplomatic efforts continue to resolve the nuclear crisis. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a surprise visit to China, the two countries announced on Wednesday after a day of intense speculation. A lengthy report from China's state-run news agency said that Kim had made an unofficial visit to China at the request of Xi. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Two Louisiana police officers who shot and killed Alton Sterling outside a store in Baton Rouge in July 2016, prompting days of protests, will not be criminally charged, prosecutors have announced. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A ballistic missile fired from Yemen has been intercepted over the Saudi capital of Riyadh, officials say, causing a loud explosion to be heard. One interceptor failed and fell in the capital. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized his secretaries of defense and homeland security to implement new policies that seek to ban most transgender people from serving in the armed forces and the U.S. Coast Guard. In a memorandum released on late Friday night, Trump said he was withdrawing his previous memo in which he ordered the armed forces and the U.S. Coast Guard to maintain old policies which prevented transgender people from serving. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Entrepreneur Elon Musk has deleted the Facebook pages of SpaceX and Tesla in support of a campaign which calls on people to stop using the social networking website in response to a data scandal. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Video released by the Tempe Police Department in Arizona shows Sunday's accident in which a self-driving Uber car struck a pedestrian, killing her.(BNO News)

An explosion involving a package has hit a Goodwill nonprofit in Austin, seriously injuring one person, officials say, making it the sixth bombing so far this year. The incident happened just after 7 p.m. CT on Tuesday when emergency services were called to an explosion at Goodwill Central Texas. Only few details were immediately available.James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who was set to retire on Sunday, has been fired for leaking information to the media and failing to be forthcoming when questioned. The U.S. Justice Department said in a statement late Friday that the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility had recommended McCabe's firing, citing an unauthorized disclosure to the media and lacking candor - including under oath - on multiple occasions. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Several people have been killed after a pedestrian bridge collapsed at Florida International University in Miami on Thursday, according to a spokesman with the Florida Highway Patrol. At least four people have been injured, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Emergency crews are on scene. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has “died peacefully at his home in Cambridge” at the age of 76, a spokesperson for the Hawking family announced early Wednesday morning local time. In a statement released to ABC, the spokesperson said that Professor Hawking’s family has requested time to mourn. His children Lucy, Robert, and Tim added, “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humour inspired people across the world.”

John McEntee, who serves as body man and personal aide to President Donald Trump, has been dismissed due to a security issue. He will join the Trump campaign instead. Senior administration officals told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that McEntee was escorted out of the White House on Monday. One official said he was dismissed due to an unspecified security issue. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

U.S. President Donald Trump has ousted U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after months of speculation about his position, replacing him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Trump, who announced the news in a tweet on early Tuesday morning, provided no information about the sudden shake-up in his administration. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A helicopter has crashed into the East River in New York City, witnesses and local officials say. Details are limited while a rescue operation is underway. The incident happened just after 7 p.m. ET on Sunday when the Eurocopter AS350 aircraft went down in the East River in the vicinity of 91st Street, which is near Roosevelt Island and just east of Central Park. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Britain's Prince Harry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, is engaged to be married to American actress Meghan Markle, the royal palace announced on Monday, ending months of speculation about their relationship.

Actress and singer Naya Rivera, who is well-known for playing Santana Lopez on the comedy TV series "Glee," has been arrested in West Virginia on charges of domestic assault, local officials say. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A large explosion has occurred at a factory in the Chinese port city of Ningbo, injuring at least 30 people and damaging multiple buildings in the surrounding area, local officials say. Only few details were immediately available. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali has erupted for a second time in less than a week, spewing ash into the air and prompting nearby villages to evacuate, officials say. Some flights to and from Bali have been canceled. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Survivors team up with some of India's top designers to host fashion show to raise awareness of acid violence in India. (BNO News)

Rainbow flags flowed through the streets of Hong Kong Saturday during the city's annual pride parade, as LGBT activists criticized authorities for lagging behind on equal rights. This year Hong Kong was picked as the first Asian city to host the Gay Games, while a landmark court decision granted a British lesbian the right to live and work in Hong Kong with her partner. (BNO News)

A woman in Italy has been rescued after she was held captive inside an underground cellar for 10 years, during which she was repeatedly raped and gave birth to two children under horrific conditions, local officials say. A man has been arrested.

Panic erupted on Oxford Street in central London after multiple reports of shots being fired, but no evidence of a shooting was found, witnesses and local officials say. One woman suffered minor injuries while fleeing from the scene. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Video shows people fleeing, some of them running, after reports of a shooting on Oxford Street and the Oxford Circus tube station in London. Police later said that it was a false alarm. One person was injured during the panic. (BNO NEWS/SEMANUR PEKKENDIR)

Police and other emergency services in London are responding to reports of shootings on Oxford Street and the Oxford Circus Underground station in central London, witnesses and local officials say. People on Oxford Street are urged to go into a building. James Valles reports. (BNO News)