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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)

Legendary singer Tom Petty, who unexpectedly died at his home in California last year, passed away from an accidental drug overdose, his family revealed on Friday, adding that he was suffering from a number of serious ailments. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Dutch lawyer Alex van der Zwaan has been sentenced to a month in U.S. prison for lying to federal agents who are part of the special counsel's investigation, prosecutors say. Van der Zwaan, who lives in London, was sentenced to 30 days in prison after pleading guilty to lying to investigators about his contact with former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates. He was also ordered to pay $20,000 in fines. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Farmers in India’s southern Tiruchirappalli city buried themselves neck-deep in sand on the banks of Cauvery river on Friday (April 06) to protest the delay in constitution of a board by the federal government that would have ensured timely release of water to Tamil Nadu state. (BNO News)

The electronic filing system of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) partly failed on Tuesday, just hours before a midnight deadline for taxpayers to submit their tax returns. The IRS said its Modernized e-File system was experiencing technical problems and the agency was struggling to accept tax returns through H&R Block and software programs such as TurboTax and Intuit. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has resigned, ending his regime after nearly four decades in power. It follows a military takeover and an ultimatum to resign the presidency or face removal from office. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

U.S. Congressman Blake Farenthold, who resisted months of calls to resign after it was revealed that he spent tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment complaint, abruptly resigned on Friday. 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)

A man has gone on a killing spree in a rural area of eastern Kentucky, killing four people at two locations before committing suicide, local officials say. It is one of the area's worst acts of violence in recent decades. The incident began at about 3:33 p.m. ET on Saturday when someone called 911 to report a shooting at a residence about 7 miles northwest of Paintsville, which is a small city in Johnson County,. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A former high school teacher and his twin brother have been arrested in New York City after explosive materials were found at their home, prosecutors say. It's unclear what they planned to do with the material. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

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)

ABC News journalist Brian Ross, whose erroneous reporting about former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn caused U.S. stocks to fall sharply, has been suspended without pay for 4 weeks, the network said on Saturday. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Democratic U.S. Senator Al Franken announced on Thursday that he will resign "in the coming weeks" over allegations of sexual misconduct, but denied any wrongdoing. (BNO NEWS/CSPAN)

The British arrest warrant against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains valid, a court in London ruled on Tuesday, saying that he must surrender to the authorities before judges can consider his defense of breaching bail conditions. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Three police officers in Georgia state have been injured in a shooting outside a home southeast of Atlanta, local officials say. The suspect was killed but only few details about what happened were immediately available. The incident happened just before 12 p.m. ET on Friday when a shooting was reported in the 1200 block of St. Francis Court in Locust Grove, a small city in Henry County, about 32 miles (52 kilometers) southeast of Atlanta. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who lost the 2012 presidential election to Barack Obama, announced on Friday that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat in Utah, pledging to bring Utah's values to Washington, D.C. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

The Pacific island nation of Samoa and parts of Kiribati were the first places in the world to welcome the new year on Monday. Auckland in New Zealand will be the first major city to usher in 2018. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, whose poisoning in England set off a diplomatic crisis, is recovering rapidly, doctors said on Friday. His pets, however, are confirmed to have died. Dr. Christine Blanshard, the medical director at Salisbury District Hospital, said the conditions of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia Skripal, have continued to improve over the past week. Yulia could be discharged soon, she said. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A group of scientists has moved the symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' a half-minute closer to midnight, saying world leaders have failed to respond effectively to the looming threats of nuclear war and climate change. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, who was well-known for music for movies such as "The Theory of Everything" and "Sicario," has unexpectedly died in Germany, his manager said on Saturday. He was 48 years old. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered an address to the nation on late Monday night, two days after the Wagner rebellion came to a sudden end. Speech with English subtitles.

Alicia Navarro from Arizona, who disappeared in 2019 when she was just 14 years old, has been found alive in a small town in Montana near the Canadian border. Alicia, who is now 18, showed up at a local police station and identified herself. "She is by all accounts healthy and she is by all accounts happy," police said. There's no word yet on where she was staying. When she disappeared in the middle of the night in 2019, she left a note saying: "I ran away. I will be back, I swear. I'm sorry. -- Alicia" Her mom previously said she believed Alicia had met someone online. Police have released two short clips in which Alicia is interviewed, as well as a photo.

Microsoft has agreed to buy coding platform GitHub for $7.5 billion in an all-stock deal, the companies announced on Monday. Microsoft said GitHub, which is the world’s leading software development platform, will operate independently to provide an open platform for developers across all industries. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A man who was inspired by al-Qaeda and set off a bomb in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, injuring more than 30 people, has been sentenced to life in prison. He also tried to carry out other attacks in the region. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A group of soldiers appeared on national television on late Wednesday night, announcing they had seized power and removed President Mohamed Bazoum from his position. The announcement came hours after reports emerged that Bazoum was being held by presidential guards. The soldiers have ordered a curfew and said the borders are closed until further notice.