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• Oldest Trump son fires off 80-plus tweets in support of dad
• Readers write: Prior colonization, new plan, travel experiences
• Macron headed for overwhelming parliamentary majority
• Donald Trump state visit: Timing now in doubt after President 'voices protest fears'
• Exit poll: Ex-rebel coalition wins Kosovo's general election
• Tunisians protest for right not to fast during Ramadan
• IS affiliate claims killing of three policemen in Pakistan
• Pope to Nigerian priests: you'll be fired if you don't obey
• China's ‘Friday Night Lights’: Chinese kids tackle American football
• Gadhafi's son released after more than 5 years of detention
• Few Republicans Defend Trump After Comey Testimony

Oldest Trump son fires off 80-plus tweets in support of dad Posted: 11 Jun 2017 02:06 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump surprisingly refrained from tweeting during James Comey's testimony. Donald Trump Jr., not surprisingly, did not. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Readers write: Prior colonization, new plan, travel experiences Posted: 11 Jun 2017 01:50 PM PDT Regarding the May 29 OneWeek article "To colonize space, start close to Earth": Establishing an outpost on Mars is in no way comparable to the settling of North America. Finally, settlement in North America had a lot of loss of life. Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test? This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Macron headed for overwhelming parliamentary majority Posted: 11 Jun 2017 01:32 PM PDT French President Emmanuel Macron's party is on course for an overwhelming parliamentary majority after Sunday's first round of voting for the National Assembly that left traditional parties in disarray. Forecasts based on partial results showed Macron continuing his centrist revolution, with his Republique en Marche party (Republic on the Move, REM) and its ally MoDem tipped to win between 390 and 445 seats in the 577-member National Assembly in next Sunday's second round. "France is back," Prime Minister Edouard Philippe declared triumphantly. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Donald Trump state visit: Timing now in doubt after President 'voices protest fears' Posted: 11 Jun 2017 01:15 PM PDT Donald Trump has reportedly told Theresa May that he does not want to visit the UK soon for fear of large-scale protests against him. The President ridiculed Mr Khan's calls for calm, and later condemned the Mayor's "pathetic excuse" for his statements. The comments drove even Ms May to say that Mr Trump was "wrong". Some MPs – and Mr Khan himself – suggested she cancel Mr Trump's visit to the UK. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Exit poll: Ex-rebel coalition wins Kosovo's general election Posted: 11 Jun 2017 12:56 PM PDT PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The coalition of former ethnic Albanian rebel commanders won the most votes in Kosovo's general election Sunday, according to an exit poll, in a campaign dominated by a border demarcation deal with Montenegro that brought down the previous government. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Tunisians protest for right not to fast during Ramadan Posted: 11 Jun 2017 12:24 PM PDT Dozens of Tunisians demonstrated Sunday to demand the right to eat and drink in public during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and to protest against non-fasters being arrested. There is no law against eating or drinking in public during Ramadan, but every year the issue comes to the fore in the North African country. Tunisia's constitution guarantees "freedom of belief and conscience", but the state is also the "guardian of religion". This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

IS affiliate claims killing of three policemen in Pakistan Posted: 11 Jun 2017 12:07 PM PDT Gunmen riding a motorcycle killed three policemen at a checkpoint in southwest Pakistan on Sunday before fleeing the scene, authorities said, in an attack later claimed by a local affiliate of the Islamic State group. The incident occurred on the main Saryab Road of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province which is wracked by separatist and Islamist violence, senior police official Abdul Razzaq Cheema told AFP. Doctor Farid Sumalani, head of the Sandeman Provincial Hospital, confirmed the incident. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Pope to Nigerian priests: you'll be fired if you don't obey Posted: 11 Jun 2017 11:31 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has laid down an ultimatum to defiant Nigerian priests: lose your job if you don't obey me and your bishop. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

China's ‘Friday Night Lights’: Chinese kids tackle American football Posted: 11 Jun 2017 10:57 AM PDT A pint-sized running back takes a handoff and scrambles across the goal line, spiking the football for a last-minute win. It could be any school field in America, but on a warm spring night in Beijing the star of the game is nine-year-old Lisa Li, one of the best players in China's first American football youth league. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Gadhafi's son released after more than 5 years of detention Posted: 11 Jun 2017 10:21 AM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Seif al-Islam, the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, has been released after more than five years in detention, his captors said on Saturday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Few Republicans Defend Trump After Comey Testimony Posted: 10 Jun 2017 02:03 PM PDT The cloud over the Trump White House is darkening – and looming over the GOP in Congress. Are they joining in attacks on Comey, or is it only Trump's inner circle who dare to use Trump's talking points? This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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