At least 304 people have been killed in the recent protests in Iran, Amnesty International reported on Monday, accusing security forces of "massacring" unarmed demonstrators. Video footage obtained showed Iranian security forces opening fire on protesters "who did not pose any imminent risk", according to a report by the London-based rights group. It called the actions of the Iranian government a "vicious crackdown". Philip Luther, the Middle East and North Africa director at Amnesty, said its information was based on "harrowing testimony from eyewitnesses". Thousands of protesters,…

US secretary of state pins blame on ‘Iran’s proxies’ for rocket attacks on compound near Baghdad housing American troops US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday warned Iran of a “decisive” response if US interests are harmed in Iraq, after a series of rocket attacks on bases. “We must… use this opportunity to remind Iran’s leaders that any attacks by them, or their proxies of any identity, that harm Americans, our allies or our interests will be answered with…

Image copyright AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS Image caption North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stepped up his rhetoric against the US in recent weeks North Korea has conducted a "crucial test" at a satellite launch site to boost its nuclear deterrent, state media reports. A spokesman told KNCA news agency it took place late on Friday at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, but did not give specific details. This is the second test to take place at the Sohae site…

A key committee of the United States House of Representatives on Friday approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.  With the historic vote, the House Judiciary Committee recommended Trump be impeached for obstruction of justice and abuse of power.  The articles now go to the full House, making Trump only the fourth president in US history to face formal changes and possible removal from office.  As Democrats move forward with impeachment charges, here's what to expect next:  1.…

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party won a commanding majority in the British Parliament, a striking victory that redraws the lines in British politics and paves the way for the country’s exit from the European Union early next year. The Conservatives were projected to win 363 seats in the House of Commons, versus 203 for the Labour Party, according to the BBC, with almost all of Parliament’s seats decided. That would give the Conservatives about a…

An exit poll released as the voting ended predicted that Johnson’s Conservative Party would win a majority in Parliament, defeating the Labour Party of socialist-leaning Jeremy Corbyn. The British prime minister hopes he can now push through his Brexit deal with the European Union and pave the way for a trade deal with the United States. For Trump, a Johnson win means he can stop with the unusual restraint he’s shown and once again flaunt his relationship with a foreign…

LONDON (Reuters) - Global oil inventories could rise sharply despite OPEC and its allies deepening their output cuts and slowing U.S. production growth, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. “Despite the additional curbs ... and a reduction in our forecast of 2020 non-OPEC supply growth to 2.1 million barrels per day (bpd), global oil inventories could build by 700,000 bpd in Q1 2020,” the Paris-based IEA said in a monthly report. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries…

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won a solid majority of seats in Britain’s Parliament — a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to fulfill his plan to take the U.K. out of the European Union next month. With 640 of the 650 results declared, the Conservatives had 358 seats and Labour 202. Johnson said it looked like the Conservatives had “a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done.” The victory will…