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Giant marijuana bundle launched over US-Mexico border fence
PHOENIX (AP) — Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona have seized a nearly 100-pound (45 kilogram) bundle of marijuana after spotting it flying over the border fence.
Trump's adviser Cohn 'has not held back how he feels' about Charlottesville response, White House says
White House officials insisted that the president's top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, is staying in the administration and eager to work on tax reform after he sharply criticized President Trump's response to the recent violence in Charlottesville, Va.
Machete-wielding man shot dead in Brussels after attacking soldiers
A man armed with a machete was shot dead in Brussels on Friday after he attacked soldiers on patrol. The man had attacked two soldiers in the Belgian capital, witnesses said. "With the identity that we currently have it is a 30-year-old man who is not known for terrorist activities," a spokeswoman for the prosecution service said. Reports said the soldiers were not seriously injured. Freddie Martyn, 25, told the Telegraph: "Just picked up my brother from the train station. We saw two to three ambulances, three army dogs, 10 police officers and the same amount of soldiers. "Apparently a guy with a machete attacked one soldier and apparently it all went very quickly. They thought he had a bomb on him. They fired two shots directly at him and took him out." Birdseye view from my and @tdasilvarosa 's flat - man attacked soldier with machete #attack#brussels at least one man in critical condition pic.twitter.com/jNr4aO2ESF— Freddie Martyn (@FreddieMartyn) August 25, 2017 Mr Martyn was also in Brussels for the bombing in the metro station. "I got to work five minutes before the bombing at Maelbeek station. "I feel a bit scared by all of this but sadly I am getting quite used to it."
Saudi cleric condemns inter-Muslim conflict ahead of pilgrimage
By Mahmoud Mourad MECCA (Reuters) - The imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque denounced those who "cause conflict among Muslims" in his last Friday sermon before the annual haj pilgrimage, as rifts widen among Gulf neighbors and wars rage across the Middle East. Saudi Arabia, which hosts and supervises the haj, has with other Arab governments imposed sanctions on Qatar and cut all transport links with the country in recent months, accusing it of supporting Iran and backing Islamist terrorism - charges Doha denies. Relations between Shi'ite Muslim-led Iran and predominately Sunni Saudi Arabia are at their worst in years, with each accusing the other of subverting regional security and supporting opposite sides in conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen.
The Latest: Analyst doubts Samsung scandal will hurt phones
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the bribery case involving the heir to the Samsung empire (all times local):
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