Trump asked FBI's Comey to drop Flynn inquiry - reports
President Donald Trump asked FBI chief James Comey to drop an inquiry into links between his ex-national security adviser and Russia, US media report.
"I hope you can let this go," Mr Trump reportedly told Mr Comey after a White House meeting in February, according to a memo written by the ex-FBI director.
The memo was written immediately after the meeting, a day after Michael Flynn resigned, according to media reports.
The White House has denied the allegation in a statement.
"The president has never asked Mr Comey or anyone else to end any investigation, including any investigation involving General Flynn," it said.
An influential Republican congressman has called for the FBI to hand over all relevant documents within a week.
'Erdoğan's bodyguards' in violent clash with protesters in Washington DC
Nine people hurt and two arrests made during the altercation at the Turkish ambassador’s residence in the US capital
Nine people were hurt and two arrests were made during an altercation at the Turkish ambassador’s residence in the US capital during a visit by prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, police have said.
Doug Buchanan, a DC Fire and EMS spokesman, said two of those hurt were seriously injured and were taken to hospitals by ambulance. He said by phone that emergency personnel were called to the residence about 4:30pm Tuesday.
According to witnesses, the brawl erupted when the Turkish president’s security detail attacked protesters carrying the flag of the Kurdish PYD party outside the residence.
A local NBC television affiliate reported Erdoğan was inside the building at the time.
High possibility of war with North Korea, warns new South Korean president
'We will sternly deal with the North, together with the international community'
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said there is a "high possibility" of war with North Korea, as he warned its recent missile launch is a serious threat to global peace.
"The reality is that there is a high possibility of a military conflict at the NLL (Northern Limit Line) and military demarcation line," Moon was quoted as saying by the presidential Blue House.
"We will sternly deal with the North, together with the international community," Mr Moon said during a visit to the Defence Ministry in Seoul, Younhap News Agency reported.
He also said the the country's military was ready and capable of striking back should the North attack.
The violinist of Caracas, playing through tear gas
For a month and a half now, Venezuela has been consumed by huge protests and clashes between police and protesters. An image of a lone violinist playing in the middle of clouds of tear gas has become a symbol of protesters' resilience.
On April 20, the musician Tomás Vivas caught people's attention for his way of strolling calmly through a protest with a white t-shirt wrapped around his face, while playing the cuatro (a type of small guitar). He told The Observers FRANCE 24 team that music was a way of "speaking out against injustices in a peaceful way" and that his country "needs culture more than we need bullets".
But it was another musician who went viral when images of him playing the violin amidst clouds of tear gas were shared on social media. Wuilly Moises Arteaga is 23 years old and has been playing the violin for five years. Photos of him staring down police in protests in Caracas, Venezuela's capital, have been picked up across the world.
Timber theft: Malawi prepared to come down hard on 35 illegal loggers
While observers say the arrests send a strong signal, most timber theft worldwide is not prosecuted.
Last November, rangers in Malawi’s Lengwe National Park arrested 35 illegal loggers within the park boundaries as they felled timber with a half-million dollars worth of equipment brought in via an illegal road from neighboring Mozambique.
Satellite images suggest about a million protected mopane trees had been cut in just over a year in the area where the group was working – a loss valued at about $37 million in court depositions.
Such illegal logging is a widespread problem across Africa – one that often remains unseen, unprosecuted or met with fines far below the value of the stolen timber.
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The Bizarre Story Behind the FBI’s Fake Documentary About the Bundy Family
May 17 2017, 1:00 a.m.
RYAN BUNDY SEEMED uneasy as he settled into a white leather chair in a private suite at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. As the eldest son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who had become a national figure for his armed standoff with U.S. government agents in April 2014, Ryan had quite a story to tell.
Eight months had passed since Cliven and hundreds of supporters, including heavily armed militia members, faced off against the federal government in a sandy wash under a highway overpass in the Mojave Desert. Now, here in the comforts of the Bellagio, six documentary filmmakers trained bright lights and high-definition cameras on Ryan. They wanted to ask about the standoff.
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