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The country's Supreme Court ruled unanimously to impose the lifetime ban on Sharif, citing allegations of corruption against the venerable political figure.

Permanent Secretary Sara Danius resigned on Thursday from the institution that awards the Nobel Prize for literature.

The National Transportation Safety Board says it has removed the high-tech car maker from a probe into the fatal crash last month of one of its vehicles in California.

The executive order, issued late Thursday, comes after months of criticism of the U.S. Postal Service for what the president claims is a money-losing deal to deliver packages for Amazon.

James Long, one of three officers involved in the incident, is also suing his former employer, the Chicago Department of Aviation and its commissioner, saying he wasn't adequately trained.

The 33-year-old daughter of Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal, both of whom were poisoned by a rare nerve agent, also pushed back on public comments made by an outspoken cousin in Russia.

In a public letter, Francis says he misjudged the situation surrounding Chile's Bishop Juan Barros, who has been accused of helping cover up abuse.

Heidi Thomas was a 24-year-old aspiring actor in 1984 when she said Cosby lured her to the home in Reno, Nevada, on the pretext of offering her career advice.

President Trump had a ready retort to a Russian threat to shoot down any U.S. missiles in Syria: "Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and 'smart!'"

On approach to a cruise ship dock at the island of Roatan, the MSC Armonia plowed into the pier. The ship's operator says there were no injuries and that the damage to the vessel was minor.

European Commission investigators said Fox had come under scrutiny over its dominant position in broadcasting sports events and concerns that it may have violated EU antitrust rules.

Gunmen opened fire at the prison in Para state in northern Brazil in an effort to aid a breakout, but most of the dead were either inmates or their would-be liberators.

The Wall Street Journal quotes U.S. officials as saying China has placed the jamming equipment on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands.

The defense is expected to portray the previously secret settlement as evidence that Andrea Constand was motivated by hopes of a big payoff.

Yulia Skripal, who along with her father, Sergei Skripal, was being treated for exposure to a toxic nerve agent, has been discharged and taken to a "secure" location and has asked for privacy.

The Chinese president told a group of investors and regional leaders gathered in Hainan that his country would "significantly" lower tariffs on imported automobiles and other products.

The former rebel commander and top peace negotiator known as Jesus Santrich is accused of conspiring to smuggle $15 million worth of cocaine into the U.S.

Russia and Syria say Israeli F-15s hit an air base in central Syria, killing 14, after a reported gas attack by the Assad regime. Israel won't comment. President Trump says he'll decide on Syria soon.

Todd Brassner, 67, who died Saturday, reportedly told his friend that he wanted out of the building, which had become "an armed camp" since Trump's 2016 election.

A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that Pyongyang says its nuclear weapons are on the table, but it's not clear whether that means halting or eliminating its program.