Eritrea's president arrives in Ethiopia for three-day visit

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki arrived in the Ethiopian capital on Saturday for a three-day visit, Ethiopia's state-run broadcaster and a Reuters witness said, days after the two neighbors declared their "state of war" over.

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Explosive thrown at house of former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams

An explosive device was thrown at the home of former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in Northern Ireland overnight, the Irish nationalist party said on Saturday, in an attack it blamed on "increasingly desperate and irrelevant groups."

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U.S. accuses Russian spies of 2016 election hacking; summit looms

A federal grand jury on Friday charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic computer networks in 2016, in the most detailed U.S. accusation yet that Moscow meddled in the presidential election to help Republican Donald Trump.

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Trump must demand that Putin stop Russia election meddling: Pelosi

President Donald Trump must seek a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end Moscow's interference in American elections, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives said on Friday after fresh indictments against Russian military officers.

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Russia says U.S. indictment over election meddling is groundless

Russia's foreign ministry said there was no evidence the 12 people indicted by the United States on Friday were linked to military intelligence or hacking into the computer networks of the U.S. Democratic party.

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U.S. indictments show technical evidence for Russian hacking accusations

U.S. indictments against a dozen Russian intelligence officers on Friday provided detailed technical evidence to back up allegations of Russian hacking and leaking of information to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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Indictment of Russian officers puts pressure on Trump at Putin summit

If U.S. President Donald Trump was inclined to be tentative when raising election meddling with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, the indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking in 2016 has made that approach a much harder sell.

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PREPA board names new leaders, date set for appointing new CEO

Bankrupt Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) late on Friday named a new chairman and vice chairman of the board of governors a day after the majority of the board cited a lack of support by the island's governor and resigned in protest.

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Woman charged in L.A. with hacking email of pop star Selena Gomez

A 21-year-old woman who prosecutors say hacked into the email accounts of pop star and actress Selena Gomez and posted photos she found there online has been charged with identity theft and fraud, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday.

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U.S. judge nixes move to toss Puerto Rico bankruptcy case

A federal judge on Friday rejected an attempt by a major Puerto Rico bondholder to throw out the U.S. territory's historic municipal bankruptcy case.

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Judge tells U.S. to pay costs of reuniting immigrant families

A U.S. judge in California on Friday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to pay the costs of reuniting immigrant parents with children separated from them by officials at the U.S.-Mexican border, rather than forcing the parents to pay.

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Class-action status denied for NHL concussion lawsuit by ex-players

A federal judge in Minnesota on Friday denied class-action status for a lawsuit by former players accusing the National Hockey League of failing to protect them from head injuries and concealing information about the long-term effects of concussions.

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U.S. Air Force says completed final tests for Boeing KC-46 program

Boeing Co's KC-46 mid-air refueling tankers have completed the final flight tests ahead of its first aircraft delivery in late October, the company and the U.S. Air Force said on Friday.

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