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Texas man dead after failed attempt to slide down handrail: report A Texas man died after he injured himself while reportedly sliding down an apartment stairwell while helping a friend move.

Fentanyl a 'game changer' in drug war, says DEA special agent TTwo major fentanyl busts in New York and New Jersey are bringing more attention to the growing opioid epidemic gripping America -- and a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent who helped lead the operations explained Tuesday how the drug is “a game changer.”

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States on Wednesday of plotting to use economic pressure to overthrow the Islamic republic's clerical establishment, and ruled out the possibility of talks with Washington. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NJwSvm

Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a construction company office in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday killing 16 employees of the Afghan company, a provincial official said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2XBW6Aq

High-resolution satellite images reviewed by Reuters show that a religious school run by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in northeastern Pakistan appears to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had hit the Islamist group's training camp on the site and killed a large number of militants. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IRPVF2

North Korea has restored part of a rocket test site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last year, while Trump's national security advisor warned that new sanctions could be introduced if Pyongyang did not scrap its nuclear weapons program. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HhNvgH

A strike prompted by a labour dispute grounded flights at Kenya's main international airport in Nairobi early on Wednesday, domestic media said, with flag carrier Kenya Airways saying flights were disrupted. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Ti5zhW

North Korea's food production last year fell to its lowest level in more than a decade as natural disasters hit the country already under crippling international sanctions over its weapons program, the United Nations said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TonbZD

The Cook Islands wants to ditch a name commemorating an 18th century English sea captain and dreamt up by Russian map makers, the head of a committee tasked with picking a new name for the South Pacific tourist hub said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2SNzUzI

Fifty-seven male asylum seekers deemed to be a security risk will be sent to a remote Pacific island detention center for medical treatment instead of Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NJDutH

Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell faces at least another three months in jail on child sex offences before his application for leave to appeal is heard on June 5 and 6. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2XGlhSs

President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, said on Tuesday that the United States would look at ramping up sanctions on North Korea if Pyongyang did not scrap its nuclear weapons program. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2EPg7Mr

Hundreds of Islamic State militants have surrendered as they left the group's last enclave in eastern Syria amid more than 6,500 people, mostly civilians, who were evacuated in the last 24 hours, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian force battling the jihadists said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2SHffgB

Britain's 800-year-old parliament has a big decision to make, and little time to make it. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2tTxxBf