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IDF troops come under fire in Jenin clashes; Palestinians report 2 killed

Military officials said they had received reports of a Palestinian killed in the firefight. During that time, Israeli forces have killed more than 250 Palesti...

Kashmiriyat still alive, I salute it: Rajnath Singh

His tweet: "The people of Kashmir have strongly condemned the terror attack on Amarnath yatris". On militancy, Singh said that it will soon outlive its life, ...

Premier League clubs post record revenues of £3.6bn

However, Leicester city still came out with significant increases in cash reserves (£17m) to achieve a net funds position in 2015/16, following a net debt posit...

S.Korea doubts N.Korean ICBM could hit target

Just in the past four years, Pyongyang has launched satellites into orbit and successfully tested one missile that can be fired from a submarine, and another th...

Navi Mumbai Police Arrests Hacker Suspected of Leaking Data Online

He claimed to provide Jio user data through his website, police said. The website magicapk.com has suspended already. However, Jio has said that the claims of...

United States approves the sale of Dollars 3.9 bln Patriot missiles to Romania

The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement on Tuesday that the sale will boost the defensive capabilities of the Romanian military...

China dissident Liu's condition critical, breathing failing, hospital says

The hospital said in a short statement that Liu was being "actively rescued" and was suffering from septic shock, an infection in his abdominal cavity and was o...

India to lock horns against Australia with eye on semifinal berth

On Wednesday, the current top four - India , New Zealand , Australia and England - play their sixth group match each in the Women's Cricket World Cup and ...

G20 di Amburgo: Putin e Trump hanno parlato anche di cyber security

E' stata infatti cancellata la visita al centro di ricerca climatica, fortemente voluta dal marito di Angela Mekel, sostituita da una conferenza presso l'Hotel ...

Trump, Asian allies seek counter to North Korean 'menace' during G20 meet

Meeting on the sidelines of a two-day summit of the Group of 20 major economies through Saturday in Hamburg, Germany, the leaders are expected to affirm bilater...

China Sets Up Military Base in Djibouti

The Xinhua report did not specify the number of troops or ships that departed for Djibouti, nor when the base would start operations. According to Chinese S...

Congress Targets Centre; Says Amarnath Attack Unacceptable Security Lapse

French Hill, US Representative for Arkansas's second Congressional district, said, "Once again, innocents are victims of terror". Speaking to reporters, CRPF ...

U.S. delays decision on Sudan sanctions

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday opted to extend by three months the deadline on whether to lift decades-old sanctions against Sudan, saying "more time is n...

FM Rajesh Agarwal presented first budget of Yogi government

Under "Swadesh Darshan Yojana", which aims to develop sites connected with Lord Ram and Lord Krishna, it has allocated almost Rs 1,240 crore for developing the ...

Trump keeps it friendly with Xi at G20

He also reportedly said that the protracted showdown with the United States had reached its final stage. The proposal, and the strategic alignment between the...

LA, Paris present Olympic plans ahead of 2024-2028 decision

Still, it could be a 2028 Olympics in LA that will be the first American-hosted games since 1996 in Atlanta. The 13 September in Lima, Paris and Los Angeles w...

Two US Citizens Killed in Syria Fighting Daesh With Kurdish Forces

Footage posted online by the YPG showed Mr Rutter sitting in Syria wearing combat fatigues, with a gun slung across his lap. A YPG source to The Guardian th...

Trump urges action on North Korea in meeting with China's Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping made that abundantly clear to Trump during a recent phone call between the leaders. Lt. Gen. Thomas Bergeson, U.S. Forces Korea d...

Iranian Researcher Detained at Logan Airport Sent Back Home

It's unclear why he and his family were detained, but a lawyer for the hospital says the family could be sent back to Iran as early as Tuesday. Mohsen Dehna...

214m women don't use modern family planning methods: Patel

In addition prevent 15 million unwanted pregnancies and 300,000 maternal child deaths, according to the press statement of DfID. He said an estimated 225milli...

Ukraine says it will focus on reforms, not North Atlantic Treaty Organisation membership

Speaking at a meeting Monday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Kiev, Poroshenko said Ukraine would not be applying for a NATO membership "immedi...

4 dead, interstate closed after wreck near Bonner Springs

A fire erupted burning through the vehicles involved, including two semi-trailer trucks. A semi-truck struck a auto and an SUV and then struck another semi, K...

Trump talks with China in wake of 'major escalation' by N. Korea

Mr Trump told Mr Xi it was an "honour to have you as a friend", and that he appreciated actions he had taken on North Korea . Trump is expected to be direc...

Morning Joe Co-Host Joe Scarborough Is Leaving the Republican Party

A Pensacola native, Scarborough earned a bachelor's degree from UA before receiving a law degree from the University of Florida. While the personal attacks ha...

Key developments on Monday in British Columbia's wildfires

More than 1,600 B.C. firefighters and support staff are in place for the 2017 fire season, and the government can also call on about 2,500 private contractors t...

Pope Francis declares a new path to sainthood

The pope's letter announcing the new category is called " Maiorem hac dilectionem ", which is taken from this passage in the Gospel of John: "Greater love than ...

Woman Accused Of Setting Boyfriend On Fire, Dousing Him With Urine

A woman is accused of using gasoline to set her boyfriend on fire and then having second thoughts and trying to put out the blaze with urine. Sepelyak and her b...

European Union can 'go whistle' for Brexit bill: UK Foreign Minister

Johnson said: "The sums I have seen that they propose to demand from this country appear to be extortionate ". The foreign secretary agreed with eurosceptic ...

European Union can 'go whistle' for Brexit bill

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker suggested earlier this year the United Kingdom would have to pay £50billion. Unconfirmed reports have claime...

Conklin Named To Mackey Watch List

Miami Hurricanes tight end Christopher Herndon was named to the preseason watch list for the Mackey Award. He had a career day vs. He caught 48 passes for 679 ...