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A woman allegedly raped by two Irish worldwide rugby stars has denied being attracted to celebrities. When she went back upstairs to retrieve her bag so she c...

Pakistani, Libyan migrants feared dead in boat capsize

She maintained that a large share of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean into Italy are Pakistani. Over 6,000 migrants and refugees have crossed the se...

Turkey: Rocket attacks from Syrian enclave kill 2

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said Friday that YPG attacks on civilians would not affect Turkey's firmness on clearing terrorist from the Syrian border. An exp...

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The stock increased 3.09% or $1.07 during the last trading session, reaching $35.75. United Technologies Corporation (UTX) closed the Thursday at final price ...

Minister for Africa welcomes new European Union sanctions against South Sudan

South Sudan is set to become Africa's biggest refugee crisis since the Rwandan genocide in 1994, two United Nations bodies warned on Thursday, with one in three...

Southern California's brief escape from drought ends

Dale Kolke / California Department of Water Resources. A US agency says more of California is rapidly plunging back into drought, with severe conditions now e...

Minivan plows into pedestrians in downtown Shanghai, at least 18 hospitalized

Local media cited eyewitnesses as saying the vehicle was on fire as it drove onto the pavement. A video posted by the report said the van was on fire and...

Almost 30 Iranian women arrested in Tehran hijab protests

The 29 protesters been transferred to judicial authorities, the report said. Masih Alinejad , the Iranian activist behind the "White Wednesday" social media cam...

India, Australia tussle for fourth U-19 title win

Three weeks back, at the same venue , the two sides kickstarted their World Cup campaigns in a day-night encounter. "The middle order also controlled the innin...

What Analyst Recommend? Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) stock is worth at $48.46

Slightly noticeable ratio of firm is current ratio , which is standing at 1.20. The P/E ratio is one of the most common ratios used for figuring out whethe...

Te'o and Simmonds to start for England in Rome

Known for his power, Te'o has come into the England camp a couple of kilos lighter than when he was on Lions duties after tweaking his diet. George Ford and...

Arizona House Votes to Expel Rep. Don Shooter Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

The decision came months after Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita said Shooter, a Republican from Yuma, repeatedly commented on her breasts and propositioned her for sex...

Four migrants in critical condition after Calais brawl

In total 22 people were hospitalised, some suffering stab wounds. They are more and more guns, iron bars and other weapons being used. Promising to ease the p...

Finsbury Park terrorist Darren Osborne jailed for at least 43 years

Osborne was sentenced on Friday to concurrent whole life terms for murder and attempted murder, with the minimum term of more than four decades to be served, ha...

40 million people watched Trump's State of the Union address on TV

Unfortunately, there's no guarantee of that, given the president's propensity for spouting off on Twitter and overreacting to every criticism. According to a C...

Men in Black reboot gets F Gary Gray to direct

The last we'd heard on this was that a crossover movie between Jump Street and Men In Black was being plotted, but it looks like that idea eventually ran ou...

25 more babies infected with salmonella found at Lactalis since 2006: institute

Besnier said Lactalis was the target of multiple legal complaints. He added that the crisis will cost the company "hundreds of millions" of euros."We will great...

Kerala State Budget: Tax hike on liquor by 200%, beef 100%

He also claimed that the budget will be women-friendly. In the case of pensions of past employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), th...

Myanmar mass-grave report shows probe needed

The U.N. envoy, who visited Bangladesh between January 18 and 24, told a news conference in Seoul on Thursday that she had "received scrolls of names of people ...

Warning for Assad after latest attack

The attack injured four people, he said. A doctor at the hospital who gave his first name as Bassil said patients were suffering "respiratory irritation, brea...

Avalanche Kills 3 Army Soldiers In Jammu And Kashmir's Machhil

Defence Ministry sources said the incident took place in Machil sector around 11.20 a.m. when four soldiers of a patrol came under the snow. The deceased have...

Tillerson's State Department Loses Top Career Diplomat

Shannon, 60, told Secretary of State Tillerson Wednesday that he planned to depart after a replacement is identified, ending more than 34 years of government ...

New Poster And Trailer Teases For Mission: Impossible - Fallout

The film is the sixth installment of the long-running franchise, which sees Tom Cruise reprising his role as Ethan Hunt once more. It's been a busy day for ...

'O Canada' Will Become Gender Neutral With New Lyrics

A bill passed the country's Senate that would change one of the lines from "in all thy sons " to "in all of us ". Liberal lawmaker Mauril Belanger began pus...

How soon is spring? Groundhogs set to make their annual predictions

It is based on a German legend surrounding Candlemas. The Weather Network says that according to folklore, if a groundhog sees its shadow, it will return to i...

USA lawmakers nominate Hong Kong pro-democracy activists for Nobel Peace Prize

Hong Kong, a former British colony, became a special administrative region of China in 1997. The group of lawmakers responsible for the nomination letter to t...

CAS upholds appeals of 28 Russian Winter Games athletes against International Olympic Committee ban

Some have already retired from competitive sports. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said there was "insufficient" evidence to prove doping offences at...

Voting Rights Process For Florida Felons Unconstitutional, Judge Says

District Judge Mark Walker wrote in a 43-page decision, saying he would rule later on how the state should fix the system. Last month, Florida elections off...

Trump prepared to move on Middle East peace plan without Palestinians

Earlier on in the day, the Arab League's Foreign Ministers Council was held in the Egyptian capital in a follow-up to the previous sessions in December and Janu...

Comey: Defends FBI, takes aim at 'weasels and liars'

Senator Joe McCarthy . Comey, who was sacked by President Trump in May, defended the FBI's statement on Wednesday declaring it had "grave concerns" about t...