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Rubio Dismisses Report About Dem Senator Attempting to Contact Dossier Author

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Russian election commission registers Putin as presidential candidate

He was released without charge that evening, but later said he expected to be rearrested before the presidential election due on 18 March. However, most outsi...

Kolkata: Police arrest school teacher for allegedly sexually assaulting Class 2 girl

Parents of the child have complained that the dance teacher had been molesting the child over the past few months and they came to know about it only the evenin...

Kashmir shuts on Afzal Guru's 5th anniversary

Shops, educational institutes and all other business establishments are shut while public and private transport is majorly off the roads. They said authoritie...

DEP levies 'historic' $12.6 million penalty against Mariner East 2 pipeline

Pennsylvania regulators said Thursday that Sunoco has been fined $12.6 million for problems with a massive natural gas pipeline project, but work will resume un...

California #MeToo Leader Cristina Garcia Accuses Of Sexual Harassment

POLITICO also quoted an unnamed lobbyist who said that Garcia sexually propositioned him last May and tried to grab his crotch during a political fundraiser....

Egypt mounts massive operation to wipe out 'terrorist hotbeds'

After a militant assault on a mosque in Sinai in November killed more than 300 people, El-Sisi told the military to restore security in the province's north wit...

Swiss Re Shares Jump Most Since 2011 on SoftBank Approach Talks

SoftBank's early-stage, $20 million investment in Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd was a bet that paid off spectacularly and helped cement ...

Shopian firing: SC to hear petition by Army officer's father on Monday

In their complaint, the three children of Army officers have said they were "disturbed" by the recent incidents of stone-pelting and assaults by unruly and di...

With early morning votes, Congress ends overnight government shutdown

The deal pending in the Senate must first pass the Senate, then the House and be signed into law to avoid a government shutdown . Rand Paul repeatedly held u...

Giorgio Armani Uniforms are Causing a Controversy at a Tokyo Public School

A number of parents of children attending Taimei Elementary School in the luxury shopping district Ginza - home to numerous fashion flagships - have reportedly ...

Russia Routed Millions to Influence Clinton in Uranium Deal, Informant Tells Congress

An FBI informant, Douglas Campbell, told three congressional committees the Russians paid $3 million to influence Hillary Clinton on the uranium deal. Campbel...

Hovea: boy (16) dead after police vehicle chase

Police resumed the pursuit as the auto left Roe Highway for the Great Eastern Highway. Police say they pursued the auto again after it was spotted exiting Roe...

Man dies after falling off Mantralaya building

The police found a suicide note from Raote's trouser pocket, whichstates, "I have been in jail for several years, I came here to meet officials but nobody met m...

Winter Olympics: Ban on 47 Russian athletes and coaches upheld

Vice President Mike Pence is lending his "hearty support" to President Donald Trump's request for the Pentagon to organize a military parade, even as he conde...

Rand Paul Stalls Senate Vote To Keep Government Open

With enough conservatives voting against the budget proposal, House Republicans need Democratic support to keep the government open. A shutdown - technically ...

Pakistan, Jordan agree to expand trade

The Jordanian King said concrete proposals for cooperation would come under discussion during a meeting of Pakistan-Jordan Joint Ministerial Commission slated t...

Rouhani Voices Iran Readiness to Help Turkey over Syria Concerns

In remarks to Reuters on Thursday on the sidelines of a Euromoney conference in Paris, Abbas Araqchi highlighted Iran's efforts to restore calm to the terror-...

US Senate reaches two-year bipartisan budget deal: leaders

Add Government Shutdown as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Government Shutdown news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Senate leaders from...

'Honey-trapped' IAF officer arrested

The officer shared them regularly on WhatsApp in return for obscene photos, according to sources. The information that he shared was reportedly on new agencies ...

Mild today with wintry weather Saturday

Thursday night will be cool with lows in the upper 30s to around 40. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain in many places. Highs will be in...

Olympics: Court upholds doping ban for 47 Russians athletes, coaches

CAS said separately that a decision over the 47 others attempting to gain late entry into the Olympics would be announced on Friday at 11:00 am (1400 GMT). ...

Palestinian chief says United States can't impose peace deal

According to Palestine's official WAFA news agency, Abbas reiterated the Palestinian leadership's commitment to a "two-state solution" and a Palestinian state w...

Daily Mail Says Utah Lawmaker Quit Because Of Visits To Prostitute

Stanard unexpectedly resigned due to personal and family concerns", House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, said Wednesday in a prepared statement. Taylor declin...

United States slaps more sanctions on Pakistan-linked militants

Muhammad is alleged to have collected funds for Lashkar-e Taiba in the Persian Gulf and to have been a longtime contact for members of the militant group involv...

Immigrants serving in military won't face deportation, Defense Secretary James Mattis says

Those covered by DACA now serving in the military are among more than 10,000 non-citizens who joined the ranks under the Military Accessions Vital to National I...

Ice Cricket 2018: Shahid Afriidi's Royals beats Virendra Sehwag's Palace Diamonds

The two teams are facing each other in the unique two-day event where two matches are to be played on ice.In the first match, Royals won by six wickets and ch...

Rescuers Continue To Search For Missing People In Taiwan Earthquake

Rescue workers combed through the rubble as the death toll from a 6.4-magnitude quake that hit off the coast of eastern Taiwan rose to 10. Rescuers were attempt...

Turmoil in Bangladesh as ex-premier Begum Zia is convicted for corruption

He also termed the verdict as unfortunate, saying, "Our law states that all trials should be held in public". Dhaka: "I will be back, there is no need to ...

Four Britons held in Cambodia over 'pornographic' party granted bail

The group were among 10 foreigners arrested two weeks ago in the tourist hot-spot of Siem Reap. The group of eight men and two women, aged between 19 and 35, ...