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Bolton Wanderers sign Chinedu Obasi on short-term deal

The 31-year-old moves to Bolton until the end of the 2017/18 season after a successful trial with the club, which is subject to global clearance. "The 31-year...

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Scher Peter sold $1.91M worth of stock or 17,057 shares. (NYSE: JPM ) by 33.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securi...

EU's Barnier firmly rules out British "cherry-picking" on Brexit

In an attempt to forge a common position, May hosted an eight-hour meeting of her so-called Brexit war committee on Thursday (22 February) at her 16th-century c...

Syria: UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock lambasts security council on Ghouta ceasefire

The US representative Kelley Currie accused the Syrian regime of violating the ceasefire , while Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia accused the rebels. In the...

Florida Senate rejects ban on assault weapons

Survivors of the shooting, parents of slain students and high schoolers from across the state have flooded the Capitol since the Valentine's Day shooting, with ...

Even Republican gun owners don't agree on gun policy

Trump led Wednesday's meeting and allowed it to be televised. "This may be an opportunity", Representative Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) told reporters after she...

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day over PNB scam, other issues

The Houses of Parliament will meet on March 5 after a month-long recess in the session. In the Lok Sabha, it intends to bring The Payment of Gratuity (Amend...

Nagaland Election 2018: BJP wins 11 seats, holds key to form Govt.

The Congress was unable to win a single seat. Both the leaders are allies of the BJP as well as members of the NDA alliance in the North-east. Chief Minister ...

Inspector general: Army mistreated retired service dogs

The guard dogs saved enumerate lives between the years 2010 and 2014 but were not attended to properly. Some of the dogs were put down, and people interested ...

Germany's Social Democrats sign up for Merkel's grand coalition

The decision ends nearly six months of political uncertainty in Germany, the longest time the country has been without a government in its postwar history. Now,...

Cauvery issue: Stalin calls on TN CM

On February 22, at a meeting of leaders of all political parties and representatives of farmer associations here, it was decided Palaniswami would lead a delega...

Pakistan PM to visit Nepal tomorrow

Prime Minister Oli will also host a dinner in honour of Abbasi, according to a statement issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs here. Nisar has become a disgru...

Southbound lanes of I-95 open after leaning Potomac Mills sign removed

Commuters be warned: Monday's commute is going to be a rough. Traffic was directed onto the 95 Express Lanes while the main lanes were closed. Crews were ...

Dia de los Muertos-inspired "Coco" wins Best Animated Oscar

The film beat out fellow nominees The Boss Baby , The Breadwinner , Ferdinand , and Loving Vincent . It now joins the pantheon of Pixar Oscar-winners that...

US Embassy in Turkey closed for operations over unspecified 'security threat'

The move came following the statement by the US Embassy in Ankara that it will suspend its work on March 5 for security reasons. Visa interviews and other rou...

Mueller's team investigating possible UAE efforts to buy political influence

In one example of Mr. Nader's influential connections, which has not been previously reported , last fall he received a detailed report from a top Trump fund-r...

Imran Khan consoles supporters following Senate elections results

Pakistan's political parties are electing the members of the Senate on Saturday, amid allegations that money was being used to buy votes. Imran added that w...

Pak's PML-N backed independent candidates led Senate elections

PML-N won 15 seats including 11 from Punjab and two each from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and federal capital territory. PPP candidates won just 12 seats. Cricketer-turn...

Mississippi State Women's Basketball: Bulldogs Fall to SC in SEC Tournament

But it's great; it gives the younger ones something to look up to: "Hey, you can do this, too'". Mississippi State had their best run in the 2nd Half with 1...

Ten injured, 50 held as police storm Kiev protest camp

Police in Kiev raided the tent camp in front of Ukraine's national legislature, clashing with Mikhail Saakashvili's supporters; the former Georgian President wa...

US Women's National Team vs. France in SheBelieves Cup

England responded with a second equaliser 17 minutes from time, though, as route one football undid the German defence, allowing White to race on to a long bal...

US carrier to make landmark visit to Vietnam, the first since 1975

The two sides had also inked pacts for cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, trade and investment, and agriculture following Modi-Tran talks. They also en...

Suspect wanted after hit-and-run of firefighter in Onset

Fire officials said while the firefighter was working on the traffic incident, he was struck by a passing motor vehicle that continued on and did not stop. Anon...

China warns to 'take necessary measures' if U.S. starts trade war

Cheng Li and Ryan McElveen of the Brookings Institution wrote that some may see the removal of term restraints as "heralding a return to an era of vicious power...

Nor'easter hammers coast with hurricane-force winds, relentless rain

At least 30 coastal communities were dealing with moderate to major flooding , according to Kurt Schwartz, the MEMA director. The remnants of the storm , kn...

Sharif's Party Reportedly Gains Control Of Pakistani Senate

PML- F candidate Muzzafar Hussain Shah's contacts with two MQM factions and the Pak Sarzameen Party also worked to save his party's elimination from the upper h...

How Jimmy Kimmel handled Weinstein and harassment in his Oscars monologue

Ashley Judd, Anabella Sciorra and Salma Hayek - who all made allegations of sexual misconduct against Weinstein - together assembled for a mid-show segment dedi...

MN: Elderly Man Assaulted In Alleged Road Rage Incident

Anoka County authorities are investigating the severe beating of an elderly man in a Friday-night road-rage incident. Minnesota investigators are looking for ...

Seven Dead as Storm Pummels Northeast Causing Massive Power Outages, Flooding

Keep on top of active weather by visiting the ALERTS page . Ohio, New York [VIDEO ], Boston and received heavy snow while gusting winds swept the eastern sea...

Couple in Ghaziabad found dead under mysterious circumstance

Police sources claimed that the family of the two victims celebrated Holi on the terrace of the building at Gyan Khand on Friday and retired to their room aroun...