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Lawmakers ask for new special counsel to probe DOJ "bias"

There is evidence of bias, trending toward animus, among those charged with investigating serious cases. The memo, pushed by committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R...

Security, trade top agenda as Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince visits UK

The crown prince has been in his post for nine months and is on his first official visit to the UK. Critics say Britain has been slow to condemn rights abuses...

South Africa's Cape Town moves back to August 'Day Zero' forecast

Maimane said less than two months ago, the City of Cape Town was in a dire position, with Day Zero expected to arrive on April 12. On Monday, officials urge...

Iran's missile production has increased three-fold: Revolutionary Guards commander

The Houthis have controlled large swathes of territory from northern Yemen to the capital Sana'a since late 2014. The senior military official said all the at...

Saudi Crown Prince gets royal treatment in UK

Backers of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince have launched a "bizarre" public relations drive to improve his image, as he is accused of waging a bloody war in Yeme...

Parrikar to travel overseas for medical treatment

Parrikar was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai on February 15 where he received treatment for a pancreatic ailment. A statement from Chief Minister...

Thiruvanchoor produces 'grenade' in House to pin police

He said that the police is using such a grenade, which can prove harmful to health. Thiruvanchoor later handed over the tear gas shell to Assembly officials. ...

Wasn't aware of mobile ban in Lingaraja Temple: Raveena Tandon

He said taking photographs and shooting video were strictly prohibited inside the temple premises. She had visited the temple on 4 March. Despite a First Info...

March 31 deadline for linking Aadhaar may be extended: Govt to SC

Justice Chandrachud's observations and the repeated urging of the petitioners' lawyers, including senior advocates K.V. Vishwanathan, Arvind P. Datar and Shyam ...

2 per cent DA hike for Central govt employees, pensioners approved

The National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) - a concerted body of unions which has been petitioning on behalf of the employees - had demanded the government to ...

Air India confirms: Flights to Tel Aviv over Saudi Arabia

Tickets went on sale Wednesday. Air India has denied the claim by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Saudi Arabia has agreed to allow the ca...

Abhaya case: CBI court says Fr Jose Poothrukkayil need not face trial

On March 28, the court will read out the chargesheet in the case to the accused and the trial is expected to start soon. The CBI had charged the two with murder...

CBI moves Delhi court seeking a narco-analysis test on Karti Chidambaram

Deferring the case for further hearing on March 9, the top court declared that it will not provide any interim protection from arrest by the ED in the alleged m...

Flight cancellations reported at Bradley

In addition, there is the possibility of coastal flooding. At least 1,950 flights within, into, or out of the USA have been canceled , FlightAware reports....

Mumbai's Matunga Road Railway station to be manned by all-women staff

Asia's first woman loco-pilot Surekha Yadav will motor the train along with assistant loco-pilot Trushna Joshi. "However, this too may not be much of an issue",...

Top court extends deadline to wrap up graft cases against Sharifs

Acting on the apex court's order, NAB had initially filed four cases against the Sharifs and former finance minister Ishaq Dar. The NAB had filed three inte...

Trade with Britain after Brexit won't be easier: EU's Tusk

French economy minister Bruno Le Maire said there had to be a "good deal" with the United Kingdom, but the City of London and the financial sector would hav...

Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem in May, president says

Trump's symbolic move drew waves of global criticism when first announced in December 2017 (see WikiTribune's previous coverage). Guatemalan President Jimmy...

Sam Nunberg: Sarah Huckabee Sanders 'Should Shut Her Fat Mouth'

His tone throughout the day had been completely different - he gave a series of freakish interviews in which he lashed out at US President Donald Trump , the...

Trump admin to file suit against California over sanctuary laws

The case will test the power of the Trump administration to force California police departments and local governments to cooperate with deportations and other...

Common Sense Gun Laws Are Enough

The Supreme Court in the 2008 case of District of Columbia v. Heller , in a decision written by the very conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, stated, "Like mos...

Lindiwe Sisulu 'surprised' by Gigaba's U-turn on Guptas' SA citizenship

Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo said the Department of Home Affairs was the custodian of citizenship. He is a permanent residence permit holder which he rec...

6 detained for vandalising BJP icon Syama Prasad Mookerjee's bust in Kolkata

According to Jadavpur University students, the group was led by Abhisekh Mukherjee, a former student of the institution. The youth got into the park, broke th...

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty stabbed in his chamber

According to reports, Justice Shetty was stabbed at least three times by the attacker, identified as Tejas Sharma, while he was hearing a case in his office. "H...

Antero Midstream Partners (AM) Getting Somewhat Favorable Media Coverage, Study Finds

After a recent check, the 14-day RSIfor Enable Midstream Partners LP (ENBL) is now at 46.31, the 7-day stands at 49.82, and the 3-day is sitting at 68.21. ( NAS...

WaPo's Anonymous Sources Describe 'Darkest Days' of White House

We have a lot of positive things happening within this country, and that's happening under the direction and the leadership of President Trump, and we're going ...

Trump escalates trade war rhetoric with threat of European auto tariffs

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in January revised up the global growth forecast for 2018 and 2019 by 0.2 percentage point to 3.9 percent for each year. "...

Oklahoma teachers consider statewide walkout over education cuts

They deadline was set for April 23, 2018. If no action is taken by the legislature by then, teachers will begin their planned work action and school closures. O...

Restrictions imposed in parts of Srinagar, Shopian

Yesterday, many protesters were injured in clashes with the security forces. "Even lactating mothers have not been spared as two young mothers of infants were g...

Nick Offerman Joins All-Star Cast of Amazon's 'Good Omens'

Fortunately, Nick is not entirely human. Warlock is a normal 11-year-old and is very, very confused as to why unusual people are calling on him to summon the Fo...