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Half of Aquarius migrants reportedly seeking asylum in France
Paris, said yesterday the government's spokesman Benjamin Griveaux, will examine the dossiers on a "case-by-case" basis but for the moment it deems "impossibl...
Taliban angry at ceasefire selfies in Afghanistan
The first formal nationwide cease-fire since the 2001 USA invasion had been widely welcomed across the country as Afghans - Taliban, security forces and civilia...
Afghan Taliban reject cease-fire extension
Flocking to mosques for special morning worship marking the first day of the festival, youngsters in the war-battered country expressed cautious optimism, follo...
U.S., South Korea Suspend ‘Ulchi Freedom Guardian’ Joint Military Exercise
About 28,500 United States troops are stationed in South Korea , a legacy of the Korean war, which ended in 1953 in an armistice that left the two Koreas techn...
What's happening at the United States border
House Democrats, including Zoe Lofgren of San Jose and Jimmy Panetta from Monterey, introduced a " Keep Families Together Act " to end family separations at th...
To help migrant children, Republicans and Democrats must join forces
The Associated Press last week obtained DHS figures showing that, as a result of the administration's new "zero-tolerance" policy, almost 2,000 children had b...
Fact Check - Did Democrats pass a law to separate families?
A guard could be heard joking: "We have an orchestra here". In some cases, the parent may decide they want their child to stay in the United States to pursue ...
Record 68.5 million displaced in 2017: United Nations refugee agency
Internal displacement was largely caused by "armed conflict, generalized violence, or human rights violations", UNHCR stated. But UNHCR, Grandi's agency, said...
Lewandowski mocks migrant girl with Down syndrome: 'Wah wah'
A former campaign manager for Donald Trump has created a stir by dismissing a story about a girl with Down syndrome with a sarcastic "Wah wah". Her father i...
J&K Alliance split: No Chief Minister ever survived the rage of Jammu
Vohra may look for an alternative coalition but that is almost impossible unless the People's Democratic Party (PDP) breaks from within to support the other two...
Banned Blatter arrives in Russian Federation for World Cup
The 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup kicked off at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, where 32 nations, divided into eight groups are fighting it out for the co...
Trump Moves to Retaliate Against China's Retaliation for New Tariffs
It labeled the move "extreme pressure and blackmail", and said it would retaliate with counter measures. Trump ordered up identification of $200 billion in Ch...
Dreamworld inquest: Ride broke down several times before fatal accident
Senior Constable Cornish was questioned about his his investigations into the ride's pumps, the conveyor, the water pump outlets and changes to timber slats tha...
Deputy sexually abused undocumented immigrant girl, 4, sheriff says
The child is a relative of Nunez, officials said , but did not disclose details of how they are related. Authorities believe this was not the first time the ...
Legalized Weed Just Months Away After Bill C-45 Officially Passes
Canadian MPs have passed a bill to legalize cannabis for recreational use by 205 votes to 82. "Canadians are allowed to make beer at home, or wine", Health Mi...
Trump, U.S. Republicans to meet amid furor over family separation policy
Murphy vowed to prevent "state resources from being used to help federal authorities separate families", while Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf criticized the policy. "It...
New York Times Takes Heat for Spiking Audio Interview With Stephen Miller
The Times , which spoke to Miller on the record, said it conducted an "extended interview" with Miller over the weekend for an article about the Trump administr...
Trump blasts Germany while making case for USA immigration policy
But these horrors result from the "zero tolerance" policy he introduced. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in April that the administration would t...
Crying immigrant children are actors: U.S. conservative
Coulter was out in NYC Tuesday when we asked her if she's seen the latest pictures of kids being held in cages while their parents are criminally prosecuted und...
US Will Reportedly Withdraw From UN Human Rights Council
In recent months, the United States has participated in attempts to pinpoint rights violations in places like South Sudan, Congo and Cambodia. (No joke.) Tues...
Seven policemen injured in violent protests in Skopje against name change
Amid the turmoil, the Greek and Macedonian leaders paid tribute to diplomacy for having solved one of the region's most stubborn problems. On Sunday, around 5...
Donald Trump ratchets up China trade dispute with new tariffs
Security guards walk in front of containers at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China on April 24, 2018. President Donald Trump inched closer to ...
United States and South Korea Adjourned Joint Military Exercise
The comments come after the ROK and the US militaries announced their decision to postpone all planning for the Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) drill, slated t...
5 shot, 1 fatally, in University Village shooting
Erin Carey, of the Austin neighborhood, was among six people shot around 4:45 a.m. Monday at the ABLA Brooks Homes public housing complex near 13th and Loomis. ...
Methodists File Complaint Against Sessions For 'Zero Tolerance' Policy
The complaint stated that its goal was to reach "a reconciling process that will help this long-time member of our connection step back from his harmful actio...
"Space Force" ordered by President Trump
So what comes next? "Only Congress can organize the military", Loverro told SpaceNews . Among them is a provision that requires the deputy secretary of Defen...
London police say no serious injuries in minor subway blast
The force added: "Enquires are ongoing to establish the cause of the reported explosion, which appears to have been minor. No serious injuries reported and en...
Mexico calls migrant children separation 'inhumane', urges rethink
While he said the U.S.is a sovereign nation, Mexico can not be indifferent to "clear human rights violation". Foreign minister Luis Videgaray told a press c...
Britain condemns Israel bias at United Nations rights council
The State Department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment by Bloomberg , while the United Nations said it hadn't been notified that the U.S. S...
Sessions: harsh migrant policy aims to end 'lawlessness'
Yoder, who is chairman of a House Appropriations homeland security subcommittee, demanded the change Monday. Sessions directly addressed the controversy surro...