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China plans tariffs on $60bn of imports to counter Trump

He also said China was "for the first time doing poorly against us". It has also slapped 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports. "They...

Facing Deportation, Wife of Former U.S. Marine Leaves Florida for Mexico

Juarez entered the United States illegally about 20 years ago, but she says she thought the administration would show leniency in her case because she has no cr...

As sanctions bite, where next for Trump's Iran strategy

The Iranian rial has dropped to a new record low amid growing concerns of renewed American sanctions, due to kick in on Monday. During his talks with China's...

10ft shark terrifies tourists & shuts down beach after being attacked by ray

Footage showed the animal moving through the clear blue water off the beach before coming in closer and forcing tourists out of the water. No one was hurt dur...

At the US Embassy in Moscow found Russian spy

Two Regional Security Office investigators conducting the screening found the woman was having regular, unauthorized meetings with the Russian intelligence serv...

Syrian scientist killed in apparent car-bomb attack

Aziz Asber, director of the Syrian Scientific Research Centre in Masyaf, a town close to the city of Hama, died in the blast, the pro-Syrian government newspa...

Accountants testify Manafort inflated loans, failed to disclose foreign accounts

So Laporta said she agreed to record a $1.5 million loan to Manafort's company as forgiven. While prosecutor Uzo Asonye was questioning an Federal Bureau of...

Sudanese FM Confirms Peace Agreement Between Rivals

As part of the IGAD-led comprehensive peace process, President Kenyatta is expected to convene the third session of the face-to-face meetings and negotiations b...

Whoops! Trump Accidentally Tweeted The Wrong Candidate Endorsement

He blasted the media as "fake news" and said journalists "were awful people". The crowd cheered and chanted the campaign staple rallying cry, "Build the wall,...

Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 7.0 natural disaster rocks Indonesia, tourist hotspot Bali

The Independent reported that the warning comes just a week after a magnitude 6.4 quake killed 14 people on the island and prompted a large-scale evacuation of...

Huge Indonesia natural disaster rocks Lombok island

According to a tweet by ANI , reports quoted the US Geological Survey (USGS) saying that the quake hit the Lombok island- a famous island in Indonesia. It was ...

My son was brainwashed into extremist ideology -Osama bin Laden's mum

Speaking to the Guardian , Ghanem said: 'The people at university changed him. He became a different man, "he said". She claims that she told him to stay away ...

Federal judge: Trump administration still not justified ending DACA

The ruling has no immediate effect because U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington gave the administration 20 days to decide if it wants to appeal a...

Up to 20 feared dead in WWII vintage plane crash in Switzerland

Authorities provided few details about the second crash but local airline JU-AIR said one of its Ju-52 airplanes, which seats 17 passengers along with two pilot...

Trump stumps for Barletta in Wilkes-Barre

ALSO READ: What is Putin blackmailing Trump with? . He says, "They wanted me to go up and have a boxing match", but asks: "Whatever happened to diplomacy?" ...

PG&E Employee Killed Working Near Carr Fire

Flames from a wildfire advance down a hillside, towering over homes off Scotts Valley Road near Lakeport, Calif. Two blazes collectively called the Mendocin...

College employee calls police on Black student eating lunch

She recorded video with her phone, adding her own text on Instagram, with a post that's prompted outrage from supporters. She works at a summer program teaching...

France redefines child rape, outlaws sexual harassment on streets

The law also includes even higher fines for taking "upskirt" photos - pictures or video taken under a person's clothing without their consent. "I took the p...

Helicopter Misuse Case: NAB summons Imran Khan on August 7

The anti-corruption watchdog, NAB, has summoned PTI chief Imran Khan on August 7 for his excessive use of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa helipcopters. PTI has said it e...

Woman accused of throwing 4-year-old girl off bridge, killing her

She was pronounced dead at hospital shortly before 5 p.m., police said . "Witnesses say she waded into the Hillsborough River with her child". According to...

Temperature in Seoul highest in 111 years

The temperature last reached the 40 C threshold in the country when it rose to 40.0 C in the southeastern city of Daegu in August 1942, according to the agency....

Puerto Rico storm evacuees to ask judge to block evictions

In December, the New York Times estimated 1,052 "excess deaths" occurred after Maria. To arrive at their estimate, the researchers looked at official govern...

Venezuelan president speech cut short in panic

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has survived an assassination attempt at a military event in Caracas . Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said in a ...

All eyes on 'right-hand man' as Manafort trial resumes

Among the other materials she forwarded to the bank was a falsified document showing that a $1.5 million loan had been forgiven and re-categorized as income to ...

Birthday girl Meghan shines alongside Prince Harry at lavish celebration

Charlie is a close friend of Prince Harry from his prep school days and served as an usher at the royal wedding in May, while the Prince returned the favor and ...

Feeling sidelined, Israel's Druze protest Jewish nation bill

Gen. (res.) Amal Asad Asad said after the meeting on Thursday who previously called Israel " apartheid state " over this law. The government says the bill merel...

Senate votes to release transcript of Russian spying suspect

Tuesday's grand jury indictment added a more serious charge of acting as an agent of the Russian government, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in pris...

Moscow: American held in Russian Federation after arriving in rubber boat

The Bering Strait between Alaska and Russian Federation is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) wide at its narrowest point. Zakharova said William was in good cond...

Chinese tourist, 12, abducted from DC-area airport, police say

Police have issued an Amber Alert , adding that Ma is considered to be in "extreme danger" due to her young age. The FBI is now leading the investigation. Po...

Hundreds of Goats Have Infiltrated an Idaho Neighborhood and Nobody Knows Why

KTVB noted that the animals were "snacking on lawns and flower bushes, and stripping the leaves from trees", as goats are wont to do. The herd of about 118...