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Several members of Iran's elite military guard killed in parade gun attack

State media say Islamist militants are thought to be behind the attack. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. An unnamed spokesman for the Revolut...

Muharram 2018: All you need to know about the day of Ashura

As the Islamic calendar is based on lunar cycles, the dates which months begin can differ against the Gregorian calendar from year to year. This day marks the p...

Russia Hatched Plan To Help Assange Escape London Last Year

Ecuador could have given Mr. Assange diplomatic documents, and he could have then been picked up from the embassy by Russians and taken away in diplomatic veh...

Grant Robicheaux case: Reality show surgeon ‘rapped and drugged hundreds of women'

Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley. Six months later, prosecutors say, another woman alleged the couple sexually assaulted her at the apartment after she got ...

Yale Law Faculty Members Call For FBI Probe Of Kavanaugh Accusation

The Senate Judiciary Committee invited Ford and Kavanaugh to testify on Monday before the committee about accusations, but Ford has asked for the FBI to investi...

New Poll: Beto O'Rourke leads Cruz in Texas Senate Race

O'Rourke's candidacy has generated widespread enthusiasm among national Democrats, but his chances of defeating Cruz, one of the GOP's most high-profile and con...

Cody Wilson, 3D-Printed Gun Pioneer, Arrested in Taiwan - Hit & Run

Police in Austin, Texas , had earlier reported that Wilson's last known location was Taipei. Taiwan does not have an extradition treaty with the USA, but l...

Theresa May demands 'respect' from European Union after Brexit humiliation

In a statement, the former Polish Prime Minister, who was criticised for goading Ms May with social media posts during the EU Summit, said he was a "true admi...

For Puerto Rico's poor, hurricane was heavy blow

Florida Governor Rick Scott, in San Juan to attend the memorial event "One Year After Maria", which was sponsored by the local government, told Reuters he disag...

Trump questions Kavanaugh's accuser, claims nominee is under attack

Then early Friday, Trump questioned Ford's credibility and challenged her to provide more evidence than the notes from a therapist reviewed by The Post. Hiron...

Russian Federation asks for Israel's explanation on plane downing

The report said Russian Federation demanded Israel conduct a new investigation into the incident. "I told him that the root of the problem is Iran's attempt t...

Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford Willing to Testify Next Week

Kavanaugh, who's been eager to testify, said he was ready to appear Monday. The woman's attorneys called the date set by Republicans "arbitrary", according to...

US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein denies he proposed secretly taping Trump

But let me clear about this: "Based on my personal dealings with the president, there is no basis to invoke the 25 Amendment". ABC News confirmed the report ...

Kerala Nun Rape Accused Franco Mulakkal To be Arrested

NDTV reported that the accused Bishop arrived at the Crime Branch Office along with a counsel and other priests at around 11 am. A team of Kerala Police he...

Cannabis Has Been Legalised In South Africa

A court in Western Cape had ruled in March 2017 that a ban on cannabis use by adults at home was unconstitutional, a move that effectively decriminalised ...

EU, Britain on tightrope toward possible Brexit deal

This would keep Northern Ireland under EU economic oversight if London and Brussels can not agree a trade pact to keep UK-EU borders open after a transition p...

Ford attorney demands: Kavanaugh testifies first, Judge subpoena, and no outside counsel

While Republicans on the Judiciary Committee had originally planned to hold a hearing with testimony from Kavanaugh and Blasey Ford on Monday, Blasey Ford demur...

India and Pakistan call off foreign ministers' meet after Kashmir deaths

It came after Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan wrote to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi calling for a resumption of talks between the nucle...

Theresa May's patience with the European Union runs out as she demands respect

Instead she dug in - firstly on the fact she views her Chequers plan as the only viable option for an economic relationship with the European Union that res...

Wind and rain affecting the North West

Bronagh brought heavy rain as it swept across the United Kingdom a day after two people were killed during severe weather and injuries and danger to life from...

Kavanaugh accuser asks for hearing to be pushed back

Among the requests, the one that appeared to be non-negotiable for Ford was a Monday appearance. "As you are aware, she has been receiving death threats, whic...

Florence rainfall totals for North Carolina: 8 trillion gallons

They stopped first at the Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point, North Carolina , where Trump received a briefing from state and local officials. More tha...

Australia emu video investigated for 'horrific cruelty'

A young man has been charged after horrific video surfaced of a driver laughing while mowing down a group of emus. In the video, the driver is heard cheerin...

Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang dies at age 61

Mr Quang hosted President Donald Trump during his first state visit to the communist country a year ago. At one of Quang's last appearances, during a visit ...

Texan campaigner for 3D-printed guns wanted for sex with minor

He's the founder of Texas-based non-profit Defense Distributed (DD), which sought to create a marketplace for such files . This summer, in the wake of seve...

Russian Federation warns United States it is 'playing with fire' with sanctions

A senior United States administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, insisted the ultimate target was Russian Federation. "The imposition of US...

5 people stabbed at NYC day care centre

A police spokesman said victims had "multiple stab wounds", adding they are looking into reports some of the victims are children. The woman was found in the ...

Poland wants a breakthrough in Brexit talks: PM

However, at her own news conference, she appeared shaken by a barrage of questions about the EU's explicit rejection of the main pillars of her Chequers plan....

EU Chief Says U.K. Prime Minister's Brexit Proposal 'Won't Work'

Speaking about the talks with other European leaders in Salzburg , Ms Davidson said: " Today she has had a setback". "There are some issues where we are n...

Christine Blasey Ford May Testify Next Week After All

The Senate Judiciary Committee had scheduled a Monday hearing and invited Ford to testify then about what she has alleged happened in 1982 at a house party in s...