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Trump defends Brett Kavanaugh, wants FBI investigation 'comprehensive'

It will also question Mark Judge , a friend of Kavanaugh who Ford said witnessed the assault, and Leland Keyser and P.J. Smyth, who she said were at the gather...

US First Lady Melania Trump arrives in Ghana on solo African trip

An AFP reporter at the airport said the former model was smiling and looked relaxed as she was entertained by a troupe of traditional drummers and dancers.

Trump defends Kavanaugh, says has 'open mind' if something new comes up

But Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee appear unconvinced. "I just think he's an outstanding person", he said. Kavanaugh has denied assa...

President Trump says he'd be a 'mess' as a drinker

Trump went on to say that he witnessed a lot of people back in high school who drank too much, but asked, "Does that mean that they can't do something that they...

Prince William ends Wildlife Conservation Tour in Africa

The visiting Duke of Cambridge Prince William on Saturday visited the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) in Laikipia where the first Battalion Iri...

Raab: No deal better than being tied to European Union rules

Raab's combative stance toward the bloc is not universally shared among Conservatives as Britain's governing party holds its four-day gathering in the central E...

UK Brexit chief says no deal better than being tied to bloc

A Tory MP has commended the former Foreign Secretary as an "amazing communicator" amid criticisms of his comments about Theresa May's Brexit plan. Just six ...

Trump administration halts visas for same-sex partners of diplomats, United Nations employees

David Pressman, who served as United States ambassador to the UN Security Council for special political affairs under President Barack Obama, said the policy ch...

A New Trade Deal Gets NAFTA Members Back Together

It replaces the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which President Donald Trump had called a job-killing disaster. "We lost two per cent acces...

Palestinians protest against Israel’s nation-state law

Tensions increased as Palestinians across the occupied West Bank , the Palestinian territory occupied in 1948 and the Gaza Strip observed a general strike on...

Canadian scientist Donna Strickland shares Nobel physics prize

Last year's physics prize went to three Americans who used abstruse theory and ingenious equipment design to detect the faint ripples in the universe called g...

Turkey’s Erdogan says US has taken wrong path

Interpretations of the controversial visit varied wildly in Turkey and Germany , with Mr Erdogan boasting it was a hugely successful but the conservative Ger...

Canada, US and Mexico's make 'historic transaction' with new trade agreement

If you can't cut a trade deal with them, with whom can you do so? Animated by seventeenth century mercantilist ideas about trade deficits, all Trump seems to kn...

Brett Kavanaugh: White Home denies limiting Federal Bureau of Investigation inquiry

Even if the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ultimately fails in the Senate, President Trump should re-nominate the judge ahead of the mi...

Turkey's Erdogan opens mosque in German city of Cologne

Merkel said she had pushed for the release of German citizens among the tens of thousands of people arrested after the coup, blamed by Ankara on supporters of ...

California bans gun sales to people under 21

The new law, which takes effect January 1, exempts law enforcement, members of the military and people with hunting licenses from the restriction. Brown did s...

Trump is trusted less than Putin and Xi, global study finds

Polling data from 25 countries released on Monday showed a widespread global belief that China a growing power, perhaps one that now rivaled the United States i...

Boy Bitten by Shark in California Expected to Make Full Recovery: Hospital

Lowe said. He flops on top of my kayak and his whole clavicle and back is exposed'. Officials said that about 4 miles of beach stayed closed in the area until...

Horse causes panic after galloping through a bar in France

A HORSE has walked into a bar - and patrons didn't stick around to hear the punchline. She is saddled up ready for a race, but instead chooses to kick out, kn...

Brett Kavanaugh & UB40: New Report Details Bar Fight Over Band

Kavanaugh was not arrested, but the police report stated that a 21-year-old man accused Mr. Kavanaugh of throwing ice on him "for some unknown reason". Kavana...

Iran launches missile strikes at Syria over deadly attack

The attack was retaliation for militant attack on a military parade last month in the southwest Iranian city of Ahwez. The Islamic State (IS) group also cla...

Officials scramble to rescue survivors as toll crosses 800

A 7.5-magnitude quake struck the coast of Sulawesi island on Friday evening, which is about 50 miles north of Palu . Some 1,200 Indonesian convicts are on th...

Netanyahu calls for a demilitarized Palestinian state

Israel, which considers Iran to be its biggest threat, has sought repeatedly to undercut the 2015 nuclear deal despite the United Nations repeatedly confirming ...

Brett Kavanaugh was 'belligerent and aggressive' drinker, Yale classmate says

The Kavanaugh nomination erupted last month into a major controversy that jeopardized an effort by Trump and his fellow Republicans to cement conservative d...

US, Canada reach trade deal hours before self-imposed deadline

The U.S. and Mexico hammered out their portions of the trade agreement in late August before the U.S. turned to Canada . Mexico wants a deal signed before ...

Federal Bureau of Investigation contacts second woman who accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct

However, Tobias said FBI agents were usually allowed to act independently and it would be a "clear conflict of interest" for White House officials involved ...

Indonesian air traffic controller hailed as quake hero

While reports indicate that looting is spreading in the stricken region, other reports demonstrate the extreme heroism and bravery shown by many on the island, ...

Pizza delivery driver helps stop kidnapping attempt in Wis.

The 57-year-old woman then pointed to her eye as the delivery driver watched on September 27, FOX6 reported. A Dominos delivery driver is being hailed a her...

Tense International Encounter Unfolds in South China Sea

Charles Brown with the US Pacific Fleet said a Chinese Luyang destroyer approached the US vessel in an "unsafe and unprofessional" maneuver. China frequentl...

Border Patrol agent throws gender-reveal party, but starts wildfire instead

The Sawmill Fire was started when Dickey reportedly shot his rifle at a target filled with colored powder, which was meant to announce the gender of his baby,...