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It was not until 45 minutes later, when he had already taken to the sea alone in the boat's life raft, that he made a distress call and reported his wife missi...

White House bars CNN reporter after verbal duel with Trump

To make matters worse, Sarah Sanders lied - and circulated a misleadingly edited video to back herself up - when she claimed later that Acosta was being pu...

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Two press freedom advocates taken away from their hotel in Tanzania by security officers have been released, a South African government official said on Thursda...

North Korea cancels nuclear talks with US

But the State Department said early on Wednesday that the meeting had been postponed and gave no reason, raising concerns that talks aimed at persuading North ...

Trump slams CNN's Jim Acosta in explosive press briefing

She continued: "This conduct is absolutely unacceptable ". "It's such a hostile media", Trump said after ordering April Ryan, of the American Urban Radio Netw...

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In an introductory video , the software says: "I will work tirelessly to keep you informed as texts will be typed into my system uninterrupted". That's because ...

Samantha Bee Defends Jim Acosta: We Should Be 'Ashamed' of Trump

A visibly angry President Donald Trump branded CNN's White House correspondent Jim Acosta a "rude, awful person" and an "enemy of the people" in a testy...

Women candidates make history in USA 2018 midterm elections

There are several names that have been floated as potential speaker candidates - Reps. "Mia Love gave me no love", he said. Asked how he would respond to an o...

Dead In Rusape Bus Accident

Police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi was not immediately available for comment but ZBC quoted him in its figures about the accident. "W...

Democrats Are Now Projected to Take Back the House

On Tuesday, the president telephoned House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, a conversation that her office said included congratulations and a nod to her pitch f...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized With Fractured Ribs After Fall

Ginsburg has had a series of health problems. She initially went home after her fall, but experienced complications overnight. Her hospitalization came on the...

Three bodies found in rubble of collapsed buildings in Marseille

Authorities initially said there may be up to to eight victims. Arriving at the site Tuesday, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said "air pockets" u...

Dutch pensioner uses legal channels to change age to boost dating prospects

The man has approached a local Amsterdam court to reduce his age. Mr Ratelband believes the change is no different than identifying as transgender , adding t...

Boeing is said close to issuing warning on 737 Max after crash

The angle of attack sensor replaced in Bali would be analysed at its place of manufacture in Chicago, the accident investigator said. But the National Transpo...

Minister: Israel might destroy Syrian S-300s, even if manned by Russians

Environmental Protection Minister Ze'ev Elkin, who is also co-chair of the Russia-Israel Intergovernmental Commission, told Russian media Monday that it was a "...

White House suspends credentials for CNN's Jim Acosta

Responding to Sanders's assertion that he had "placed" his hands on the intern, Jim Acosta simply said: "This is a lie ". An aide attempted to grab the mic...

Outback mystery: Boy missing as three found dead

The body of a 12-year-old boy has been found after a desperate search in a remote part of the Outback. "A formal identification of the child is yet to be unde...

Pink Wave: Women to Flood Congress After Historic Election Night

The first ever openly LGBT governor, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, a bisexual woman, won her re-election bid Tuesday as well. Women are also harder working. At leas...

EU hopes fade for Nov summit to seal Brexit deal

Britain has complained this would create a border in the Irish Sea between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom. A memorandum leaked from withi...

Texas' early votes exceed total cast in 2014 election

That means more people have cast a ballot over 12 days of early voting in those counties than turned out for the entire 2014 midterm election. Although Texas ha...

Trump on trial as Americans vote in midterm election

Republicans built on their slim Senate majority and ousted four incumbent Democrats: Bill Nelson in Florida, Joe Donnelly in Indiana, Heidi Heitkamp in North ...

People Injured, Deputy Shot At Bar In Thousand Oaks

Officers from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office and California Highway Patrol said about 30 shots were fired and several people were injured. "It was just...

Polish leaders to hold Independence Day march

The mayor of Warsaw, a member of the opposition Civic Platform party, explained that security was a concern on Sunday and her appeals to the government for help...

Republicans Fight to Keep Control of the Senate in 2018 Midterms

Trump is trying to defy historic omens that suggest that commanders in chief often get a rebuke from voters in the midterm election of their first term. Democ...

Sri Lankan parliament to reconvene on Nov 14

Sri Lanka has been plunged into a political turmoil since October 26, when President Maithripala Sirisena , in a surprising move dissolved the Cabinet, sacked...

Former Somali Refugee At Dadaab Ilhan Omar Elected To US Congress

Along with being one of the first Muslim women in Congress, Omar is the first Somali-American elected to the post. "I stand here before you tonight as your ...

Chinese firm forces employees to drink urine, eat cockroaches over low sales

Police are investigating the company in Guizhou province after videos of the incidents were posted on social media, the Zunyi Public Security Bureau said on its...

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer wins race for MI governor

Democrats also hope to cut into the state's GOP dominance in its U.S. House delegation, with women making strong challenges in at least two seats now held by Re...

Girl Scouts sue Boy Scouts over name change to attract girls

The lawsuit added, "Since BSA's announcement that it would admit girls to its core programs, GSUSA's fears about the damage that would be caused to its trademar...

Building collapse in Marseille, France

Emergency services are searching for around 10 people feared buried beneath the rubble of two collapsed buildings in the southern French city of Marseille. Amat...