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New York cops find engagement ring of distraught couple in viral video

Minutes later, the ring falls into a subway grate. And what happened to this couple in NY just proved it. But the NYPD was determined to get the ring back. Mr...

New 'mafia boss' Settimo Mineo arrested in raid

Riina died in prison a year ago while serving 26 life sentences. Mineo was named the new "boss of bosses" in May during a rare summit of mafia families, accor...

Tributes for former United States president George HW Bush

Bush's death comes just eight months after the passing of his wife and first lady Barbara Bush, to whom he was married for 73 years. Ramsey's latest cartoon ...

British MPs set to vote on 'contempt of parliament' accusation

The House of Commons lawmakers voted 311 to 293, backing the ruling that the government was in contempt of the Parliamentary procedure. Punishments for cont...

Defence barrister revealed as police informant - criminal convictions may be at risk

He became aware of the situation after travelling overseas to take a statement from her in relation to the murder of self-professed vampire prostitute Shane Cha...

Frustrated Migrants Breach US-Mexico Border

It is unclear whether the group victoriously managed to cross unnoticed. "On Monday, a number of the asylum seekers who had been waiting in the Mexican border...

Mexico foreign minister in Washington for talks - 12/2/2018 3:56:20 PM

Combined with a deep sense of nationalism and his own place in history, he envisions his administration creating a historic "fourth transformation" of Mexico, f...

Will Congress Gift Americans a Border Wall This Christmas?

However, the death of former President George H.W. Bush might throw a wrench in his plans. That gives negotiators an extra two weeks to finalize legislation t...

Amid US sanctions, Iran threatens again to close key strait

Brian Hook, the US representative for Iran policy, dismissed Rouhani's threat, noting that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. In a televised address ...

Michelle Obama reunited with London schoolgirls she met in 2009

George's Chapel, she made her first public appearance at a Garden Party in honor of Prince Charles' birthday. Speaking to author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at t...

Turkey's Erdogan slams Venezuela sanctions, Maduro defends gold exports

One of the reasons for the attack was " Venezuela's strong support for Palestine". "Political problems can not be resolved by punishing an entire nation", Er...

Denmark to banish foreign criminals to remote island

The Lindholm facility will house rejected asylum seekers who have been convicted of crimes, as well as foreign citizens who do not have permission to stay but c...

Attorney General-elect calls lame-duck awful

In November, Democrats in Wisconsin won the governor's mansion and the race for attorney general after closely fought elections . Sixty of the state's 72 count...

Federal Liberals change leadership rules

Mr Turnbull said he meant to go to the polls on March 2 before he was ousted. He said there were also "cultural issues" in the party which needed addressing. ...

Duterte Makes Unlikely Joke About Drug Use

This did not stop Duterte later bringing up the joke again. He later said it was a joke and those who believed him were fools. "Since day one up to present, t...

French PM gives statement on fuel taxes suspension

Three people have died so far in riots across France over fuel tax hikes. It poses the most formidable challenge yet to Emmanuel Macron's presidency, with the...

Violence in Bulandshahr over cow slaughter, cop killed

Prashant Kumar said the protestors from Mahaw village and nearby areas pelted stones on the police and indulged in arson, setting ablaze several vehicles and Ch...

Tribunal to decide if veganism is religious belief

He pointed out that guidance from the Human Rights Commission already assumes vegetarianism is protected and that the commission indicated soon after the act wa...

UK can end Brexit unilaterally, EU court advisor says

Advocate General Manuel Campos Sánchez-Bordona is to publish a non-binding opinion on the case on Tuesday morning. The case has been brought by a cross-party ...

Israel launches operation to thwart Hezbollah border tunnels

Some areas near the border fence had been closed off. The Syrian foreign ministry on Friday said it had complained to the United Nations about "the Israel...

Mom and son scramble for safety as Alaska quake rattles home

With an epicenter about seven miles northwest of the base, it was followed six minutes later by a 5.7 magnitude aftershock - the first of hundreds of such sma...

Hit the switch: Trumps light National Christmas Tree

Asked about the trees, the wife of 72-year-old Donald Trump , President of the U.S., told the audience it was a question of personal preference. Speaking at ...

Soros-Founded University Says "Forced Out Of Budapest"

CEU's ouster is part of populist, anti-immigration Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ideological battle against Hungarian-American financier and CEU founder George ...

Algeria president calls off meeting with Saudi crown prince

The Saudi prince is unlikely to face protests over the murder as he did in Tunisia , as demonstrations are banned in Algiers . On Monday, Algeria's larges...

Schedule of funeral plans for George H.W. Bush

The picture was posted on Twitter by Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath, along with the caption: "Mission complete". Later, he will lie in state at the U.S. Bush...

Arkansas bus crash: 1 child killed, 40 others injured

Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock said it received 24 patients following the morning crash. The driver, who survived the wreck, told Arkansas State ...

Pentagon Names Fourth Service Member Killed in Afghanistan Blast

A fourth U.S. service member has died from wounds sustained in an attack with an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan last week, the Pentagon announced ...

CIA chief Haspel to brief US Senate leaders on Khashoggi murder

The visit was confirmed by a person familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private session. Khashoggi, a former Washington ...

Gaza court sentences 6 people to hang for 'collaborating' with Israel

The six sentenced to death Monday were not directly related to the flareup , officials said. According to local sources, 4 bulldozers entered from the Abu Sa...

Muggings mar Global Citizen Festival charity concert in South Africa

Many members of the audience got tickets to the concert through charity work. Tens of thousands of people flocked to stadium to see performances and hear spee...