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Landslide in West Java, Indonesia, leaves nine dead and dozens missing

Search and rescue teams have found five people dead and are scouring the area for at least 38 missing people according to the national disaster agency. "It was ...

'Ours is a less judgmental country' as abortion becomes legal today

However Ms Murphy warned that the requirement of a three-day "cooling off" period for women requesting abortions was there to placate pro-life activists and not...

Taliban Holds Talks In Tehran On Ending Afghan War

The Taliban delegation discussed with Iran "the post-occupation situation, restoration of peace and security in Afghanistan and the region", the militants said ...

Ireland sees rise in passport applications from United Kingdom since Brexit vote

The number of Brits applying for an Irish passport soared 22 per cent in the previous year, at more than double the amount of annual applications than before th...

'Hold fast’: Mattis bids farewell to Pentagon

I am confident that each of you remains undistracted from our sworn mission to support and defend the Constitution while protecting our way of life. In contra...

Four injured in Germany as man drives into crowd of migrants

The man, who was not named, then went into the city centre, where he drove into a crowd. The man also tried to drive into a group of people waiting at a bus s...

New Year's Eve 2018 typo projected onto Sydney Harbour Bridge

The firework display will take place over the London Eye and there are expected to be more than 100,000 spectators at the event - the largest firework display...

Democrats announce plan to end shutdown, punt border battle into February

House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., address reporters about the fight over funding a border wal...

Netanyahu says Israel is Arabs' 'ally' against Iran

Bolsonaro who represents conservative Social Liberal Party (PSL - Partido Social Liberal) was elected president. Netanyahu will attend Bolsonaro's inauguratio...

Saudis hires child soldiers from Darfur to fight in Yemen

A 17-year-old boy holds his weapon in High dam in Marib, Yemen. Iran's ambassador to London has blasted the foreign-based Persian-language media for their sil...

Putin Tells Trump, in New Year’s Letter, He’s Open to Meeting

The recipients included Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whom Putin has backed throughout a civil war that started in 2011. The two leaders also failed to meet...

French hero who saved Jews in WW2 dies — Georges Loinger

In 1940 he served in the French army and ended up in the hands of the Nazis, however, managed to escape from prison. Returning to France during the war he joi...

Watch Free Telecast & Streaming of NYE Celebrations Online From Australia

More than 100,000 Londoners are getting in place to watch Europe's biggest fireworks display and sing Auld Lang Syne on the Thameside. Revelers were packed s...

Auto attack injures 8 pedestrians in Tokyo during New Year's festivities

A man was arrested, with a police spokesman telling AFP news agency he had an "intent to murder". The crash occurred early on Tuesday (local time) on Takeshit...

America's nuclear forces apologise for tweeting joke about dropping something 'much bigger'

The New York Times reported that a spokesman for U.S. Strategic Command said the post was part of a Year in Review series in which command priorities were bein...

Border Force cutters to patrol English Channel amid migrant crossings

The Home Secretary cut short a family holiday in South Africa to take personal control of the situation, which has seen migrants attempt to reach Britain by boa...

North Korea's Kim says he's ready for more talks with Trump

It was in last year's New Year speech that Mr Kim announced North Korea would take part in the Winter Olympics hosted by the South, which led to a thaw in r...

Three stabbed in New Year's Eve attack at Manchester train station

A British Transport Police officer also received treatment after being stabbed in the shoulder. Victoria Station in Manchester, the site of a knife attack Mon...

China's Xi Jinping calls on Donald Trump for trade compromise

The Chinese response was positive but more tempered. A report on Sunday in the state-controlled Xinhua news agency said both presidents expressed "their wil...

Videos show Arizona shelter staff dragging, shoving immigrant children

The videos, which were obtained through a public records request, show staffers being rough with children, including pushing and shoving them, at the Hacienda D...

Las Vegas police seek woman who killed manicurist after failing to pay

The employee chased after her to stop her from leaving, police said. "The victim ran in front of the suspect's auto". Spencer said the auto was a rental veh...

Colorado man accused of killing missing fiancee due in court

The girl is staying with her mother's family, and authorities have not said if they have found Berreth's body. District Attorney Dan May said that to be cha...

Major trade deal with United Kingdom may not be possible

Having given the public the right to decide on European Union membership in a referendum, "Parliament can not now, with any honour, renege on that result", said...

39 people arrested after man stabbed in London

The injured man was treated at the scene by officers and paramedics. Officers rushed to the scene and a total of 39 people were arrested at a house near the s...

Massive crowds expected despite likely rain in Times Square

Ciara will also serve as the host for the night for the show's West Coast component, while Seacrest will host the event in New York City. The list of special ...

CCTV footage shows men transporting 'Khashoggi body parts'

The footage - broadcast by A-Haber on Sunday night - shows a group of men, some very well-dressed, carrying three suitcases and two big black bags from a vehicl...

California organizers cancel Women's March for being too white

The problem, the organizers said, was that the group was "lacking representation from several perspectives in our community". While numerous Facebook group's ...

Venice to charge all visitors to access historic center

Only about one-fifth of all visitors to the city spend at least one night in the historic centre. It will apply only to tourists, but it is not clear whether ...

Fox News Commentator Bre Payton Dead at 26

While offering details about Payton's untimely death, the AP report pointed out that the 26-year-old had criticized the media recently, something that many sa...

Will Auld Lang Syne be forgot this New Year's Eve?

Deezer editor Adam Read said: "This New Year's Eve , we're encouraging more young people to embrace the festive tradition of singing Auld Lang Syne ". And nev...