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Mother guilty of FGM of daughter

The court had previously heard how the mother had allegedly cast spells involving limes, ox tongues, and screws in a bid to silence or intimidate social worke...

Bangkok flies drones, seeks better ideas to improve bad air

They said still air and heavy traffic were causing a build-up of particles in the air. But today, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration stepped up its healt...

U.S. imposes visa restriction on Ghana

The U.S. does not say how many deported Ghanaians are involved, but some local media in Ghana a year ago noted some 7,000 people. CNN was not immediately able...

Little blue penguins stolen from nest

DOC suspects the crowbar was used to pry rocks off the penguin's burrow and then hook the birds out around the neck. DOC Hawke's Bay Compliance Officer Rod H...

Elizabeth Warren Apologizes to Cherokee Nation over DNA Test Results

He began referring to the MA lawmaker using the slur Pocahontas and requested that she take a DNA test to prove her Native American status. "Senator Warren is...

Northam Apologizes For Appearing in 'Racist' Yearbook Photo

Bishop Michael Burbidge today called Northam's comments a "staggering admission" that reveals just "how far abortion advocates are willing to go in taking t...

Magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico, sways buildings in capital

Buildings swayed in Mexico City, more than 550 miles away. A 6.6 magnitude natural disaster was recorded in the morning of 1 February on the border between ...

Bastia shooting: Gunman opens fire in city in Corsica - 5 shot

Authorities said the motive for the attack is still unclear, though there is no indication yet his actions were terror-related. Three residents were wounded ins...

Multi-Alarm Fire Tears Through Marcal Paper Plant in Elmwood

An 8-alarm fire broke out at a Marcal paper factory in New Jersey , engulfing multiple buildings and producing a plume of smoke visible on weather radar as fir...

Bay Area Restaurant Bans MAGA Hats

In a follow-up post to his original tweet , Lopez-Alt doubled-down on his feelings about the MAGA hats . "Instead, it should be us creating a dialogue, leavin...

Chicago commuter rail fights the cold with fire

In Chicago, one of the worst-hit cities by the blistering cold, temperatures were so low that they even caused train rails to shrink and disconnect rail connect...

Terrifying moment leopard goes on rampage across Indian city

Residents in the city of Jalandhar notified police when they saw the large cat inside a house. The forest officials tried to take it down using the tranquilli...

European Union irks Britain by calling Gibraltar 'colony'

The government came out in support of the decision today, but objected to a description of Gibraltar as a British colony . The Sky News correspondent persist...

In reversal, Trump now says he and intel chiefs in agreement

Within the letter Schumer said he believed CIA Director Gina Haspel and FBI Director Christopher Wray, who also testified before the Senate Intelligence Comm...

United Kingdom expects to discuss backstop options with European Union soon - May's spokesman

Actors pose as border police at a protest in Carrickcarnan on the Ireland border. However, even if the new deal is changed by a majority of 317 to 301, there ...

Man caught on camera faking slip and fall

Goldinsky, an independent contractor operating under a company named All Gold Industries, was allegedly subcontracted to do work for the Woodbridge business whe...

Cory Booker announces run for presidency in 2020

He made it apparent he was likely to run with a couple of strategic moves, joining the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2017, as well as making frequent tr...

'Record' fentanyl drug bust made at US-Mexico border

The driver of the cucumber truck, a 26-year-old Mexican national who officials did not identify, will face federal drug trafficking charges, Mariscal said. The ...

‘I’m Not a Target’ of Mueller Probe, Rosenstein Said

In a filing submitted on Thursday , Mueller and Washington, D.C. United States Attorney Jessie K. Liu requested that the District Court issue an order that wo...

United States produces new nuclear warhead while accusing Russian Federation of violating INF treaty

In December, Washington accused Russian Federation of violating the 1987 arms control agreement and threatened to pull out of the treaty. The United States ...

Trump Jr. didn't call dad before meeting with Russians

CNN had not confirmed the identity of the business associates who spoke with Trump Jr. nor what they discussed on the calls. Trump Jr.'s phone calls involvin...

Three pupils lose their lives in Driehoek school tragedy

The walkway that connects the school hall with another building collapsed on Friday morning. "It is a painful day, it is a hard day", Lesufi said. "Emergency ...

Good Samaritan pays for 70 Chicago homeless to stay in hotel

The camp was an empty lot lined with close to a dozen tents and makeshift housing from blankets, many of them heated with propane tanks donated by locals, accor...

UAE used cyber super-weapon to spy on iPhones

A United Arab Emirates senior diplomat denied on Thursday the country had targeted "friendly countries" or American citizens in a cyberspying program that a Re...

T, farm sops likely to figure in Piyush Goyal Budget

TDS threshold on interest on bank and post office deposits has also been raised from 10,000 to 40,000 rupees. Finance minister Piyush Goyal announced capita...

Iowa student dies after being found on campus in freezing temperatures

Though he was quickly transported to a hospital, per a spokesperson for the University of Iowa, he was later pronounced dead. Gerald's family tells KCRG tha...

May Asks MPs to Support Replacing N Irish Backstop With Alternative

But delaying Britain's departure would also require unanimous agreement from the 27 other European Union member states, and Brussels has warned the exit could o...

Pakistan court upholds acquittal of Christian woman accused of blasphemy

Bibi has been in hiding since the Supreme Court freed her in October, after eight years on death row. She was acquitted of the charge, when the Supreme Court ...

Netanyahu in talks with Russians to avoid Syria 'frictions'

In a statement, Israel's military said: "We have started striking Iranian Quds targets in Syrian territory". Russia's defence control centre said four Syrian ...

Facebook takes down vast Iran-led manipulation campaign

Earlier on Thursday, US-based technology firm Vocativ said it had identified hundreds of Iranian bots as part of a manipulation campaign aimed at Israeli vote...