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More than 40 zoo animals evacuated from Gaza Strip

They had previously rescued a tiger from Gaza and a lion and a bear from a zoo in the former "Islamic State" stronghold in Mosul, Iraq. The group said the ani...

China to join FAA's safety review panel on Boeing 737 MAX

The fall in order suggests that airlines had adopted a wait-and-watch approach as Boeing looks to ride out the worst crisis in its history. This showed a stum...

Likud admits to illegally funding right-wing campaign ahead of Israel election

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GOP Rep. Collins: Move to Impeach or Bring in Mueller

The filing made no mention of the Mueller report. But Democratic Representative José Serrano quickly addressed the "elephant in the room". In excerpts from ...

Mueller report to be released 'within a week'

Mr Barr is to testify on the report itself at separate hearings before the Senate and House Judiciary committees on May 1 and May 2. The Department of Justice...

Facebook bans Faith Goldy and 'dangerous' alt-right groups

Facebook has also faced mounting pressure to combat hate speech after a white terrorist used the social network to livestream part of the mass killing of 50...

Man Arrested for Shoplifting Days After Buying $8M Island

Cops say Lippi put a basketball in the Keurig box instead of the $165 coffeemaker, put old light bulbs in the box for the bulbs, and put a pillowcase in the pac...

IRS commissioner to face lawmakers on Trump tax returns

House Ways & Means Committee, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, or the Joint Committee on Taxation", the bill reads . Rettig is sure to face questions from ...

Convicted Double Murderer On The Run In Sydney After Violating Parole

Peters pleaded guilty to murdering and dismembering two of his male lovers, Andrei Akai and Bevan Frost, months apart in his Surry Hills apartment in 2001. Pete...

Japanese fighter jet disappears over Pacific

The officials added that Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aircraft and vessels have begun a search mission. The fate of the pilot was not immediately clear. ...

Americans killed by bomb in Afghanistan

A US contractor working alongside troops in Afghanistan has been found alive after a blast that killed three American service members and wounded three others. ...

Syria: US blacklisting IRGC is "a badge of honor" for Iranian forces

The Syrian Foreign Ministry has described the move as irresponsible and a blatant attack on Iran's sovereignty. "Rest assured that today the IRGC is more popu...

BJP legislator, 4 security personnel killed in Maoist attack in Dantewada

The legislator and at least 4 security personnel were killed in the attack. A reinforcement of CRPF contingent has been rushed to the explosion site. Five peo...

Pakistan ready for humanitarian aid to flood-hit Iran: PM

Around 70 villages in the province have been evacuated in the past week. The interior minister, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, told state TV that about 400,000 peop...

Uganda says arrests made for kidnapping of Orange County tourist

The joint security team investigating the kidnapping incidence and successful recovery of American tourist Ms Kimberly Sue Endicott and a senior tour guide, J...

Teen Who Egged Politician Over Christchurch Comment Let Off With Caution

Video of last month's clash involving Senator Fraser Anning went viral and sparked debate in Australia over who - if anyone - should face police action. "On...

India election SHOCK: Alliance to LOSE majority despite support over Pakistan tensions

With his popularity falling to an all-time low after failing to deliver on previous economic pledges, Narendra Modi, the prime minister, is instead appealing to...

Man Makes Odd Request of Co-Workers, Now Faces Murder Charges

John Ralph, 51, was attempting to flee the country on Saturday when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and the U.S. Marshals Service cornered him at Hart...

Iran president says US 'leader of world terrorism'

Iran has since described the move by Washington as "illegal and foolish act". The warning comes after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed tha...

Dutchman ends worlds longest electric car trip in Australia

The auto, a retrofitted station wagon named "The Blue Bandit", has a range of 200km on a single charge. Wakker said before the vehicle was modified, it would ...

Brexit: Theresa May to meet Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron

EU Europe ministers are meeting in Luxembourg to prepare the bloc's response to a British request to extend Brexit. But Jeremy Corbyn said he still doesn't kn...

Leo Varadkar to meet Michel Barnier ahead of Brexit summit

The chief EU Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, and his team will travel to Dublin today for talks with the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, and the Minister for Financ...

US State Department bars 16 people for roles in Khashoggi killing

Tempers flared last week in a confrontation between Pompeo and the Democrat-run House foreign affairs committee, when legislators demanded to know why the admin...

Protesters warn of Chinese 'invasion' of Philippines

Panelo cited figures of the same survey that while 27% of adult Filipino respondents believe that most of what the Chinese government wants to happen in the Phi...

No-deal Brexit 'simply insane — European Union commissioner

Any compromise with Labour on customs arrangements or to allow a free vote on a second referendum is likely to further enrage Tory Brexiters, though some have t...

Vegan 'activists' cause morning chaos in CBD

Organized by the creators of the 2018 documentary " Dominion ", which explores the " dark underbelly " of the animal agriculture industry, the huge protest swep...

Rwanda somberly marks 25th anniversary of the start of genocide

Rwandan President Paul Kagame laid a wreath and lit a flame at a memorial Sunday in his country's capital, Kigali , where more than 250,000 genocide victims ...

Erdogan vows to accept poll recount

Speaking before departing for talks in Russian Federation with President Vladimir Putin, Erdogan said voting in other countries, including the United States, wa...

May has plan to offer Labour #Brexit customs arrangement

Membership of the Customs Union, with the accompanying "regulatory alignment" which this would entail, would leave the United Kingdom unable to make its own rul...

Kirstjen Nielsen: I Still Support Trump's Border Goals

The officials' departures are part of a system-wide purge of senior management at DHS as top Trump adviser Stephen Miller looks to overhaul immigration-rela...