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While visiting a temple of the sea goddess Matsu in New Taipei city, Gou said the goddess "told me to step forward ... to help the people". "Peace, stability,...

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The father ran outside and snatched his child from the dingo's jaws before chasing off several other dingoes and calling triple zero. "The parents awoke with...

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Even though votes are cast electronically at polling stations, the index finger of every voter is marked with indelible ink after they cast ballots, to make sur...

Sarah Sanders admitted she lied to the White House press

After Trump fired James Comey , the White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders repeatedly claimed in live press briefings that the rank and file of the Federal ...

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The feral feline was tracked down and found hissing inside a drainage pipe not long after attacking the golfer. The injured individual, whose "condition is un...

Uber rolls out feature urging riders to 'check your ride'

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Derry trouble: Woman shot dead

Shots were fired and petrol bombs thrown during the unrest in the Creggan area of the city, which nationalists often refer to as Derry . P.S.N.I. Assistant C...

Extinction Rebellion: Charges over climate change train protest

Police have made almost 300 arrests in connection to the activist's multi-day protest so far. Police said they expected the demonstrations to continue for ...

Father Saves Toddler From Dingo's Jaws on Fraser Island

Du Toit said he met the family at the Eurong Beach Resort, and treated the 14-month-old boy for two deep cuts to the back of his neck, as well as minor cuts t...

Comedian Zelenskiy Keeps Ukraine Presidential Poll Lead

Of all the respondents, 15.5 percent do not plan to vote, while 11.7 percent were either undecided or declined to comment. The previous poll made by Reiting i...

New Zealand's revises national security threat level to medium

New Zealand police on Wednesday released a detailed timeline of their response to the March 15 shootings that left 50 dead at two Christchurch mosques, confirm...

Iranian president calls on Mideast nations to repel U.S.

National Army Day was included in the Iranian calendar after a historic letter from late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini in April 1979, in which h...

Boeing conducts final test flight of 737 MAX with software fix

Speaking at Boeing Field in Seattle, where Boeing makes final adjustments to new 737s prior to delivery to airlines, CEO Dennis Muilenburg said the company co...

United Nations condemns latest attack on Libya’s Tripoli, mulls ceasefire

The Libyan National Army (LNA) of Benghazi-based Haftar has become bogged down in the southern suburbs of the capital. In al-Suani, a southwestern suburb, ...

Northern Ireland riots: Woman, 29, shot dead as petrol bombs hurled

Police appealed for calm after petrol bombs were thrown, shots fired and cars set alight in the Creggan area of Derry on Thursday evening. Credit: Leona O'Nei...

Tribunal removes Onnoghen as CJN, NJC boss, to forfeit N26.8m, $56,000

Umar held that the prosecution through the witnesses and exhibits tendered and admitted established beyond reasonable doubt that the convicted CJN was in grav...

Nancy Pelosi visiting Irish border and Derry

His face turned from already red to even brighter red. Ms Nancy Pelosi was accompanied by the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council as she visited...

Australia grandmother in emotional reunion with IS fighter's orphans

An Australian grandmother to children of a notorious Daesh fighter has tracked down the orphans in a Syrian refugee camp in an emotional reunion she hopes will ...

Three climbers feared dead in avalanche in Banff National Park

They found debris with climbing equipment and noticed signs of multiple avalanches in the area, although the trio's bodies have not been recovered. They say t...

Kellyanne Conway Spars With Reporters: We're Taking Apologies, by the Way

What all these people have had to say over millions of words, thousands of hours on TV, in print, on Twitter, has zero legal significance. "I called this a poli...

Minnesota police shooting trial raises questions about code of silence

Prosecutor Amy Sweasy asked if Sergeant Barnette had assumed the noise on her own and had thrown it into the investigation. Her only explanation for this decisi...

Brothers Of Sudan's Ousted President 'Detained'

The military council, which took over after al-Bashir's ouster, said the former president was transferred on Tuesday to a prison in the capital, Khartoum. He wa...

Pelosi says socialism 'is not the view' of the Democratic Party

She continued: "As our founders said, when they declared independence and established a new nation, 'The times have found us.'". Ms. Pelosi who has done littl...

Investigators Think Electrical Short-Circuit Might Have Caused Notre Dame Cathedral Fire

For safety reasons, investigators are still unable to begin sifting through the rubble inside the building in Paris, the official said . The fire tore throug...

Redacted Mueller report to be released Thursday: Department of Justice

Last month, Attorney General William Barr released a summary of mueller's principal conclusions, which stated the investigation did not establish a criminal con...

Student burned to death for reporting sexual harassment in Bangladesh

According to Nusrat, she was called by the headmaster in his office and touched inappropriately by him. Before things could escalate, she fled. At the station, ...

PM Imran Khan will leave for China on 25 April

Khan's visit to Pakistan's all-weather friend China comes as his government, in power since August, faces a deepening economic crisis, with a ballooning curre...

Bahrain Jails 138 for Planning to Form Iran-Linked Terror Group

They received prison terms of three years to life on Tuesday for having tried to build a Bahrain Hezbollah , similar to the Shiite militia active in Lebanon, A...