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Pompeo urges China to free political prisoners to mark Tiananmen

In 1989, a large political protest in Beijing triggered a brutal clampdown by the communist authorities. Citing the Formosa Incident of December 10, 1979, whe...

Japanese women kick off a campaign against high heels in the workplace

The delegation, led by Yumi Ishikawa, a funeral parlour worker and aspiring actress, presented a petition signed by nearly 19,000 people, which emerged out of a...

Young couple dies after contracting mystery virus in Fiji

In a statement, the Ministry says they're still investigating the couple's death who arrived in the country on the 22nd of last month. Fiji's Health Minister ...

Maryland couple found dead in Dominican hotel room

According to NBC Washington , the bodies of Nathaniel Edward Holmes, 63, and his fiancee Cynthia Ann Day , 50, were found inside their rooms at the Baha Princ...

Judge Rejects Congress' Challenge Over President Trump's Border Wall Funding

The California case was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the Sierra Club and Southern Border Communities Coalition. Attempting to stee...

House Oversight To Vote On Contempt For Ross, Barr In Census Probe

Barr has already been voted in contempt by the House Judiciary Committee, and that will be put before a vote of the entire House of Representatives later in J...

White House, Pentagon Butt Heads After USS McCain Incident

Consequently, it would be "silly" to fire anyone for a well-meaning attempt to avoid the possibility of riling the commander in chief on his visit to Japan last...

Indian Military Transport Plane Goes Missing Near Chinese Border

Body parts of crew-members were found strewn around the wreckage of the mangled aircraft, the Additional Superintendent of Police at the time, H. Lanin, had tol...

Global airline body warns of US-China trade war spillover — International Business

Addressing to wide-ranging worries of protectionism and geo-political tensions casting shadow over aviation industry, at the global aviation group's annual meet...

Trump Visits Church to Honor and Pray for Virginia Beach Shooting Victims

Every good path. Lord we pray, we pray, that you would give him all the grace he needs to govern in ways that we just saw in 1 Timothy 2 that leads to peaceful ...

Arvind Kejriwal announces free metro, bus rides for women in Delhi

While the modalities of the scheme were still being worked out, the government meant to allow them free travel on metro trains and State-run buses "by August-Se...

Man jailed for throwing child off third-floor mall balcony

Shortly after the horrific attack, Aranda admitted to law enforcement that he had gone to the mall that day in search of someone to kill because of his repe...

17-year-old girl wounded in shark attack off North Carolina beach

Doctors amputated part of 17-year-old Paige Winter's left leg. The family later said Paige's left leg had to be amputated above the knee and she may lose some...

Trump UK state visit begins with Twitter attack on London mayor

The ambassador added that the United Kingdom would not be forced to accept USA agriculture standards to reach an agreement, adding the "American food supply is ...

Russia Pulls Military Personnel Out of Venezuela, Trump Says

Guaido is taking his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro to the birthplace of Hugo Chavez, the socialist leaders's mentor. Venezuela has been one of th...

More charges expected in missing mom case, prosecutors say

The new information is in arrest warrants released Monday for Jennifer Dulos' estranged husband and his girlfriend after they made their first court appeara...

Russian Federation intel agencies can now force Tinder to hand over user data

Russia's law enforcement agencies such as the FSB security service, which took over most of the KGB's functions, can require companies on the register to hand o...

Sudanese protesters: Forces kill 1 outside Khartoum's sit

The statement did not identify which forces were implicated in the fire. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, eyewitnesses said the security forces surrounded the stre...

Indian military plane missing with 13 on board

Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh later confirmed the incident on Twitter, offering his prayers for the safety of the passengers. It was headed for a lan...

China Defends Brutal Tiananmen 'Vaccination' 30 Years Later

Pompeo said China's human rights record had not improved despite its rise on the global stage and condemned the treatment of the country's estimated 1.5 million...

Sephora to close all USA stores Wednesday morning for 'inclusion workshops'

In response to the makeup debacle, Sephora posted on social media of their intent to close their locations and asked their customers to join in their efforts ...

Trump slams CNN owner, suggests boycott of AT&T

Less than an hour before he and the first lady were scheduled to meet Queen Elizabeth for the first time on what is an official state visit, Trump felt the need...

Donald Trump Denies Calling Meghan Markle 'Nasty,' Despite Audio Evidence

An official Twitter account for US President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign, meant to promote pro-Trump messages and combat "fake news", was mocked...

China to issue white paper on trade talks with U.S. on Sunday

The United States can not use pressure to force a trade deal on China , a senior Chinese official and trade negotiator said on Sunday, refusing to be drawn on ...

Venice cruise ship crash

The ship, which had 2,679 passengers on board, then ploughed into the canal tour boat, which had 110 people on board. Local media said the four injured were f...

Final MMIWG report calls violence against Indigenous women and girls ‘genocide’

The inquiry cost roughly $92 million, and heard testimony from about 1,500 people. The report, details of which were released by CBC on Friday, concluded that...

Himalayan tragedy: Bodies of 5 missing mountaineers spotted on Nanda Devi

An operation to find the other three mountaineers will resume Tuesday, Jogdande said, cautioning that they may have been buried in an avalanche that struck th...

President Trump Denies Meghan Markle 'Nasty' Comment Despite Recording

Mr Trump made his remarks about the duchess in a Sun newspaper interviewahead of his state visit to the UK. "An official Trump campaign Twitter account ...

Need a United States visa? Be prepared to hand over your social media

Online visa forms that require social media account history became operational at the end of last week and will cover all applicants except those applying for...

Swedish Court holds detention hearing over alleged Assange rape case

Detaining someone in their absence is a standard part of Swedish legal procedure if a suspect is outside the country or can not be located. Assange denied the...