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Policeman killed while investigating burglary in England; PM 'deeply shocked'

Pc Harper, 28, who married just four weeks ago, was responding to a burglary report when he was dragged by a vehicle along the A4 Bath Road in Berkshire for s...

Owen Jones beaten up in 'blatant premeditated assault'

In a post on Twitter , the journalist said he was with friends when they were attacked as they left a pub in the early hours of Sunday morning, as he was celebr...

High-tech toilets detect 'inappropriate sexual activity'

Movement sensors inside the toilets will respond to "violent" activity, while weight sensors will be installed to detect the entrance of more than one person, t...

Jihadi Jack: Isis fighter stripped of British citizenship by Home Office

The Mail on Sunday and ITV News both reported on Sunday that Letts has been stripped of his citizenship and the decision was one of the last acts of Theresa ...

United States congresswoman rebuffs Israeli offer of 'humanitarian visit'

On Thursday, Tlaib tweeted that Israel's decision to bar her and Omar was "a sign of weakness [because] the truth of what is happening to Palestinians is fr...

Trump blames mass shootings on 'crazy people,' wants more mental institutions

Trump's comments come less than two weeks after back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso, Texas , and Dayton, Ohio , killed dozens. However, others calling ...

Indonesia president formally proposes relocating capital to Borneo：The Asahi Shimbun

Indonesia celebrates the 74th anniversary of its independence from the Netherlands on Saturday, Aug. 17. Indonesian President Joko Widodo proposed his plan he...

Blaze rips through around 1000 shanties in Bangladeshi capital, leaving many homeless

Fire officials scrambled to get access to enough water and struggled for three hours to douse the flames, said Anwar Hossain, senior station manager of Mirpur f...

Myanmar, Bangladesh Trying to Repatriate Rohingya Refugees

The latest attempt to repatriate the refugees took place more than two weeks after Myint Thu, Myanmar's permanent secretary for foreign affairs, led a 10-member...

In U-turn, Israel says barred US Dem can visit, she rejects offer

Both Omar and Tlaib have been critical of Israel's policies, and Israel has been critical of their support for boycotts. And at first, it appeared Israel was ...

'Many tears' as Italy lets stranded minors disembark rescue ship

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte had called Mr Salvini "obsessed" with keeping migrants out of Italian ports. "After. six medical evacuations and having told...

Sudan protest leaders, military sign transitional government deal

While the signing itself was brief, hours of celebrations followed across the capital. After weeks of tense negotiations, both sides reached a preliminary ag...

Trump suggests the U.S. buy Greenland, but the Danes aren’t having it

Greenland is the largest island in the world (excluding Australia, which is often defined as a continent), with a very small population of 56,000. A Trump all...

Trump calls out Antifa as Portland, Oregon, braces for dueling protests

He also wrote that "major consideration is being given to naming ANTIFA an 'ORGANIZATION of TERROR '". "Those who want to protest the way Portland coddles ...

Airport Worker Fired After Passing Note to Passenger Saying "You Ugly!!"

The note read, "You're ugly". The airport worker was later fired following an investigation by TSA . He told the Post when he finally looked at the n...

Tlaib says she won't visit Palestine under Israel's 'oppressive conditions'

After Israel barred Tlaib and fellow Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from their planned trip , Tlaib promised to avoid promotion of the controversial BDS ...

Justin Trudeau faces questions after report finds he broke ethics rules | FULL

This, in turn, precipitated a lusty round of bloodletting: the removal of Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott of the Treasury Board from the Liberal caucus, t...

United Kingdom government would win no confidence vote says Energy Minister

The poll found almost a quarter of Remain voters (23 percent) would prefer a no deal Brexit to a Labour Government under Mr Corbyn - even if he guaranteed a...

Man arrested after allegedly shooting six police officers in Philadelphia siege

The Philadelphia man accused of shooting six police officers demanded to speak to his lawyer, the DA and the city's police commissioner before ending an eight-h...

U.S. woman thought she had kidney stones, has triplets

They were born within four minutes of each other and each weighed around four pounds. The mother from South Dakota told KOTA-TV that she had previously suffer...

Rashida Tlaib's grandmother to Trump: 'May God ruin him'

President Trump has been publicly feuding with Tlaib, Omar and the other congresswomen known as the "Squad" for weeks. Rep. Rashida Tlaib , D-Mich., suggest...

Thailand's lost baby dugong dies from shock, eating plastic

The dugong is a species of marine mammal similar to the American manatee and can grow to about 3.4 meters (11 feet) in length. Marium was found motherless by ...

Appeals court narrows injunction blocking Trump asylum restrictions

The rule is tailored to target Central Americans from the Northern Triangle of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras who would travel across multiple countries, i...

United States delegation to visit southeast Turkey bordering Syria

A six-person USA delegation arrived in the southern Turkish province of Sanliurfa on Monday to work on the establishment of the operations center. The news ag...

Afghanistan Blast: Victims Brought to Kabul Hospital

Authorities in Afghanistan said a massive bomb blast late Saturday inside a packed wedding hall in Kabul "killed and injured dozens of civilians". Footage f...

Blast rips through wedding ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan

Interior Ministry spokesman Nusrat Rahimi told The Associated Press there is no immediate information on the cause of the blast, which occurred on a busy Saturd...

Dozens killed or wounded in Kabul wedding blast

Both the Taliban and a local affiliate of the Islamic State group carry out bloody attacks in the capital. There was no immediate claim of responsibility fo...

HK protesters to rally in test of support

The Chater Garden rally had been authorised by police, so its participants were spared the tear gas that has become a fixture at most recent protests. We're not...

Cathay Pacific, Swire Pacific condemn all violent acts, strongly support HKSAR gov't

The comments mark the most direct accusations on Beijing's part. However, many activists believe this is now under threat. On Tuesday, China's state media s...

Couple accused of faking baby's birth, death to scam gifts

The couple allegedly set up a Go Fund Me page to get money to pay for the child's funeral. There the couple collected cash, and friends gifted groceries, gas ...