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Protesters Torch Parliament Building in Indonesia's Papua

Protesters in Manokwari , Papua, have set fire to shops and vehicles, knocked down street signs, and thrown rocks at government buildings. Papua police spoke...

InfoNews: Retired BC fisherman wins $60 million jackpot

When he got home, he celebrated. He says there was a lot of hugging and kissing when he broke the news to his family, which is planning a vacation in Hawaii...

Huawei used code names for Syria, Sudan activities, US alleges

The new Canadian court documents detail allegations that American border officials have abused their power numerous times to search Huawei employees and seize e...

Microplastics in drinking water not a health risk for now

According to the analysis, which summarised the latest knowledge on microplastics in drinking-water, microplastics larger than 150 micrometres were not likely t...

US power waning in Pacific, warns top Australian think tank

Australian researchers have issued a new report claiming that China's hi-tech ballistic missiles could cripple US military bases and naval forces within hours...

Trump Administration Announces Rule to Enable Detaining Immigrant Families Indefinitely

The Flores agreement established that when families with children were captured and detained, they had to be released in less than two dozen days to a family ...

‘Seriously looking’ to end birthright citizenship, says Trump

Trump is headed to Kentucky. Eight months after first raising the idea , President Trump on Wednesday said his administration is again "very seriously" l...

First dive to Titanic in 14 years shows wreck is deteriorating

The condition of the RMS Titanic is deteriorating, according to an global team of deep-sea explorers which visited the wreck on the bottom of the North Atlant...

Tennessee woman charged with scalding toddler's feet

Kaylee's mother, Brittany Smith, told the station that the damage to her daughter's skin was burned so badly that the skin grafts might not take. Kaylee Robin...

Mexican judge approves recreational cocaine use in 'historic' ruling

Again, this huge step is still awaiting a review and approval from a higher court. The court ordered the national health regulator, COFEPRIS, to authorize the...

Other countries must shoulder fight against jihadists

I don " t think so. "So, at a certain point other countries and that includes Russian Federation and it includes Iran and Turkey and Iraq and Afghanistan and Pa...

CBI team scales wall to enter Chidambarams residence, arrest likely soon

In his 67 page petition, Chidambaram questioned the move by CBI of pasting the notice on his house late at night and asking him to join probe at such an odd h...

Two More US Troops Die in Afghanistan in Deadliest Year Since 2014

Officials with Operation Resolute Support, the joint sustainment mission in Afghanistan, did not disclose the service branch of the troops or where they were ki...

Cindy McCain: GOP Lacks 'Voice of Reason' Since My Husband's Death

On Sunday a year will have passed since my husband's death . "I don't see anybody carrying that mantle at all, I don't see anyone carrying the voice - the vo...

Facebook adds feature to block data gathering

This summary of businesses and information could be very long, as the average person has more than 80 apps and uses roughly 40 every month, Facebook said . As ...

New Zealand speaker cradles MP's baby during parliament debate

Speaker Trevor Mallard made a decision to take on some babysitting duties in addition to his presiding role. Mr Coffey is now looking to push for change in su...

Pilot Records Selfie Video After Plane Crashes in Pacific Ocean

He described the landing in the water as "basically no impact" and "a mellow impact". There was like no impact. "I knew we had about 20 or 30 seconds before i...

Republican Jewish Coalition Backs Trump 'Disloyalty' Remarks

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz told Israel Radio that the Israeli government maintains "good relations with both the Democrats and Republicans and we must con...

Japan bullet train runs with door open at 280kph

The incident in the morning lasted 40 seconds, with the door being completely open at one point, and is a rare occurrence for the Japanese shinkansen, known for...

Putin says Russian Federation ‘will react accordingly’ after U.S. missile tests

The test followed the USA formally withdrawing from the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) on August 2 after accusing Moscow of violati...

Hollywood stars band together to defend Meghan and Harry

British talk show host Piers Morgan has poked fun at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex over their use of private jets. "They were the most down-to-earth, compa...

Court Limits Display Of South Africa's Old Apartheid Flag, Citing Hateful Legacy

Two Afrikaans lobby groups, AfriForum and the Federation for Afrikaans Cultural Societies, had argued that banning the flag would encroach on freedom of express...

Black student ‘shamed’ when Texas school officials colored hair

The civil rights lawsuit names the then-assistant principal Tony Barcelona (since promoted to principal), discipline clerk Helen Day and teacher Jeanette P...

8-year-old goes on joyride, gets 'uncomfortable' at 140km/h

The boy's mother, who has not been named, reported him missing along with her automatic VW Golf from the family's house in Soest at 12.25am Wednesday. The young...

Afghan president condemns Kabul wedding blast

A statement by the militant group posted on an ISIS-linked website on Sunday says that a Pakistani ISIS fighter seeking martyrdom targeted a large Shiite gath...

Turkey extends deadline for unregistered Syrians in Istanbul

The only exception, he said, would be the southern province of Antalya, which was not admitting more Syrian refugees . The announcement came on the same day ...

Sudan forms sovereign council to lead transition: spokesperson

The makeup of the 11-member Sovereign Council that will run the country for the transition period, superseding the military council which has been disbanded, wa...

Saudi Arabia ends travel restrictions for women

The reform in the highly conservative country was announced on July 31 . Under the new reforms, Saudi women under the age of 21 can get approval from their m...

Israel holds back on Trump's Democrat Jews 'disloyalty' remark

Omar is a disaster for Jewish people. The president has repeatedly accused Democratic representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib of anti-Semitism. She sa...

Girl in wheelchair rescued by stilt dancer after plunging into ocean

Donovan said on Facebook that the weight of both the girl and the wheelchair almost made his rescue a close call . Using the life preserver, people on the do...