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PM Johnson denies lying to Queen Elizabeth on suspension of parliament

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied lying to Queen Elizabeth over the reasons for suspending parliament for five weeks after a court ruled his d...

China will crush any form of secessionism, says state media

The China Daily newspaper said that Sunday's rally in Hong Kong was proof that foreign forces were behind the protests , which escalated in mid-June, and war...

Britain to resume two-year working visa for foreign graduates

Britain's government on Wednesday announced new post-Brexit immigration plans that will allow worldwide students to work in the country for two years after gr...

Mnangagwa, Grace Mugabe In Private Meeting

The Government has released the list of VVIPs who will be attending the funeral of the late Robert Mugabe. Mugabe, whose autocratic rule ended in a military c...

Trump talks gun safety with bipartisan trio of senators

The Daily Beast reported on Wednesday that Michael B. Williams, who was appointed as Trump's deputy assistant and counselor to the chief of staff in April, ha...

Forecast: Tropical wave likely to bring rain

There's also a chance it will not develop until it moves into the Gulf of Mexico and eventually into the panhandle of Florida. The disturbance near The Bahama...

Tongan prime minister dies in New Zealand

He was urgently transferred to New Zealand on Wednesday night for treatment, but passed away on Thursday morning. The news was confirmed by an information min...

More Indian institutes in list, but IISc slips in global rank

Despite the "impressive haul", only the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University made it to the top 200 list from Japan, fewer than China, Italy, Denmark and Be...

Divers find final body in California boat fire

During the Coast Guard's investigation, panel members aim to determine factors that contributed to the incident; whether there is evidence that any act of misco...

Labour assaults: Staffer at centre of allegations resigns

Ms Ardern is still facing questions about the handling of the allegations against a party staffer based at Parliament, after yesterday's sudden resignation of t...

Australians held in Iran jail named as Perth bloggers

Jolie King and Mark Firkin in India. This according to the Times , which reports a blogger who was journeying through Asia with her Australian boyfriend...

Scientists succeed in creating 2 embryos of near-extinct northern white rhino

Two embryos of northern white rhinos have been successfully created in an Italian laboratory using eggs harvested from two remaining subspecies from Kenya. An w...

In victory for Trump, top US court permits asylum restrictions

A federal appeals court has put on hold a ruling that blocked a Trump administration policy that would prevent migrants from seeking asylum along the entire sou...

Chinese-born Australian lawmaker under fire over past links

Gladys Liu , the first Chinese-born lawmaker to be elected to Australia's Parliament, sits silently in the House of Representatives in Canberra, Australia, on W...

B.C. firefighters locate missing Canadian on Dorian-devastated Bahamanian island

The storm damaged or destroyed more than 60% of the homes on the Abaco Islands and did more damage as it settled over Grand Bahama Island. "The Bahamians im...

New York remembers 9/11 attacks, 18 years on

That we were here for each other. The president placed a wreath of red, white and blue flowers at the memorial site. President Donald Trump is expected to j...

Congressional Democrats vow to prioritize gun legislation

Although the White House initially signaled support for background checks after mass shootings in August, it eventually backed away from that position. The red ...

Church leaders arrested for holding homeless captive, forced labor

Leaders of a California-based church have been arrested on charges of imprisoning dozens of mostly homeless people and forcing them to panhandle six days a week...

Taliban Says Trump Would Regret Abandoning Talks

At some point in time if you want peace you have to talk to them, I don't deny that, ' said Johnson. There have already been nine rounds of peace talks betw...

Trump vows to hit Taliban 'harder' than ever as U.S. marks 9/11

The rocket explosion comes on the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in which Islamic Jihadists took control of several planes , crashin...

Chinese national Yujing Zhang found guilty of trespassing at Mar-a-Lago

Zhang will be sentenced on November 22. Zhang, who remained mostly tight-lipped throughout the trial, seemed as though she wasn't listening intently to witnes...

Indian man, 32, caught impersonating 81-year-old to board U.S. flight

Jayesh Patel, 32, was arrested at New Delhi's Ghandi International Airport before a flight to NY on Sunday, with dyed white hair and beard, and wearing large ...

OxyContin maker agrees to tentative settlement, attorneys say

The Associated Press reported that the agreement would see Purdue pay up to $12 billion over time; the Sackler family would give up control of the compan...

Scottish Court Says Johnson's Suspension Of U.K. Parliament Is Illegal

But before a scheduled hearing at the UK Supreme Court on September 17, it remains unclear what the immediate impact of the ruling will be. The judges will re...

US to commemorate 9/11 today as terrorist attack's aftermath extends and evolves

Many believed that the White House was the intended target of Flight 93. The ceremony is underway to remember the 40 passengers and crew who died after terror...

Corbyn warns Prime Minister: General election is coming

Boris Johnson has defended his decision to suspend Parliament until mid-October and said any suggestion it was anti-democratic was a "load of nonsense". "Only B...

Man takes swipe at 'Squad' during 9/11 ceremony

His criticism lasted for almost a minute and a half, and drew a smattering of applause. "Show respect and honoring them, please. American patriotism in your p...

40 day federal election campaign underway

Once the writ is dropped, federal parties will begin campaigning for the next forty-odd days to gain power in Ottawa . Trudeau will ask Payette to dissolve P...

Deputies: Florida teen tried to hire someone to murder her parents

He told investigators at the Lake County Sheriff's Office she confided in him she wanted her parents dead after he saw her at a notorious drug house Monday mo...

U.S. Air Force Responds to Trump Hotel Controversy

Pence's stay came as the House oversight committee investigates allegations of U.S. military personnel being offered discount deals at Trump's Ayrshire golf r...