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NY teen found safe after an abduction caught on video

An AMBER Alert has been issued. She was bending over, grabbing her knees, and discussing with the police. An Amber Alert was issued on Tuesday at 10:34 a.m....

Trump admin says doesn't recognize Armenian genocide

While his statement called the massacre and expulsion of 1.5 million ethic Armenians " one of the worst mass atrocities of the 20th century ", it did not specif...

Pope Francis abolishes 'pontifical secrecy' for sex abuse investigations

Francis said that cases of alleged abuse should still be handled with "security, integrity and confidentiality" to protect victims and the accused. "The perso...

Pope abolishes 'pontifical secrecy' for sex abuse investigations

Witnesses, alleged victims, and the person who filed the report are also be unbound from obligations of silence. The Church has been rocked by thousands of re...

Forest Glows Orange at Night as Firefighters Battle Gospers Mountain Blaze

Endeavour Energy on Monday said 450 customers were without power in the upper Blue Mountains after the Gospers Mountain bushfire damaged powerlines. Total fir...

UK PM to outlaw Brexit extension beyond 2020

Johnson won a big majority in last week's United Kingdom general election on a promise to "get Brexit done" by taking Britain out of the European Union by...

California newlywed killed by wedding crashers at reception, authorities say

Joe Melgoza, 30, was celebrating his recent nuptials with his bride and family at a backyard wedding reception at his sister-in-law's home in Chino, California,...

'Erratic' Russian Spy Ship Spotted Off Southeast US

Boaters in those waters are asked to maintain a "sharp lookout" and use caution when navigating in proximity to the vessel. The US has accused a Russian spy ...

Real-life Grinch steals dozens of Christmas trees in Washington

Federal Way police detectives stopped a stolen truck around 1:30 p.m. Friday as it pulled into a Christmas tree lot near the 28800 block of Pacific Highway So...

UK's Johnson seeks to rule out Brexit trade pact delay

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make it illegal for parliament to force the British government to extend the transition period beyond December 31st, 2020. "...

Estonian minister who mocked Finnish PM survives confidence vote

Mart Helme, 70, Estonian interior minister and leader of the populist far-right party Ekre, on Sunday ridiculed Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin , 34, and ...

Global trade in S. Korea reaches over USD1 trillion

Kang called for the quick withdrawal of the stricter regulations Japan imposed on exports to its Asian neighbor of materials needed to manufacture semiconductor...

United States hits South Sudanese officials with sanctions

The sanctions "are meant to target senior leaders in South Sudan that have perpetuated the conflict for their own personal enrichment, leading to much suffering...

Ex-Trump campaign official to be sentenced for conspiracy

An indictment accused him and Paul Manafort , his one-time mentor and the chairman of the 2016 Trump campaign, of failing to disclose the work they did for the...

Bond granted for Curtis Flowers

During a hearing Monday, a judge set a $250,000 bond for 49-year-old Curtis Flowers . Circuit Judge Joseph Loper said it was "troubling" that prosecutors hav...

Two people dead in neighbourhood dispute in Sydney's south-west

A person in a gray shirt and beige trousers was seen being led away by authorities. The woman was taken to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition but died...

14 miners dead, 2 trapped in Chinese coal mine

Emergency services found the bodies of 14 miners , while two other workers remained trapped underground. Though the number of deaths has reduced at coal mines ...

Brace For what's To Come, Say Firefighters As Australia Bushfire Rages On

Former Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner Greg Mullins said he hoped Morrison and the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, will attend an emergency summit to be held ...

In Afghanistan, Sen. Graham says U.S. troop drawdown possible

Graham said Afghan forces are up to the task of defending their country, but he opposes a full pullout of US troops. Graham, who has made various public asses...

Comey says there was 'real sloppiness' in Carter Page FISA warrants

Wow, but he's only doing so because he got caught red handed. Mueller concluded his investigation and issued his findings earlier this year vindicating Presiden...

Turkey's President Erdogan Arrives in Geneva for Global Refugee Forum

He warned that a humanitarian crisis will follow once the siege ends. "We know from our past experience that prevention is better than cure. This forum is a...

Royalty, EU, US delegations attend Battle of Bulge ceremony

Duda added that the meeting of western European leaders and the U.S. defence chief, together with veterans, was aimed at honoring the memory "of those soldiers ...

Boris Johnson to attempt outlawing Brexit extension beyond 2020

If the United Kingdom and the European Union failed to strike a deal on their future relationship and the transition period were not extended, then trade betw...

Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death by Pakistan court for high treason

The statement was made by a three-member bench of the special court, headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmed Seth, which was conducting a hearin...

New calls in Scotland for an independence referendum to counter Brexit

Scottish National Party leader and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon poses with SNP's newly elected MPs during a photo call outside the V & A Museum...

British tourist shot dead in Argentina robbery attempt

They were targeted by two men on a motorbike on Saturday morning in an attack caught on CCTV. Argentine officials said in a statement that assailants on a mot...

Obama says women 'indisputably' better at leading

Obama, who served as USA president from 2009 to 2017, and former first lady Michelle Obama have spent their time since leaving the White House creating a foun...

New Inspector General Report Reveals FBI's FISA Warrant Misconduct in Russia Probe

As I've said all along (it) has to be focused on. Wow, but he's only doing so because he got caught red handed, ' Trump tweeted Sunday afternoon. "His state...

Ian Bailey arrested in Ireland in the 1996 French murder case

The endorsement of this third warrant for his arrest paves the way for a full extradition hearing to take place at a later date. Any failure to comply with ju...

Corbyn shamed: How Labour leader IGNORED Thornberry election warnings

He said the next leader should be a woman - which would make her the first to lead the party - and said it was "most probably time for a non-metropolitan" candi...