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Husband dies a day after wife

The young Melbourne woman shot dead next to her husband on New Year's Eve at their suburban home is being remembered as a lovely girl who had found her true l...

Assembly Minority Leader charged with DWI following New Year's Eve crash

Henderson, a Democrat elected into office, said he has long known Kolb and worked alongside him in public service. "This was a awful lapse in judgment, one I ha...

Suspected Shabaab militants attack bus near coastal town of Lamu

The first bus was hit with bullets on its side and tires but the driver managed to speed away, he said. He added he was in communication with officers on the gr...

Twitterati accuse Australia PM Scott Morrison of placing cricket above bushfire victims

Australia's PM Scott Morrison had to cut short a visit to a town ravaged by fire after angry locals heckled him over the government's response. She added: "...

Hundreds plunge into the New Year in South Walton

This is the 25th year the dip - a New Year's Day tradition for decades - has raised funds for World Vision. The plunge is not sponsored and free for anyone wh...

Buttigieg 1st to announce Q4 fundraising haul of $24.7 million

With the Democrats' first presidential primary contests only a few weeks away, long shot candidate South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has gone on the o...

6 arrested in killings of 4 men at California backyard party

Four people were killed and six others injured on November 17 when gunmen entered the back of a Fresno home through an unlocked gate and used semiautomatic weap...

Woman's beating, kidnapping caught on camera — Las Vegas Metro

The video can be viewed at this link . He then grabs her, throws her to the ground, and kicks her down the front step. A few seconds later, the driver of...

Sonny Mehta, visionary head of Alfred A. Knopf, dies at 77

The others were Robert Gottlieb and founder Alfred A. Knopf. Prior to joining Knopf, Mehta had an impressive career in London. Under his supervision, first ...

Hillary Clinton Named Chancellor Of Belfast University

In a statement , Mrs Clinton said it was a "great privilege" to become the chancellor of QUB. Mrs Clinton will take up the largely ceremonial role immediatel...

Keir Starmer favourite to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader

A number of senior Labour politicians have said they are considering entering the race to succeed him, in a contest due to begin in earnest later this month. ...

Sanders raises $34.5M in the final quarter of 2019

Sanders' team also says it has received over five million individual donations since launching the campaign in February, a feat they say is more than any Democr...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Touts Strategic Weapon amid Stall in Talks

The North Korean leader Kim concluded that "there will never be denuclearization on the Korean peninsula" and that the North will continue to develop strategic ...

Indonesia floods leave two dozen dead, several missing

Numerous deaths were caused by hypothermia, though one was a teenager who was electrocuted by a power line, the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said...

SA drink driver had eight people, dog in vehicle

The occupants were a 36-year-old man, a 20-year-old man, a 32-year-old woman seated in the rear foot well, a 29-year-old woman, four children aged 15, 8, 6 and ...

Republican Sen. Susan Collins open to calling witnesses at Trump impeachment trial

Bolton's reporting. Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Biden had on Thursday, April 25, announced his decision to run for president for the third time in 2...

Cheers, tears, prayers for 2020: A new decade is ushered in

In Australia , more than a million people descended on a hazy Sydney Harbour and surrounding areas ahead of the ringing in of the new year, despite the wildfir...

Tumbleweeds Trap Cars, Trucks in Rural Washington

By 8 a.m. Wednesday, officials reported that one abandon auto was still trapped in the tumbleweeds, but no one was found inside. YakTriNews reported that th...

Avalanche kills two men snowboarding in northern B.C. provincial park

The avalanche ran almost 500 feet into an area where abrupt changes in the terrain caused the snow to pile up, completely burying Durr and Green and almost co...

Happy New Year: London welcomes 2020 with spectacular firework display

This year's annual fireworks display looked ahead to London hosting a number of important games in the Euro 2020 football tournament. Around a million revelle...

Britain introduces heterosexual civil partnerships

The unions will take place after a long legal battle against the law which had only permitted same-sex couples to become civil partners. The changes come afte...

Long-distance train rides to cost more from today

For all AC classes, the fare has gone up by 4 paise/km, while non-AC classes and the unreserved segment will see a 1 paisa/km hike. The railways also announ...

Taiwan's air force general missing after helicopter emergency

The defence ministry said it had dispatched a rescue team following the Black Hawk helicopter's forced landing in New Taipei City, after aviation authorities ...

9 dead as massive flood and landslides hit Jakarta

Jakarta Globe reported that at least 14 people were killed in the flooding. "My son's body was covered with newspaper when my two other children passed by", ...

India announces plans for another moon mission

NASA released images of the crash site December 2 taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. The 4 are to start training in Russian Federation l...

Fight in Mexico prison leaves 16 inmates dead

During the riot, which lasted for about two-and-a-half hours, officials say prisoners fought each other using handguns and knives. Zacatecas state security se...

Moscow brings in artificial snow for New Year

Known for its notoriously harsh winters, Moscow has seen its warmest December in a century this year. The Russian capital is suffering from record-breaking ...

Australian bushfire smoke crosses Tasman to blanket New Zealand

Paul Bonner said smoke was covering mountain tops in Queesntown and made for hazy-yellow skies in Cromwell. "There are some pretty good indications as we clos...

Canada's first babies of the new year born seconds after midnight

There were no babies born at the Mackay Mater hospital on New Year's Day. Henri's early-morning appearance was none too soon for Baillargeon and his partner, ...

Raging wildfires trap 4,000 at Australian town's waterfront

Significant property damage has been initially reported in the region popular among vacationers for its wildlife and hiking trails nearby national parks. "Fro...