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Ukrainian airliner crashes in Iran killing 176

Both Ukrainian and Iranian officials have also reported a suspected mechanical issue that brought down the Boeing 737-800 aircraft. "The two black boxes of ...

House votes to clamp down on Trump’s power to attack Iran

Speaking at the White House on January 9, he said the additional sanctions had already been imposed. We also did it for other reasons that were very obvious. Th...

Democrats, and some in GOP, seek more info on Iran decision

The Democrat-authored resolution would amount to a rebuke the administration's decision to launch a drone strike that killed Iran Gen. Qassem Soleimani . "It w...

Key footage of accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reportedly deleted

Officials at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in NY believed they had preserved footage of guards finding Jeffrey Epstein after he appeared to have attemp...

United Kingdom deal unlikely by year end - Newspaper

The UK constituent nation voted by 62-38 percent to remain in the EU, and then voted the pro-independence and European-minded Scottish National Party (SNP) in...

Heavy Rainfall, Snow, Sleet All In The Forecast Through Saturday

Saturday's high is expected to be 3C, the low about -11C overnight, then -9C on Sunday. A storm system that goes through the region is expected to bring some ...

House Democrats Head for Symbolic Showdown to Curb Trump on Iran

We see that. They mourn Soleimani more than they mourn our Gold Star families who suffered under Soleimani. Republicans in the Senate are unlikely to approve ...

Fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn calls Japanese imprisonment conditions a 'travesty'

Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has given his first press conference after fleeing Japan , where he was being held on $9 million bail. April 22 - Tok...

Knitters unite to help craft pouches for Australia’s displaced wildlife

To help the animals devastated by the Australian bushfire crisis, the ARCCG has provided a range of official patterns for these items that can easily be made at...

Pelosi: I'll send impeachment articles to Senate 'when I'm ready'

Mr Trump was impeached by the House in December on allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. "No, I'm not holding them indefinitely", Pelo...

Man dies four years after eating poison

In court testimony past year, a psychologist who spoke with the perpetrator said that Klaus had wanted to experiment with how toxins affected his coworkers, sim...

Labour can not simply ignore electoral reality - leader comment

Backbencher Jess Phillips's team said she planned to make "a passionate case for the party to elect a different sort of leader". The first part of the rac...

Australian man who lost home in bushfires wins lottery jackpot

However, his family can now afford it following his surprise $1million win from Wednesdays draw. The man, from Mount Cotton in Queensland, said the timing of ...

BJP loses Zilla Parishad seat in Nitin Gadkari's native village

Congress' Nana Kambale dealt another blow by bagging the Koradi seat - the hometown for former BJP minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule. The Nationalist Congress ...

House Democrat: Time to Send Impeachment Articles to the Senate

Back on the Senate floor, Democratic leader Charles Schumer pressed on with his contention that any trial would be unfair unless senators could consider witne...

Many Americans Say Killing Soleimani Made US Less Safe

The resolution calls for the president to halt the use of US forces against Iran unless Congress has declared war or given statutory approval, or unless suc...

Iran strikes violation of Iraq sovereignty: Speaker

Zarif's tweet follows Iran's missile attack that was in revenge for the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike la...

Pew: Trump Loathed as Much as Obama Loved Worldwide

President Trump speaks during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the Oval Office on Tuesday in Washington. Majorities of people in nu...

Watch Elizabeth Warren Struggle To Answer Whether Soleimani Was A Terrorist

Co-host Meghan McCain accused Warren of changing her position on Qasem Soleimani , the high-ranking Iranian military and intelligence official who was assass...

Stampede Kills 56 at Funeral for Iranian General Slain by US

The U.S. military said the strikes were in retaliation for the killing of an American contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base that the U.S...

We don't seek 'an escalated war' - Iran's foreign minister

Soleimani "should have been terminated long ago", Trump said, calling him "the world's top terrorist". Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had seem...

Iraq Backs Away from Threats to Expel U.S. Troops

So far, so good! Amy Klobuchar said: "All is not well" with Iran , despite Trump's tweet. No Canadian Armed Forces troops were hurt by the barrage of Iranian...

Iraq Knew The US Attack Was Going To Happen

Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. The attacks at 1:20 a.m. local time (5:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday) came after Iranian leaders had promised " r...

Airlines cancel flights over Iran, Iraq

This comes after Iran fired missiles at military bases in Iraq hosting British and U.S. troops overnight. The Iranian airstrikes targetting USA soldiers in ...

Esper: Iraqi government has not asked United States troops to leave

Speaking to reporters from the White House on Tuesday, the United States president said that when American troops do withdraw from Iraq , Washington will s...

'Don't bite!' quips pope as he kisses nun

Then Francis joked: "Stay calm!" The diminutive nun promised, saying "Si" (Yes). He then kissed her on the right cheek, leaving her even more ecstatic than be...

Letter on United States pullout from Iraq a 'mistake'

But there's been no decision made to leave Iraq . "These troops can be brought back at any time if the training in Iraq is to resume", a statement by the def...

Cyprus rape case: United Kingdom teen to return home

A 19-year-old British woman was convicted of falsely alleging she was raped by 12 Israelis in an Ayia Napa hotel in July. These were just a few of many banner...

Trump’s Targeted Iran Killing Is Kim Jong Un’s Biggest Fear

Despite its series of missile launches and harsh rhetoric since April, North Korea kept silent from mid-December to 1 January. "The momentum for the talks...

Australians on SE coast urged to flee as fire risk escalates

On Monday, the New South Wales police force said that since November 8, officials have taken legal action against more than 180 people, including 24 people wh...