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Rocket attack hits north Iraq base hosting United States troops, say security sources

The base, known as K1 near the city of Kirkuk, is where a US civilian contractor was killed in December in a similar attack, blamed by Washington on Iran-backed...

US, Taliban close to reduction in violence agreement

A suicide attack rattled the Afghan capital Kabul early January 11, the interior ministry said, with casualties feared in what appeared to be the first majo...

US Charges Huawei With Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets, Racketeering

The U.S. Government is adding charges of racketeering conspiracy against the Chinese telecom giant, in addition to previous charges of fraud. The company is a...

National Weather Service Issues Flood Warning

Clair, Talladega, and Walker. Even if you live outside of these counties, flooding is still possible, especially along the Kentucky River and its tributaries. T...

U.S Defense Chief Signals Imminent Deal With Afghan Taliban

But they have been fraught with challenges, with Mr Trump declaring the talks "dead" in September. Mr Pompeo on Thursday hailed recent progress, but said the ...

Hope Hicks to Return to White House

Former Trump staffers have also chimed in on the decision, including former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders. Hope Hicks is boomeranging back to the ...

Cuomo to propose compromise, hopes to end Global Entry ban

NY governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that he has partially revised the state's decision to block the federal government from accessing its motor vehicle r...

Graham Says He Won’t Call Barr to Testify Over Roger Stone Sentencing

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said it would be a blatant abuse of power if Justice Department leadership intervened on Mr. Trump's behalf....

U.S. investigates Harvard and Yale over foreign funding

The US has launched investigations into Harvard and Yale universities over suspicions they received undisclosed funds from foreign countries, including Saudi...

Hope Hicks to return to White House as Jared Kushner aide

Hicks left the White House in March 2018 amid increasing scrutiny of the president's handling of former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into his ...

United Nations asked to vote Wednesday in support of Libya ceasefire

The UN Security Council has endorsed a 55-point road map for ending the war in Libya, and condemned the recent increase in violence in the oil-rich North Africa...

Japan confirms first death due to coronavirus

Japan announced Thursday its first death from a new virus from China, hours after confirming 44 more cases on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo as fears of t...

S.C. Girl, 6, Vanished on Monday From Her Yard

Her family said they last saw her playing in the yard around that time, but at some point she disappeared, according to WIS News . Police were called around ...

Senate poised to pass resolution to curb Trump's war authority on Iran

The Senate is now holding debates on the resolution after a majority voted 51-45 to advance the measure. The president warned the Senate ahead of the vote tha...

Narayana Murthy’s son-in-law Rishi Sunak named new Finance Minister of U.K.

A year ago saw a furious row between 10 and 11 Downing Street after Mr Cummings sacked Sonia Khan, Mr Javid's media adviser, over her contact with individuals...

Blogger faces five years’ jail for coronavirus train prank

A prankster is facing upto five years in prison over for creating panic at the Moscow underground as he shot a video of himself lying on the train floor showing...

Bloomberg sidesteps stop-and-frisk apology during visit to Tennessee

The former New York City mayor also told a think-tank that male minorities perpetrate "the real crime". In a statement Tuesday, Bloomberg claimed he "inhe...

Did the Justice Department cave to Trump on Roger Stone?

The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal court to sentence Stone to "far less" than seven to nine years in prison - the time frame federal prosecuto...

Palestine slams Trump Peace Plan at UN Security Council

Security Council for a resolution opposing it. But he said now there is a plan put forward by President Donald Trump based on a two-state solution, and if t...

Conviction of Hafiz Saeed an important step towards holding LeT accountable

Lahore anti-terrorism court awarded five and half years prison sentence and a fine of Rs 15,000 in each case. Saeed-led Jamatud Dawa is believed to be the ...

Storm Dennis: Grantham area braced for more wind as weather warning issued

Britain is set for another weekend of weather misery as forecasters warn Storm Dennis will bring high winds and heavy rains over a 72-hour period. It caused tr...

Pope upholds celibacy rules after Amazon push

In his document, Francis suggested solutions to solve the shortage of priests that his conservative critics had made, such as praying for more vocations and sen...

Turkey, Russia Trade Accusations Amid Rise In Syria Tensions

Syrian men ride a motorcycle in the village of Maaret al-Naasan in Idlib province. Witnesses and rebels said a new column of Turkish reinforcements, including...

What New Hampshire voters are saying about their 2020 choices

Trump joked that New Hampshire has "some pretty odd election laws here", and said thousands of MA residents crossed state lines to vote against him in the las...

Trump, Melania to visit India late Feb

Gordon Sondland , reported The Hill. He too had testified against Trump . "I was advised today that the President intends to recall me effective immediately ...

Trump Conditionally Approves Peace Deal with the Taliban

Leaders in Afghanistan say the United States has made "notable progress" in ongoing peace talks with representatives of the Taliban that are taking pace in th...

First same-sex marriage ceremony held in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's legislature did not follow the British and Scottish parliaments in allowing same-sex marriages starting in 2014. A Belfast couple have ti...

Man, 52, charged with murder of journalist Lyra McKee

Despite the revulsion at McKee's murder, the New IRA and other dissident republican groups have persisted with sporadic attacks and intimidation, including a sp...

Erdogan threatens to hit Syrian regime forces 'anywhere' if Turkish troops hurt

Ankara itself is partially to blame for the ongoing bloodshed, since it failed to separate the so-called " moderate opposition " groups from the internationally...

Trump warns Senate not to approve war powers resolution on Iran

The debate on the resolution opened on Wednesday, and the final vote is expected sometime on Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the res...