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Death toll from toxic gas leak rises to 14 in Pakistan

Officials said there was no suspicion of sabotage. The leak that started Sunday has set off a panic in Karachi and raised concerns because city officials co...

China to waive tariffs on United States med imports amid outbreak

The move comes as doctors and nurses treating virus patients in China's overstretched hospitals struggle to deal with the health crisis amid a shortage of basic...

Superfan prays to Trump idol ahead of US President's India visit

In this photo taken on February 17, farmer Bussa Krishna, 33, offers special prayers to the statue of US President Donald Trump , at his residence in Jangaon d...

China arrests activist who criticised President Xi over virus

Li, were also ambiguous. According to Liberty Times , Xu had been hiding at his law firm colleague Yang Bin's (楊斌) house in Guangzhou, but was captured by C...

WHO urges calm as China virus death toll nears 1,900

A delivery rider wears a face mask as a protective measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as he waits to deliver packages of food and other supplies outside...

More People Tested Positive for New Coronavirus on Cruise Ship in Japan

The president of Princess Cruises , Jan Swartz, said the company has sent more doctors and nurses on to the ship. Rigorous testing from medical professiona...

Russia to soon ban entry of Chinese to shield from new virus

China reported its fewest new coronavirus infections since January on Tuesday and its lowest daily death toll for a week, but the World Health Organisation sa...

IN man with 'Crime Pays' tattoo on his forehead arrested

After apprehending Murray, officers charged him with possession of methamphetamine, resisting arrest, reckless driving, maintaining a common nuisance and auto t...

Children among dead in horror vehicle fire in Brisbane’s Camp Hill

Detective Inspector Mark Thompson said five people were involved in the incident. The bodies of the three children under the age of 10 and one man were discov...

Trump Attends Wedding of Key White House Aides

One photo showed the couple standing beneath a large chuppah as they took part in a traditional Jewish ceremony conducted by Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone. "I'm sure i...

USA to Designate 5 Chinese Media Outlets as 'Foreign Missions' - State Department

Tuesday's "foreign mission" designations come under State Department authority and subject the outlets to requirements similar to diplomatic and other official ...

Kim Jong Un reappears after 22-day absence amid coronavirus outbreak

Last year, the rogue nation paid $75,509 to import a dozen Russian purebred horses, according to recently available data reviewed by Reuters . This undated p...

Pompeo rips group of Democrats for meeting with Iranian foreign minister

But he tells us that, though Giuliani has long wanted a meeting with him, he has always stayed clear of Giuliani and intends to keep it that way", Murphy wrote....

German citizen freed in prisoner swap, says Iran

The man was exchanged for Ahmad Khalil, an Iranian being held in Germany on suspicion of violating United States sanctions, said Iran's judiciary spokesman Ghol...

President Trump reportedly plans to commute sentencing for Rod Blagojevich

Grisham also said that "people from across the political spectrum and from varied backgrounds have expressed support for shortening Mr. Blagojevich's sentence"....

Arrest as Extinction Rebellion ruins Trinity College lawn

Seven people, five women and two men, have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. Activists involved in digging up the lawn said the action was taken ...

NJ skier suffocates to death after getting caught in chairlift

A man died last week from accidental hanging after falling off a Vail Chairlift and getting caught in his ski jacket. It began when the man boarded the Skylin...

Soldier killed, four wounded in Ukraine fighting flare-up

They also accused the separatists of using heavy shelling to try to breach Ukrainian lines. He said four separatists were killed and six others were wounded. Se...

Wonderful video shows man flying high above Dubai with jet-powered wings

The impressive feat was carried out in Dubai on February 14, but the footage was first posted online by Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan on Monday with the capt...

Trump Set To Commute Blagojevich Sentence

Rod Blagojevich's prison sentence, according to a person familiar with the matter. The president has been considering a commutation for Blagojevich since M...

BBC Newsnight: Andrew Sabisky resigns over controversial remarks

The government was also criticised for refusing to distance itself from Sabisky's comments. Downing Street did not immediately respond to a request for comment ...

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani re-elected after five-month delay in results

The long-awaited final results of the landmark presidential polls in Afghanistan will be announced on Tuesday, a state-run broadcaster announced. Afghanista...

Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy over sex abuse lawsuits

BSA has been facing a steady decline in recent years, with the number of youths taking part in Scouting dropping below 2 million, down from more than 4 million ...

Iran hosts Russia, Turkey for ‘crunch’ Syria summit

The recent shelling has already prompted dozens of civilians to flee towards Aleppo on the eastern side of the province, or towards Turkey , which has sealed o...

Bloomberg qualifies for Democratic debate

Bloomberg therefore meets the threshold required by the Democratic National Committee to attend the debate on Wednesday. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Amy...

Judge sets "scheduling" conference call ahead of Roger Stone sentencing

Trump has denied having interfered in the Stone case and called the accusation "ridiculous". Those actions, and the damage they have done to the Department of J...

'Namaste' replaces 'Kem Cho': Centre renames Donald Trump's Gujarat event

The kind of preparations going on from taxpayers' money for the arrival of Trump is similar to it. Trump will visit Ahmedabad and New Delhi on February 24 and...

Coronavirus: Nearly 500 To Leave Quarantined Japan Ship On Wednesday

Carter Evans breaks down the latest information from Travis Air Force Base where the first group of evacuees is set to be released. Matthew Smith, an American...

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's health improving in prison, spokesman says

Assange, who had been wanted in Sweden on rape charges - these have now been dropped - sought shelter in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for seven years from...

Russian woman who fled coronavirus quarantine ordered to return

Japanese officials have confirmed 99 more people infected by the new virus aboard the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess , bringing the total to 454, the...