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Gerry Adams: Tories and DUP will be 'coalition for chaos'

Despite the Conservative Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke stating: "We're trying to get it through as quickly as we can", considering we don't even k...

Damian Green is appointed First Secretary of State

Former Justice and Education Secretary Michael Gove has emerged as the unlikely choice to take over as Environment Secretary after his return to government wa...

South Korea Finds Suspected North Korean Spy Drone Near DMZ

He said South Korea would discuss ways to strengthen the joint defence against North Korea's weapons programs during a summit between new South Korean ...

Defiant May vows to stay on despite election blow

However, and according to national polls, the opposition Labour party , headed by Jeremy Corbyn , which was down by 18 points at the time, was behind by a lit...

Package explodes at South Korean university, one hurt - fire official

The official says the professor found the bottle inside a shopping bag that was hung on the door of his office, but police have yet to find the sender. Witnesse...

Philippine airstrike kills 11 soldiers in besieged city

The military said 120 gunmen have been killed, meaning as many as 330 remain unaccounted for and could have slipped out of the city. Indonesian security autho...

Reporter Calls Comey's Father for Scoop, Gets Quite a Surprise

A CNN reporter called J. Brien Comey Sr.at his home near Saddle River, N.J., but the elder Comey asked that he call back later because he was expecting "company...

James Brokenshire not acceptable chairman for Stormont talks, says Gerry Adams

Kenny also "noted the absence of any nationalist voice in Westminster", after Northern Ireland's Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) lost its three seats ...

Britain's Theresa May brings back foe, aiming to unite party before Brexit

DUP leader Arlene Foster is due for talks in Downing Street on Tuesday with a view to finalising the arrangements but Mr Osborne warned the Prime Minister would...

It's complicated: Puerto Ricans vote on knotty USA relationship

Statehood was prominent during Puerto Rico's election in November when two pro-statehood candidates won: Rossello, a Democrat, became governor and Jenniffer Gon...

Brexit talks facing slight delay, David Davis reveals

Many MPs are angry over what they see as an unnecessary vote that has cost several lawmakers their seats and are demanding she run a more open, collegiate gover...

British Prime Minister Faces Pressure to Resign After Vote Backfires

But although Mrs May will remain in charge of a government, she is hardly likely to be in power. Senior ministers in Britain's Conservative government and...

Brexit talks may not start on June 19, David Davis suggests

With British politics thrust into the deepest turmoil since last June's shock Brexit vote, European Union leaders were left wondering how the divorce talks wo...

UAE Exempts Qataris Married to Emiratis from Expulsion Order

Fitch Ratings yesterday put Qatar on its watchlist for a possible credit rating downgrade, becoming the third major credit rating agency to warn about the impli...

Typhoon Merbok moves away as Hong Kong escapes major damage

The Airport Authority said late yesterday that more than 41 flights had been cancelled and 275 were delayed. No report of flooding and landslide has been rece...

Ivan Perisic wants Man Utd move after agreeing deal with Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho is looking to improve the quality of his key departments in the summer transfer window and as far as the attacking midfield is concerned, United ...

United Kingdom ministers hold 'secret talks' with Labour to force soft Brexit

Ratings agency Moody's and Ireland's prime minister designate Leo Varadkar also said the election made the opportunity of a "soft Brexit " more likely, but Dav...

German ambassador to US: 'Healthy relationship' between Trump, Merkel

Gerhard Schroeder refused to back the US invasion of Iraq in 2002, going on to win that year's German election. Merkel praised India for implementing th...

Theresa May 'promises to get Tories out of the mess she created'

There was no immediate confirmation of BBC reports that it understood the date of the Queen's Speech, which sets out the Government's legislative programme fo...

Qatar begins shipping cargo through Oman

Morocco, a close ally of the Gulf countries, said on Sunday it would remain neutral and offered to facilitate dialogue, Reuters reported . The head of the ...

Qatar Airways CEO: US 'fueling' the fire of Gulf crisis

Speaking after meeting Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Mr Johnson said: "I have been in touch with my counterparts across the ...

I'm '100 percent willing' to testify under oath

The president's critics said Comey's claims that Trump asked him about dropping the Russian Federation investigation could amount to obstruction of justi...

Sessions Says in Letter He'll Address Senate Intelligence Panel

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a letter on Saturday that he will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday to address matters ...

CEO of Newsmax: Trump considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller

At the time, Gingrich was among those who lauded the selection of former FBI Director Robert Mueller to lead the investigation. That is what this crew [of p...

Cosby jury sent home after deliberating 4 hours

According to Constand, she was drugged by Cosby and subsequently sexually assaulted at his Pennsylvania home. The brevity of the defense case contrasted with ...

Qatar Central Bank says business as usual despite crisis

The severing of air, sea and land transport links has closed off key import routes for Qatar and its population of around 2.7 million people. A dealer at th...

Gulf crisis: PM Nawaz calls on King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz

Upon his arrival in Jeddah , PM Sharif was received by Governor Makkah Prince Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz. Pakistan had expressed serious concerns over the growing...

Malaysia Airlines Flight Forced to Land over Bomb Scare

The passenger reportedly claimed to have explosives during the incident. "Flight MH128 which departed from Melbourne , Australia on Wednesday night, was ex...

King, Blum and Grassley react to former Federal Bureau of Investigation director's testimony

Comey told the Senate panel that he shared an unclassified memo about his February conversation with Trump about Flynn because he hoped it would lead to the a...

Services to Mark 1 Year Since 49 Killed in Orlando Gay Club

Spokeswomen for the police and city didn't return an email or phone call, and it was unknown if the man was taken into custody or charged. Bill Nelson said. Dem...