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US opts out of G7 pledge committing to Paris climate accord

Separately, U.S. states, state attorneys general, cities, businesses, and universities have banded together into a coalition called We Are Still In. While Tru...

Teenagers allegedly overdose on drugs in Australia's Queensland, assault paramedic

Police then tracked the auto back to a Daffcroft St address in Taranganba and discovered the alleged mass drug overdose. Detectives from the Yeppoon Criminal ...

MP: Another Congress leader incites violence in protest-torn region

The Chief Minister had appealed to farmers to come and discuss their problems with him at the maidan. However, an organisation of farmers had yesterday said t...

Trump willing to testify, won't say if tapes of Comey talks exist

Questions over whether such tapes exist have been swirling ever since Trump tweeted on May 12, " James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our c...

White House says travel ban is 'fully lawful'

The majority of those judges found that Trump's executive order "drips with religious intolerance" and that "the reasonable observer would likely conclude that ...

Puerto Rico votes to become the 51st state

Even though the majority voted in favor of statehood, a little more than 1.5 percent voted to receive independence from the US, while 1.3 percent sought to ...

UK: Johnson rules out cancelling Trump's state visit

Theresa May had earlier dodged repeated questioning about President Trump's tweets , declining to criticise the president and instead opting to praise Mr Kh...

Trump calls former FBI Director James Comey's actions 'cowardly' in tweet

If there aren't tapes, he should let that be known. Trump has continuously denied allegations that he had asked Comey to drop the investigation into f...

Turkish leader backs Qatar amid diplomatic row

But he also warned that the response - Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cut diplomatic ties on Monday and are trying to blockade Qa...

More Arrested in Connection With Tehran Terrorist Attacks

In the latest joint operation by the Iranian intelligence and security forces on Saturday morning, members of a terrorist cell were identified and arrested on t...

Theresa May Appoints Ministers to Her Shaky Gov't

May's Conservatives unexpectedly lost their majority in parliament in last Thursday's snap general election, causing political chaos ahead of the Brexit talks...

Puerto Rican Day parade draws thousands despite controversy

The 2017 referendum was called by the government of the island against a background of economic crisis, which some attribute at least partially to Puerto Rico'...

Father killed in front of children after responding to ad about dog

According to Bowman's fiancee, the man insisted on delivering the dog to Bowman's home. " You shot my dad!"' the mother-of-two said, adding that she then told...

British PM loses majority but battles to stay on

British Prime Minister Theresa May won the country's snap election, but she lost her parliamentary majority. Finding support in parliament inconsistent, she m...

Republican wants Trump tapes if they exist

Meanwhile, the Senate investigation into collusion with Russian Federation or obstruction of justice is extending to a Trump Cabinet member. "Yesterday showed...

May apologises to own MPs for election 'mess'

Arlene Foster, leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, will also have an important voice as the government will have to rely on her party's 10...

China's Auto Sales Decline In May

Sales in the world's biggest auto market by number of vehicles sold contracted 2.6 percent from a year earlier to 1.75 million vehicles, according to the China...

Iran Says It Killed Mastermind Of Deadly Attacks On Parliament And Mausoleum

On Thursday, a day after the attacks, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry released the identities of the five assailants, who it said had participated in the terr...

Blair's former press chief rubbishes Corbyn's chances of becoming prime minister

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson , who is touted as the favourite to replace May should she be forced out, called on colleagues to rally behind her. "What I'm...

Former Panamanian Ricardo Martinelli President Detained in US

The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Martinelli on Monday around 6:30 p.m. near his home, according to Assistant Chief Deputy Marshal Manny Puri. As per reports, ...

When Comey testified, Donald Trump's Twitter was … quiet. Too quiet

In his sworn testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, Comey declared that he'd be happy if there are any White House tapes of his meeti...

North Korea's missile test aims to show it can repel assault

At a meeting of his national security Thursday he warned that " North Korea will only face further isolation from the global community and economic difficult...

Jeremy Corbyn was just 2227 votes away from becoming Prime Minister

May met with the Queen of England Friday morning, giving a statement saying that, with the support of the Northern Irish party, she will form her own governme...

Former FBI director Comey says White House spread 'lies, plain and simple'

Mr Trump claimed he never said he hoped the investigation into Mr Flynn would go away. With a single tweet , Trump also castigated Comey as "a leaker "...

Hilarious Memes About Donald Trump's Strange 'Covfefe' Tweet

When we asked the White House for a hint of the term's meaning Wednesday, representatives didn't respond before this story was published. But that's hard fo...

California on the Way to Independence From Trump's Climate Policies

President Donald Trump's pull-out "underscores the important role that non-state actors, and particularly subnational actors play in achieving the overall obj...

Flynn to provide some documents under subpoena to Senate intelligence panel

Flynn met with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak in December. Although Flynn initially opposed that subpoena, the committee has since narrowed its focus, the p...

Sessions says he will discuss Comey with US Senate panel

Sessions had been scheduled to discuss the Justice Department budget before a Senate panel chaired by Shelby. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is for sharp qu...

Trump partially denies Comey's testimony, mum on existence of recordings

Comey, on the other hand, said during his Senate Intel Comittee testimony " Lordy , I hope there are tapes", so there seems to be some confusion between the...

Trump accuses ex-FBI director of cowardice over 'leaks'

He added he never asked Mr Comey to pledge his loyalty to him, as was claimed . "No I didn't say that ", Trump insisted. "I'm not going to say , 'I ...