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US blames North Korea for series of cyberattacks

June 15, 2017 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspects a Pyongyang building project in 2016. The U.S. government issued a rare alert Tuesday on a string of ...

Trump turns back on a future with Cuba

President Trump's aides say that Mr. Hussein Obama's easing of USA restrictions has done nothing to advance political freedoms in Cuba, while benefiting the C...

Terrorist attack at Brussels train station carried out by Moroccan native

A bomb squad performed a controlled explosion of a bomb belt the suspect had at the Central Station and established a wide perimeter near the city's famed Gra...

Belgian Authorities: Brussels Attacker Not Known for Terrorism

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said a "terrorist attack had been averted" after the man approached a group of people at the station and tried to blow up ...

Seven killed in Kashmir cable car accident

At least five people have been killed in a cable auto accident in Indian-controlled Kashmir Sunday, a senior police official said. It is a highly sophisticate...

Obama: Senate BCRA bill 'is not a healthcare bill'

In recent weeks, some Republican senators have said they feel uncomfortable with Medicaid cuts being proposed. For the past seven years, Republicans have ...

Obesity study reveals 'startling' new figures regarding children

The study was based on the latest data provided by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, which tracks the impact of more than 300 types of pathology and ...

North Korea claims American college student released from detainment for "humanitarian reasons"

Residents of the Cincinnati suburb plan to gather at the Wyoming Civic Center at 10 a.m. and then line Springfield Pike in a show of support for the Warmbiers...

Saudi, most Gulf Arabs celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr

Live Update :03:07 pm The Rooyat-e-Hilal Committee New Delhi , Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Lahore and National Moon-Sighting Committee Bangladesh have app...

5th GOP senator joins opposition to health bill

Trump's comments come amid the public opposition of five Republican senators so far to the Senate GOP plan that would scuttle much of former President Barack O...

Portugal: Pedrogao wildfire tamed

Data from the European Forest Fire Information System showed that an area of more than 30,000 hectares had burned in the past seven days, making it the largest ...

Mark Wahlberg Does Not Think Michael Bay is Done With Transformers

The action jumps all over the place with little or no warning - a stop in Chicago so Cade can befriend an orphaned girl ( Isabela Moner , who Bay immediately ...

Donald Trump Isn't Just Being Investigated for Collusion with Russian Federation

Trump is accused of firing FBI director James Comey over his refusal to steer the Russian Federation investigation away from former national security advisor an...

CNN To Impose Strict New Rules On Russia Coverage

The executive editor of CNNMoney, Rich Barbieri , emailed a statement on Saturday issuing new publishing rules for CNN stories dealing with Russian Federation,...

Air bag maker Takata to file for bankruptcy

Automakers have already shifted business away from Takata and toward rivals for about 70 percent of the parts to fix defective airbag inflators, which can exp...

GOP senator: 'No way' health care bill should move forward

Four GOP senators say the newly released Senate health care plan is dead on arrival unless they see some major changes. President Donald Trump made calls ...

Trump declines to host Ramadan dinner, breaking 20-yr White House tradition

In May, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declined a request from the State Department's Office of Religion and Global Affairs to host an event to mark the start...

'Vicious' inmates found in Tennessee after escaping from Georgia prison

You've survived. You've survived. "All of a sudden, I look up from my phone and I see a state trooper", a witness told local news reporter Nicole Carr. They s...

UAE insists Qatar must shutdwon Al Jazeera

Among the 13 requirements in the list sent by the Gulf nations, some of them require Qatar to shut the popular Al-Jazeera TV network, cut back diplomatic ties w...

Trump wishes Muslims 'warm greetings' for Eid holiday

In separate messages to his counterparts on Sunday, Larijani hailed Eid al-Fitr, which celebrates the end of the holy month of Ramadan, as a day for "mercy, ble...

Trump calls Russian collusion claims a 'HOAX!'

Officials in Arizona and IL previously had confirmed that hackers targeted their voter registration system, although news reports had suggested the Russian effo...

Tens of thousands of protesters take to streets in Russian Federation

It came after one of the organizers, Aleksey Navalny , called for the demonstration to be moved from the authorized location on Sakharova Street to Tverskaya S...

Israel Says Officer Stabbed, 3 Attackers Shot in Jerusalem

Hamas , the Palestinian group that administers the Gaza Strip, dismissed ISIL's claim , saying the three attackers had come from among its own ranks, as well a...

Trump's legal plan quite simple so far: Fight, fight, fight

The panel is examining the firing of FBI director James Comey and "any alleged improper partisan interference in law enforcement investigations ". Sekulo...

Schumer, Senate Democrats Ask For Meeting With Republicans About Health Care Bill

Since Senate Republicans are not sharing the contents of their drafts with either the Democrats or their own senators, it is impossible to say how different o...

United States intel urges 'caution' on Russia's claim to have killed ISIS leader

Earlier, the The Russian army, in a statement , said Sukhoi warplanes carried out a 10-minute night-time strike on May 28 at a location near Raqa, where IS l...

Residents remaining in evacuated tower blocks 'must leave', says council

Local councils will then convene to decide on the best course of action, which may include total evacuation. Camden Council leader Georgia Gould said it cho...

Afghan soldier wounds 7 American soldiers

The head of the police hospital, Dr Shir Mohammad, confirmed the five fatalities. Taliban claimed responsibility for that attack. Taliban spokesman Zabi...

Black Lives Matter returns to Pride, but parade continues

Black Lives Matter Vancouver held an alternative Pride march Sunday, as cities across North America grappled with how to navigate police presence at their Pride...

Not Backing 'Bihar's Daughter' a 'Historic Blunder': Lalu to Nitish

After the meeting, Lalu Prasad of the RJD said he would meet Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and "appeal to him again to rethink" his party's decision...