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Slight Chance of Storms Thursday Evening Into Friday Morning

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Woman loses job after complaining of molestation by senior

The day on which this incident of sexual harassment took place, was also her birthday. When she declined to accept the credit card, he pulled the woman toward...

SC directs Karti Chidambaram to appear before CBI on Aug 23

The apex court had on August 14 said that Karti would not be allowed to leave India without subjecting himself to investigation in the corruption case . "We al...

Solar Eclipse: Safety tips for driving during the Great American Eclipse

In fact, between 85%-90% of the Sun will be eclipsed by the moon. He's also selling the solar eclipse viewing glasses to students at the school, but that's no...

FG, ASUU Meet In Abuja

The Federal Government had in 2015 issued a circular that it would no longer fund staff schools in federal universities. At Thursday's meeting, the Minister o...

New Economist cover brutally illustrates Trump's Charlottesville response

He was initially reluctant to specifically condemn the white nationalists, white supremacists, and neo-Nazis who attended the rally, and he drew an equivalenc...

Shane Perkins given Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin

Perkins, 30, announced he was switching allegiance to Russian Federation earlier this year after failing to get on Australia's track cycling team for the 2016...

Top US general: North Korean nuclear attack is 'unimaginable'

In recent months, China has joined with Russian Federation in calling for the U.S. to suspend annual military drills with South Korea in exchange for Pyongyan...

Nobel laureate education activist Malala accepted to Oxford

The 75-year-old says she'd like to sing at the club "from time to time" and host performers that are favorites of Detroit residents. The newspaper also noted ...

US, Japan issue stern warning to N. Korea

Japan will "augment its defense capabilities" while Washington "remains committed to deploying its most advanced capabilities to Japan", the State Department ...

South Korea office says reports Seoul 'warned' US are 'excessive'

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday afternoon in Washington that it will be "game on" with North Korea if it hits the United States, including Guam, bu...

Trump ends plans for his Council on Infrastructure

It was meant to help the White House decide how to allocate funds for Trump's thus-far-nonexistent $1 trillion proposal to rebuild the country's transportatio...

Tillerson, Mattis insist military options remain for NKorea

The Ulchi-Freedom Guardian exercises, scheduled to begin Monday, are "not now on the table as part of the negotiation at any level", said Joseph Dunford, chairm...

Iran's Opposition Figure Karroubi in Hospital After Hunger Strike

He suffers from heart disease and has required hospital treatment before. His victory prompted mass protests of opposition supporters who demanded a re-run of t...

Dramatic crash into highway barrier leaves truck driver trapped

The truck later became engulfed in flames and was destroyed. Crews do not expect to have repairs made until about 10 a.m. Thursday. They pulled the semi drive...

Cuomo wants Confederate names off NYC streets

In his letter to McCarthy, Cuomo asked the acting army secretary take action after "the violence and terrorism perpetrated by white supremacists in Charlottesvi...

"Red Alert" Issued For Grace Mugabe At Country's Borders

In a letter sent Thursday to the South African government, Willie Spies, another lawyer involved in the case, said the offer was made Tuesday and suggested that...

N. Korea official hints of possible talks with Japan

That (military) is not our preferred pathway. In addition, the ministry has also made a decision to deploy advanced radar system in order to protect satellite...

2 pilots, 3 crew on missing Army helicopter

Airplanes were scouring the outer edges of the search area, Muir said. The two helicopters are part of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade based in Hawaii. A 45-...

Gov. Hogan urges the removal of statue tied to slavery

The Trust made the decision in an email vote on Wednesday. The State House Trust will still need to vote on the statue's removal, but a third member, Democrat...

Amit Shah to leaderss, BJP secys: Gear up party for 2019

Party president Amit Shah on Thursday got into a huddle with top leaders to appoint managers to curate 120 Lok Sabha seats it never won. During the meeting,...

Tropical Depression 9 forms; could be Tropical Storm Harvey later today

A tropical storm watch was in effect for Dominica. Harvey should move through the Windward Islands and into the eastern Caribbean Sea Friday. The system h...

'Trump Is Going to Resign' Says Co-Author of 'Art of the Deal'

In May, Schwartz wrote in The Washington Post that Trump "didn't value-nor even necessarily recognize-the qualities that tend to emerge as people grow more se...

Obama's Post-Charlottesville Tweet Gets Twitter Love

Nelson Mandela was and still is one of the most respected and admired people on the planet. One of the supremacists drove a auto into a crowd of people prote...

Dating Site OkCupid Just Banned This White Supremacist 'For Life'

Facebook and Instagram removed accounts belonging to Cantwell and his YouTube account appears to have also been shut down. Cantwell was the subject of a Vice ...

Levels: Students receiving top marks increase, but Government reform still has impact

Across the United Kingdom, 26.3 per cent of all A-level entries received an A or A* grade, which is up from 25.8 per cent past year. At A* the fall was from 7...

Van ploughs through crowd in Barcelona killing 16

In December 2016, 12 people were killed when a driver used a hijacked truck to drive into a Christmas market in Berlin. Details are still sketchy in that attack...

Irish tourist shot dead at Mexico petrol station while asking for directions

AN Irish tourist was shot dead at a petrol station in Mexico after defending his girlfriend from two armed men who were trying to carjack the couple. Tragical...

What Is Antifa? Anti-Fascist Protesters Draw Attention After Charlottesville

Stephanie Carvin, an assistant professor of worldwide affairs at Carleton University and former government security analyst, said that before Tuesday, she had...

Another India-China flag meeting likely, no date finalised yet

The officer said Indian soldiers retaliated but neither side used guns. The meeting discussed incidents and issues to ensure "strengthening of existing mechan...