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UN Security Council unanimously votes to sanction North Korea

The new sanctions ban 90 percent of North Korea's publicly-reported exports and cap the amount of oil the country is able to import, according to a USA offici...

No other state gets hit by hurricanes as often as Florida

In the video Drake, who had previously appeared on The Weather Channel series Storm Riders, can clearly be seen struggling to maintain his balance as winds ...

India, Belarus reinforce commitment on vocational education, skill development

President A.G. Lukashenko also met Indian President Ramnath Kovind on Tuesday a Rashtrapati Bhavan. "We have something to offer to India's leadership and Prim...

U.S. debt surpasses historical $20 trillion

Trump on Friday signed legislation that extends federal government funding and the debt ceiling through December 8. Mr. Trump shocked many Republicans by cutt...

Safa opt not to appeal Fifa's Bafana replay ruling… for now

SAFA have accepted FIFA's ruling that Bafana Bafana must replay their 2018 World Cup qualifier with Senegal. Have you read Trendiee Today? Safa revealed t...

Saudi Arabia Says it Breaks up Islamic State Attack Plot, Spy Ring

SPA said the two alleged suicide bombers were apprehended before they reached the target location and that authorities had succeeded in "neutralizing their dang...

Father Tom Uzhunnalil released from captivity, Sushma Swaraj confirms

In a video released in May, Father Tom had made renewed appeals for help. Media reports said that the priest, who is now in Muscat , will be flown to Kera...

Irma Is Now a Tropical Storm

The mayors of Tampa and Miami Beach, two Florida cities that were at one point projected to take a direct hit from Hurricane Irma , said their communities we...

Conservative US Senator Ted Cruz 'likes' porn video on Twitter

The Twitter account belonging to conservative Republican Senator Ted Cruz "liked" a porn video on Monday night, prompting a deluge of reactions on the social ...

United States pauses to remember 9/11 attacks

To mark the 16th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will attend a commemoration ceremony o...

Man chops through debris to clear roadway after Hurricane Irma hits Florida

City officials urged residents to stay off the streets as a metre of water above dry ground is expected overnight. The storm left more than 5.7 million custom...

Weather reporters taking 'irresponsible' risks with Hurricane Irma

In the end, the surge was "not as bad as we thought", Scott added. Its westward shift, away from Miami, also spared the coastal tourist haven from the its fea...

WEATHER WARNING: 75mph winds set to hit this week

Winds could touch 60mph along the southwestern coasts through this morning (Monday) with 70mph gales forecast later on Tuesday. Met Office forecasters said: ...

Tropical Depression Maring batters Philippines

The siblings were brought to the Taytay Emergency Hospital but were declared dead on arrival. It said the landslide hit two houses in Dolores village around 4...

Tracking power outages affected by Tropical Storm Irma

This storm in particular, which has generated sustained winds in excess of 50 miles per hour, caused widespread damage to trees, power lines and power poles. A ...

Hurricane Jose downgraded to Category 3, expected to weaken

This morning, Hurricane Irma made landfall at Cudjoe Key in the Lower Florida Keys . Schools in the state planned to close Monday. Irma is now losing str...

United Nations envoy says Muslims facing 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar

The German government says it has halted several aid projects in Myanmar due to violence in the country that has caused hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohingya...

Rohingya genocide: Senate urges government to take matter up with UN

Although the history of the Rohingya can be traced back to the eighth century, Myanmar law does not recognize the ethnic minority as one of its national races...

First responders also remembered on 9/11

Around 1,000 people attended to the World Trade Center to read the names of almost 3,000 people killed by a three suicidal-attacks that hit the trade center, ...

Irma still pounding Florida as Category 1 storm

The winds are so strong that police and fire rescue crews are unable to respond to emergencies. "If you're outside, get inside and shelter in place". The stor...

Hurricane Irma's massive flooding and destruction in 25 photos

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 75 miles per hour with higher gusts, making Irma a Category 1 hurricane . You can go to VolunteerFlorida.org t...

Republicans stew over Trump deal with Democrats on Hurricane Harvey aid bill

The bill also would provide $7.4 billion in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding through the Department of Housing and Urban Development for areas m...

Georgia governor expands state of emergency to include entire state

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has expanded the state of emergency to include 24 additional counties. "The state is mobilizing all available resources to ensur...

North Korea: 'US gangsters' will pay for new sanctions

North Korea is threatening the US will pay a "due price" if the United Nations passes the most severe sanctions ever faced by the rogue state. The North Kore...

Saudi Security Forces Arrest 20 amid Report of King Salman Abdicating

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First Look at Damage From Irma-Slammed Fla. Keys

The hurricane's wrath in the Sunshine State extended the full length of the state and reached from the west coast to the east. As the eye of the storm is movi...

North Korea threatens United States with "pain and suffering" measures

At a dinner to celebrate Pyongyang's nuclear programme, North Korean leader Kim praised the test and urged the country's scientists to develop more weapons, KC...

Nitish, Sushil Modi responsible for Rs 20000 cr scam: Tejashwi Yadav

The department had earlier served notices of attachment of assets to Prasad, Bihar's ex-chief minister, his wife Rabri Devi, also a former CM, son Tejashwi Yad...

Hurricane Irma still a monster of wind, rain as it pushes north

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it sent seven National Disaster Medical System teams, including community doctors and nurses, and two team...

Caught on camera: Small plane crashes into tree

Police say the pilot was not seriously injured in the crash, suffering only minor injuries. Crews were looking into a small fuel leak after the plane went dow...