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Putin says Trump foes harm USA with Russian Federation collusion inquiries

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that Trump thanked Putin for comments on the economic growth in the USA, made during the annual news conferen...

Iraq hangs 38 ISIS, Al Qaeda militants in mass execution

The UN today harshly criticised the mass-hanging of 38 men at a prison in southern Iraq this week, urging Baghdad to immediately halt all executions . Howeve...

Thomas Fire burns 252500 acres, remains 35% contained

Iverson leaves behind a wife and 2-year-old daughter. "To that end, I can confirm a fatality of a CAL FIRE Engineer from the San Diego Unit has occurred". It ...

Government approves draft legislation banning instant triple talaq

Muslim women and rights groups have been campaigning for years against the custom. The bill, which gives women right to seek maintenance in case of triple ta...

CBCI condemns unprovoked violence against catholic priests in Madhya Pradesh

They were detained after, a complaint was filed after which they were taken to the Civil Lines police station. Bajrang Dal activists first created a ruckus at...

I do not see any threat to the government: Shahid Khaqan

Nawaz Sharif is in London to visit his ailing wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz after the accountability court granted him a short-duration exemption from the hearings o...

Pradyuman murder case: Bail plea of juvenile accused rejected

The Class 11 student of Ryan International School in Bhondsi, accused of murdering Class 2 student of Pradyuman Thakur of the same school, was sent to juve...

Lawyers Concerned by Comments in Damond Shooting

I am very concerned about what Mr. Freeman had to say about Officer Mohamed Noor. As of July, Noor had declined to speak with investigators , according to th...

President Trump makes moon missions NASA's near-term goal

US President Donald Trump wants to send man back to the Moon - and on to Mars. "This directive will ensure America's space program once again leads and insp...

Intelligence minister invites Saudi crown prince to visit Israel

Katz's sharp warning comes at a time when the war of words has been intensified in the volatile region, with multiple factions increasing their rhetoric. Katz r...

Police Body Cam Video Shows 93-Year-Old Florida Woman Rejecting Eviction

A 93-year-old woman is speaking out from jail about why she was arrested. Ms Twinem said she also complained about mould in her apartment, but the facility ha...

Ajinkya Rahane's father arrested in Kolhapur

However, the woman, identified as Ashatai Kamble, was declared dead at the hospital, succumbing to her injuries, on Friday (December 15), local media reported ...

Calls for greater fossil fuel divestment at anniversary of Paris climate deal

French President Emmanuel Macron borrowed from President Trump's famous political catchphrase as he doled out environmental research grants known as the "Make...

Russian ex-minister Ulyukayev found guilty of bribe-taking

Ulyukayev was convicted of accepting the bribe in cash during a sting operation while he was minister. The former minister, who before his arrest was one of t...

Emirates Airbus A380 draws Christmas tree in the sky

The tree, complete with baubles, was drawn over Germany and stretched for hundreds of kilometres from Hamburg to Stuttgart in the south. The different colours...

Senator: Comey's remarks edited

Another edit showed language was changed to describe the actions of Clinton and her colleagues as " extremely careless " as opposed to " grossly negligent ". Th...

SC dismisses Congress plea seeking cross verification of atleast 25% VVPAT slips

Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Kapil Sibal appeared for the Congress before the apex court. A team of Election Commission visited a polling booth in Thakkar Plot i...

WTO meet ends head-to-head, ministers also look at issues of MSMEs

WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo added that WTO members needed to do some " real soul searching " about the way forward and realize they can not get everyth...

Russian President Vladimir Putin orders forces to start pulling out of Syria

Putin said last month that efforts to end the war were entering a "new stage" as the focus shifted from military intervention to political reform. Russian off...

Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu questioned by police for seventh time

Australian businessman James Packer speaks to the Financial Review Sunday TV show from Tel Aviv on June 6, 2013. In a statement, the Israeli police said Netan...

Firefighter Killed Battling Thomas Fire In Southern California, Officials Say

Santa Paula city officials, police and firefighters salute from a bridge as the motorcade passes on Highway 126 carrying the body of a fallen Cal Fire engine...

Trump renews vows to end family-based immigration post NYC attack

He chose a work day to target as many people as possible. Ullah told police interviewers after the blast that "I did it for the Islamic State", according to c...

Mnangagwa calls for end to Western sanctions in Zimbabwe

Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated in November after the military stepped in. "The idea was to extricate him from the clutches of the cabal which had captured...

Putin says United States influenced doping informant that cost Russian Federation an Olympic berth

It also recently suspended Russia, although Russian athletes can compete as neutrals at the February Olympics in Pyeongchang. The Russian government has denie...

Trump to NASA: Fly me (or some other guys) to the Moon

United States president Donald Trump signing the Presidential Space Directive 1. NASA must lead US astronauts in "an innovative space exploration program...

Macron meets Richard Branson and Bill Gates seeking cash for climate change

Part of the reason to keep up momentum on fighting climate change is the vacancy in action and financing left by the United States government under Mr Trump ...

Prominent appeals court judge to be investigated over sex misconduct claims

Kozinski is a prominent judge, serving as chief judge of the 9th Circuit from 2007 to 2014. Thomas has requested that the inquiry be conducted by another federa...

Pakistan Supreme Court to announce verdict on Imran Khan today

Tareen can not be termed honest and stands disqualified for life as per Article 62 (1)(f) of the Constitution, according to the Supreme Court judgment. The Case...

Sen. McCain Needs Time to 'Rest Up' Amid Cancer Fight

He said he hopes to talk to McCain Thursday or see him in person soon. Former Vice President Joe Biden consoled Meghan McCain on The View . Taking Megh...

Seoul and Beijing: War can not happen on Korean Peninsula

The South Korean leader, on a four-day state visit to China, said he, along with his Chinese counterpart urge North Korea to return to the dialogue table addi...