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Nancy Pelosi coming to Houston for Democratic Party fundraiser

The Democratic Party has "great diversity" she went on to argue. "They've been working on it in a bipartisan way for a long time", Pelosi said. "That comment ...

Elderly pot couple arrested again

Authorities told the York News-Times they found almost 60 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $336,000, after making a traffic stop December 19 on Interstat...

Black Nazarene: Philippines holds major religious procession amid tight anti-terror security

Officials have ordered a gun ban in the city of Manila from January 8 to 10 for the Feast of the Black Nazarene . This week in the Philippines , hundreds ...

ANC leaders can only visit Madiba's grave next month - Mandla Mandela

Mandela said the leaders expressed a desire to go to his grandfather's grave but would have to wait for the family to perform traditional rituals ahead of the v...

House scrap on Hindi at UN

Replying to questions in Lok Sabha, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj , revealed that the United Nations rule of needing support of at least two-third ...

Two Russian soldiers killed at Hmeymim base in Syria

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP that 18 people were killed by Russian strikes in the town of Misraba, while the remainder d...

Fake news king Donald Trump launching his own 'Dishonest Media Awards'

The president tweeted out Tuesday that he will be announcing "the most dishonest and corrupt media awards of the year", adding the "subjects will cover ...

#Brexit: May's cabinet reshuffle branded a shambles

The second phase of Brexit negotiations, covering transitional arrangements after the United Kingdom leaves and economic and security co-operation in the futu...

Russian forces in Syria able to repel militants' attacks

Ahmed said families had begun makeshift camps on the sides of roads, and were burning whatever they could find to stay warm in the winter months. The Defense Mi...

IS cells operate in Kabul under noses of Afghan and US forces

Achin district administrative chief Ismail Shinwari confirmed the incident but did not elaborate further saying still there is no information available regardin...

Britain interested in joining Trans-Pacific trade deal after Brexit: FT

However, the remaining 11 members - including Australia , Mexico and Japan - agreed in November to pursue a successor deal. "Ministers should stay focuse...

Lalu verdict: HC stays contempt notice against Congress leader Manish Tiwari

This is the second time that he has been jailed in the fodder scam. The Chaibasa case, RC 68A/96, related to illegal withdrawal of Rs 35 crore and 62 lakh and...

Gov. Pete Ricketts: 'Nebraska Is a Pro-Life State'

Nebraska's tax laws are hurting hardworking Nebraska families and ag producers, and consequently hindering the ability of the state to grow in the future . Brad...

Lawyer for Gophers' Reggie Lynch digs in over UMN sex-misconduct findings

Pacyga said his client is "eager to clear his name" and is considering all options, including the possibility of leaving the school rather than continuing the a...

Seabrook a healthy scratch for tonight's game

Capitalizing on the opportunity to play the fourth-worst penalty kill unit in the league, Chicago scored a season-high four goals on the power play. Richard Pa...

Zimbabwe president to visit Angola Friday

FORMER Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo abandoned his family, leaving them in the hands of former President Robert Mugabe , presidential spokesperson Ge...

Simeone Hails Costa's Importance To Atletico

He joined the club from Chelsea in September but could only be registered at the start of the month. Diego Godin and Fernando Torres scored in the first h...

Fresh from Bannon feud, Trump meets Republican leaders to plot 2018 strategy

John Kasich (R) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) began their New York Times op-ed on President Trump and immigration by recapping the tale of Elián Go...

Education without skill is troublesome to land jobs: PM Modi

Around 5000 volunteers of National Service Scheme and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan from all parts of the country along with local accredited youth will participa...

LG's 2018 ThinQ smart TVs have Google Assistant on board

With ThinQ AI, users can say things like '"show me all the movies this actor has starred in", or "show me yoga videos,"' for instance, LG wrote in a news...

Rep. Jeff Hoover resigns as Ky. House Speaker

Hoover denounced his critics for spreading falsehoods, including that he had been sexually involved with the woman who made the sexual harassment claim. Hoover ...

Pope Francis makes surprise visit to children at pediatric hospital

This move ran roughshod over United Nations' resolutions on the matter and Francis - stressing the city is "sacred to Christians, Jews and Muslims" - called for...

Taoiseach concerned that abortion proposals 'go too far'

First, however, the measure has to get through the Cabinet debate today. "Certainly, it went further than I would have anticipated a year or two ago", Mr Varadk...

Record 656 patients waiting for hospital bed

As part of our Winter Plan, theatre closures took place during Christmas week and into early January to facilitate the high number of patients who present to th...

Pope on 2018: forget life's useless baggage, work for peace

The pope wrote his signature on the back of the card, along with the words "the fruit of war". It is the photo taken by an American photographer Joseph Roger O'...

FM stresses need to maintain providing UNRWA services

He added that the refugee issue is a major item on the agenda of final-status talks between Palestine and Israel, adding that such as issue has to be solved mai...

Airbus Reportedly To Accelerate Production Of A320 In China

At Airbus list prices for the single-aisle planes, the deal could be worth at least €15 billion ($18 billion). China also placed a large order for 140 Airbus ...

UIDAI announces virtual Aadhaar ID, hopes it will solve privacy problems

What is Virtual ID ( VID)? Where to get the VID? . "Under compulsion, millions of persons have already shared Aadhaar number with many service provid...

Yemen Claims a New SAM Scored Recent Hits on Saudi Fighter Jets

The Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia said it had thwarted an attack on a Saudi oil tanker over the weekend by the Houthis. . And now the rebels are threateni...

Pennsylvania DEP shuts down construction on Sunoco gas pipeline

In November, Sunoco delayed the projected completion of the line until the second quarter of 2018. "Every stakeholder involved in this process has the same sh...