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Volunteers bury more bodies from Indonesia quake

Officials believe more than 100 people are still missing. No one knows how many people were dragged to their deaths in the roiling quagmire in Petobo and near...

Turkish officials believe Saudi journalist killed, according to multiple reports

He said the consulate was equipped with cameras but they did not record footage, so no images could be retrieved of Khashoggi entering or leaving the consulate,...

Girl from Minneapolis discovers pre-Viking era sword in Swedish lake

The 85-centimetre sword was found in a sheath made from wood and leather, and originally thought to be around 1,000 years old. Saga's father showed the object...

Protesters occupy Supreme Court steps

Senates voted 50-48 in favour of his nomination in the historic roll call vote in the Senate chamber this evening, which means Kavanaugh will soon join the cour...

Kavanaugh confirmed by Senate as Supreme Court justice

Kavanaugh's confirmation seemed all but sure on Friday when key Republicans and one Democrats, who had been undecided on the nomination, said they would suppo...

Turkey summons Saudi ambassador over missing journalist

Khashoggi , a 59-year-old Saudi citizen, has not been heard from since. The woman, who asked to be identified only as Hatice, said she waited for him until 1am,...

Interpol demands answers from China on missing president Meng Hongwei

He left his home in Lyon, France , for a visit to his homeland, and then vanished - putting the International Criminal Police Organization, best known as Inter...

Brett Kavanaugh: Key US senators back embattled Supreme Court choice

Ford was heard, I'm glad that Judge Kavanaugh was heard". A final confirmation vote is expected Saturday afternoon. Earlier yesterday, he barely survived a ...

United Nations chief says Nobel Peace Prize winners 'defended our values'

Dr Mukwege, 63, has devoted his career as a gyneacologist to defending victims of war-time sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reiss-Anders...

Key Democrats say they want to impeach Kavanaugh. Can they?

With the vote of the Vice President Mike pence always there in case of a tie, the confirmation of Kavanaugh as the next Judge of the Supreme Court became a fo...

Students watch as Jason Van Dyke found guilty of second-degree murder

In remarks to reporters after the verdict was returned, several jurors noted how Van Dyke failed to retreat or consider other options to apprehend McDonald, w...

US First Lady Melania Trump wraps up solo African tour in Egypt

The first lady was similarly immersed in the moment earlier at Nairobi National Park, where she had gone early Friday to highlight elephant conservation. Mrs Tr...

Hamza, Salman Shehbaz arrive at NAB court before Shehbaz Sharif's appearance

The PML-N president was arrested by NAB on Friday in the Ashiana Iqbal Housing Scheme case and was produced before accountability court Judge Najmul Hasan. The ...

India, Russia forge S-400 missile deal; ignore U.S. threat

Sanctions on India look likely after Washington chose not to not spare China from sanctions last month after it also bought S-400 surface-to-air missile syst...

Nation’s divisions reflected, deepened by fight for court

Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capit...

Kavanaugh a step closer to lifetime Supreme Court post after Senate vote

More than 2,400 law professors from across the country also signed a letter urging the Senate not to confirm Kavanaugh , citing his "aggressive" demeanor in th...

NY could levy hefty penalties if Trump tax fraud is proven

The New York Department of Taxation and Finance said that it had begun reviewing the allegations detailed in the Times report , which in some cases amount ...

Nobel Peace Prize 2018

Iraq born Nadia Murad is one of the 3,000 Yazidi victims of rape and abuses by ISIS . Mukwege has treated thousands of victims of gang rape from his hospit...

Brexit Secretary Denies DUP Has The Whip Hand In EU Talks

Let us remember that every actor in this process has their dignity, and confrontation in this field will not lead to anything good. Lithuania's EU Commissione...

Toddler shreds more than $1,000 in cash

The white envelope the couple stored the money in mysteriously disappeared. Ben and Jackee Belnap were saving the cash to reimburse Ben's parents for Universi...

Key Senators Undecided As Senate Poised To Vote On Kavanaugh

Cory Gardner, a Republican from Colorado, wants to finish reading the report before he makes a decision, his spokesman Casey Contres told the Denver Post. After...

Russian nationals charged with hacking United States anti-doping, nuclear facilities

When that didn't work, they traveled to targets' physical locations, where they " hacked computer networks used by victim organizations or their personnel thro...

Trump Accuses Soros Of Paying Women To Confront Flake

In the run-up to the confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh , protestors have swarmed the Senate offices, resulting in hundreds of arre...

S.Korean minister proposes US-North Korea tradeoff

Pompeo, who is trying to arrange a new summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump , will also head to US allies Japan and South Korea , as well as Nort...

Justice Dept. announces charges against 7 Russian operatives for cyber attacks

When that failed, a GRU "close access" team was sent from Russian Federation to the Netherlands to try to penetrate their cyber defences from close quarters. ...

Brett Kavanaugh's US Supreme Court Nomination Cleared For Final Vote

A briefing regarding the FBI's investigation, which is looking into allegations of sexual misconduct made against Kavanaugh, "would be unprecedented and irregul...

After years of debate Australia scraps 'tampon tax'

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will be seeking support from his state counterparts to axe the tax on tampons . Prime Minister Scott Morrison said scra...

French investigate after Interpol chief Meng Hongwei goes missing

Interpol's headquarters are in Lyon , in central France . On Friday, French police announced they are leading investigations to find him. He was elected...

Brett Kavanaugh attacks backfiring on Democrats, Trump says

City officials estimated there were 3,000 to 4,000 people still in line when Trump took the stage just after 6:30 p.m. With a looming vote Friday over wheth...

Donald Trump openly mocks Christine Blasey Ford's testimony at rally

It will rotate throughout the rest of the day Thursday and potentially into Friday, with staff members simultaneously briefing senators. Senate Republicans ...

John Paul Stevens says Kavanaugh shouldn't be on Supreme Court

Stevens was appointed to the bench in 1975 by President Gerald Ford . "I think there's merit to that criticism and I think the senators should really pay att...

CLOSE CALL: 'Unsafe' Chinese Destroyer Sails 'WITHIN FEET' of US Warship

They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal planning. The plan, derived from the National Defense Strategy and assertions that the U.S. The move ...

A second referendum would be a "politicians' vote": British PM

Justine Greening, who served as education minister under May until January, said May's so-called Chequers proposals would not get through parliament, and neithe...

Western countries launch joint crackdown against Russian Federation over global cyberattacks

Four of the names in the indictment match those given by Dutch authorities in connection with an alleged GRU cyberoperation against the Organisation for the Pro...

Iran's FM describe US as "outlaw regime"

Iran cited the treaty as it sought an end to renewed U.S. sanctions imposed by Trump, who has left an accord on curbing the clerical regime's nuclear program. I...