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Bodies of 11 babies found in ceiling of funeral home

Who knew about the bodies and why did it take so long for them to be found? It is understood the funeral home had been closed six months ago and is in the pro...

Kellyanne Conway takes aim at Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton has aligned herself with Donald Trump's view of the Democratic Party. "It's not 100 percent clear, but I think I took the story as far as it ...

Eight climbers dead after in snowstorm on Nepal's Mount Gurja

A storm destroyed their camp on the 7,193-metre-high mountain late Friday. "One Nepali guide is missing", said police spokesman Sailesh Thapa, the BBC reported....

Indonesia’s grim search for disaster dead draws to a close

The US Geological Survey website stated the quake had a 6.0 magnitude. Officials said it could be two years before all the homeless are found permanent accomm...

Gaza border: Six palestians killed during protest

Israeli soldiers also wounded scores of others. The deaths occurred during Friday protests, which often turn violent, along the fence separating Israel and th...

US archbishop criticised over sex abuse resigns with papal praise

The report is thought to be the most comprehensive to date into abuse in the U.S. church , but while prosecutors have filed charges against two priests, the ...

India wins seat to Human Rights Council at United Nations with highest votes

But ahead of the vote , aid group Human Rights Watch had slammed this year's process which saw every candidate run unopposed, thus assuring them a seat on th...

'BABYSITTING WHILE BLACK': Cops called on black man driving with white kids

On Sunday, Corey Lewis was watching two children when they went to a Walmart in Marietta, Ga., where they got some food, then stopped at a gas station to fi...

Earthquakes rattle Indonesia, Russia, Papua New Guinea

But it warned that "recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as tsunamis, landslides and liquefaction that might have contributed to...

Hurricane Michael before and after photos capture utter devastation

A Florida man was killed when a tree crashed through his home in Greensboro and trapped him, according to Gadsden County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Anglie ...

Female ranger 'taken' by crocodile in Australia's Northern Territory

Police found her body about 5pm less than a mile from the scene. The woman was attacked while on the job about 10 this morning near the community of Gangan, a...

China launches anti-halal crackdown in Xinjiang city

In August, the United Nations questioned China over crackdowns on Uighurs - an ethnic minority who are mostly Muslims . The congressional commission - a bi...

Mike Bloomberg is a Democrat, again

The former New York City mayor wrote on Instagram early Wednesday that the country needs Dems "to provide the checks and balances our nation so badly needs". ...

Idlib Buffer Zone Cleared of Heavy Weapons

Speaking to state-run Anadolu Agency, Yaser Ferhan, a member of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, said the weapons' wit...

Former UK envoy says May's Brexit plan a 'pipe dream'

Michel Barnier said that up to 85 percent of the work is done on the deal for the U.K's departure and post-Brexit relationship with the European Union , but th...

Cardinal Ouellet rebuts Archbishop Vigano who demanded Francis resigns

Cardinal Wuerl asked Pope Francis to accept his resignation on several occasions since the Pennsylvania report, but the pope demurred until now, according to ...

Storm Callum arrives Friday

The highest winds have been recorded in England were 76mph in the Scilly Isles and 64mph at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall. "Further warnings were being considered...

U.S., Russian crew in Russian space centre after failed launch

Ovchinin and USA astronaut Nick Hague had blasted off on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan . R...

Qatar Airways marks World Mental Health Day

Which makes sense considering over half of mental illnesses start developing when a person in in their teens - by the age of 14, to be exact. "Earlier this ye...

Air India flight hits wall at Trichy airport, gets diverted to Mumbai

However, it was declared was declared fit for operations after inspection at Mumbai Airport. The pilot commanding the Boeing, Captain D Ganesh Babu and the Fi...

Andrew Brunson: Hopes rise as United States pastor returns to court

In a negotiated deal that includes the lifting of USA sanctions - both threatened and implemented - against Turkey, charges against the Rev. Andrew Brunson ar...

Cyclone Titli: No casualty in Odisha till 2 p.m.

In 1999, a devastating cyclone killed more than 15,000 people. It is likely to weaken gradually only after re-curving northeastward to move towards Gangetic...

Africa's youngest billionaire kidnapped in Tanzania

The police continue their search and have arrested three men in connection to the kidnapping, the exact motivation behind the abduction unclear, though accordin...

Interpol saga hurts China's bid to lead global bodies

But correspondents say that Mr Meng's high-profile position at Interpol was once seen as a prize for Beijing , raising questions about whom he might have anger...

Malaysia to abolish death penalty; Bill may be tabled soon

Malaysia now has the death penalty for crimes such as murder and drug trafficking. "The death penalty is a violation of the right to life as proclaimed in th...

Chinese man charged with U.S. aviation 'espionage'

It has also been implicated in a major hack of a Navy contractor developing undersea warfare capabilities, including secret plans to build a supersonic anti-s...

Viral meme star speaks out on mum's 'ridiculous' #HimToo tweet

She just failed to consult her son on the matter first. "It doesn't represent me at all", said Hanson, who is now a student at the University of Central Flor...

Entire US fleet of F-35s grounded for engine inspections

As a result of an initial investigation, the 245 F-35s being used in the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps will be grounded in an operational pause so inspe...

Bride visits late fiancé’s grave on would have been their wedding day

The Indiana woman was planning to marry her fiance, Kendall Murphy , on September 29, CBS4 reported. Mr Murphy (pictured with his fiancée) was killed when a ...

Met Office Issues Yellow Rain Warnings As Storm Callum Approaches

Before all that happens Thursday will be a day of heavy rain in many places. On Wednesday morning, Met Éireann issued a status orange weather warning for six...

Next Summit With N. Korea's Kim to Be After Nov. US Elections

The move would be largely symbolic because of tough USA and United Nations sanctions. As part of his delegation to Pyongyang, Pompeo brought along Stephen Bie...

Turkey hunts black van it believes carried body of Saudi journalist

Whatever took place, Corker said, "there was Saudi involvement" and "everything points to them". A friend of a prominent Saudi journalist who went missing in ...

Crown prince ordered operation to lure missing journalist back to Saudi Arabia

The Tennessee Republican, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says he has also spoken with the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. "It's a awful thing...

Gas Pipeline Explosion Could Cause Gas Prices to Spike

Two Enbridge pipelines are being shut off: the ruptured pipe and another one that's to be assessed for damage. The company says emergency crews are at the sce...

Tropical Storm Michael forms in the Yucatan

It's a on track expected to move over the eastern Gulf of Mexico late Monday through Tuesday night and approach the northeast U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday. EST ...