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ISIS fighters surrender in group's last Syrian enclave

While Fabien was seen as a senior propagandist among the foreign-fighters ranks of ISIS, his younger brother was known as a singer of the "nasheed" chants heard...

USA deploys THAAD missile defence in Israel for exercise

THAAD - which stands for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense - is a system manufactured by the Pentagon's top weapons supplier Lockheed Martin, and is often her...

Pak minister loses post over anti-Hindu comments

Bukhari was called to the Chief Minister House, Punjab where he met CM Usman Buzdar and they exchanged views on Chohan's resignation and his potential replaceme...

44 belonging to banned organisations arrested: Shehryar Afridi

Addressing a news conference in Islamabad along with Secretary Interior Major (retd.) Azam Suleman Khan, Afridi said that actions were being taken against all...

Ex-NYC Mayor Bloomberg won't run for president in 2020

Instead, Bloomberg said he planned to focus his energy and considerable resources on outside efforts aimed at defeating President Donald Trump , as well as o...

Man killed by lion he kept in backyard

According to local news website Novinky.cz, the lioness was pregnant. Two lions being bred illegally by a man in a Czech village were shot and killed by autho...

Trump says Democrats investigating him have 'gone stone cold crazy'

The President's angry response came a day after Nadler sent letters demanding all communication in connection with a host of controversies surrounding Trump ...

Hillary Clinton says she won't run for United States president in 2020

Sanders launched his campaign on Saturday before a large crowd not far from where he grew up in the NY borough of Brooklyn. "But I'm going to keep on working ...

1,500 turtles found duct taped inside luggage left at Manila airport

The 1,529 turtles were turned over to the Environment Department on Sunday. Some of the turtles had also been found wrapped in duct tape, according to pictures ...

Algerian president confirms fresh poll bid despite protests

Tens of thousands of protesters had been rallying throughout the day in cities around Algeria , calling on Bouteflika not to submit election papers for the A...

Trump again slams Cohen, Democrats: 'I am an innocent man'

We bring you a round up where the investigations related to Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him. The top U.S. Democrat, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has...

John Bolton claims North Korea summit was not a failure

Uriminzokkiri, one of the North's propaganda websites, said Tuesday that the mood for peace across the Korean Peninsula must continue to be heightened. "Also, r...

Canadian Treasury Board Secretary Jane Philpott Resigns Over Scandal

Treasury Board president Jane Philpott , considered a star minister, said in a resignation letter that it was "untenable" for her to continue in the Cabinet ...

Dutch husband of Daesh teen wants to head home

Yago Riedijk, 27, told the BBC from a Kurdish-run detention center that he met Ms Begum within days of her arrival in Syria when she was 15. Yago Riedijk, a...

Congressional panel launches sweeping probe into Trump

Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Monday launched a broad investigation into President Trump, issuing document requests for 81 people and entities tied to him ...

In blow to Canadian PM Trudeau, second minister quits over scandal

Jane Philpott just gave Justin Trudeau a lesson in doing politics differently. Gerald Butts, who quit as Trudeau's principal secretary last month over the SN...

Victor claims $1.5 billion lottery jackpot in US

It says that is the largest jackpot payout to a single victor in United States history. When purchasing their ticket, the victor allowed another customer to ...

Rep. Ilhan Omar in trouble with fellow Democrats in Washington

Omar's continued anti-Semitic remarks and use of age-old tropes against the Jewish people", Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Guy Reschenthaler told The Daily Caller...

Pilot, 4 Americans killed in helicopter crash in Kenya

Four Americans and a Kenyan pilot have died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Kenya . The police report does not say what caused the crash. "A rescue...

House panel launches sweeping probe of Trump

Weisselberg, for instance, was reportedly given immunity by the Southern District of NY to testify against Cohen, but now faces questioning from Congress as w...

Massive 700-pound alligator found in Georgia

Male alligators can grow as long as 16 feet, although anything over 14 feet is considered rare, according to a DNR fact sheet. By avoiding human contact, alli...

No charges for Sacramento cops who killed unarmed Stephon Clark

The mother of his children had recently brought a domestic violence complaint against him. "That's not a permit to kill him", SeQuette Clark said. "We can n...

IS militants hiding behind civilians, slowing Syria attack

Mr Bali told The Daily Telegraph that said the operation is expected to last two days, but may take a week to complete as hardened jihadists fight back with h...

Colorado avalanches: Snow buries part of Interstate 70 in Summit County

The interstate remained open after the nearby avalanche. CBS Denver reports several avalanches sent snow crashing out onto the highway in Summit County near...

Canada PM shuffles cabinet for second time in six weeks amid crisis

Marie-Claude Bibeau, who was previously the minister for worldwide development, succeeds MacAulay and becomes the first woman to serve as Canada's agriculture m...

Trump warns conservatives against 'socialist nightmare' in fiery 2-hour speech

Trump praised the conservative movement, saying, "Our movement and our future in our country is unlimited". U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and North Korean...

U.S. Senate appears set to reject Trump's border wall emergency declaration

If we take away those checks and balances, it's a risky thing", he added. Paul joins three other Republican senators in supporting the effort to stop the orde...

Auto rams into Israeli soldiers in West Bank, attackers shot

Embassy to Israel , which has been based in Jerusalem since last May. Palestinian official Saeb Erekat called the move "the final nail in the coffin" for t...

Wind Chills Below Zero Forecast for Early Monday Morning

Sunday into Monday, our wind chill values will range between 15 and 30 degrees below zero. This will threaten records and bring dangerously cold wind chills to...

British politicians shift ground on Brexit and new 'towns fund' criticised

The move by the ERG is seen as a softening of its previous stance on the backstop, which is meant to guarantee the return of a hard border on the island of Irel...

South Korea's Moon Jae-in calls for quick resumption of nuclear talks

Dave Brown takes a dig at Trump and North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un's indecisive nuclear summit in Hanoi. 'Never done when a president is oversea...

California firefighters fan flames with broken window post

The department later tweeted photos of a hose running through the smashed-out back passenger windows of the vehicle, which was parked along a curb painted a s...

Sanders says his campaign built to beat Trump

Sanders railed against powerful business interests, from the fossil fuel industry to corporate retailers who fought their workers' organizing efforts and had to...

School closings, delayed openings due to snow (Monday, March 4, 2019)

Highway 50 corridor. A winter storm is making its way across much of the USA, bringing rain, snow and bitter cold to some areas. According to the National W...

Storm Freya brings 80mph gusts as heavy snow causes travel chaos

Forecasters predict the storm will hit on Sunday afternoon and be severe enough to risk injuries and danger to life from flying debris. A Status Yellow Rain...