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Jayme Closs kidnapping suspect reportedly confesses in letter from jail

She was held for 88 days in a home in Gordon about an hour away until she escaped in January . Raguse sent a second letter on February 19 that included addit...

Trump says Michael Cohen lied about not requesting a pardon

The latest White House legal drama - whether or not the president's former legal fixer asked him for a pardon - has pulled back the curtain on a whole cast of c...

Buhari condoles loss of two Nigerians in Ethiopian Airlines crash

The plane crashed shortly after take-off from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa on Sunday, on its way to Nairobi, Kenya, killing all on board. Until his deat...

Vote tensions as Nigeria army blocks counting in volatile state

He said that Nigerians watched in bewilderment as soldiers, in the company of alleged the All Progressives Congress thugs, invaded polling units in Rivers, un...

Buchanan and Rubio Push to End Daylight Savings

Senator Marco Rubio filed a bill to make it permanent nationwide. Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam d...

Malaysia court frees woman in North Korea murder case

Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong , 28, was also charged with the murder and remained in the court on Monday. Last year, a judge called for the women to ent...

Woman gets too close to zoo cage; Jaguar attacks

The woman was at Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park when she reportedly scaled a barrier to get a closer photo of the animals but was attacked by a female ja...

Ethiopian Airlines flight carrying 149 passengers crashes

Flight tracking website Flightradar24 said the flight had "unstable vertical speed" after takeoff. Visibility appeared to be clear. GebreMariam said they have...

Where do our MPs stand on the SNC-Lavalin fiasco?

Wilson-Raybould had the power to scrap the decision to go to trial but decided against it. And a prime minister has to remove them if they aren't playing ball. ...

Yellow weather warning issued as snow forecast on Sunday

The risk of hail and thunder will also increase towards morning. Snow and ice warnings covering large areas of eastern Scotland and Northern Ireland mean in...

AP Assembly election to be held on April 11

There is a strong possibility that the EC may go by the precedent and hold assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh , Odisha , Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh al...

Algeria sends plane to Geneva where Bouteflika being treated

Some 195 people were detained by security forces, according to the Directorate of National Security, which added that 112 police officers were injured during th...

Trump Calls House Resolution on Anti-Semitism 'Disgraceful'

The Jewish Democratic Council of America slammed the president. He called a resolution the House passed in the wake of the congresswoman's remarks abo...

Ditching the make-up for International Women's Day

The group also called for an end to the perpetuation of "stereotypes about toxic-romantic love", and suggested that judges, police officers and social workers b...

Chelsea Manning Jailed for Refusing to Testify Before a Grand Jury

She had previously served almost seven years in prison for leaking documents to WikiLeaks about American actions in Iraq . After leaving prison, she ra...

Trump team has no plan to go to China for trade talks

Beijing is hopeful about its next round of trade talks with the US, China's vice minister for commerce said Saturday, after revealing that top negotiators had...

Body of British climber Tom Ballard found in Pakistan

The discovery followed an extensive search by a team of Spanish climbers with the help of Pakistani mountaineer Rehmatullah Baig, who was climbing with the men ...

Americans will need visa to visit Europe starting 2021

The visa-free European journeys that USA citizens get to enjoy won't last much longer. Travelers will need to receive confirmation by email before starting th...

Time isn't on your side with coming shift to daylight saving

Benjamin Franklin , the brainchild of DST, proposed the idea in 1784 as a way to conserve energy, said David Prerau, author of "Seize the Daylight: The Curious ...

Iran says Britain's diplomatic protection to imprisoned dual national "illegal"

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced on Friday that London had made a decision to give Zaghari diplomatic protection "as part of the government's c...

Colorado dad details how he murdered wife and two young daughters

During a almost five-hour interview with investigators last month, Watts, 33, revealed that he killed his family over a longer period of time in August than was...

Pakistan hosts Adel al-Jubeir the Saudi Minister for Foreign Affairs

Pakistan had also captured Indian pilot Abhinandan alive last week who was later handed over to India as a gesture of peace - an action widely praised by the ...

Western countries condemn Saudi Arabia for Khashoggi's death

The text, to be read out by Harald Aspelund, Iceland's Ambassador to the Geneva talks, calls on Saudi authorities to release detained activists and cooperate ...

'Serial' podcast murder case: Court denies new trial for Adnan Syed

Syed's current lawyers have argued that Gutierrez had an obligation to pursue the alibi, which they believe could have swayed the case. "We saved a lot until th...

In surprise announcement, Sherrod Brown says he won't run in 2020

The move was a key step before he decided whether to launch a campaign for the White House. "I think Sherrod and Biden would have a similar message when it come...

Pakistan's High Commissioner to India meets PM Imran Khan

This starts with cracking down on the JeM and other terrorist groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba which was responsible for the 2008 Mumbai terror attack , Mr Bera ...

Trump Says Cohen Asked Him ‘Directly’ for a Pardon

Ohio Republican Rep. Mike Turner has formally asked Cohen's legal team exactly what the topics of interest were. The Trump Organisation did not immediately re...

Nirav Modi living freely in £8 million flat in London: UK newspaper

A video of fugitive billionaire Nirav Modi, wanted in India in a Rs 13,000 crore alleged bank scam, freely walking down a street in London has given fresh amm...

Pak registers FIR against IAF pilots for bombing trees

The US has asked Pakistan to take "sustained and irreversible" actions against terrorist groups operating from its territory, according to a top State Departmen...

Bill Shine resigns as White House communications chief, will join Trump campaign

Shine is the latest in a string of communications directors who have had short tenures in the Trump White House, where the president in many ways serves as his ...

Juan Guaido Arrives in Venezuela Despite Imposed Travel Ban

Mr Guaido landed at the country's main airport, about 40 kilometres from Caracas. Those who organized the chaos in Venezuela likely underestimated President...

Huawei sues USA government

Huawei's suit, filed in a federal court in Plano, Texas, concerns Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "Even worse, the USA gove...

Chelsea Manning Is Jailed After Refusing To Testify About WikiLeaks

Manning reportedly objects to the secrecy of the grand jury process and said she's already revealed everything she knows during her court-martial. Manning ...

Shamima Begum's son has died in ISIS refugee camp, her lawyer claims

However, Mustafa Bali, spokesman for the military group in northern Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces, tweeted that the reports were "fake" and the baby "is a...

Sweden calls for global tribunal to bring Isis fighters to justice

In a briefing to the US Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday, General Votel said the US was looking to all regional actors "to cease behavior undermining ...