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Vietnamese suspect in Kim Jong Nam murder sentenced

The Shah Alam High Court had, on March 11, given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal to the other accused in the case, Indonesian Siti Aisyah, after the...

Earth Hour: Landmarks go dark for extinction awareness

The global event, organized by environmental group WWF to push for action on climate change and other man-made threats to the planet, sees almost 200 major ...

Boeing sued over Ethiopian Airlines crash

The national airline said: "As a result of the Public Authority for Civil Aviation directives on suspending operations of Boeing 737 Max, we have cancelled the ...

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg calls for more regulation of the internet

These are important for keeping our community safe. US intelligence and law enforcement agencies say Russian internet trolls helped spread divisive content an...

German authorities recover bodies from small plane wreck

Another passenger and the pilot also died, but they are yet to be identified. The airline's press service said on March 31 that Fileva, 55, was aboard a singl...

Turkey's ruling party leads in local elections

The opposition candidate said the result was manipulated and the party's leader also claimed victory in televised remarks. The violence took place as Turks vo...

Russian Federation says opened helicopter training centre in Venezuela

The move was largely seen as an effort by the Russians to bolster Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro who the United States and other regional allies are tryin...

The "Heartbeat" Abortion Bill Now Has a Final Verdict

Signing the toughest abortion law in the country was a campaign pledge of Kemp's during his run for governor past year. "Georgia values life. We stand up fo...

Reiwa picked as new imperial era name starting from May：The Asahi Shimbun

Japan's new imperial era to begin on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor, will be called Reiwa , the government said on Monday, adding that Pr...

Boeing issues updates software for 737 Max

Southwest said of its expected cancellations, about 3,800 would be weather-related and about 2,800 due to unscheduled maintenance disruptions and the grounding ...

Facebook says some of Mark Zuckerberg's older posts were inadvertently deleted

Zuckerberg argues that new regulations are needed in four areas: harmful content, protection of elections, privacy and data portability. Deke Digital Founder ...

Arab summit expected to reject United States decision over Golan Heights

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Sunday that ignoring United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Golan Heights was "not ...

AK Party makes unexpected gains in predominantly Kurdish populated cities

State-owned Anadolu Agency said the AKP would appeal in some districts of the capital. Observers say that with most media pro-government, opposition parties c...

21-year-old USC student found dead after night out with friends

Samantha is no longer with us but she will not be for gotten (sic). She somehow got separated from her friends, and made a decision to get an Uber ride through ...

Algeria authorities deny Algiers protest drew one million demonstrators

FILE - In this April 28, 2014 file photo, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sits in a wheelchair after taking oath as President, in Algiers. Bouteflika ...

Biden Says He Does Not Recall Behaving Inappropriately Toward Lucy Flores

Yesterday, my theory felt a lot closer to the truth when Lucy Flores , the 2014 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Nevada, came forward with her s...

Slovakia elects environmentalist Zuzana Caputova as its first female president

In the first voting round, Ms Caputova won 40% of the vote, with Mr Sefcovic gaining less than 19%. "I will not vote for someone supported by oligarchs and ...

United States move to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan violates worldwide law - Macron

Fourteen years later, the Israeli parliament unilaterally proclaimed sovereignty over the territory; however, the U.N. Security Council declared that the motion...

Already in talks: Turkey rejects U.S. pressure over Russian missile deal

Since the previous local elections in 2014, Turkish citizens have gone to the polls in five different elections. "I voted for the AKP for continuity and so th...

Donald Trump celebrates the end of the Mueller report on 'SNL'

Barr says: 'I am writing nearly four pages'. Both newsrooms were awarded a joint Pulitzer Prize in national reported past year "for deeply sourced, relentle...

Government Would Consider 'Will of Parliament' on Brexit

But at the same time, rival ministers who support Brexit were threatening to quit if Mrs May decides to stay close to the EU with a customs union or if she so...

Trying to convert others will lead to disagreement, Pope warns Moroccan Catholics

The spiritual leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics was invited by King Mohammed VI as part of a mission on the "development of interreligious dialogue"...

SWAT smashes way into Arizona family's home

By the time Heber went to bed that evening, his temperature was down to 100 degrees. The child is also unvaccinated , according to reports . It comes as pub...

In the Grand canyon a tourist crashed when trying to Park

The death of this man, who is believed to be in his late 50s, marks the second death that has occurred at the Arizona park this week. The Skywalk is a glass b...

Our military specialists are in Venezuela to service arms deals - global

The United States imposed sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA in January, preventing USA companies from dealing with it unless revenues wen...

UK's May Risks 'Total Collapse' of Government in Brexit Impasse

Lewis backed May to continue as prime minister but said he was aware of a letter sent to her by Conservative lawmakers calling for her to resign. Britain seve...

Father confirms missing University of SC student is dead

It was reported around the same time police publicised that Samantha was missing and details about the auto she was last seen getting into. Robbinsville Mayor...

Journalist Maria Ressa Arrested Again By Philippines

In a statement released Saturday, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was again "peddling her repudiated accusation tha...

Trump says N.Korea suffering, doesn't need new sanctions

They met again in February, but the summit ended early when the US entourage, led by Trump, left because of Kim's unwillingness to abandon his nuclear weapons...

Americans Sell Nuclear Technology to Saudi Arabia

Officially, the plants are for civilian use, but any nuclear technology transferred to Saudi Arabia could be used for weapons development. "Over this period...

UK's May under pressure to rule out long Brexit delay

A letter calling for Britain to leave the European Union soon, even if it means a no-deal Brexit, was signed by 170 of the 330 Tory Members of Parliament and ...

(12:58 PM) State's Opioid Suit Hits Billionaire Family Behind OxyContin

State prosecutors are alleging money was fraudulently transferred out of the company. NY is taking on big pharmaceutical companies, announcing the "nation's m...

Brunei to punish adultery with death by stoning

Human rights groups were quick to express horror at the penal code, which also provides for amputation as a punishment for theft. Homosexuality was outlawed i...

Theresa May ready to step down to secure right Brexit solution

Many of the Conservative rebels who want a cleaner break from the European Union than May's deal would deliver had made it clear that they would only consider...

Palestinians injured in protests at Gaza border ahead of anniversary rally

The Israeli military said it had no knowledge of the death and that Palestinians were throwing explosive devices at the border fence through Friday night. Netan...