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2 dead, 29 injured as devastating tornado touches down

One employee broke a leg and is being treated at the hospital, he said. The tornado hit six years to the date of another twister that ripped through the very sa...

Federal lawsuit filed to block Alabama’s new abortion ban

That is unless the mother's health is at risk. A United States federal judge Friday blocked Mississippi's strict abortion law which would have banned th...

Huawei founder praises and defends Apple, would protest if China banned it

Ren Zhengfei admitted new laws effectively banning U.S. companies from doing business with Huawei would hamper the firm's growth, but said Beijing was unlikely...

Thirteen schoolgirls among those wounded in Japan stabbing: Kyodo

It added that the man, probably in his 40s to 50s, was said to have begun slashing at people waiting at a bus stop. NHK said a suspect detained at the sce...

Iran's Zarif: We will face any economic, military war efforts strongly

Separately, an Iranian military official said Iran could sink USA warships in the Gulf, while another said it was unlikely for a war to start in the region. "He...

Sasha Obama's photo goes viral on social media

Obama attended her senior prom in Washington D.C. on Friday, May 24, opting for a slinky black dress with spaghetti straps and a dashing date in complementary b...

American climber dies on descent from summit of Mount Everest

Another climber, the "adventure filmmaker" Elia Saikaly, posted on Instagram on Sunday that he had reached the summit of Everest and "cannot believe what I...

United States police arrest man in search for missing five-year-old girl

Police advised locals to look out for suspicious items in the south-west Logan, Hyrum, Nibley or Mount Sterling areas of the region. He was subsequently jaile...

Russia Warns Potential US Military Surge in Mideast to Create New Risks

Iran has distanced itself from the bombings and on Sunday, its foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif , said his country will defend itself against any milita...

Musk's SpaceX Raised over $1 Bln in Six Months -filings

The satellites were launched from Florida using the company's re-usable Falcon 9 rocket, after several days of delay due to poor weather conditions. SpaceX's ...

Five things we have learned from UK's Europe elections

Results from East of England region put the Brexit Party on three MEPs, with two for the Liberal Democrats and one for each of Labour and the Greens. The Li...

Hawaiian yoga teacher missing for over two weeks rescued from Maui forest

She got lost and was stuck and slightly injured in the forest- way way out. Eller went missing on May 8 after going to the forest for a jog. Her vehicle was...

Hundreds of thousands youths participate in worldwide climate change protests, strikes

The last global strike on March 15 involved around 10,000 Scottish students , and organisers expect more to attend today's marches . Organisers say more t...

Disaster Relief Package, Aid For Lost Stored Grain Stalled In Congress

Lowey , D-N.Y., said in a statement after Roy's objection. The stunning turn of events came as most members of Congress had already left Washington for ...

Facebook on Defensive Over Fake Pelosi Video

Bickert responded that "independent third party organizations" confirmed the video's falseness and the company then "dramatically reduced the distribution" of...

Trump lawyers, committees reach agreement to hold off on subpoenas

The hearing falls two days after a federal judge in Washington ruled against Trump, finding that the president can not block a House subpoena for informatio...

Trump awards massive President's Cup trophy to sumo wrestling champion

As he opened a four-day visit that will focus on security, diplomacy and trade - and is filled with flourishes created to please Trump and highlight the close t...

Asia's first same-sex marriages

More than 360 same-sex couples married on Friday, according to government data, after years of heated debate over marriage equality that has divided the self-ru...

Altered video makes Pelosi seem to slur words

Bush. Nadler, a 14-term congressman, told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow that he had urged Pelosi to accelerate the House response to an increasingly intransigent T...

Theresa May becomes second UK PM to resign over Brexit

A dividing line has emerged between candidates like Mr Johnson, who say the United Kingdom must be ready to leave the European Union on October 31 without a d...

Boris Johnson odds-on favourite to replace Theresa May as Tory leader

Mrs May confirmed on Friday that she will resign as party leader on 7 June, but will continue as PM while the leadership contest takes place. Labour leader ...

Europe’s voters elect new parliament as nationalism mounts

In a surprise forecast, the Dutch Labor Party of European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans on Thursday became the country's biggest party in the 751...

North Korea warns USA of consequences over ship seizure

North Korea has warned the United States on Tuesday that its "outrageous" seizure of a Pyongyang's cargo ship could generate consequences over the future of ...

Defying Congress, Trump sets big arms sales to Saudis, UAE

President Trump tells reporters outside the White House that everything Attorney General Barr needs to investigate the Russian Federation "hoax" has been made...

NKorea says talks won't resume unless US changes position

Bolton is now on his visit to Tokyo where US President Donald Trump will arrive later on Saturday for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe . Bolton ...

Woman missing in Hawaii forest for two weeks is found alive

Ms Eller's dad told local press: "She was smart". She was reported missing in Maui on May 9 by her boyfriend, Benjamin Konkol, after her vehicle was found ...

Banker charged for allegedly bribing Manafort to get job

Manafort did so as a second set of loans worth $6 million was pending with Calk's bank, the prosecutors allege. Manafort briefly served as the chairman of Tru...

Facebook axes over 3 billion fake accounts

Asked who might be behind the increased number of fake accounts created on the service, Facebook's vice president of integrity Guy Rosen said Thursday that ...

United Nations demands UK withdrawing colonial administration from Chagos Archipelago

Six countries - Australia, Hungary, Israel, the Maldives, the United Kingdom and the United States - voted against the motion demanding the UK hand over contr...

Jayme Closs Says Kidnapper 'Can Never Take My Courage' at Sentencing Hearing

FILE PHOTO: Jake Patterson, 21, who pleaded guilty to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and murdering her parents, appears via live video from jail, wearin...

U.S. suspects Syria in new chemical attack, threatens reprisal

Ortagus said the alleged attack was part of a violent campaign waged by President Assad and violates a ceasefire that has protected millions in the Idlib area...

Hancock joins Boris Johnson and three others in race to replace May

With her voice audibly cracking, she said she would leave "with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the co...

Six dead after election riots erupt in Indonesia's capital

Mr Widodo won more than 85 million votes of 154 million cast, but retired general Prabowo has alleged "massive cheating and irregularities" and refused to conce...

British PM Theresa May clings to power after Brexit gambit backfires

Mr Corbyn said: "She has now accepted what the country has known for months: she cannot govern, and nor can her divided and disintegrating party". "The new...

19 students killed in fire at commercial complex in Surat

Rupani , who visited the hospital , told reporters: "I'm told that due to fire in the staircase, several people jumped from the 4th floor of the building to esc...