Global News

Leap Day Birthdays: These Celebs Were All Born on February 29

MORE NEWS THIS CATEGORIES

Adityanath meets dust storm affected families

Three days after a deadly dust storm claimed 73 lives and injured 91 in Uttar Pradesh , Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took an aerial survey of...

Warring Brexit sides squeeze Theresa May as clock ticks…

The Brexit "war cabinet" of 11 senior ministers is also thought to have split 6-5 against the plan, despite the Prime Minister's support for it. He said that ...

Ekiti APC primary: inconclusive as violence mars exercise

Delegates from five of the 16 local governments, statutory delegates and members of the State Executive Council had cast their votes before the exercise was dis...

Cambridge Analytica must hand data to U.S. citizen, says British regulator

A SAR lets people demand computer records and related info from companies holding, using or sharing personal data on them. The Enforcement Notice found ...

Two arrested for attack on Malappuram press club

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the government viewed the incident "seriously". Fuad Saneen, a photographer with a popular Malayalam daily Chandrika , a...

Police Say Mystery Pooper On Football Field Was School Superintendent

The track at Holmdel school where school runners were surprised and disappointed to find by human feces "almost daily", at morning workouts. before authorities ...

Major League Baseball wrap: Rockies' Chad Bettis blanks Mets to continue hot start

It's the first time NY has lost all six games of a homestand of six or more contests since dropping all six in September 2012 against Washington and Atlanta. Th...

Poroshenko, Merkel, Macron to meet in Aachen on May 10

One of its windows was smashed and a smoke bomb thrown inside the vehicle. Protesters and activists gather at a square in Paris , France , Saturday, May 5, ...

Maine Lawmakers Override Governor's Marijuana Regulation Bill Veto

ME approved Question 1 in 2016 and was one of four states to pass ballot measures to make marijuana legal for adults and regulate it similarly to alcohol. Under...

McCain Associates Want Pence, Not Trump, at Funeral

The Senate's self-styled "maverick" has amplified his call for more civil politics since his diagnosis of glioblastoma last July. Sputnik: For a Senator...

Haspel Nearly Walked Away From CIA Director Nomination

After Haspel's offer to withdraw , White House aides worked to reassure her that she had the president's support. According to the Post , citing information ...

Volcano erupts in residential Hawaii, evacuations underway

Geological Survey volcanologist Wendy Stovall said . But they noted the most recent outbreaks were preceded by cracks in the ground and the release of stea...

Saudi air force downs two missiles fired by Houthi rebels

Military confrontations have continued between Yemen's National Army forces and the Houthi militia in several battle fronts in the northern province of Saada on...

Upstart West Virginia GOP candidate doubles down in controversial 'China people' ad

Blankenship had defended his use of the term "China person" when referring to the father of the wife of Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). And now Blankenship...

Milan residents, city leaders participate in National Day of Prayer

And we are particularly pleased that the EO directs all federal agencies to appoint liaisons that will be devoted to faith and opportunity initiatives. Trump's ...

Cloudy with Hit & Miss Showers for Tonight

A few more high clouds across the state today , otherwise another gorgeous day for early May. Tonight: Partly cloudy - low around 57 with NW wind 5 to 7 mile...

Turkey's ruling AK Party unveils election manifesto

Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002 and has since remained the country's biggest political force. The elections are hug...

Iraqi Airstrike Targets Position Used by Daesh Commanders in Syria - PM

Last month, Spokesman for the Operation Inherent Resolve Combined Joint Task Force Army Col. Ryan Dillon praised successful air strikes launched by Iraq and USA...

Siddaramaiah's Dig At PM On Dalits

However, there are still a few BJP politicians, who are working for the saffron party's "outreach programme" to the minority community. "On our part, we will ...

"Freeway sniper wounds 3, kills self; Probably Motivated by Parkland Defendant, " says

He shot at cars in Gainesville on Friday, leaving three people injured before he shot himself dead, Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said in a statement Saturda...

Women, children killed as bandits invade Kaduna community again

After the visit, the IGP ordered the immediate deployment of additional 200 police personnel to Birnin Gwari area. The attackers were said to have also burnt ...

UK Parties Neck and Neck After Local Polls

But it failed to gain any London boroughs from the Tories despite a concerted campaign in the capital. Barry Gardiner, the Shadow Trade Secretary, also defe...

Netflix chief accepts mistakes led Cannes boycott

He also indicated the discussions with the festival organisers are underway and they are trying to find a model that "works for them and works for us". "They ar...

Toll From Pakistan Coal Mine Explosions Reaches 23

The explosions were not linked. The accident occurred in Marwaarh, 45km east of Quetta , which is the capital of oil and gas-rich Balochistan province bord...

Roadside bomb kills 7 shopkeepers heading to Afghan market

Local authorities are linking the abduction to the Taliban, however, they are yet to take responsibility for the action. The bomb had been placed in a tent be...

Boy Scouts Of America To Change Group Name As Girls Join Ranks

The name change will not affect the gender-neutral Cub Scouts program, which will keep its name. The name change was decided after long and "incredibly fun" d...

Russian diplomat grills US State Department on White Helmets abrupt aid cutoff

But it said that it had yet to feel the impact of the decision, which came as Mr Trump announced that his country's forces would exit Syria. The US State Depa...

Replica Panmunjom village draws tourists after Korea summit

Not to mention, the highly anticipated meeting between Kim and President Donald Trump later this month. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two ...

Paul Ryan Reinstates House Chaplain After Priest Withdraws Resignation Claiming Anti-Catholic Bias

Asking if he had been asked to resign for cause, Conroy said in his letter , "I have never been disciplined, nor reprimanded, nor have I ever heard a compl...

Friday weather: Mostly cloudy, with highs around 67

A weak cold front will slip through Kansas on Sunday , shifting the winds back to the northeast and dropping temperatures slightly. Highs top out in the 70s. T...

4 miners killed at South African gold mine after tremor

According to Mardon, a decrease in the number of falls of ground has been reported, however, he pointed out that the increase in fatalities due to falls of grou...

Chennai roll on as RCB's season stutters

Rinku Singh (16) failed too before Gill and Karthik took the game by the scruff of the neck, taking Asif for 21 runs in the 15th over which proved to be the gam...

India asks ADB to invest in fintech, health startups to improve quality

Participants at the meeting said the Philippines was a leading country in implementing its joint investment policy between government and the private sector. Be...

Photograph of a Pakistani Girl on 5000 Indian Booklets Sparked Controversy

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered an inquiry into the incident, news agency ANI reported. A Pakistani girl's photo on the cover page of a booklet mea...

Lebanon holds first election since 2009

Queues of voters started forming outside some polling stations in Lebanon's main cities even before they opened. Lawmakers extended their own mandate three ti...