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Brexit in the balance as Johnson faces crunch votes

A delay would give Johnson a fresh stab at an early election created to give him the parliamentary majority needed to avoid these scenarios and get his legislat...

World's Loudest Bird Could Cause Hearing Damage To Humans

The white bellbird's powerful voice appears to come from its strong chest muscles, according to Cohn-Haft, an ornithologist at the National Institute of Amazo...

President Evo Morales poised to win reelection in Bolivia

Yet, the president claimed an outright victory late Sunday, telling supporters that the votes still to be counted would be enough to give him an outright victor...

$Former President Jimmy Carter hospitalized for fractured pelvis after fall$

Former President Jimmy Carter hospitalized for fractured pelvis after fall

He was hospitalised briefly in 2017 for dehydration and was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2015. Carter - who's made a post-White House mark as a human rights ...

Several hit by stolen ambulance in Oslo, armed man arrested

Norwegian police opened fire on an armed man who stole an ambulance in Oslo and reportedly ran down several people. The ambulance was stolen around 12...

School security guard fired for using n-word gets job back

As Anderson told the Journal: "I feel I was being called a derogatory term and I don't want to be called that because my mother, my father, my grandparents-they...

Trump says trade deal with China is coming along great

The initial US-China trade deal does not need to be finalised next month, the US commerce secretary said today even as President Donald Trump has said he wo...

Japan emperor enthroned in ancient-style ceremony

He will declare his enthronement from the " Takamikura " - a 6.5 metre (21 feet) high pavilion that weighs about 8 tonnes - with an ancient sword and a jewel, t...

Texas tornado touches down, leaves hundreds of thousands with no power

A tornado tossed trees into homes, tore off storefronts and downed power lines but killed no one in a densely populated area of Dallas , leaving Mayor Eric Joh...

United Kingdom police to interview USA diplomat's wife about deadly crash

British cops will go to the U.S. and speak to Anne Sacoolas , 42, who is accused of striking 19-year-old Harry Dunn's motorcycle head-on August 27 in Northampt...

Fire erupts at convention centre being built in New Zealand

The controversial convention centre was paid for by SkyCity after they made a deal with the government allowing it to extend its casino licence to 2048. New Zea...

Protesters Bang Pots in Streets Amid State of Emergency in Santiago

Three people have died in a supermarket fire as angry protests in Chile entered their seventh day, the mayor of capital city Santiago said on Sunday. Pinera...

China trade tensions still simmer after deal

A document published Monday showed China has called for the matter to be considered by the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body next Monday. "In response to the ...

Pacific Palisades Wildfire Threatens Luxury Homes in California

Smoke can be seen as a wild fire breaks out in the hills of Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, Oct. 21, 2019. The wealthy area is home to many celebrities, inc...

Why Boris Johnson's big Brexit vote looks set to come on Tuesday

Opposition parties will be looking to amend the withdrawal agreement bill motion significantly and that may just force the government to pull the motion altoget...

Boeing expresses regret over ex-pilot's messages on 737 MAX software

Federal Aviation Administration . The disclosures come ahead of Boeing's earnings release scheduled for October 23 and of a congressional hearing with Chief...

Brexit: DUP votes for amendment to delay United Kingdom exit

Barclay in response to a question put to him by Labour Party peer, Lord Wood. Sir Starmer added: "I say to any MP, but particularly the DUP, if you want to w...

Trump drops plan to host G7 summit at his resort

Pressed about his comment that Trump still considers himself to be in the hospitality business, Mulvaney said: "It's his background". President Donald Tr...

Drugs firms reach $260m opioid settlement

Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals will pay $20 million and donate $25 million in a drug created to help wean people off opioids. The judge overseeing Monday's...

Tokyo in lockdown as emperor proclaims enthronement

Emperor Akihito pledged during the previous ceremony in 1990 to observe Japan's pacifist constitution and fulfil his duty as a symbol of the state and of the ...

USA withdrawal from Syria gathers speed amid accusations of betrayal

Responding to critics on Monday, Trump boasted that it was his administration that oversaw their capture in the first place. A Kurdish official told the AP...

Same sex marriage & abortion set become legal in North

McGinn put forward a proposal calling for Westminster to legislate for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland with Creasy then proposing the decriminalisation o...

Trump slams Romney, says GOP should be 'tougher' on impeachment

As the WH letter made clear two weeks ago, OMB officials - myself and Mike Duffey - will not be complying with deposition requests this week. "It's quite conc...

Lebanon's protesters reject government's economic reforms with chants of 'thieves, thieves!'

A new cabinet would also likely see the Iranian-backed Hezbollah and its allies more in control, a shift that would make it almost impossible for worldwide dono...

Mom can’t sleep after seeing ‘baby ghost’ in cot

After creeping into her son's room with a flashlight as quietly as possible, she still couldn't see anything that resembled a ghost baby. Maritza Elizabeth, f...

Israeli PM Netanyahu fails to form a government ahead of deadline

He has accused Netanyahu of wanting to lead a unity government to avoid an indictment on corruption charges. Prime Minister / Defense Minister Benjamin Netan...

United Kingdom and U.S. say Russian hackers masqueraded as Iranian to launch attacks

The US National Security Agency and Britain's National Cyber Security Center said Monday that Turla acquired control of the tools and infrastructure of Irania...

Indian students asked to put boxes on their heads to prevent cheating

Haveri: Some might even call it amusing but in a weird incident, students at a private college in Karnataka were made to wear cardboard boxes during an exam to...

Hillary Clinton mocks President Trump with fake letter - but it quickly backfires

Last week, a letter Donald Trump sent to the Turkish president was released by reporters; it made the rounds on social media and prompted netizens to come up ...

Indonesia's losing presidential candidate to join Cabinet

At that early stage, everything was done manually - employees called motorbike drivers one by one until someone accepted an order - and Makarim had to work at o...

Tornado hits Dallas leaving widespread damage and 100K without power

The pictures were originally shared by local reporter Jason Whitely, who wrote: 'Before and after images of home near Dallas North Tollway and Royal Lane in ...

'Strong condemnation' of Turkish air strike that killed two journalists in Syria

The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Sunday that they have fully withdrawn from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain as part of the ceasefire deal ...

Thailand's king strips "disloyal" royal consort of titles, military ranks

Sineenat, a 34-year-old former nurse, held the rank of major general in the Thai army and was given the title of royal noble consort in July. Mstried every wa...

Julian Assange recorded inside prison van during transportation

Assange was jailed for 50 weeks in May for breaching his bail conditions after going into hiding in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for almost seven years to...

Trump defends Gabbard in Clinton spat, says she's no agent

The fake letter appears to mock the letter Trump sent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 9 in which he directed Erdogan to not attack the Kurds i...