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Ex-communists win German state vote but far right surges

The Linke, which heads the ruling state coalition with the SPD and Greens, won 29.5% of the vote, the exit poll for broadcaster ARD showed. One of Linke's coa...

Boris Johnson will open up United Kingdom 5G to Huawei

Congress has been considering legislation to authorize up to $1 billion for small and rural wireless providers to replace network equipment from the Chinese com...

Iraq imposes Baghdad curfew amid protests

At least 865 people were wounded, the sources said. Three protesters also died in the southern city of Nassiriya from wounds sustained in earlier protests . Th...

Giant Sinkhole Swallows Part Of Bus In Downtown Pittsburgh

It was a rough ride for bus passengers Monday morning when a sinkhole opened in the road, swallowing the back half of the vehicle. The following routes will s...

Man dies trapped at top of 82-metre chimney

In a statement Cumbria Police said: "Police are continuing to deal with an incident at Dixon's Chimney, Carlisle". Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said that i...

Read Alexander Vindman’s full opening statement on Trump and Ukraine

House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff said that former national security adviser John Bolton's deputy Charles Kupperman may be held in contempt if he do...

Thousands Protest Police Brutality In Hong Kong, Face Tear Gas

Hardline protesters have thrown Molotov cocktails and bricks at police, as well as vandalised businesses perceived as being pro-China. Riot police discharged ...

Two swimmers are attacked by a shark near Airlie Beach in Queensland

They were then transported to Mackay Base Hospital by the RACQ rescue helicopter in a serious but stable condition. 'We don't know exactly where it happened, ...

2 year old boy trapped in borewell in TN dead

Sujith Wilson had fallen into the disused farm borewell while playing near his house in Nadukattupatti on Friday evening, and various central and state agenc...

Alert Day posted for Halloween for rain and potential storms

Light rain and snow are possible early on Tuesday morning. Enjoy the warmth over the next few days, because the coolest air so far this season is going to a...

S Korea proposes meeting on dormant tour project with North

State media also reported on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the Myohyangsan Medical Appliances Factory, which is under reconstruction...

Trump impeachment: Democrats plan first formal vote

The House will vote on Thursday on a resolution formalizing the impeachment inquiry , according to senior House Democratic aides. "With our existing authority ...

ISIS chief killed in USA action, say sources; Trump likely to announce

Joe Biden's remarks were followed by numerous reactions by social media users who did not miss the opportunity to pick up on the former vice president's lack o...

The rise and fall of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi

While announcing Baghdadi's death early on Sunday, Donald Trump suggested that the U.S. may keep the oil in eastern Syria for itself. Trump described ...

Gender-reveal party turns tragic when woman killed in explosion: Sheriff

Also on hand were four other members of her family and the expectant mother. Find out about what exactly a gender reveal is. They say family members used ...

Lawsuit Alleges Southwest Airlines Pilots Watched Secret Camera Bathroom Video

Attendant Renee Steinaker alleges in a lawsuit that she discovered an iPad streaming the video surveillance from the plane's front toilet about two and a half...

Russian military delegation to visit Turkey

The offensive is part of Ankara's goal to clear its Syria-facing border area of terrorists and the terrorist-designated Kurdish militants as well as create a sa...

21-Year-Old Woman Charged After Encouraging Her Boyfriend To Kill Himself

The case raised comparisons to the Michelle Carter suicide texting case , in which Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after a judge determine...

Trump Gets No Credit for Baghdadi Raid — NY Times

Her mother Marsha Mueller told the Arizona Republic newspaper: "I still say Kayla should be here, and if Obama had been as decisive as President Trump , mayb...

Trump blasts Chicago police superintendent in first visit to city as president

Chicago's mayor tore into President Trump Monday for ripping the city as more risky than Afghanistan while he addressed a gathering of law enforcement officia...

Brexit delayed again; European Union agrees to push deadline to January 31

In London later Monday, British politicians are voting on whether to hold an early election to try to break the country's deadlock over Brexit . After losi...

House will vote this week on impeachment resolution

Schiff himself said that House Democrats are tiring of the White House's legal strategy of using the courts to slow down the process, but again, presidents ...

Trump Situation Room Photo Criticized for Poor Composition and 'Posed' Look

Trump said the United States has Baghdadi's "successors in our sights". He stressed that the USA obliterated the group "at my direction, as commander-in-chief"....

Suspect shoots two elderly men outside mosque in southern France

Police arrested the man at his house in the Landes, a department in southwestern France , it added. Police identified the man as Claude Sinke, and said he ha...

Woman Texts Dead Dad's Phone Every Day for Years, Gets Response

A grieving young woman who sent text messages to her dead father's phone every day got the surprise of a lifetime when she received an actual reply from his n...

Man due in court over Essex container deaths

Robinson was emotionless as he appeared via videolink from an unknown location wearing a grey T-shirt. Mr Robinson's solicitor Julian Hayes made no applicatio...

US, China close to finalising trade deal after deadlock

Earlier, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued a statement following its chief negotiator Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin h...

Iowa woman dies after explosion at gender reveal party

The incident happened at a rural home outside the city. An investigation concluded that a gender reveal announcement created an explosion, from which a flyi...

Former national security official will not testify before Congress

I've watched Adam Schiff leak. As they gather evidence behind closed doors, House investigators had been expected to press Kupperman to corroborate key el...

Longtime Michigan Congressman John Conyers dies at age 90

Despite facing a rising chorus of voices demanding he step down because of the sexual harassment claims, Conyers, D-Detroit, refused to do so for several mont...

Driver charged with manslaughter of 39 people

Police had said the eight women and 31 men inside the truck were Chinese nationals on Thursday, but Vietnamese authorities in London and Hanoi have since be...

John Bolton's deputy fails to show up for impeachment testimony

Kelly said he does not believe the president would be in his current predicament if he had stayed as chief of staff. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic member of the...

Facebook is to pay media for content in 'News Tab'

He also said in coming days the news section will also available for other countries. The launch of Facebook News comes after the social media giant has c...

Erdogan, Merkel discuss Syria's northeast in phone call

On Turkey's Operation Peace Spring which started on October 9, Cavusoglu said pausing the operation "does not mean that Turkey will not do anything else about t...

Incumbent president concedes defeat in Argentine presidential election

Macri had called for a massive turnout, which analysts saw as his main hope of closing a large opinion poll deficit on Fernandez and forcing a second round. "We...