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M'sia to make claim over 1MDB assets in US: Mahathir

Commenting on the case, assistant USA attorney general Brian Benczkowski said: "Jho Low and others, including officials in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates...

WhatsApp confirms Indian journalists and activists targeted in hack

Scroll .in has so far confirmed the identities of 14 of the targeted individuals. Notably, a WhatsApp spokesperson did confirm that Indian activists and jour...

Body of missing 21-year-old backpacker found at sea

Police launched a large-scale search after Bambridge, from Worthing, West Sussex, failed to check out of the hostel she had been staying at. Bambridge's famil...

Chileans call for new protests even as Pinera readies cabinet reshuffle

Finance Minister Felipe Larrain was replaced by Ignacio Briones, Chile's former ambassador to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and d...

Trump’s Halloween Interaction With a Minion From ‘Despicable Me’ Goes Hilariously Awry

Everything was going relatively smoothly for Halloween 2019 at the White House until one kid dressed as a Minion appeared before Trump and Melania for some tr...

Mexico releases video of failed arrest of Chapo's son

In one video, military police can be seen letting Guzman make a phone call, while imploring him to call off the cartel's attack, which by that point had already...

Third strong quake in a month jolts Philippines' Mindanao island

Geological Survey said. PHIVOLCS said today's quake could be considered an aftershock following the 6.6 quake that jolted central Mindanao on Oct 29 and left ...

North Korea fires unidentified projectile: South Korean military

The launches are thought to have come from South Pyongan province, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff. "We are maintaining readiness and monitoring in...

Cambodian police keep up search for British backpacker

Noun Bunthol, the governor of Koh Rong told an global media outlet that the six men were in police custody for questioning about the 21-year-old, who hasn't b...

Former top U.N. refugee official, Japan's Sadako Ogata, dies at 92

They did not give the cause of her death. She made numerous visits to conflict zones. Mitsuo Yoshizawa, 67, a cousin of Ogata who is a math professor at J.F. ...

Winter Weather Moving Across Kansas

Winter weather advisory will go into effect tonight or tomorrow for the purple shaded areas. NWS in Topeka has issued a winter weather advisory in effect fr...

Survivors welcome 'strong' inquiry report into London Grenfell Tower fire

From there, it engulfed the whole tower, reducing it to a charred ruin by morning. The judge said he had not meant to investigate whether the building complie...

United States lawmakers will press Boeing CEO on day two of testimony

His total compensation rose 27 per cent from a year earlier. Muilenburg said the board of the company would make that kind of decision, adding "it's not about...

Here's When Heaviest Rain Will Fall On Halloween

High temperatures will reach the low 40s on Thursday with mostly clear skies and dry conditions. With wicked weather conditions expected to put a damper on...

NY medical examiner confirms Epstein's cause of death after family disputes

A forensic pathologist hired by Jeffrey Epstein's family said he believes Epstein's autopsy suggests homicide rather than suicide. The medical examiner ...

Facebook removes Russian-linked accounts targeting African countries

Nevertheless, Facebook investigators connected the campaigns to wealthy Russian businessman Yevgeniy Prigozhin who has links to the country's president Vladimir...

Donald Trump's Russian Federation nominee affirms Rudy Giuliani helped oust an envoy

Trump has denied wrongdoing. Trump ousted Yovanovitch in May after Giuliani and others had launched a coordinated effort to undermine her, according to Yova...

Brazilian President Bolsonaro Threatens to Revoke Globo’s Broadcasting License

Bolsonaro also said Brazil received an informal invitation to be part of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries after meetings in Saudi Arabia ,...

Belgian police find 12 men alive inside refrigerated lorry

The driver of the truck contacted the police after suspecting he had stowaways in the back, and he was directed to pull over into a highway parking area. She ...

On the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan faced security forces, have died

When asked to confirm that if intra-Afghan talks are taking place in Beijing this week, he said: "We will keep you updated if there is any information on this"....

Denmark allows Russia-Germany gas pipeline

Washington has opposed the project over concern it will increase Europe's dependence on Russian energy, boost the Kremlin's coffers for military adventures, and...

Kamala Harris' Campaign Appears to Be Dying

Politico reports that the "overhaul will touch almost every face of Harris' operation", with staff layoffs and reassignments coming from New Hampshire, Nevada,...

B.C. to introduce legislation that would stop the time change

The concept was devised by a New Zealander and a Briton in the late 19th century and popularized in Germany. And of course, Daylight Saving Time ends this Sun...

Dozens killed in gas canister blast and fire on Pakistan train

The fire was caused by a cylinder blast that occurred in the morning when passengers were preparing their breakfast, Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid said and ad...

Fire Engulfs Historic Castle in Japan

The cause of the fire was not immediately known. "It started at the main temple and looks to be spreading fast to all the main structures". A fire has rippe...

President Obama calls out 'woke' culture: "That's not bringing about change"

Former US President Barack Obama has challenged "woke culture" telling young people "the world is messy ". That interpretation was given some weight by for...

"Serious shortcomings" outlined in public inquiry’s first report into Grenfell Tower fire

The report concluded the fire started as the result of an electrical fault in a large fridge-freezer but noted the resident of the apartment where the fire br...

Russian latest nuclear-powered sub test-fires Bulava missile for first time during trials

Russia's newest nuclear submarine on Wednesday successfully test-fired a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from the White Sea off Russia's northw...

'Washington Post' calls Baghdadi as 'Religious Scholar' in its Article

Kristine Coratti Kelly, Vice President (Communications) and General Manager of Washington Post Live, has since tweeted an apology regarding the "al-Baghdadi...

Twitter CEO Says The Platform Will Ban Political Ads

We believe this decision should not be compromised by money", he added. "Internet political ads present entirely new challenges to civic discourse: machine ...

Backpacker tax a form of 'discrimination based on nationality', court rules

The tax means people on a "working holiday visa" have to pay 15 per cent tax on earnings under $18,200. In his ruling , Justice John Logan described the tax ...

Chile Cancels Summit Where Trump Had Hoped to Sign China Accord

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, over November 16-17. Anti-government protesters run from police in Santiago , Chile , Tuesday, Oct. "...

Dash Cam Video Shows How the Getty Fire Started

Southern California Edison says it's likely its equipment caused a wildfire previous year that killed three people and destroyed more than 1,600 homes and ot...

Plane wreckage lodged in Colonia home; pilot unaccounted for

Linden Airport, the nearest site to the incident at the time of the crash, reported that the plane's visibility dropped from 10 miles to two miles between 10:55...

Three killed in California Halloween party shooting

Helfin said the shooting took place at a residence behind a storefront, and the three men who were pronounced deceased were discovered in the back yard. All of ...