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Labour's Lindsay Hoyle chosen to replace Bercow as UK Commons speaker

Chairing debates in the Commons, it is the speaker who often determines what a minority government can and cannot do. Upon his victory Mr Hoyle said: "It's be...

2 bodies found at Texas beach identified as missing New Hampshire couple

A deputy on Sunday located a woman's remains in a shallow grave on Padre Island, near Corpus Christi , the sheriff's office said . As per Chief Deputy Jaime G...

Woman, 47, survives two days floating in dinghy by eating boiled candies

She told me: 'I did everything I could to survive '. Ms Stein is a keen sailor who had been trained in survival at sea, her mother Wendy told Stuff .co.nz. ...

Delhi restricts cars in attempt to lessen pollution

How bad is Delhi's air? With the pollution causing a rush of respiratory complaints at hospitals and the diversion of 37 flights on Sunday, a new law came i...

Year Old Boy's Body Found In Limerick - Man Arrested

Gardai acknowledged the boy, who is believed to be 11 years-frail, used to be pronounced needless on the scene. A cul de sac of 11 houses - including the hous...

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s sister Rasmiya Awad arrested

Little independent information is available on Baghdadi's sister and Reuters was not immediately able to verify if the captured individual was her. Numbers o...

Over 40 Afghan origin migrants found alive in refrigerated truck: Greek police

Police arrested the 40-year-old Georgian driver of the truck, which had Bulgarian plates. Police say all but two - an Iranian and a Syrian - were from Afghan...

Man Arrested In Alleged Plot To Bomb Pueblo Synagogue

Court documents say Richard Holzer , 27, of Pueblo, was arrested Friday just after the agents brought him what were supposedly two pipe bombs along with dynam...

Trump and Twitter: How President Donald Trump's tweets reshaped his presidency

Yourish said that in the beginning of his administration, White House staff attempted to institute a regular process where communications aide Hope Hicks and ot...

Boris Johnson apologises to Tories for failing 'do-or-die' Brexit promise

Mr Farage said Sunday he will not seek to become an MP in next month's vote, but that his party would challenge the Tories across the country. President Trum...

Iraqi commission says 120 protesters injured near vital port

Amnesty International said security forces have fired military-grade tear gas grenades directly into the crowds in Baghdad , causing large-scale injuries. Iraq...

Storm shifts boat trapped for 101 years near edge of Niagara Falls

It does look solidly wedged again. That is, it was stuck until wind and rain somehow broke the boat loose on Thursday, Oct. 31, ending its seemingly permanent...

Biden leads Democrats in Nevada, neck and neck with Trump

One bit of good news for her: Harris' 4 percent showing in the NBC/WSJ poll was sufficient to qualify her for the Democrats' December debate being sponsored by ...

US reportedly looking into TikTok acquisition of Musical.ly

Lawmakers have recently called for an investigation into the social network operated by Beijing-based internet upstart ByteDance over concerns that it might...

Leonardo DiCaprio lauds Greta Thunberg

The Swedish teenager dismissed the idea. "I'm sure that Greta is a very kind and honest girl", he said but suggested that she had been poorly informed about...

Trump administration begins formal USA withdrawal from Paris climate agreement

The agreement, which has now been signed by almost every nation on earth, seeks to limit global temperature increases to less than 2 degrees Celsius, with eac...

All four WH officials scheduled to be deposed Monday won't testify

Last month, head White House counsel Pat Cipollone said that White House officials would not cooperate with the inquiry, arguing that it "violates fundamental...

India will not join RCEP trade deal in blow to China

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) includes all 10 Southeast Asian countries plus China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Indi...

Airbnb bans ‘party houses’ following deadly Halloween shooting

Chesky's decision to ban so-called party houses comes with a new set of enforcement tools - including a "dedicated "party house" rapid response team" - the co...

Seoul police investigating BTS member over traffic accident

The singer's vehicle hit a cab in Seoul on Saturday, and both he and the cab driver have since been treated for minor injuries, according to police in the capit...

33 injured including 10 Britons as bus overturns in France

Those injured were from eight nations, including 11 passengers from Britain. Authorities say 13 French people and 20 foreign nationals were onboard - 11 fro...

Whistleblower's attorney makes abrupt shock offer to GOP amid impeachment proceeding secrecy

Mark Zaid said the action was taken to counter Republican efforts, led by Trump , to unmask the whistleblower , a member of the United States intelligence c...

Lebanese people continue protests

He warned in this context that those who are obstructing the change path are many. "It won't be easy, and we want your efforts", he said. Bassil, the target...

Ex-Ukraine Ambassador Tells Impeachment Inquiry

At first, Yovanovitch said she had the support of the State Department and a congressional delegation in her decision. Mr Avakov also expressed concerns to ...

New Asian trade deal to be signed in '20, Thailand says

He said India is committed to a "balanced" outcome from the negotiations. "Hence, the Philippines looks forward to the conclusion of the negotiations on the...

Warwick resident sues Trump for defamation

Robbie Kaplan , of the law firm Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, which is representing Carroll, said in a written statement that Trump remembers what happened then...

Sir Lindsay Hoyle elected as speaker of the House of Commons

Following the terror attack on Parliament in March 2017, and the killing of PC Keith Palmer, MPs were privately full of praise for Sir Lindsay - at the time s...

Accounting firm ordered to release Trump tax returns

Vance's office has been investigating whether Trump or his company violated any NY state laws when they reimbursed the president's former lawyer and "fixer", ...

Iran launches new centrifuges in latest breach of nuclear deal

Iran said it had now removed all its IR-1 centrifuges and is only using advanced models, leading to the sharp increase in production. Iranian media only rep...

Juvenile charged in Halloween shooting to remain in custody

Authorities said she was shot in the lower neck and chest area. While shooting , the seven-year-old was shot along with a 31-year-old man, who has a gunshot wo...

Public elementary school teachers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action

Premier Doug Ford said "I don't think anyone was surprised by the percentage of the vote". "They also want to make every high school student complete four e-lea...

Death of Robert F. Kennedy's Granddaughter Ruled Accidental Overdose

The death certificate notes that she died from a toxic mixture of methadone, alcohol, and prescription drugs, according to multiple reports. Hill used to be c...

Alexa might determine whether an accused murderer goes free

Hallandale Beach officials say the Amazon Echo or a similar device was in a home where a woman was slain in July. According to Amazon.com, in order for a de...

$Government support for fracking falters after new scientific analysis$

Government support for fracking falters after new scientific analysis

Operations for shale gas in Lancashire have been suspended since a magnitude 2.9 tremor was recorded in August, while Third Energy did not receive consent to fr...

Warren, Buttigieg circle each other in Iowa as caucuses near

In the Economist's poll tracker , Biden holds around 40% support among black voters and closer to 50% among non-college educated black voters. Support for Bide...