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Gaza militants fire 2 rockets at southern Israel

The head of the Palestinian Commission of Detainees' Affairs, Qadri Abu Bakr, confirmed that Abu Diyak died at dawn on Tuesday, in the hospital of Israel's Ra...

Which turkey will Trump pardon? Will it be Bread or Butter?

President Trump pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys at the White House on Tuesday - giving a reprieve this year to a pair of birds named Bread and Butter - and ...

Indian doctors remove 7.4kg kidney from patient

According to the NHS website, Polycystic kidney disease is a common hereditary condition , which causes problems when patients are between 30 and 60 years old....

Feces and urine reportedly thrown at people in two Toronto university libraries

The second incident occurred two days later in York University's Scott Library . York University told Global News the incident at their institution happene...

Here's what to expect from Tuesday's weather forecast

As we head into tomorrow we'll see outbreaks of heavy, showery rain and strong winds. Temperatures will reach the low 40s to the low 50s. Temperatures turn co...

Turkeys sleep over at swanky D.C. hotel ahead of Trump pardon

The turkeys will be pardoned during a ceremony at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving. They are provided and were transported by the National Turkey Federatio...

Key findings in secret documents on China’s detention camps

Highly confidential documents leaked to a consortium of news agencies expose the Chinese government's deliberate strategy of locking up ethnic minorities in ord...

Egypt police free journalists held in raid on news outlet

The arrest represents "a risky signal", said Khaled al-Balshy, the former deputy head of Egypt's press union. Reuters could not determine if the article pro...

General election 2019: No apology from Jeremy Corbyn over Labour anti-Semitism claims

Mr Mirvis said: "The claims that the party is "doing everything" it reasonably can to tackle anti-Jewish racism and that it has "investigated every single case"...

Koala rescued by woman from Australia bushfire has died

The hospital had warned on Monday that it was certain whether Lewis would survive his injuries and cautioned that if it felt his injuries weren't treatable or h...

Trump impeachment report to come soon after Thanksgiving

The report may come as soon as next week. Political stakes are rising for all parties. 50% of Americans believe the President should be impeached and removed ...

White House Lockdown Lifted After Plane Flies Overhead

The aircraft "is not considered hostile at this time", the North American Aerospace Defense Command said. All Capitol buildings are thought to be on lockdown. T...

Pa. farmer presents officials White House Christmas tree to Melania Trump

Members choose grandmaster and reserve grandmaster breeder for their tree and crane contest. Being the White House Christmas tree, this wasn't just a regular ...

Former White House Lawyer Must Testify in Impeachment Probe, Judge Rules

While the White House immediately said it would appeal the ruling , Marge Baker , executive vice president for Policy and Program at the People for the Amer...

Greenhouse gas level surged past year to record high

Preliminary findings from this study, published during the UN Secretary General's special climate summit last September, indicated that emissions continued to r...

Bushfires in Australia have rendered Koalas "functionally extinct"

Tabart believes over 1,000 koalas have been killed and a staggering 80 percent of their habitat has been destroyed. 'We think there's no more than 16-18,000 k...

Dresden Green Vault robbery: 'Priceless' diamonds stolen

Burglars have stolen three diamond jewellery sets from one of Europe's largest treasure collections - the Dresden Green Vault in eastern Germany. To immerse...

UK PM releases manifesto, keeps focus on Brexit

Arriving at a conference centre in Telford, Johnson was welcomed by supporters chanting "Boris" but a little further away, protesters shouted: "Liar, liar, trou...

Thirteen French soldiers killed in Mali helicopter collision during fight with insurgents

Ces treize héros n'avaient qu'un seul but: nous protéger. French and Malian troops have intensified their operations in a region known as Menaka over the past...

Hong Kong leader refuses to give ground after poll setback

Wu Chi-wai, leader of the city's biggest prodemocracy party, said on Monday that the bloc swept almost 90% of 452 district council seats, which will help it tak...

Turkey to test Russian S-400 radars in Ankara

The US argues there is a risk that sensitive technological information could be leaked if it is used alongside Western equipment such as the new F-35 jet. As re...

Trump impeachment report out after Thanksgiving, says Schiff

Trump's actions don't rise to the level of any of the impeachable offenses listed in the U.S. Constitution: bribery, treason or high crimes and misdemeanors, bu...

Strong natural disaster hits Albania; at least 2 dead, 150 injured

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.4 quake was centered 19 miles northwest of the capital, Tirana . A 6.4-magnitude quake hit Albania early on...

Body found in Australia believed to be missing Bristol man - police say

An illustrator from Brighton, he relocated to Australia two weeks ago. Australian police on Tuesday found a body they believed to be that of a British backpac...

Malaysian court acquits Australian woman facing death penalty for drug trafficking

Maria Exposto, 55, was arrested in the Malaysian capital in 2014 while in transit to Melbourne from Shanghai, and in May a year ago she was found guilty of smug...

Greenhouse gases surge to record in 2018, exceeding 10-year average

As noted in the report, Earth surpassed the 400 parts per million mark in 2015. He said the last time Earth experienced comparable concentrations of carbon di...

Cargo Ship With 14,600 Sheep Aboard Capsizes Off Romania

The Palau-flagged ship's crew - 22 Syrian nationals - were rescued, but numerous sheep were feared drowned. "They were swimming in the sea". But the fate of m...

Ruling May Force Ex-White House Lawyer to Testify in Impeachment Probe

Mr McGahn was a vital witness for Mr Mueller, whose April report detailed the president's outrage over the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 elect...

France vows tougher action as world protests abuse against women

Demonstrators gathered in countries as diverse as Guatemala, Russia, Sudan and Turkey, where riot police in Istanbul blocked the path of roughly 2,000 protester...

Dresden museum heist thieves steal $1.1 billion in ‘priceless’ jewels

This undated photo shows the Jewelery Room of the Green Vault. "They're priceless-we can't put a figure on it", Marion Ackermann, head of the Dresden state mu...

Remains believed to be of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris' stepdaughter

The discovery of human remains comes after a month-long search for the missing teen whose face appears on billboards across the county. "A complete investigat...

Essex lorry deaths: Driver Maurice Robinson pleads guilty to assisting illegal immigration

Maurice "Mo" Robinson, from Northern Ireland , did not enter a plea for his other 41 charges, which include 39 of manslaughter. Maurice Robinson appeared via...

'He picked the wrong house': Bodybuilder, 82, sends home intruder to hospital

She called the police, however, refusing to let the stranger inside. "He picked the wrong house to break into ", she added. "I was whaling on that man", Mu...

Thrown from mall balcony, Minnesota boy now walks 'perfectly,' attends school

Landen is walking "perfectly" after having recovered from the injuries he sustained from the incident that took place in April, according to a GoFundMe page r...

US President Trump Honors Dog Injured in Al-Baghdadi Raid

In addition to the military canine, the president also met with members of the U.S. Special Forces team involved in the raid against the ISIS leader. In his r...