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Patriotism is the theme of Christmas at the White House

The East Colonnade is decorated for Christmas at the White House on December 2, 2019. The traditional gingerbread White House shares its stage with American l...

Australian woman survives being stranded for nearly 2 weeks in outback

Mr Tran was with two other people who became stranded when their auto got stuck in a riverbed on 19 November. Tamra McBeath-Riley, Phu Tran and Claire Hockrid...

Mom charged in Berks County child hanging deaths: Here’s what we know

Her children, Conner Snyder, 8, and Brinley Conner, 4, were found unconscious at home on September 23 and flown to a hospital. Adams also said that an occupat...

Typhoon Kammuri slams into Philippines, forcing thousands to flee

Almost 70,000 people have already fled their homes in the Bicol region, which is where the typhoon is expected to strike first. Kammuri had already snarled so...

Ireland set for Islamic State detainee, young daughter to return from Turkey

She was met at the rear of the plane by officers and, wearing a pink blanket over her head, was escorted to a Garda auto and driven away. Ms Smith has totally...

Trump impeachment inquiry: Democrats prepare for key hearing

The Wednesday hearing will include legal experts as witnesses and is titled, "The Impeachment Inquiry into President Donald J. Trump: Constitutional Grounds...

Allies 'can't go blocking' aid at time of war, Ukraine's Zelensky says

But then I read Zelensky's interview with a group of global journalists, including a reporter from Time magazine, and it quickly became obvious that the U...

Three children missing after vehicle swept away by floodwaters in Arizona

The Gila County Sheriff's Office said that several children were reported missing late Friday afternoon after the vehicle they were in got stuck trying to cross...

China Law Requires Face Scans For Mobile Services

Customers in China who wish to register for new mobile phone services will be required to get their faces scanned, a media report said . Because most Chine...

From red to white: a peek at Melania's Christmas look

Melania definitely toned things down this year and took a more classic approach, free from strange-looking trees. Melania shared several photos of the decorat...

At least 10 killed in attack on church in Burkina Faso

President Roch Marc Christian Kabore condemned "the barbaric attack " and revealed that several people also were wounded in a tweet . Kabore offered his "deep...

Officer shot armed student at Wisconsin high school

A school resource officer on Monday shot an armed 17 year old at a high school classroom in Waukesha, Wisconsin, a Milwaukee suburb, police said. Eventually...

Melania Trump unveils 2019 White House Christmas decorations

The 20ft Nordmann fir tree from the Windsor Great Park, which now sits in the castle's St George's Hall, is decorated with red and gold baubles this year. Staff...

Trump Restores Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Brazil and Argentina

Trump accused both countries of manipulating their currencies to hurt United States farmers, and he paired his action with criticism of the Federal Reserve , ...

Second Victim Of London Bridge Terror Attack Named

Both papers were promoting the Conservative Party line, the Daily Mail headline NEW BLITZ ON FREED JIHADIS nearly identical to the Daily Express' BORIS BLIT ON ...

Woman rescued from Australian Outback after going missing two weeks ago

Tamra McBeath-Riley, 52, was rescued late on Sunday afternoon, but her companions Claire Hockridge, 46, and Phu Tran, 40, remain missing in punishing terrain so...

Chicago, Denver flights delayed by winter storm

Tuesday. Video shared by Alex Gill, a resident of Duluth, shows the overnight snow accumulation filled the back of his pick-up truck. Duluth was being socke...

Flight cancellations, delays pile up as winter storm aims for NY, NJ

The National Weather Service predicted more than 30cm of snow in swaths of upstate NY and New England, as well as ice accumulations in parts of Pennsylvania ...

Israeli army kills Palestinian in West Bank

The Israel Defense Forces said it was investigating the incident, during which it said dozens of rioters had approached the border and attempted to sabotage t...

London Bridge attack: Victim's girlfriend breaks down at vigil in Cambridge

Khan had been a "case study" for Learning Together , the university's programme providing education for prisoners at HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire, The Tele...

China sanctions United States over Hong Kong unrest

Some of the young protesters waved American flags, a sign of appreciation after President Donald Trump this week signed into law bills that back the protester...

Amazon pulls Auschwitz concentration camp Christmas ornaments

A Polish museum on Sunday slammed U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon for selling Christmas ornaments with images of the Nazi German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau,...

Meng Wanzhou: Oil work and books for detained Huawei govt

Meng was detained a year ago at the instigation of the U.S. authorities in Vancouver. China on Monday urged Canada's government to immediately release detaine...

Travel Advisories In Effect During Winter Storm

Roads in the Great Smoky Mountains will close Sunday due to possible "significant winter weather", officials say. An expected three to five inches of rain could...

ME man shot to death by own boobytrap

Cyr had called the police initially and later died from his injuries in the hospital. Upon investigating the house, police found that the front door of the ho...

Li, von der Leyen discuss China-EU cooperation over phone

Belgium's Charles Michel succeeded Donald Tusk as EU Council president and chair the summits of EU leaders. Sassoli urged the EU's main institutions the new t...

Thousands March to Turn up Pressure on Hong Kong Government

Marchers berated police as they scrambled to flee the tear gas, shouting "Dirty cops" and "Are you trying to kill us?" But the movement is showing signs of ...

Hostage says hope helped him survive Taliban captivity

Timothy Weeks spoke in public for the first time since his release from custody nearly two weeks ago and thanked all those who helped secure his freedom . M...

Peru's Keiko Fujimori leaves prison after court order

Known simply as Keiko by followers and political rivals alike, Fujimori emerges from prison to a very different political landscape to the one she left just ove...

Trump faces two major impeachment deadlines as Ukraine scandal enters new phase

Inother impeachment proceedings, the President's counsel was not excluded from the hearings that took testimony from fact witnesses, nor was the President den...

Six European countries join Iran sanctions-busting mechanism

The Paris-based INSTEX was established in January 2019, as a clearing house allowing Iran to continue to sell oil and import other products or services in excha...

Communalising the Hyderabad Rape-Murder Does Nothing to Ensure Women's Safety

Around 6 pm, while they were consuming liquor, they saw the victim parking her scooter near the toll plaza and made a decision to trap her. The body was identif...

Republicans mount aggressive campaign against impeachment as spotlight turns to Judiciary panel

Their number-one witness? House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff , who is drafting a report that will form the factual basis for the judiciary pan...

Winter storm to hit millions of travelers returning from Thanksgiving trips

Airlines have delayed flights across the country on what is expected to be the busiest travel day in the US . Wintry weather bedeviled Thanksgiving weekend t...

Trump faces two deadlines as US Congress ramps up impeachment focus

Republicans want Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the Intelligence Committee, to testify, though they have no power to compel him to do so, as they try ...