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Trump mercilessly mocked by Internet over Christmas present to Melania

President Donald Trump ushered in Christmas Eve by bashing Democrats and complaining about the impeachment process. President Trump teleconferenced wit...

Notre Dame rector: Fragile cathedral might not be saved

With no more roof to keep the massive stone structure stable, the cathedral's surviving vaults are crucial to keeping it standing, but they are vulnerable. Offi...

Trump promotes aide who defied House impeachment subpoena

However, many were quick to point out that the same aide was once subpoenaed during the House impeachment but refused to testify. "If McGahn's testimony provi...

Bethlehem welcomes pilgrims for Christmas celebrations

Rev. Aditah noted that churches were well attended at Christmas but at the same time vices such as sexual immorality and injustices increased as some people t...

PM urges Britons 'not to argue' in Christmas message

Boris Johnson is Prime Minister today as a result of that daft miscalculation, and the nauseous irony of the election is that Blairites are far more to blame t...

Russia's most advanced fighter jet crashes, pilot survives

The lost plane was one of the first to be mass-produced and was due to be handed over to the Russian air force by the end of this year, the Interfax news agen...

Syria: Turkish president calls for ceasefire as civilians flee Idlib

Turkey can not handle "another refugee wave" from Syria , the country's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Sunday (22 December). The Committee said ...

Israeli PM Netanyahu Evacuated After Rocket Fired From Gaza, Israel Strikes Back

It was the second time Mr Netanyahu , who styles himself as the person who can best bring security to Israel, was forced to take cover during a campaign rally,...

Afghanistans Ashraf Ghani wins majority in presidential poll: preliminary results

However, his rival in the presidential race Abdullah Abdullah described it as a "fraudulent" practice and vowed to fight through legal means until the fake vote...

Spanish police investigate British family's pool deaths

According to the report by the Mirror, police divers later inspected the swimming pool, including the pump, as unconfirmed reports state this may have been invo...

Storm Tracker Forecast: Christmas Day will be wet and cold

Tuesday... Partly to mostly sunny with a high of about 43. High clouds streamed across our skies for much of Tuesday, but that didn't keep temperatures from c...

Keep Tabs on Santa with NORAD, Google Trackers

The NORAD Tracks Santa Twitter account says "Santa is flying fast.' In fact, he appears to be travelling faster than the speed of sound (approximately 343 m/s)...

Typhoon Phanfone strands more than 25,000 on Philippines ports

The 21st cyclone to hit the country this year, it packs sustained winds as fast as 100kph and gusts as strong as 125kph, the weather bureau Pagasa said Tuesday ...

3.6 magnitude quake Christmas Day latest to strike west Vancouver Island

The 4.8-magnitutde quake occurred at a similar five kilometres under the surface of the water and was located approximately 168 kilometres west of Port Hardy. T...

Thirty-five civilians killed in Burkina Faso

President Roch Marc Christian Kabore declared two days of national mourning in the landlocked West African country. There was worldwide condemnation of the at...

Accused spy from MI gets diplomat visit

Whelan, who was also in attendance at the court hearing, attempted to make a statement but was interrupted by the guards from speaking - but in his hands he car...

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra blocked from entering Meerut by Uttar Pradesh Police

The party was up against the government for using "brute" force against "silent and peaceful" protesters across the country and for "stopping" people from holdi...

Unmerry Christmas as French transport strike enters fourth week

Negotiations with unions last week failed to find middle ground, and strikers vowed there would be no holiday truce unless the government scraps its plan to mer...

Trump calls for 'deeper understanding and respect' in Christmas message

US President Donald Trump said that it was an honour for him to appear in 1992 adventure-comedy film Home Alone 2: Lost in NY. Rumors that Dershowitz coul...

11 dead, hundreds sickened by methanol-poisoned coconut wine in the Philippines

Five out of seven samples of lambanog or coconut wine have tested positive for high levels of methanol, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Wednesda...

Colorado bank robber throws cash in air, shouting 'Merry Christmas'

But instead of getting away, Oliver - whose mug shot shows him with a bushy white beard - allegedly decided to make like Santa Claus and share the loot once he ...

Thousands protest in Iraq as deadline for new PM looms

There are now two main blocs in Iraq's parliament: Sairoon, led by populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, and Fatah, which includes leaders associated with...

WH halted Ukraine aid 91 minutes after Trump-Zelensky call

OMB official Mark Sandy later testified to Congress that two OMB officials had quit in protest of the freeze. The Senate's top Democrat, Chuck Schumer , to...

Pope asks Catholics to 'acknowledge sins' on Christmas

Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica as thousands watched it on large screens ushering in Christmas celebrations on Tuesday. "You...

Venice flood damage to St. Mark's Cathedral totals millions - International

Though the tide on Monday morning peaked lower than expected at 1.44m, it remained above the 1.40m "exceptional" mark, reported the Associated Press . A woman ...

India to witness annular solar eclipse after Christmas: Details here

The Annular solar eclipse forms a ring of fire but is different from a total eclipse. Depending on the area of Sun blocked by the Moon, solar eclipses are c...

House Could Bring Additional Articles of Impeachment Against Trump

Congress". "We can not name managers until we see what the process is on the Senate side", she declared minutes after the House impeachment votes, in decl...

‘Tremendous, tremendous fumes’: Trump’s freakish rant against wind turbines

Regularly calling them windmills, he has declared wind as deceitful , announced living near one will decrease your property value by 65 percent (there's no ev...

Texas teenager admits to killing pregnant sister

Her body was found Sunday in an alley in The Colony, and cops say evidence there and other information led them to suspect Eduardo Arevalo. Investigators say ...

Bloomberg Campaign Vendor Used Prison Labor To Make Presidential Campaign Calls

The Intercept reported two of the company's call centers operated out of state prisons in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections did not respond to ...

Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

The countdown to Christmas has long since begun, and now we're just a day away! Merry Christmas 2019: A Christmas wish to send to your family. Google said s...

3 pro-regime fighters killed in Israel strikes on Syria

Syrian state TV gave no further details but residents of Damascus said explosions could be heard near the capital. The Israeli missile strike targeted ar...

Opposition candidate Milanovic leads in Croat presidential race

The first two out of 11 candidates will go to a run-off on January 5, 2020. Grabar Kitarovic, who assumed office in February the following year, is backed by ...

Libya's east-based forces seize ship with Turkish crew

The fighting around Tripoli escalated in recent weeks after Hifter declared a "final" and decisive battle for the capital. Five soldiers from UN-backed govern...

Kidnapped baby whose mother was killed reunites with father

West said she spoke to Fieramusca "the whole week" Broussard was missing - and never suspected Fieramusca may be involved. A source told the Statesman that Fier...