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Hong Kong activists stage New Year's Eve protests

That brought the total number of people arrested over six months of protests to almost 7,000. The turnout could signal the staying power of a pro-democracy ...

'World's oldest rhino' Fausta dies in Tanzania aged 57

The rhino died at 20:17hrs on Friday in a cage where she had been kept for three years, and had caught the interests of conservationists and the global media in...

Australian Cruise Passenger Lost Overboard In Pacific Ocean

The Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed in a statement a man had gone overboard and said "thoughts and prayers are with the individual's family during this hard tim...

Police officer resigns after lying about 'pig' on McDonald’s coffee cup

Mr Hornaday said the officer told him the incident was "meant to be a joke". "Earlier this month, a California police department reported a "cop-with-no-coffe...

New Year’s Eve forecast: A rainy, windy end to 2019

The disturbance is expected to develop near Cape Cod early on New Year's Eve and will track slowly northeastward, moving across New Brunswick on New Year's Day...

Man hurt saving partner from US$1 mugging dies of his injuries

Later in the clip, two other people are shown involving the attacker, one of them throwing a trash can when the beaten man starts to stand up. It's unclear wh...

Wildfires Rage Across Australia as Sydney Fireworks Set to Go Ahead

Sydney is spending AU$6.5 million ($4.5 million) on this year's display - funds that the Change.org petition argues would be better spent on supporting volun...

4000 trapped by fire are told to get in ocean for safety

She said last night their cars were packed, ready to evacuate. "The wind change has just hit and that is absolutely a concern". Local media showed images of...

New Year’s fireworks OK’d in Sydney as wildfire risk worsens

Temperatures near Sydney are expected to reach 44 degrees celcius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit) in the coming days, the Guardian reported . Fire danger rating...

Koala stops cyclists to drink water

New Year's Eve fireworks in Australia's capital and other cities have been canceled as the wildfire danger worsens in oppressive summer heat, and pressure was b...

Did Twitter delete Trump's controversial tweet?

Michael German, an Federal Bureau of Investigation whistleblower who left the agency after reporting allegations of mismanagement in anti-terrorism cases, said...

Three killed in avalanche on Italian alps

He added that they had not ruled out the avalanche being triggered by off-piste skiers. A woman and two children were killed Saturday in an avalanche while sk...

Hundreds of flights delayed as fog engulfs northern India

Passengers are requested to stay in touch with the airline concerned for updated flight information. For December 30, the meteorological department has predic...

Biden Says Would Obey Any Subpoena Sent to Him

Bernie Sanders' claim that President Donald Trump would make easy prey of him in a general election, CNN reported on Sunday. Biden told the newspaper his...

Parramatta Cancels NYE Fireworks Due To "Extreme" Weather Conditions, Sydney Still TBC

New Year's Eve fireworks in Australia's capital city have been canceled as the wildfire danger worsens in oppressive summer heat, and pressure was building ...

Mormon family killing: Mexico town's police chief arrested

The police chief of a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua reportedly has been arrested as part of the investigation into the massacre of 9 family membe...

Attorney for Monsey stabbing suspect requests mental health evaluation for client

The ultra-Orthodox and Hasidic population in the county has grown rapidly in recent years, to the point where it presently constitutes almost one-third of the r...

Missile kills 10 at military parade in Yemen's south

Four children and six troops were killed when a ballistic missile struck a military parade for a Yemeni separatist group supported by the United Arab Emirates, ...

Ivanka Trump could leave the White House if father wins in 2020

Ivanka Trump , senior advisor to the president of the United States and daughter of President Donald Trump , looks on during a plenary session of the Doha Foru...

Firefighters battle bushfires around Melbourne

For those who stayed behind, authorities fear it is now too late to leave parts of Victoria as firefighters brace for blistering winds to batter the parched c...

'Act of interference': Iran blasts France for 'interference' over jailed academic

Moore-Gilbert and detained Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah began an indefinite hunger strike on Christmas Eve, France's Sciences Po University said on T...

Uddhav expands M'rashtra Cabinet; Ajit Pawar back as Deputy CM

On October 24, the alliance of BJP (105 seats) and Shiv Sena (56 seats) secures a clear majority in the state assembly, bagging 161 seats - well ahead of the ...

Weather could make New Year's Eve travel 'challenging'

Highs across the state are expected to be in the mid 60s to low 70s on Sunday , with lows in the 60s across most the state and in the high 40s to low 50s in th...

Court finds British woman guilty of false rape claim

The woman, 19, was convicted of a single count of public mischief at Famagusta District Court in Paralimni on Monday. She maintains that she was raped but pre...

Monsey stabbing: Several wounded at home of NY rabbi

The ultra-Orthodox and Hasidic population in the county has grown rapidly in recent years, to the point where it presently constitutes almost one-third of the r...

Thirsty Koala begs cyclist for water

A group of cyclists were riding from Adelaide from Norton Summit Road, when they suddenly ran into the Koala that was sitting on the road, according to a repo...

China convicts researchers in gene-edited baby controversy

Zhang Renli was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 1 million yuan. His work to edit the genes of embryos to make babies who are resistant to the virus t...

Five people stabbed near synagogue in NY

Public defender Kristine Ciganek argued her client had no criminal history and lived with his mother. He pleaded not guilty and his bail was set at $5 million. ...

European Union chief warns transition period for Brexit might have to be de

Head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen expressed "serious concern" about the feasibility of wrapping up the negotiations on a "free trade deal a...

Hundreds evacuated as Tropical Cyclone Sarai hits Fiji

An 18-year-old male student marked the first fatality of tropical cyclone Sarai in Fiji, while another unidentified person sustained injuries and more than 2,50...

Bodies found on suspected North Korean boat in Japan

Local media said Japanese police and coast guard are investigating the case but are suspecting that the vessel departed from North Korea . The ghost ship i...

Trump faces blowback for outing alleged whistleblower online

The president spent much of Friday amplifying pro-Trump and anti-Democrat tweets from suspicious-looking Twitter accounts at the start of what would become a ...

Truck bomb in Somali capital kills at least 78 at rush hour

Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo reassured his country on Saturday, that Somalia would not be demoralised after a bomb-laden truck exploded earlie...

WEATHER: Snow, ice, freezing rain coming

At that point, additional areas, including southern Durham Region, could see freezing rain as well, Hull said. The impacts will be wide-ranging and location-d...

Ukraine Swaps Prisoners With Russia-Backed Rebels in Move to End War

The two sides are expected to swap dozens of prisoners in a front-line operation near the town of Gorlivka, in the Donetsk region, on Sunday. But some in Ukr...