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Should Veganism Be Legally Protected Like a Religion?

If veganism is made a decision to be a belief akin with religion , it would be the first time the intention of refraining from using animal products could be...

China replaces Hong Kong liason office head amid protests

Wang Zhimin was director of Beijing's liaison office for the territory. His removal follows the worst period of political turmoil for Hong Kong since the form...

Crowds chant 'Death to America' at top general's funeral in Baghdad

They are in addition to about 700 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne deployed to Kuwait earlier this week after the storming of the United States embassy compound ...

Thousands march in Baghdad to mourn Soleimani

Thousands of mourners in Baghdad have joined the funeral procession for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani , Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi al-Muha...

Iran’s Qasem Soleimani to be laid to rest on Tuesday in hometown

Soleimani, the leader of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's Quds Force, was not an Osama bin Laden or Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. After serving in the 198...

Jitendra Singh condemns attack on Sikh shrine in Pakistan

Hundreds of Muslims have mobbed a prominent Sikh gurdwara in Pakistan after months of tension over a Sikh woman's alleged forced conversion to Islam. Sirsa to...

United Methodist Church Leaders Propose Historic Split Over Gay Marriage, LGBT Clergy

Leaders of the United Methodist Church, the second-largest Protestant domination in the nation, announced Friday a plan that would formally split the church...

Coast Guard suspends search for 5 missing fishermen

The men told rescuers they were the only two who made it into a raft, and that they didn't know if the others got into survival suits. "So it was truly a miracl...

Authorities investigate vehicle driving off California cliff into ocean

California Highway Patrol Officer Bert Diaz says that after the video was captured around 11am Monday, tire tracks were found on the cliff, which sits along ...

OLG says record $70 million jackpot increases sales, prompts lineups

Lotto Max changed lottery rules last May to up the maximum jackpot limit of $70 million. Each time the prize goes unclaimed, the pot increases by $5 millio...

Almost half a billion animals have been killed in Australia's devastating bushfires

The navy's HMAS Choules and Sycamore started the evacuations of around 1,000 of the 4,000 people stranded on a beach in the isolated town of Mallacoota in far-e...

National security official says Americans are 'walking prime targets' for Iran

The attack, apparently launched from a drone against Soleimani's motorcade as it left Baghdad International Airport, also is reported to have killed Abu Mahdi a...

Polish PM condemns Putin's WWII 'lies'

Putin has repeatedly stated that Poland is responsible for the outbreak of war and heightened tensions between the two Slavic nations. The ambassador wrote: "...

Esper says Iran may be planning more attacks on U.S. interests

Iran has rejected the accusation. He specifically referred to Kataeb Hezbollah , or KH, a militia that is part of the Iraqi government-sanctioned Popular Mob...

Sydney's New Year celebrations to go ahead despite raging fires

Thousands of Palestinians celebrated the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah party in the West Bank and the. Hong Kong welcomed 2020 on neon-lit p...

Weather warning for Grantham into New Year's Day

Maximum temperatures 7 to 11 degrees. Rain holding off until late in the day will help temperatures rise into the lower 50s, under mostly cloudy skies by the ...

Fight in Mexico prison leaves 16 inmates dead

Camberos said not all of the victims died from gunshot wounds. "On Tuesday afternoon a fight occurred inside the Regional Center for Social Reinsertion which ...

Police kill man who stabbed passer-by to death in Paris park

Police and firefighters gather in a park in the south of Paris' suburban city of Villejuif on January 3, 2020 where a man was shot and killed by officers af...

Almost 400,000 people displaced by Indonesia floods as rescuers search for victims

The death toll from floods in Indonesia's capital rose to 43 on Friday as rescuers found more bodies amid receding floodwaters, disaster officials said. "The ...

EastMed pipeline deal is a historic milestone

Depa also signed on January 2 with Energean Oil & Gas Plc a letter of intent for the potential sale and purchase of 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas per ye...

Hundreds splash into 2020 @ Alki New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim

Participants await the sound of the cannon so they can run into the ocean for the Brigantine Polar Bear Plunge, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. The top fundraisers...

Australian navy evacuates people trapped in Mallacoota as bushfires rage

Prime Minster Scott Morrison said the crisis was likely to last for months. "There are parts of both Victoria and New South Wales which have been complete...

Volunteer firefighter killed in 'freak accident' while battling NSW blaze

His wife Megan is expecting their first child in May. Two people have died as dozens of fires rage across eastern Australia , authorities said Tuesday. 'It...

Carlos Ghosn says his family played no role in escape from Japan

We also know that Interpol has officially sent an arrest warrant for Ghosn to Lebanon as of today. But he said Ghosn entered the country on a legal passpo...

Jess Phillips poised to enter Labour leadership contest

Ms Lengthy-Bailey - seen as the popular alternative of Mr Corbyn's allies - has stated she is contemplating a bid, however chairman Ian Lavery can be mulling pl...

Man Grabs Subway Rider, Runs Off With Her

Moments later, the man slugged the mother in the right side of her face before he fled the subway station, police said. At around 2:30 a.m. on Monday, 48-year...

Austria's next cabinet takes shape as New Year's coalition deal nears

Kogler agreed, saying: "It wasn't easy, but that's also not what we were elected for". Sebastian Kurz, left, head of the Austrian People's Party, OEVP, and We...

Taliban kill 23 in attacks on Afghan checkpoints

Fawad Saleh, the Balkh highway police commander, said the attack took place at a highway police checkpoint in Alam Khail village of Balkh province on Tuesda...

Investigation launched into Detroit firefighters' NYE photo with burning house

In the aftermath, the Detroit Fire Incident Facebook responded, explaining that no one managing the social media page was involved in taking the photo and...

3 killed as gunmen attack bus near Kenya's border with Somalia

A second police report said there was another attack Thursday on a bus in a nearby area in which the conductor was killed. At least three people have been con...

Australian residents berate PM Morrison in blazeravaged town

His attempt to get out into the areas affected by the fire was reportedly received with contempt. The tense confrontation included one man shouting: "You won'...

Julián Castro pulls out of USA election race

Castro, the only Latino to run for president this cycle, officially launched his campaign in January with a rally in San Antonio, his hometown and the city ...

Donald Trump raises $46 million amid Republican backlash to impeachment

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, who did not support Trump for president, warned the Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee...

Police investigate possible kidnapping caught on dramatic doorbell camera video

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department identified the suspect arrested on Thursday as Darnell Rodgers, 23. Police were also able to locate the victim, b...

Hillary Clinton gets role at Queen's University in Belfast

Stephen Prenter, the chair of the QUB senate, the university's governing body, said he was delighted that she was the new chancellor. Mrs. Clinton accepted ...