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Mum accused of fatally smothering her three children appears in court

At the scene, officers found a 3-year-old boy, 2-year-old girl and 7-month-old girl, all unresponsive. Officers administered CPR and fire officials provided f...

Greece Elects First-Ever Female President Following Parliamentary Vote

Sakellaropoulou, 63, is famous for her "groundbreaking legislation for the right boundaries between protecting the environment and development", Mitsotakis said...

'Weird looking' husky finds home after being abandoned by breeder

On January 15, the shelter posted her pictures on Facebook which quickly went viral. Story courtesy of ABC13 . Husky House was inundated with offers to tak...

Donald Trump's senate impeachment trial hears opening arguments

Schiff and other House managers used the rules debate to begin making the broader outlines of their case to senators. Republican senators have not ruled ...

Nigeria ranks 146 on Global Corruption Index in 2019

In the just-released findings, Transparency International (TI) awarded Kenya a score of 28 out of 100 in a scale in which zero counts as "highly corrupt" and ...

ICJ orders Myanmar to take steps to protect Rohingya

A Myanmar government-appointed panel on Monday established that there were "reasonable grounds" to believe that members of the security forces were among "mul...

Former Interpol chief jailed for 13 years over $2million bribery in China

Grace Meng offered no written or other documentary proof of what she said were her husband's reformist views. Meng, who was expelled from China's Communist Pa...

French President Emmanuel Macron grows angry with Israeli security during church visit

Macron later described the incident as a "moment of irritation" between security forces, noting that Israeli security stops at the door of the church "and Frenc...

Air tanker feared crashed in NSW as fires ramp up

Flights were cancelled out of Canberra Airport, a 20 minute drive from the city centre, as blazes raged nearby. The New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service ...

S Korean military decides to discharge transgender soldier

The non-commissioned officer had a male-to-female sex operation overseas late previous year. Ms Byun's case has led to debate over the treatment of transgende...

Weinstein rape trial set for opening arguments

Weinstein's lawyers plan to go on the offensive, pointing to "dozens and dozens and dozens of loving emails to Mr Weinstein" they say show he and some of his ...

Sanders, Biden Share Lead Over Dem Candidates — CNN Poll

In an interview published Tuesday, the Hollywood Reporter asked Clinton if her assessment of Sanders still holds. He was in Congress for years. "He had one ...

Democrats accuse Republicans of a 'cover-up' as Trump impeachment trial gets underway

McConnell proposed giving Democratic prosecutors and Trump's lawyers 24 hours each over three days for opening arguments, easing off an earlier plan to keep th...

‘Multiple victims’ in downtown Seattle shooting; suspect still at large

Seattle police asked anyone with information on the shooting - or on the suspect or suspects - to call their tip line. It has not given a description of a suspe...

Historic Trump impeachment trial to begin in earnest

The House impeached the president last month on charges that he abused the power of the presidency by soliciting foreign election interference and using militar...

US airlines may no longer accept emotional support animals

U.S. airlines would no longer be required to accommodate travellers who want to fly with emotional support animals such as pigs, cats and rabbits, under new r...

Titanic shipwreck to be ‘better protected’ under ‘momentous’ UK-US agreement

The RMS Titanic famously broke up and sank five days into its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in April 1912, after hitting an iceberg. This treaty will offi...

Duncan residents walk in unity at MLK Day Parade

Win McNamee/Getty Images With Monday being a national holiday in observance of Dr. King, NBC News White House correspondent, Geoff Bennett , chose to pose a q...

WWE Superstar Asuka Escapes Fashion Show Mall Shooting In Las Vegas

Metro Police said right before a group got into an argument and were about to get into a fight when one person pulled out a gun and fired it into the crowd. Th...

United Nations rejects Kiribati man climate refugee claim - PM

He said he had faced land disputes and difficulties accessing safe drinking water on his home island of South Tarawa, which had become overcrowded as the surrou...

Frozen iguanas falling out of trees as icy weather hits Florida

Iguanas, like other lizards, are cold-blooded and are subject to a phenomenon called "cold stunning". "Definitely there were residents waking up to them next ...

Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian authorities must prepare contingencies forthwith

Cases have also been confirmed in Thailand, South Korea, Japan, the US and Taiwan. The virus is spreading between people, according to health experts, with ...

Impeachment: Senate passes resolution; GOP rejects subpoenaing witnesses

In order to allow more witnesses to testify, the 47 Democratic Senators -assuming they stay united-need to peel off at least four Republican Senators to join ...

SC to hear over 140 petitions challenging citizenship law today

The Centre also contended that it wants time to respond to pleas which have not been served on it. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, Just...

Puerto Ricans demand answers after discovery of disaster aid in warehouse

The scene reminded numerous beginning of protests that escalated over the summer and led to the resignation of former Gov. Ricardo Rossello , with demonstrator...

Brazilian prosecutors accuse USA journalist Glenn Greenwald in phone hacking case

Prosecutors maintain that Greenwald played a " clear role in facilitating the commission of a crime ", by telling hackers to delete their own archives to help c...

Al-Salbi, aka Abdullah Qardash: New Isis leader is Yazidi genocide mastermind

The Islamic State has named a new leader to replace Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who died in a U.S. Special Operations forces raid on a compound in northern Syria'...

SC to hear petitions challenging CAA today

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA ) passed by the Parliament of India on December 11, 2019, aims to fast-track citizenship for persecuted Hindus, Parsis, Sikh...

Donald Trump Confirms Plan to Add More Countries to Travel Ban

Trump did not detail to the Wall Street Journal which countries he would add to the list. President Donald Trump is considering expanding his much-maligne...

UK PM Boris Johnson seeks post-Brexit deals at Africa summit

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Friday to attend the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, UK. The prime minister will also announce an e...

Neither the US or Iran Want a Full-Scale War. Here's Why

The White House and the Pentagon claimed responsibility for the assassination of General Soleimani in Iraq , saying the attack was carried out at the direction...

Chinese theme park makes a large pig bungee jump off tower

Video footage shows the pig being dragged to the platform and squealing as it is pushed off and the crowd cheers. It's legs are tied during the event. The owne...

Turkey says Libya's Haftar must choose political solution

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters that the summit , attended by the main backers of the rival Libyan factions, had agreed that a truce in Tripol...

McConnell releases impeachment trial rules, sparking new outcry from Democrats

Hunter Biden has faced heightened scrutiny for serving as a board member of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian gas company at the center of allegations of corruptio...

Boeing Estimates The 737 MAX Will Fly Again In Mid 2020

Due to a reduction of space for new aircraft, Boeing has been forced to suspend deliveries of the 737 MAX. A spokesman for the US Federal Aviation Administr...