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Typhoon Jebi leaves trail of destruction across Japan

Amid strong winds and storm surges, Kansai International Airport , built on an artificial island nearly directly in the cyclone's path, suffered flooding to ...

United Nations urges Syria not to 'revictimise' children of Idlib fighters

Oddly enough, with the Assad regime preparing to take the province by force, the women of Idlib are now playing a role in what happens next. Turkey, Russia an...

Majerhat Flyover Partially Collapses, One Person Reportedly Dead

Traffic from various parts of South 24 Parganas and Behala area in the city were being diverted from Diamond Park area, the officer said. He said, "We have call...

Tanker crashes, airport floods as worst storm in 25 years hits Japan

Jebi follows Typhoon Cimaron, which made landfall on August 23, disrupting transport links, but injuries and damages were limited. Jebi - whose name means "sw...

LGBT rights: Malaysia women caned for attempting lesbian sex

And it was also the first time the kind of punishment that was open to the public. The punishment meted out to them was the first public caning incident ever ...

Trump Warns Syria’s Assad, Russia, Iran Not to ‘Recklessly Attack’ Idlib

And that reality, he told AFP , is that "Assad is advancing on the ground, aided by Iran by land and Russian Federation by air", while the United States places...

Woman with baby leads police on high-speed chase before crashing

Despite having an infant in a portable child vehicle seat in her care, she carelessly speeds down the highway, horrifyingly weaving in front of oncoming traffic...

Trump blast Sessions for pursuing Republican cases

He added: "Two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time". Senator Jeff Flake , a Republican, said on Twitter the statement was "not the conduc...

Democrats decry 'Friday night document massacre' as White House withholds Kavanaugh docs

Wade , while Only 37% approve of a Brett Kavanaugh confirmation. In a letter sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday, Bush lawyer William Burck, wh...

Burma judge sentences Reuters journalists to seven years in prison

Wa Lone's wife, Pan Ei Mon, gave birth to the couple's first child in August, and Kyaw Soe Oo's wife Chit Su Win carried their three-year-old daughter to the c...

Brazil's 200-year-old national museum hit by huge fire

A massive fire has destroyed millions of items at Brazil's national museum-and for many Brazilians, shock has turned to anger. Brazil's President, Michel T...

Lula da Silva barred from running for presidency

A majority of Brazil's top electoral court shot down late Friday the candidacy of popular leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the country's upcoming presidenti...

Trump says ‘no political necessity’ to keep Canada in new NAFTA deal

President Trump's threats to cut Canada out of a new NAFTA is not getting much support at home. The deal brokered between Mexico and the US has many prov...

Deputy involved in shooting at Ice Cube concert, authorities say

Toshio, a first-time starter for trainer Phil D'Amato, swerved suddenly in midstretch, throwing jockey Drayden Van Dyke to the turf. The man had been trying t...

JD.com's billionaire CEO released after USA arrest

The alleged assault would be a felony, authorities said , declining to provide further detail. Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder said Sunday that he coul...

Myanmar: 7 Years for Reporting the Truth

Defendants Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were entrapped by police officers who planted classified documents on them to disrupt their reporting into human rights atroc...

Pentagon decides not to release $300M in aid to Pakistan

In earlier statements, United States officials had indicated that they might not support Pakistan's bid to seek an estimated $12 billion from the International ...

Frank Field resigns Labour whip saying leadership is "force for anti-Semitism"

Field also complained of "bullying and intimidation" in his local branch of the party. A Labour party spokesperson said: "Jeremy Corbyn thanks Frank Field f...

President Uhuru leaves for China-Africa summit

The summit themed " China and Africa: Towards an Even Stronger Community with a Shared Future through Win-Win Cooperation", is meant to link the Belt and Road...

Russia says talks on Ukraine in 'Normandy format' not possible now - Ifax

Russian Federation accused Ukraine of assassinating the 42-year-old, but Kiev said it had nothing to do with the explosion and blamed separatist infighting....

Patten sought tickets to Trump inauguration for Ukrainian oligarch, prosecutors say

The lobbyist, Sam Patten , 47, admitted that he failed to register in the U.S.as a foreign agent for his work lobbying on behalf of a Ukrainian political par...

U.S. stocks crawl back into green despite road blocks to Nafta deal

Canada cited its ongoing disagreement with the USA over allegations it dumps lumber into America as a reason to keep the panels, they said . "Congress should ...

Bobi Wine arrested at Entebbe airport

He added: "We thank the world for standing with us". I will soon tell you what exactly happened to me since 13th August and what is next. "The lawyers have no i...

USA stocks end lower amid report Trump's new China tariffs imminent

Broadening the tariff battle would mark the most significant move yet in a months-long trade stand-off and dent China's growth prospects. While Beijing ha...

EU set to end switch between summer and winter time - Juncker

One other doable outcome would be that mainland Britain and Northern Ireland would operate in different time zones after Brexit. Opponents say that many peopl...

Japanese foreign minister calls on PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan also extended invitation to his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe to visit Pakistan . It added that both sides held detailed disc...

Couple Ordered To Turn Over Money Raised For Homeless Man

Kate McClure, 28, and her boyfriend Mark D'Amico, 39 have until Friday afternoon to transfer over the remains of the $400,000 (£307,000) they raised. Johnny ...

Amsterdam attack suspect had 'terrorist motive'

His identity has not been released, but police say he has a German residency permit. "The suspect is under police surveillance in hospital and will be questio...

Obama, Bush mourn former rival McCain at Washington service

Bush , who defeated McCain for the Republican Party nomination in 2000, underscored McCain's courage, honesty and sense of honour. "He was a great man", Me...

Call for Govt to cancel Donald Trump's visit to Ireland

Their quarrels continued even after McCain revealed he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer a year ago. After midnight on Sunday evening, the...

Trump says Sessions safe in job at least until November elections

Trump would force him out. Sessions' original sin in Trump's eyes is that he recused himself from matters connected to the presidential campaign, in which he...

After church service, McCain to depart Arizona for last time

An estimated 3,500 mourners crowded into an Arizona church Thursday to remember McCain after a motorcade bearing his body made its way past people waving Amer...

Lawyer was told Russian Federation had 'Trump over a barrel,' sources say

A crime unless he has a written waiver from Obama's politicized DOJ which is possible", he added. Steele conducted Democratic-funded research into Trump's ties ...

Pakistan erupts over Prophet cartoon contest in Netherlands

About this he wrote on his page in Facebook. "To avoid the risk of victims of Islamic violence, I have decided not to let the cartoon contest go ahead", the f...

South Africa's ANC withdraws land expropriation bill passed in 2016

The law, if passed, will allow South African authorities to seize lands from white farmers and redistribute them to the country's black population without any c...