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China will continue with climate pact even if U.S. pulls out

Guterres said he intends to convene a climate summit in 2019 to review implementation of the global climate deal. "In fact, Russian Federation is permitted to i...

With wind in sails, Corbyn wins hearts in Brexit town

They say Britain needs a strong and stable government to get the best Brexit deal for the country and its people. Delivering his own Brexit message yesterday,...

Ivanka Trump celebrates 'Gay Pride' month on Twitter

President George W. Bush passed on the tradition that President Bill Clinton started in the 1990s. "This silence halts an eight-year precedent set by Presid...

Putin: Private hackers, not government, involved in U.S. cyberattacks

Responding to a question about whether "patriotically-minded" Russian hackers could also try to interfere in the upcoming German elections, Putin said that th...

Putin ridicules claims of meddling in US vote

Same with hackers, they woke up today, read something about the state-to-state relations. "If they have patriotic leanings, they may try to add their contri...

Subpoenas issued for two Trump figures in Congress Russia probe

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied leading efforts to interfere in last year's US election , and on Thursday said some Russians might have acted on t...

One dead in Cambria mill explosion

The Columbia County Sheriff's Office opened a reception center at the First Presbyterian Church located at 121 W. Florence Street in Cambria following a deadly ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger Tears Into Donald Trump Over Paris Climate Deal Withdrawal

His decision prompted Italy, France and Germany to immediately issue a joint statement stressing that the current deal - a "cornerstone in the cooperation b...

Putin to corporate America: 'Help' President Trump

Putin rejected the idea that such attacks could have changed the outcomes of elections , including the 2016 USA presidential election, the Associated Press rep...

Game Wardens Recover Body from Panther Pond

A spokesman says the 52-year-old CT man has been missing since Thursday night. "People need some type of system to help keep them buoyant no matter how good o...

Putin: Russia doesn't hack but "patriotic" individuals might

Sitting around a rectangular table with a select group of global news agency editors, the 64-year-old Russian leader took questions one by one on subjects not o...

Labour set to steal seats from the Tories in Wales

Meantime, new research suggested Labour was winning the election's social media battle with statistics showing it had gained more than 320,000 likes on Fa...

Assad vows to continue working with Iran after Rouhani win

PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for his re-election on Saturday and said this reinforced the hope his go...

WHO elects Ethiopian public health authority as next director general

Margaret Chan , who is ending a 10-year tenure at the United Nations health agency. Update after round two of votes Dr. Tedros wins the second round of v...

Silicon Valley reacts to the United States backing out of Paris Agreement

France said it would work with USA states and cities - some of which have broken with Trump's decisions - to keep up the fight against climate change. Gut...

N Carolina House budget debate heads into night

After working through a long list of amendments Thursday night, the North Carolina House approved its version of a $22.9 billion state budget. The Senate also...

GOP health bill a far cry from Trump promises

By now the Republican senator, or at least his Orlando staff, should have a pretty good idea that Central Florida's progressive activists want to keep the heat ...

Japan lower house OKs bill allowing emperor to abdicate

The bill, approved unanimously Friday by the lower house, now moves to the upper house for enactment expected next week. Akihito shocked the country in August...

Manila casino rampage leaves 34 people dead

The gunman also set gaming tables on fire and filled a backpack with gambling chips worth 113m Philippine pesos ($2.3m). Police later searched a vehicle and f...

Family of Oregon stabbing suspect offers condolences

The mother of one of the two men stabbed to death on a Portland, Oregon, train has written a letter to President Donald Trump , calling on him to speak out aga...

CNN Fires Kathy Griffin Over Donald Trump Beheading Stunt

Kathy Griffin's comedy style is an acquired taste and over the years her antics have caused controversy and even cost Griffin work. President Trump has con...

Putin: Syria chemical attack was provocation against Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday angrily denied the election interference allegations against his country, even comparing rhetoric about Russia to "...

FBI chief Comey to testify next week

Trump has repeatedly dismissed allegations that his campaign collaborated with Russian Federation ahead of the presidential election. The hearings could add t...

Reaction to Trump's move on environment

President Donald Trump announced his country's withdrawal from the Agreement. He says President Trump is wrong to say his withdrawal is about saving job...

U.S. vet gets 35 years in prison for trying to join ISIS

He is Judge Nicholas Garaufis, not Judge Nicolas Garrafus. 'This is about whether you're going to stand up for your country'. "The work of the Islamic State i...

UN Concerns over Civilians in IS-Controlled Mosul Areas

All the bridges spanning the Tigris River, which roughly divides Mosul into its eastern and western half, has been destroyed by coalition airstrikes, but resi...

Mustachioed 'foreigner' carried out deadly resort attack

The Resorts World Manila management released on Friday afternoon the names of guests and employees who died when a gunman set fire to the casino area of the...

Merkel Had To 'Restrain' Herself In Latest Criticism Of Trump

We're supposed to get rid of ours. "The rest of the world applauded when we signed the Paris Agreement ". The increase in US production is neutralizing the...

Fallen heroes remembered in Phoenix on Memorial Day

President Donald Trump will honor USA service members who made the ultimate sacrifice when he visits Arlington National Cemetery in recognition of Memorial ...

Executive: 3rd body recovered from plant rubble

Eight members of the La Crosse Fire Department are assisting in the search for two missing people following an explosion in Cambria late Wednesday night. In the...

Feeling insulted, Mexican to market 'Trump' toilet paper

But Trump forgot to cover toilet paper, and Battaglia's trademark was approved in October 2015. But the Trump toilet paper is much more than a joke. Reports...

Trump asked 2 U.S. intel chiefs to deny Russian Federation collusion

The president made the request after then Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey revealed that the agency had been investigating Russian interfe...

Philippine military air strike 'accidently' kills 10 soldiers

The bombing accident happened on Wednesday when one of two planes bombing rebel positions missed its target in the heart of Marawi City , where ground troops h...

May, Corbyn clash over Brexit plans

But Mrs May's lead has shrunk from more than 20 percentage points to as little as 3 points, according to opinion polls , though all major polls put Mrs May in ...

Comey free to testify before Congress

FBI Director James Comey may testify in an open Senate hearing as soon as next week, while on the House side of the Russian Federation investigation subpoe...