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EU Could Force Apple to Pay Billions in Back Taxes

Earnest says it's important for the US and Europe to work collaboratively on the goal of preventing the unfair erosion of the tax base rather than taking a unil...

Iraq requests Saudi ambassador be changed

The Sunni kingdom appointed Sabhan to Iraq in December, following a 25-year break in diplomatic relations over the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. During re...

USA admits its 10000th Syrian refugee

The United States on Monday met President Barack Obama's goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees into the country, the White House announced. (Earnest) "Co...

Controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick will likely be cut by the 49ers

Trump , who has issued almost unequivocal defenses of law enforcement during his presidential campaign, said he has been personally following the Kaepernick c...

British backpacker hurt fleeing Australia attack 'devastated' by friend's death

The Queensland Police Service tweeted on Friday morning local time: "The 30-year-old British man injured in the #HomeHill attack remains in a critical condition...

US State Election Systems Likely Breached by Foreign Hackers

The letter was signed by Elijah E. Cummings (Committee on Oversight and Government Reform), John Conyers, Jr. Reid also noted the release by WikiLeaks in ...

Tropical trouble: Storms head for Florida, North Carolina, Hawaii

It was moving to the west-northwest at 7 miles per hour. In the Lowcountry the storm is expected to bring only slight wind gusts. The threat of heavy rainfall...

Trump camp says it plans $10 million TV ad buy

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday night that he would make a major speech on illegal immigration in Arizona on Wednesday. La...

'Unacceptable' that EU nations refuse to accept Muslim migrants: Merkel

She suggested she was open to changes in the EU's planned quota system, which aims to transfer of about 160,000 asylum seekers from Greece and Italy to other Eu...

Turkey IDs Wedding Bomber as Islamic State Child

Gonul Tol , founding director of the Middle East Institute's Center for Turkish Studies . An official says at least 22 victims of a child suicide bomber who ...

In China, officials toil on canola dispute

He is also likely to discuss the human rights situation in China and the difficulties faced by people, who hold a double citizenship in the country. Gerry Rit...

Trudeau touts Canada's agricultural safety amid China canola dispute

Trudeau only so far in a country whose ambitions often clash with Canada's, such as the desire by China's business establishment to further integrate Canada int...

Colombia sets question for peace referendum

The final text was delivered on last Thursday to Congress in order to start the process for convening the referendum. "The plebiscite is now a reality". Once th...

Italy holds funeral for natural disaster victims

Italian authorities are vowing to investigate whether negligence or fraud in adhering to building codes played a role in the high death toll in last week's quak...

Japan pledges $30 billion for Africa over next three years

The conference , which from now on will be held every three years, was organized by Japan , the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, the ...

Keep an eye out for tropical weather

On North Carolina's Outer Banks, business owner Jennifer Scarborough said her biggest concern was that the first storm could saturate the area before another bl...

Separatist shutdown continues in Kashmir

Locals in Srinagar said restrictions were imposed in several areas of Srinagar immediately after the clashes. Forces, they said, fired pellet guns and lob...

Turkish, Syrian Kurdish forces agree on truce

A senior USA military commander says the United States has made it clear to all of its partners fighting the Islamic State - including Turkey and the US -backed...

Man arrested in fatal stabbing of two MS nuns

The 46-year-old confessed to the killings during a police interrogation, but gave no reason for the crimes, said sheriff Willie March. The Holmes County C...

North Carolina, Florida brace for brewing tropical systems

The storm already was spinning cyclonically and could well become a hurricane, forecasters concur. As it hangs out over the Gulf, it will become more organize...

Mississippi State will use at least 2 QBs vs. South Alabama

Dan Mullen has named "Nick Williams" the starting quarterback for the season opener against the South Alabama Jaguars. Update: It looks like the battle is pri...

United Airlines pilots arrested for attempting to fly drunk

Paul Brady Grebenc, 35, of Columbus and Carlos Roberto Licona, 46, of Humble, Texas, appeared in Paisley Sheriff's Court on Monday for violating a part of Brita...

Strengthening Security and Combating Terrorism Dominates Talks With Kerry in Bangladesh

It directly contradicted the narrative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government, which has blamed home-grown militants and denied a foreign hand in the host...

Wails of grief erupt at Italy quake funeral

The bodies were originally taken to Rieti and officials said it would be easier to hold a mass funeral there rather than in the devastated Amatrice, but Prime M...

Man arrested after immolation prank at Jersey Shore

Investigators say eight people, including two 3-year-old children, were inside the elevator auto with Gaile as he performed the prank. The liquid he had poured ...

France's Hollande: EU-US trade deal won't happen this year

While French president Francois Hollande did not subsequently say that TTIP was dead, he said it will need significant restructuring. Many EU countries ha...

United States to phase out use of private prisons for federal prisoners

The move was justified by the declining federal prison population, now at fewer than 195,000 from nearly 220,000 in 2013, according to Yates. Following the de...

Benghazi emails involving Clinton recovered by FBI

Hillary Clinton has 30 days to provide written answers to 25 questions stemming from her use of a private e-mail server during her four years as USA secretary o...

Prosecutors: Man confessed in Chicago shooting of Dwyane Wade's cousin

The brothers appeared in court Monday morning to be assigned a judged and a new court date. Police arrested 26-year-old Darwin Sorrells and 22-year-old Der...

UT announces 7 future non-conference home football games

The Tennessee Volunteers are 2-0 all-time v. UTEP , 38-2-2 vs. Chattanooga , 4-0 vs. UAB , 1-0 vs. Bowling Green , and 5-2-1 vs. UAB's future non-confer...

The Hill: Federal judge blocks Obama's transgender bathroom policy

A United States judge has blocked federal guidelines instructing public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and other private facilities ...

Monster alligator caught in MS breaks record

Tiffany Wienke tells The Clarion-Ledger that she and her party of six hunters could tell from the gator's head that they had spotted a big one Saturday night in...

Gawker's flagship website to close after Univision deal

Mr Thiel funded Mr Hogan's case saying he wanted to curb the company's "bullying", after the site published an article that outed Mr Thield as gay. Ultima...

How Apple paid just 0.005% tax on its global profits

Elsewhere, Apple dismissed suggestions that it will have to pay six billion euro (£5.12 billion) interest on top of the 13 billion euro tax bill, while it sugge...

CPD moves to fire 5 officers including Jason Van Dyke

According to charging documents, officers Jason Van Dyke, Daphne Sebastian, Janet Mondragon, Ricardo Viramontes and Stephen Franko face administrative charges a...