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China Releases Jailed Nobel Peace Winner on Medical Parole

A serious illness like liver cancer could be easily missed at the prison despite checkups, although it's equally possible that Beijing has neglected care fo...

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Olympian, World and Australian Champion, multihull specialist and proud Australian Glenn Ashby has lived up to his reputation as the "multihull-whisperer" leadi...

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Jeff Davis, said the USA had seen "activity" at Shayrat airfield that "indicated active preparations for chemical weapons use". The attack on April 4 ...

Morcha holds rally in Darjeeling, burns GTA accord papers

We do not want the GTA anymore. Binoy Tamang, assistant general secretary of the GJM, said: "We will intensify our movement in the hills if the Centre does no...

USA sees global popularity plummet under Trump administration

The fall in confidence in the USA leader was especially pronounced among U.S. allies in Europe and Asia, and in Canada and Mexico, the poll said. The analysis p...

Wind fans the flames of Utah fire that has burned 13 homes

In this photo taken Monday, June 26, 2017, smoke plumes from the Manzanita Fire are seen near Beaumont, Calif. This Saturday, June 24, 2017, photo, shows a ho...

European Union fines Google record $2.7b

Probes were triggered after the European Commission received dozens of complaints from US and European competitors who claimed that the search engine company ab...

CT travelers react to travel ban; Muslim advocacy group issues travel alert

Specifically, the Court's decision allows the travel ban to go into effect for the above-mentioned foreign nationals, but only if they lack any " bona fide r...

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Emmanuel Macron in 'green future' video selfie

It ends with Macron bringing out his new catchphrase: "We will deliver together to make the planet great again". French President Emmanuel Macron has promis...

Not quite warp speed: Speeding man had alien doll passenger

The driver had been caught doing 84 miles per hour (135 km/h) and was issued a verbal warning for driving too fast, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. T...

Former Milwaukee Officer Found Not Guilty In Sylville Smith Shooting

The encounter began when Heaggan-Brown and two other cops said they saw Sylville Smith's rental auto parked a foot away from a curb and suspected a drug d...

Allstate Releases Latest Best Drivers Report

Among 200 major US cities, Boston drivers were the most likely to be involved in an accident in 2017, according to a study of Allstate claims data released by t...

Trump's conspiracy-filled interview with Fox & Friends

President Donald Trump has no intention of firing the special counsel investigating charges of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, even though he quest...

President Trump calls Russian hacking claims 'big DEM hoax!'

Johnson did not, as Trump suggested, say there was no evidence of a tie between the president's campaign and the Russian government. Trump tweeted , "Why did ...

Turkish forces returns fire against Kurdish YPG militia in Syria

The UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Right (SOHR) described "heavy shelling" in the area on Tuesday. "Any aircraft, including planes...

Spicer confirms meetings with candidates to fill WH press jobs

Fallon, like Colbert, joked about Bannon's "Sean got fatter" statement , saying you know things are bad when Bannon thinks you've let yourself go. Discussi...

Trump demands apology, accuses Obama of having 'colluded or obstructed'

Trump in an interview on "Fox & Friends" that aired Sunday. Trump has called the probes a witch hunt and on Monday (Tuesday NZT) he demanded an apology, say...

Iraqi military says it has retaken two Mosul neighbourhoods from Islamic State

The June 14 assault was carried out by more than 100 IS militants and killed 11 Iraqi policemen and four civilians in clashes that lasted hours. Those residen...

US Suspects Activity at Syrian Air Base Used in Chemical Attack

The White House said that if Mr Assad conducted another chemical weapons attack, "he and his military will pay a heavy price". Syrian rebels say they do no...

Firefighters Battling Two Major California Wildfires

Firefighters worked Tuesday to stem both further growth on the northern perimeter of the blaze and to shore up and extend lines in the Panguitch and Dry lakes a...

Arconic says it is ending sales of Reynobond PE panels

Arconic, the USA company that sold the combustible material, said Monday that it would no longer sell the paneling for use in high-rises. Stuart Ropke, chief ...

North Korea releases USA citizen Otto Warmbier

Bill Richardson said Tuesday the North Koreans must "in no uncertain terms " explain the reason why an American student released from their custody is in a...

'Thank You Prime Minister Modi,' Tweets Ivanka Trump After Invite

PM Modi became the first leader to have a White House "working dinner" with President Trump. Although Modi's two-day Washington visit, which began Sunday, i...

European court refuses to intervene over sick British baby

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Trump wishes Muslims 'warm greetings' for Eid

The ban applies to citizens of six majority-Muslim countries - Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - and blocks them from entering the United States fo...

Hillsborough disaster: Families to hear charges decision

Former Chief Superintendent Donald Denton , and former Detective Chief Inspector Alan Foster are charged with perverting the course of justice over their alle...

Disability advocates stage protests at McConnell's office

Meanwhile, Sen. Chuck Schumer spoke out against the newly released Senate Republican health care bill on Thursday, calling the proposed legislation "heartle...

U.S. clears sale of predator Guardian drones to India

The officials said Trump was looking at options including tariffs on steel imports, which Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross already has said he is considering as...

Breezy, showers and mild temperatures this weekend

Mostly cloudy skies will follow into Thursday night , along with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy with early showers. This wil...

Germany: Merkel's challenger calls for vote on gay marriage

In an interview , she said the German parliament should have a conscience vote on same-sex marriage. BERLIN (AP) - Martin Schulz , the center-left cha...

McConnell optimistic despite delaying healthcare vote

According to The Hill , Donald Trump met with # Republican senators on Tuesday after deciding to postpone a vote on his health care bill until after July...

Senate punts, then 3 new Republicans oppose health care bill

The upper chamber's 46 Democrats and two independent members also oppose the legislation. "This bill is every bit as mean as the House bill", said Senate Mino...

NY official threatens suit over GOP health bill

For families with lower incomes, the bill would repeal a tax penalty for people who do not get health insurance, saving them $38 billion over the next decad...

Senate Republican leaders delay healthcare bill vote

The Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act is now being poured over by Senate Republicans and their staff, but the early prognosis for a vote this ...

CNN Producer Fesses Up: We're Just Doing The Russia Stuff For Ratings

CNN later reported that an internal investigation by its management found certain editorial processes were not followed when the article was published. But t...