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SoCal Lawmakers Condemn Egyptian Bombings On Palm Sunday

In Alexandria yesterday, investigators combed for clues and took pictures of the debris produced by the blast. Two Egyptian Coptic Orthodox churches in Alexan...

USA berates Syria at OPCW meeting on Syrian chemical attack

Lavrov further underlined that the USA missile strike against the Shayrat Air Base played "a highly provocative role.". We call upon the super powers involve...

Russian Federation says Syria invited chemical-weapons experts to Idlib

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Zarif calls USA bombing of Syria unacceptable

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United States and Russian Federation still far apart as Syria haunts talks

Lavrov emerged Wednesday to tell journalists that despite the "low level of trust" between the USA and Russian Federation, they were prepared to move forward on...

Sunderland in dire straits despite Borini leveller

Manuel Lanzini stepped up to take the resulting free-kick and the Argentinian found the target, but Pickford judged it well and produced a comfortable save. 83'...

Russia-US relations 'deteriorated' because of strikes - Putin

More than a third would even cooperate with the Syrian government. He stressed that a political settlement "is the only way to return Syria to peace and reduc...

Trump must work to forge a long-term plan for Syria

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Moscow got off to a heated start Wednesday when his Russian counterpart warned the USA shouldn't retaliate against...

Afghan 'mother of all bombs' toll rises to 94

The exact death toll is unclear, with one Afghan official quoting the number as 92, and another claiming 90 people were killed. However, a statement released on...

Police Arrest 14-Year-Old In Sexual Assault Streamed On Facebook Live

Her mother later saw the video of her daughter's assault, which the Chicago Sun-Times reports involved five or six people , and she brought the footage to ...

India calls off maritime talks with Pakistan as tension soars over Jadhav

Meanwhile, the minister of state for external affairs V. K. Singh has reiterated that the Indian government was considering all steps to get access to Jadhav. E...

South Africa opposition unites against Zuma

That's what we need to unite on, and not a few people having everything and many people having nothing. Gordhan's removal has triggered unprecedented criticis...

Arkansas encounters two new legal hurdles in execution plans

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said she would file a motion immediately to fight Judge Griffen's order. Governor Asa Hutchinson has said the state ...

Explosion hit a convoy near Aleppo

About 100 people were killed Saturday in a vehicle bomb explosion targeting pro-regime evacuees leaving besieged Syrian towns, a volunteer rescue agency said...

Misdirected coalition airstrike kills 18 US-allied rebels in Syria

An activist-run group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, said three days of mourning had been declared for the town. "Heavy fighting is taking place in the...

Tillerson: Assad used chemical weapons at least 50 times

The Kremlin had previously declined to confirm Putin would meet Tillerson, reflecting tensions over the USA strike on Syria. Mr Tillerson was greeted frostily...

Syria: Dozens of evacuees killed in bus convoy blast

In a footage aired by a local network - Syrian TV - bodies were strewn outside buses, including fighters. Personal belongings could be seen dangling out of the ...

United States now wants regime change in Syria, says United Nations envoy

Since taking office in February, the former Exxon Mobil CEO has admittedly shunned the spotlight and the press. Trump has received widespread support for the ...

IS launches chlorine gas attacks in western Mosul

Raed Shaker Jawdat said in a brief statement . However, the western part of Mosul, with its narrow streets and heavily populated neighborhoods, appears to be...

Democrats Block Trump's Supreme Court Pick

The Senate change will apply to all future Supreme Court candidates as well, thus affecting how many votes a nominee needs to advance to a final confirmation vo...

US Treasury: China not a currency manipulator

The Treasury Department, in its semiannual report on exchange rates sent to Congress, has not labeled any country as a currency manipulator but it kept six coun...

In a surprise move, Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad files to run for president

Israelis would love to see former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reelected president of the Islamic Republic. Ahmadinejad's candidacy and continued sup...

UK PM May says highly likely Syrian government behind poison gas attack

A spokesman for the USA military coalition that operates bombing missions against the Islamic State in Syria denied the report . It was not clear which air for...

Protesters to take to streets to demand Trump release tax returns

This year's Tax Day Marches on Saturday, planned in dozens of cities across the county, are expected to be the biggest political mass mobilization since Janua...

Rapids' Tim Howard suspended 3 games for incidents with Sporting KC fans

Video of Howard cursing at away fans during the match circulated on Twitter after Sporting KC's 3-1 win over the Rapids on Sunday night. Tim Howard lost his...

Syrians stuck around Aleppo as evacuation deal stalls - monitor, activists

The evacuees from Madaya were expected to head to rebel-held Idlib , west of Aleppo . Ambulances later took the wounded to hospital in Aleppo . The buses h...

IS death toll rises to 90 after huge United States bomb in Afghanistan

A day earlier, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said 36 IS fighters have been killed, and a network of caves and tunnels in the rigid mountainous spot in Achin dis...

Here's where the US and Russian Federation stand on top geopolitical issues

Russian Federation has claimed that the victims were killed by toxic agents released from a rebel chemical arsenal and pushed for an global probe. In his A...

Vin Diesel was not first choice for Fast & Furious tough guy

What the movie does well is make the viewer feel like part of the " family ". What more they can show that we haven't seen yet staying loyal to their stor...

Uzbek Suspect Confesses To Stockholm Truck Attack

Akilov was arrested from a northern suburb of Stockholm hours after the attack. Judge Malou Lindblom ordered him to remove the hoodie and he complied, revea...

Bannon's friends think Kushner is targeting him on MSNBC

His relations with Donald Trump's discreet son-in-law, Jared Kushner , who became the United States president's real right arm in recent weeks, have become not...

Pope attends Good Friday service recalling Jesus' suffering

Pope Francis deplored the suffering of migrants, victims of racism and persecuted Christians as some 20,000 worshippers gathered at Rome's Colosseum to hear h...

Campaigning for Turkey referendum hits final stretch

Erdogan and the AKP have framed the referendum as being within the wider struggle against terrorism, and have accused some pro-"No" supporters of harbouring d...

Son levels S Korean scoring record as Spurs beat Bournemouth

Son fired through the legs of keeper Artur Boruc after racing into the area from Kane's flick. The Great Dane tops the charts for Premier League chances creat...