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Indian sportspersons celebrate International Yoga Day

Sadhvi Bhagawati Sarawasti, who was also present at the event, beautifully defined Yoga and its significance. Hundreds of thousands of men, women and young pe...

FBI Won't Release Comey Memos, So The 'Times,' 'CNN,' And Others Sue

The memo in question reportedly involved a conservation Comey had with Trump about Michael Flynn , Trump's former national security adviser. The memos were a...

Republicans avoid election upset in Georgia

Instead of a win or even a razor-thin loss by Democrat Jon Ossoff that many had expected, Republican Karen Handel ended up winning by a relatively comfo...

Sessions hires his own lawyer

Though he initially declined to comment further on the full extent of his representation of Sessions and whether it extended to the Russian investigation, NBC l...

Republican wins Georgia election, blow to anti-Trump effort

Democrat Jon Ossoff dashed the hopes of Democrats by losing the special congressional election in Georgia on Tuesday. Democrats on Tuesday also lost ...

Senator: US at risk of military conflict with Russia, Iran in Syria

An American F/A-18E Super Hornet shot down a Syrian SU-22 on Sunday evening as it "dropped bombs" near a US-backed alliance called the Syrian Democratic Force...

Trump attorney: President is not under investigation

But there is no hard-and-fast rule requiring a potential defendant to be advised of an investigation and his or her role in it. "You say he can't be under inv...

Iran makes more arrests after Tehran attacks

Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria are helping battle the Islamic State . Alavi maintained that 42, 43 terrorists were identified and arrested followi...

GOP Preparing for Senate Health Care Vote, Amid Differences

Mike Lee, a Utah Republican , posted a Facebook message Tuesday to his constituents, who have been asking about the Senate bill . "It's not being writte...

Dem Loss in Georgia Special Election Underscores Challenges

Returns showed Ms Handel, a former Georgia secretary of state, winning about 52% of the vote over Democrat Jon Ossoff , who won almost 48% in Georgia's 6th Co...

Cindy brings tornado threat to Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Cindy will make landfall along the Louisiana/Texas border early Thursday morning and track northward, eventually to the northeast back toward the...

Saudi Arabia's King Salman ousts nephew in favor of son

He also leads an economic council aiming to boost the Saudi economy, and has made overseas state visits to Russian Federation and the United States . Saudi Ara...

Knife-edge United States congressional vote goes to Republicans

Former Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Handel's win provides the party with "huge relief and somewhat of a political sedative" heading into 2018, ...

GOP senators complain on eve of health care bill unveiling

Many GOP senators, however, remain skeptical of the party's approach. "We're actually going down to see if we can get the Republican health care bill", Booke...

After Otto Warmbier's Death, Can the US Ban Travel to North Korea?

Barack Obama was blamed by Donald Trump for the tragic death of 22-year-old Otto Warmbier after he spent 17 months in a North Korea prison. "And frankly...

Three Palestinians shot dead after killing Israeli officer

A reasonable headline should say: " Three armed Palestinian assailants killed after attack on Israeli officers". "It was a local cell". "At this stage no ind...

Trump's attorney says he is not under investigation

This represents just the latest rumors that Donald Trump could face impeachment, as the president's opposition has targeted a number of issues ranging from hi...

Rep. Steve Scalise is now in 'fair' condition after shooting

During the congressional baseball practice June 14, a gunman injured Scalise, congressional staffer Zach Barth, Tyson Foods lobbyist Matt Mika and two members o...

US Fighter Jet Shoots Down Armed Drone in Syria

The drone, downed near a combat outpost in the town of At-Tanf, was the second one shot down by US forces in 12 days; the downing comes as Pentagon officials ar...

India and world twist and chant on International Day of Yoga

Modi said that yoga had gained enormous popularity in many countries and expressed his happiness over opening of several yoga institutes over the last three yea...

Pentagon: 3 U.S. soldiers killed, 1 wounded in Afghanistan

Two other USA soldiers were killed in the Achin District in late April, according to CNN , during a raid targeting ISIS, and in early April an Army Special...

Dash cam video showing Philando Castile killing released

The interview transcripts were released Tuesday, along with dash cam footage of the execution that confirmed to anyone with eyes, ears, and a brain that Ya...

Portugal is close to containing wildfire that killed 64

Firefighters have struggled to gain complete control over the country's deadliest forest fire on record, which killed 64 people at the weekend. Vitor Vaz...

Is Sean Spicer Leaving The White House Podium?

During Tuesday's briefing - which the White House scheduled that morning after more criticism from the press - Mr Spicer defended the administration's new com...

DUP talks not going as expected - Sky sources

The programme set out by the Queen at Wednesday's State Opening of Parliament will feature "a number of bills" geared towards making a success of Britain's with...

American Warplane Shoots Down Iranian-Made Drone Over Syria

A US-led coalition fighter jet has shot down a Syrian military plane in Raqqa province, the United States has confirmed. Moscow said it was suspending an in...

Paris Police Targeted Again In Suspected Terror Attack

A auto containing weapons and explosives rammed into a police vehicle on one of the most popular streets in Paris on Monday, in what reports say is the fifth ...

US Navy says destroyer collided at 2:20 am

Martin is one of the seven sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Japan coast...

Brussels attacker was carrying nail bomb that failed to detonate properly

The man then shouted " Allahu akbar ", Arabic for "God is great", before a soldier shot him dead, the magistrate said. The Belgian capital, home to the headqu...

'Ireland's interests are the Eu's interests' in Brexit talks, says Simon Coveney

Talks between the Conservatives and the DUP are still ongoing despite whispers they could be close to collapse. The source added: "While our discussions c...

Moscow court jails opposition leader for 30 days

Authorities in Moscow had agreed to a location away from the city centre, but Navalny called for the protest to be moved to Tverskaya Street, one of the city...

Seattle police release audio of woman's fatal shooting

Police said there were several children inside the apartment at the time of the shooting, but none of them were injured. Charleena Lyles was home with her t...

Trump's son-in-law Kushner begins peace push with Middle East talks

Amona will be the first Jewish settlement in the West Bank for more than 25 years and will rehouse 40 families it evicted from a wildcat outpost in February 201...

Do not lose hope - United Nations rep to Sudanese refugees

The refugee agency says in a press release that the figure means that on average one in every 113 people worldwide is today someone who is displaced - a popul...

Record temperatures expected in broiling US Southwest

Almost 50 flights have been canceled as temperatures exceed the airline's maximum operating temperature. To help accommodate passengers impacted by the ca...