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NRC: Lack of getting medical help abroad kills more in Yemen

Still, Yemen's health ministry says that violence has exacted a smaller death toll than the closure of the airport in the capital, Sanaa, which has left thous...

Chameera, Gamage included in Lanka squad for Pallekele Test

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SC rejects plea to stop Aamby Valley auction

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With his " fire and fury " remarks on Tuesday-which were quickly deemed " stupid " and "dangerous"-Trump "raised the specter of nuclear war" and "senselessly pr...

Sri Lanka foreign minister Ravi Karunanayaka resigns over corruption charges

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake resigned from his ministerial portfolio on Thursday amid allegations that he was involved in a corruption scanda...

Ivanka Trump to attend India-US Entrepreneur Summit, PM Modi tweets

The possible presence of Ivanka Trump was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter Thursday night. "The Summit is a unique opportunity for bringin...

Sushma Swaraj in Kathmandu, calls on PM Deuba

There was no communication whether Sushma Swaraj raised the Doklam issue with Deuba. Nepal is the current chair of the grouping and the members will discuss s...

Getting close on Afghanistan strategy

On Thursday, McCain apparently lost his patience. "It's a very big decision for me", Trump told reporters on Thursday at Bedminster in New Jersey. "Nearly s...

Dollar falls below ¥110 in Tokyo on North Korea risks

THE QUOTE: "Risk-averse sentiment is dominating global equities markets , and US indices have retraced from record levels over the last two days". Losses in ...

Spain could top Greece in migrant sea arrivals: IOM

Sunbathers in southern Spain looked on in shock and confusion as an inflatable dinghy packed with dozens of migrants washed up on the beach. He was later supp...

United States sanctions 8 more in Venezuela

The United States targeted individual politicians and security figures but stopped short of placing broader financial or "sectoral" sanctions on its vital oil ...

At Least 36 Killed, 13 Hurt in Bus Crash in China

The photos showed a tow truck at the scene along with rescue workers surveying the damage on the road just outside the tunnel near forested hills. The coach c...

Manafort drops Mueller's old law firm for one specializing in financial crimes

The raid - reportedly an effort to obtain Paul Manafort's tax documents and foreign banking records - was conducted as part of the agency's ongoing investigat...

Xcel Energy wind projects deliver for customers and communities

The turbine will produce 1800MW of green electricity for export to the grid, the equivalent power for 360 Fife homes as well as save 313 tonnes of carbon emissi...

Fox & Friends & Trump: North Korea crisis puts cozy relationship in spotlight

Hopefully we will never have to use this power, but there will never be a time that we are not the most powerful nation in the world! ". The CIA and other key...

Donald Trump Pulls Emergency Opioid Declaration Right Out of Thin Air

But it remains inaccessible; only 10 percent of conventional drug treatment facilities in the United States provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid use...

Trump Team Garbles Climate Science — Science Says

The report itself clashes with claims coming from the Trump Administration, with some government officials arguing that climate change is little more than a...

There's more to Guam than United States military bases, residents say

Todd Thompson, a lawyer who lives on Guam, said he laughed off past threats because he "figured cooler heads in Washington would prevail, and it was just an idl...

Seoul shares open lower amid tensions over North Korea

A high-ranking Cheong Wa Dae official said, "It's true that the security situation is tense, but we can use this as an opportunity to overcome the crisis". "We'...

Don't ride with your feet on the vehicle dashboard

Now, two years later, she can not stand for more than four hours at a time. The couple was heading to her parents' house about 4 miles away to pick up her two...

Police raid Manchester hotel after traffic incident involving child

Armed officers arrived at the hotel as they were closest to the scene when the emergency call was made, but police confirmed it was not a firearms incident. A w...

Trump 'surprised' by Federal Bureau of Investigation search of Manafort home

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Employee in Florida day care van death lacked OK to drive

Myles Hill was found dead on Monday inside a day care van. After dropping off the children, St. Charles drove the van to another Little Miracles location and...

Chelsea Manning photographed for Vogue

Jennifer Lawrence may be on the cover of Vogue , but transgender rights advocate Chelsea Manning is rocking her own story and swimsuit photo in the issue....

North Korea will develop Guam strike plan by mid-August

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Wednesday warned North Korea to stop pursuing nuclear weapons and stop considering actions that would lead to the "destruction of...

What causes a total solar eclipse?

The concern for local school officials is that there are some predictions that tourists will flood the path of the eclipse , snarling traffic and creating pote...

NY high school football player killed by log in 'horrific accident'

The boy was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to Suffolk Police Assistant Commissioner Justin Meyers. It...

SC seeks Centre's reply on status of non-Muslims in J&K

Article 370 grants special, autonomous status to the state. Omar Abdullah, former chief minister and the National Conference president's son, confirmed that ...

USA destroyer challenges Beijing's claims in South China Sea

US President Donald Trump and his administration have been pressing China to exert more economic and diplomatic pressure on the isolated North Korean regime t...

Gunman shoots NYPD officer shot in arm, bulletproof vest before killing self

Police officials later revealed that the anxious woman had told cops that her son was not violent - and unarmed - but acting erratically. It was initially unc...

Almost seven in 10 judge Congress a failure so far

And rather than hurting Trump's re-election prospects, a three-way race could actually enhance them. President Trump is a con man and a liar who will not show h...

BC government to fight Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion

It was supported by British Columbia's former BC Liberal premier, Christy Clark who was ousted in June by NDP Leader John Horgan. The company, which has schedul...

Americans split along partisan lines on welcoming in immigrants

So, if any sizable percentage of these people suddenly felt it was in their best interests to move away, whether to a place in the USA where they could more e...

US, Japan to watch how China implements N Korea sanctions

Security Council voted unanimously to pass a new round of sanctions on North Korea on Saturday, in hopes of getting Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program....

Trump Offers Putin Thanks, Not Critique, for Throwing Out US Diplomats

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence, speaks to reporters after a security briefing at his golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey ...