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Biden Says Trump Shouldn't Have Nuclear Codes

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GOP senator calls on Federal Bureau of Investigation to loosen hold on Clinton documents

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After the photo of Corbyn on the floor went viral, he was praised for reportedly refusing a first-class ticket and sitting on the floor instead. It's not the fa...

First driverless bus tested in Australia's Perth

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Logistics exchange: India, US military ties deepen

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Justice Department Will Cut Ties With Privately Owned Prisons

In the memo , private prison "served an important role for a period of time but have shown that they compare poorly to federal prison facilities". In Decembe...

Gabon opposition says two killed as security forces storm headquarters

Gabonese police forces patrol as they clear barricades in the streets adjacent to the National Assembly, in Libreville , on September 1, 2016. Translation: ...

PM inaugurates CPEC projects in Gwadar

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More students than ever before achieving top grades at Siddal Moor

Fellow student Chris Moore achieved two A*s, five As and three Bs. He said: "I got nine A*s and four As". The school received a 77 per cent pass rate for ma...

Historic commercial flight from USA lands in Cuba

The first US commercial flight to Cuba in over 50 years landing in the central Cuban city of Santa Clara. A number of other USA carriers are also set to begin...

Gabon opposition leader Ping says Bongo should recognise defeat

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Brothers Charged in Connection with Fatal Shooting of NBA stars Cousin

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India's Scorpene submarine secret data leaked

The Australian media reports, quoting DCNS, said that the leak of such technical data could not happen with its proposed submarine for Australia. Among the t...

Jeremy Corbyn admits there were empty seats on 'ram-packed' train

Mr Corbyn said a future Labour government under his leadership would introduce a cross-departmental cabinet committee to increase participation in the arts and ...

Cincinnati first responders treat 30 heroin overdoses in one day

Sammarco tells the Cincinnati Enquirer ( ) that Summit County in northeast OH has offered to provide a sample. "I've got to say to whoever pushed this out o...

Oil falls on strong United States dollar, crude glut

By the end of yesterday, U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate sank 3.6 per cent and Brent dived 2.7 per cent. Oil's weakness over the last two years has ero...

Son charged with killing mother, 85, at her Fort Worth home

Next-door neighbor Danny Messick said, "Her husband called me at work and said their son called him and told him what he did, and that he was going to call the ...

Stokes to make T20 comeback, Vince and Dawson dropped

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Australian police capture cattle-eating crocodile

The animal was sent to Darwin where it will be kept for breeding at a crocodile farm. The 4.33-metre long crocodile had reportedly been taking cattle from a s...

San Francisco boy abducted

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Gears of War 4 New Trailer Shows Off Horde Mode 3.0

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Voters cast ballots today in Ontario byelection

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Strong magnitude-7.1 quake reported off New Zealand coast

Areas such as Tologa Bay and Te Araroa could be impacted. There was a potential tsunami threat but its severity was still being assessed, Radio New Zealand r...

Mark Zuckerberg Meets Pope, Gifts Him Facebook Drone

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Trump rejects Clinton's claim that he's unleashed 'radical fringe' fringe of GOP

Trump's embrace of this ideology presented by the "alt-right" was permanently cemented by hiring Stephen Bannon, the former head of a leading "alt-right" webs...

Irish cabinet may need more time to decide on Apple appeal: minister

The Republic of Ireland's Cabinet is meeting to discuss the ruling with Finance Minister Michael Noonan, saying the Irish Government will appeal it. Members o...

Facebook CEO, Zuckerberg visits Kenya

He left Nigeria for Nairobi, Kenya where he is expecting to learn more about African eco-systems and mobile-money. "I'm starting at a place called iHub , whe...

Benghazi emails among those recovered by FBI

Please click the button below to manage your account. According to FBI Director James Comey, Clinton's lawyers did not individually read the content of all ...

Lauer to Moderate Clinton-Trump Forum

It will be a one-hour forum where Clinton and Trump will answer questions about national security, military affairs and veterans issues in front of an audience ...

New poll: Trump and Clinton are both unpopular candidates

Isn't it a little unusual that she now supports Clinton's plans, which have been praised by progressive groups and called "the most progressive agenda since...

Tropical Storm Hermine may grow to hurricane strength before hitting Florida

Hermine was 315 miles (510 kilometers) west-southwest of Tampa with winds of 60 mph (95 kph). It was moving to the north-northeast at 12 miles per hour. Fo...

Maddie Hinch saves four penalties as Great Britain's women win hockey gold

Team GB's women's Hockey team will contest the Olympic gold-medal match for the first time in their history, after beating New Zealand convincingly 3-0 at the...

Security guard shot multiple times outside Atlanta

When officers arrived, they found the victim in a hallway of the hotel. Police wouldn't say where he had been shot nor how many bullets were fired. The SWAT...

Suspicious powder found at Trump Tower not hazardous

The powder is being tested by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, a police spokesman said. There were no reports of any injuries, police said. In Apr...