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Osinbajo To Meet With Niger Delta Leaders, Traditional Rulers In Bayelsa

He however said the federal government alone could not solve the plethora of problems bedevilling the region and urged all stakeholders to take up the responsib...

K-State coach Bill Snyder dealing with health issue

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North Korea fires missile as tensions rise

The South Korean military is checking if the missile was an intermediate-range Musudan. Earlier analysis had guessed it to be a shorter-range Rodong. It is al...

WH policy adviser: Trump 'pursuing all options' on travel ban

When asked on NBC's "Meet The Press," Miller said that was a question that should be asked directly to the president or Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. "George...

Ex-foreign minister Steinmeier elected new German president

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USA denies Visa to Pakistan's deputy chairman Senate

The United States has refused a visa to Pakistan senate deputy chairman Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, who was to travel to NY to represent the country at the U...

Auto bomb explosion rocks Lashkargah city in Helmand

Mohammad Karim Atal , the head of the Helmand provincial council, reported at least 23 casualties, including some people killed. At least one American special...

Pence said to base Russian Federation remarks on what Flynn told him

Vice President Mike Pence's assertion in a televised interview that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn hadn't discussed us sanctions against Russia with ...

Mitrou-Long, Iowa State cruise past Oklahoma 80-64

Jordan Woodard's scary late-game knee injury ended an already dismal evening in Ames for the Oklahoma Sooners, as the dropped their second contest to the Cyclo...

Weather: Light snow, sleet and ice heads for the Bronx

The National Weather Service says winds of 5 to 10 mph during the day Sunday will strengthen to 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph on Monday . There is t...

Mexican immigrants detained on Staten Island amid ICE raids this month

Federal immigration agents spread across Southern California this week and detained more than 160 foreign nationals, stoking fears among state elected officia...

National Lok Adalat in 15 benches disposed of over 4K cases

Pending court cases involving an amount of Rs 14, 95,716 were also settled and orders issued to recover the amount from the parties. District Legal Services A...

Sasikala Meets Governor Rao With Letter Of Support Claiming Majority

After proposing her name for the party chief's post as well as the chief minister's job, the present chief minister O Pannerselvam, has suddenly revolted and st...

Choose BJP for development in Uttarakhand: PM Modi tells voters

Addressing a news conference here he said due to hectic schedule of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was engaged in party campaign in the five election boun...

National Football League players pull out of Israel trip

Three NFL players who were set to go on a tour of Israel have pulled out of the trip, saying they don't want to be "used" by the Israeli government. However, af...

Trump Called Xi Jinping and Finally Gave a CNY Greeting

The White House described the Thursday call as "lengthy" and "extremely cordial", and said both men had extended invites to visit their respective countries...

Donald Trump 'considering NEW IMMIGRATION ORDER' after travel ban suspension

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North Korea test fires missile, South says

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Syria rebels, govt invited to talks next week: Kazakhstan

Half of the delegation represents the opposition forces fighting on the ground, the HNC said in a statement. On January 23-24, Astana hosted Syrian talks orga...

Protesters Rage in France Over Alleged Rape by Cop

One officer was charged with aggravated rape and three others were charged with aggravated assault. The case has revived past controversies over the relations...

As support swells for OPS, Sasikala warns

Other than immunity, by being sworn in as Chief Minister she would have quietly slipped into the shoes of Jayalalithaa. The AIADMK party ruling India's Tamil ...

South Island: More whales strand as hundreds die

Hundreds of whales have died overnight on a New Zealand beach after a mass stranding thought to be the largest in decades. Many of those whales died. The cal...

No swearing-in for Sasikala just yet, Governor decides to maintain status-quo

Sasikala Natarajan on Thursday staked her claim to form government. Actor Ramarajan said though Panneerselvam is fondly called "OPS", it also refers to "Oyvilla...

Iran willing to open air space to Russian warplanes

He added that Tehran would "have any cooperation with Moscow on Syria" and noted that Iran would grant necessary permission to Russian planes to use the country...

Jordan Spieth rips autograph chasers at Pebble Beach: 'Go get a job'

Jason Day ground out a two-under-par 69 to sit two strokes off the lead on Thursday when the opening round of the weather-hit Pebble Beach National Pro-Am was s...

Kailash Satyarthi's Nobel Peace Prize replica recovered, 3 arrested

District police and Crime Branch teams had been investigating the case. The Nobel citation of Kailash Satyarthi, the replica of the medallion along with other...

Chavo Guerrero Sr. Dies at Age 68

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Congressman: Immigration raids in Central, South Texas part of 'Operation Cross Check'

But the "targeted operation" launched in recent days by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be the largest of its kind since President Don...

Rally to Defund Planned Parenthood

Rally organizers said more than 200 such events were held across the nation in support and anticipation of a vote by House Republicans next week. "You know ...