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EU's Juncker hopes for Brexit deal in November

On Friday, EU Brexit negotiators told ambassadors of the 27 states remaining in the bloc that there was no breakthrough on the Irish issue and much would depe...

Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes neighbouring Haiti

The quake was 7.3 miles below the surface. Four others were killed in the town of Gros-Morne, about 50 kilometers to the southeast. President Jovenel Moise ...

20 die in two-car accident involving wedding limo in upstate NY

On Sunday, emergency vehicles clustered near the parking lot of the Apple Barrel Country Store, the scene of the crash, in Schoharie, about 40 miles (65 km) wes...

Susan Rice will give 'consideration' to running against Sen. Susan Collins

Inside the Senate chambers Saturday, protesters interrupted the final vote numerous times. Bush called a number of senators in recent weeks, and had several...

Aisha Buhari Berates Oshiomole Over Irregularities in APC's Nationwide Primaries

Recall that Mahmoud Ahmed, a brother of Mrs. Buhari alleged that the APC gubernatorial process in Adamawa State was hijacked. He also commended the role playe...

Turkish-Arab journalists: We stand with Khashoggi

Prasad, the institute's head of advocacy. Khashoggi's fiancée refuted Saudi Arabia's claims to Reuters . We believe a positive outcome will emerge. As othe...

Arrests on US Capitol steps ahead of vote on top judge

The Senate is likely to vote late Saturday. Lisa Murkowski voted "no" on cloture over Brett Kavanaugh , indicating that she is against closing debate on his ...

Brett Kavanaugh sworn in as 114th Supreme Court justice

In a procedural vote Friday that handed Republicans an initial victory, senators voted 51-49 to limit debate, defeating Democratic efforts to scuttle the nomina...

Here's Why Melania Trump's White Hat Is Stirring Controversy

State House said Melania's visit to Kenya follows a discussion she held with Margaret at White House when the Kenyan First Lady accompanied President Uhuru K...

Meng Hongwei: Interpol says president resigned amid investigation by China

Interpol said Saturday it made a formal request to China for information about Meng . Beijing had remained tight-lipped about the fate of Meng Hongwei, who...

Mitch McConnell dodges question on Supreme Court nomination in 2020 election

United States President Donald Trump celebrated the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court at a rally in Kansas on Saturday, condemning Democr...

Kavanaugh sworn into Supreme Court after divisive fight

Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the constitutional oath and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy , who Kavanaugh is replacing, will administer the judici...

Korean ex-president jailed for 15 years

Lee, who has denied most of the allegations , didn't attend the court session, reportedly citing his health and in protest of a court decision to allow a live ...

Melania Trump Visits the Pyramids as She Wraps up Solo Africa Tour

Asked whether she's ever told her husband to put his phone down, she smiled and said yes. "I'm glad that Dr. Ford was heard, I'm glad that Judge Kavanaugh was...

N to constitute committee for consultations over Shehbaz's arrest: Marriyum

The NAB, which arrested the PML-N president yesterday, had sought a 15-day remand to investigate his alleged involvement in the multi-billion rupees corruption ...

Brett Kavanaugh's drinking led to blacking out, college friends say

Roche, who was roommates with Kavanaugh during their freshman year at Yale University, said Kavanaugh was "relatively quiet and studious most of the time " b...

George W. Bush made several calls reassuring Collins about Kavanaugh

But the Kavanaugh spectacle, fueled by extraordinary accusations and counter-claims in nationally televised hearings, and tense battles over an 11th-hour FBI in...

Saudis murdered journalist in Istanbul consulate, says Turkey

The journalist and regular columnist in the Washington Post has been missing since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Saudi Arabia's...

Nobel's Mukwege hears news in surgery as wild cheers erupt

But the further objective of this is that nations take responsibility, that communities take responsibility and that the worldwide community take responsibility...

Toddler shreds more than $1,000 in cash

Leo is familiar with the shredder because he helps his mother shred "junk mail and important documents". Immediately, Jackee Belnap said, they knew Leo was th...

Palu airport to reopen after quake and tsunami

Hindustan Times, owned by HT Media Ltd, is one of India's largest publications that provides unbiased news, analysis and features on politics, sports, entertain...

Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed to the Supreme Court of the U.S.

Before departing, Trump said that he was "really looking forward to the vote", and lauded Kavanaugh as an "extraordinary person" and "great talent". Supreme C...

Interpol asks China for information on missing president Meng Hongwei

China has not commented officially on Meng's disappearance. " Interpol's General Secretariat looks forward to an official response from China's authorities t...

U.S. Senate nears final vote on Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination

The last of the undecided votes began falling into place Friday after the senators reviewed a highly anticipated report from the FBI investigating allegations o...

Brett Kavanaugh just took a BIG step toward the Supreme Court

It's actually been in session throughout the night covering the issue, although the debate has taken place in a largely empty chamber. "After going through al...

Jury Finds Jason Van Dyke Guilty Of Murdering Laquan McDonald

Van Dyke , 40, was charged with first-degree murder, official misconduct and aggravated battery in the October 20, 2014, slaying of 17-year-old McDonald, who ...

Kavanaugh steps away from being confirmed as US Supreme Court judge

Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska , a fellow moderate and friend of Collins, has indicated that she will vote no, calling Kavanaugh "a good man" but may...

New Delhi seals $5bn missile deal with Moscow

Although there was no public signing , the deal was sealed during President Vladimir Putin's ongoing visit to New Delhi for an annual summit with Indian Pr...

‘Elevator Screamers’ Are Professional Protesters, Their Signs Paid for by Soros

He said the aggressive demonstrations directed at Republicans were the result of Democrat lawmakers encouraging that form of protesting. A reporter observ...

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Congolese doctor and Iraqi woman

In 2008, with war still tearing the Congo apart, Mukwege spoke to CBS' 60 Minutes about his role as director of the Panzi Hospital in the country's east. In 2...

Najib’s wife Rosmah charged with money laundering

Investigations into the alleged looting of state fund 1MDB by an audacious global fraud ring have already seen her husband Najib Razak hit with more than two ...

Australia to exempt sanitary products from sales tax

No date has been announced for the repeal of the tax, but according to the ABC , it will cost state governments $30 million a year. Australia will get rid ...

Russian Cyber Unit Accused Of Attacking OPCW Chemical Weapons Watchdog

USA authorities have charged seven GRU officers - including the four caught in The Hague - in an global hacking rampage said to have targeted more than 250 ...

Pompeo to travel to N. Korea Oct. 7, meet Kim

Pompeo said he expects to a plan for a second summit between Kim and Trump, and to make progress on a "pathway for denuclearisation". "Everybody recognizes th...

Kavanaugh does not belong on Supreme Court, retired Justice Stevens says

Stevens went on to say that his change of heart on Kavanaugh's fitness for the high court was "for reasons that have really no relationship to his intellectual ...