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Mexico pipeline explosion killed 89, Pemex defends response

A forensic technician works at the site where a fuel pipeline ruptured by suspected oil thieves exploded, in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, state of Hidalgo,...

MSNBC, CNN Go From ‘Bombshell’ to ‘Frustrated’ After Mueller Disputes BuzzFeed Report

Cohen has pleaded guilty to, among other offenses, lying to Congress about the extent of Trump's involvement with the Moscow project, telling a congressional pa...

Video of child walking with hands up to police goes viral

Viral eyewitness video captured the heartbreaking moment that a two-year-old toddler got out of her father's auto and walked towards gun-wielding police with he...

Top North Korean envoy meets Trump at White House

The announcement came after Trump met top North Korean negotiator Kim Yong-chol at the White House on Friday, the BBC reported. But the two sides have b...

'World's oldest man' dies in Japan at 113

Japan has one of the world's highest life expectancies and was home to Jiroemon Kimura, the longest-living man on record, who died soon after turning 117 in ...

WhatsApp Globally Limits Forwards to 5 Chats to Curb Rumours

WhatsApp will now globally limit message "forwards" to five chats at a time, a practice it had introduced in India in July 2018 to crack down on spread of rum...

Kamala Harris seeks to make history with 2020 presidential bid

She launches her bid as the nation observes what would have been the 90th birthday of the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Harris is the first...

Winter storm doesn't stop some Midwesterners

The second of two storms forecast to hit the region this weekend could drop more than 2 feet of snow on parts of MA on Sunday . A United Airlines plane has s...

Extreme cold warning for Toronto starts off chilly, snowy week

Fortunately, it will begin to moderate by Tuesday and we could be back up to 30 or so. There is a sign the Arctic cold is waning. Wind Chill Warnings, major...

Democrats aren't buying Trump's latest offer to end shutdown

During an address on Saturday in the Diplomatic Room of the White House, the president presented what he called a "compromise" bill aimed at reopening the gov...

Mueller disputes report that Trump told Cohen to lie to congress

The story published by BuzzFeed Thursday night attributed to two federal law enforcement officials an incendiary assertion: that Mueller had collected email...

Don't hijack Brexit, minister warns Britain's parliament

The Prime Minister will on Monday update Parliament on her attempts to draw up a so-called "plan B" for Brexit following cross-party talks in Westminster - and ...

Judge finds Chicago policemen not guilty in conspiracy trial

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Winter storm disturbs travel as it rolls toward US Midwest, Northeast

The average delay at O'Hare International Airport was almost an hour on Saturday afternoon. In Dallas-Fort Worth, 13 flights were canceled, a spokesman said. ...

Facebook Could Be Slapped With A ‘Record-Setting’ Fine By FTC

However, Washington Post reported earlier on the matter and said five commissions met to discuss the issue. The FTC started conducting an open investigation...

PM takes part at Beirut "Arab Economic and Social Development Summit"

The summit, seeking to further cooperation between states on numerous economic fronts, has been mired with controversy after playing into Lebanon's divisions....

Syria’s air defenses repel Israeli attack in country’s south - SANA

Syrian military air defences thwarted an Israeli attack on Sunday, shooting down several missiles in the south of the country, state media said. Two hours a...

Global Risks Report 2019 warns of environmental risks and rising global tensions

World leaders are preparing to head to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF ) in Davos , Switzerland, amid the riskiest global backdrop in ye...

Frigid wind chill prompts extreme cold warning

Clouds will be on the increase after Midnight, which may help temperatures to start slowly climbing by early Sunday morning. Northerly winds gusting to 30 mil...

Sudan police fire live rounds outside home of slain protester

Protests have rocked Sudan since December 19, when the government raised the price of bread. "Since the beginning, the security forces have responded with e...

Ghani calls PM Khan, thanks Pakistan for 'sincere facilitation' of peace efforts

On Thursday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called Khan to discuss how to advance the peace process. Khan assured the Afghan president that Pakistan was making...

Kenya arrests 6 more suspects in Nairobi attack

The official said the suspect earlier was thought to be dead because his auto was found at the dusitD2 hotel complex that was attacked on Tuesday. That has pr...

Deadly vehicle bombing hits police academy in Colombia

The explosion also broke the windows of several apartment buildings and houses near the establishment. Videos circulating on social media show panicked office...

Winter storm threatens 115 million people with snow and ice

ET Saturday. Some parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and ME could get an inch of ice, likely triggering power outages and hazardous road condi...

Scores of migrants unaccounted for after boat capsizes off Libya

The sinking dinghy, when spotted by a navy patrol plane, had about 20 persons aboard, the navy said. The Italian navy said it had alerted Libyan authorities w...

Former El Chapo mistress: ‘I thought we were a couple. I’m confused’

Emma Coronel Aispuro posted three photos of herself laughing and smiling as she walked out of the courthouse where her husband is on trial, captioned only wit...

UK's May wants Irish treaty to break Brexit impasse: paper

He said Parliament should be allowed to hold a series of "indicative" votes on a number of different Brexit plans, and lawmakers should ideally be given a free ...

Trump offers temporary protection for immigrants in return for wall funding

US President Donald Trump has set out new plans on his Mexican wall project to try to end a partial government shutdown lasting more than four weeks. To ensur...

Suspected auto bomb blaze in Derry | Ireland

The Police Service of Northern Ireland tweeted a photograph of the scene outside a courthouse as it warned that evacuations were taking place due to a secon...

New Caravan of Central American Migrants Crosses Into Mexico

A caravan of migrants from Honduras en route to the United States , cross the Suchiate river to Mexico from Tecun Uman. The illegal crossings come just h...

DR Congo court declares Tshisekedi winner of disputed elections

Following the vote, Fayulu emerged as runaway favorite based on partial counts, but Tshisekedi was later announced the provisional victor. But for some Cong...

"Don't Worry About Who Will Be PM": Top Quotes From Opposition Rally

Describing the Trinamool Congress chief as "Mamata Di" in the message, he said the entire opposition was united in its belief that true nationalism and developm...

Trump's lawyer: Never said there was no collusion

It was not clear whether Giuliani was reflecting a new position or talking point from the Trump legal team or was making a strategic attempt to get ahead of pot...

Boys in 'MAGA' hats mock Indigenous man after D.C. rally

In a joint statement to the Cincinnati Enquirer , the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School apologised to Phillips. A viral ...

At least 21 killed in Mexico pipeline blast

Staff of Pemex, Petroleos Mexicanos, works the area of a oil pipeline explosion in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo state, Mexico, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. Fuel theft ...