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"Next it’s you": NZ PM Ardern receives death threats on social media

People across New Zealand have observed the Islamic call to prayer as the nation reflected on the moment one week ago when 50 people were slaughtered at two m...

Dead, 90 Injured After Deadly Explosion in Jiangsu

The China Earthquake Administration reported a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was detected in Jiangsu, suspected to have been caused by the impact of the explosion,...

Citigroup To Sell Venezuelan Gold In Setback To President Maduro

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido, who invoked the constitution to assume the interim presidency in January saying Maduro's re-election was not legitima...

Revellers mark Holi, the festival of colours

Esha Deol also took to Twitter and wished her fans a very Happy Holi . The festival of colours , Holi is a celebration of spring and fraternity in our soc...

Australians evacuate homes as cyclones Trevor and Veronica approach

Cyclones in Australia's north are fairly common, but to have two such large cyclones to be making landfall in quick succession is rare. The army and police ...

All 50 Victims of New Zealand Mosque Massacre Identified

The announcement was made by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after last Friday's attack on two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch left 50 people...

Montreal Priest Stabbed During Morning Mass

Police were called to the scene at about 8:40am local time. The priest was taken to hospital, where his condition was said to be stable, with police reportin...

Mueller report submitted to Justice Department

Comey was sacked by President Trump at the recommendation of deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein in order to help "restore public confidence in the FBI ...

Anthony Scaramucci: Trump's Attacks on McCain 'Stupid,' 'Unnatural'

His daughter, Meghan McCain , told ABC's daytime talk show The View that her father would find it "hilarious that our president was so jealous of him that he...

Arizona woman used pepper spray on adopted kids, police say

Machelle Hackney , who has a channel called " Fantastic Adventures " with nearly 800,000 subscribers and 250 million views since 2012, was arrested on March 15 ...

Trump Says Tariffs on Chinese Goods Could Stay for ‘Substantial Period’

Mr Trump said that a trade deal with Beijing was "coming along nicely", but his comments dampened hopes a deal would be reached soon. Effective July 2018, a...

Northern Lights could extend into Michigan Saturday night

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , a solar storm expected this weekend may induce power grid fluctuations, causing Northern Lig...

Google ‘Florida Man’ and your birthday - and see what you get

Social media users have been circulating the game after a tweet on March 19 went viral. Here are just a few examples that some users shared: "Florida Man Arre...

Trump surprises by revoking North Korea sanctions immediately after Treasury imposes them

But he says, "I have today ordered the withdrawal of those additional Sanctions!" It wasn't immediately clear what Trump was referring to. There has been no...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets death threats 'every day,' blames 'right-wing media'

She said: "My last name is Ocasio-Cortez". Because of the amount of threats, Capitol Police recommended to make her schedule available to the public: "It's a ...

Border Patrol Releases Migrants in South Texas

But that center is already operating at full capacity as well, caring for over 900 immigrants. "What you're looking at is our interior arrests have been affec...

Over 60 passengers killed in gory Kintampo-Techiman road crash Friday dawn

Each bus had about 50 passengers on board. According to the reports the KIA Grand Bird bus caught fire and got burnt after the collision. Most of the passen...

IN teachers reportedly shot with pellet guns at active shooter training

ALICE is an acronym for alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuation. "Teachers waiting outside that heard the screaming were brought into the room four at ...

UK police arrest wealthy Indian jeweler Nirav Modi

The 48-year-old, who appeared in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Wednesday in a sombre white shirt and pants, was taken to Her Majesty...

Top Democrat Rips Trump White House For 'Stonewalling' Congressional Probes

Among them are requests that the White House produce documents related to the committee's investigation into the Trump administration's security clearance proce...

On Friday, Jimmy Carter became the oldest living former president ever

Bush. Former President Jimmy Carter will become America's longest-living president tomorrow, surpassing George H.W. Bush. While some historians rank Mr....

Explosion at Chinese chemical plant kills dozens, injures more than 600

Numerous others in the vicinity were slightly injured in the blast at a facility run by Tianjiayi Chemical in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, city officials said on...

Perth mum farewells three-year-old brother killed in NZ terrorist attack

Muslims account for just over one per cent of New Zealand's population, a 2013 census showed, most of whom were born overseas. Another post tagged to Arde...

North withdraws from inter-Korean liaison office

It didn't say whether the withdrawal would be temporary or permanent. The decision to withdraw comes weeks after a nuclear summit between Kim and President D...

USA troops killed on a mission in Afghanistan

Fighting continues across Afghanistan more than a week after the latest round of negotiations between the United States and the Taliban ended in Qatar, as W...

Farm aid nonprofit arranging hay help for Nebraska ranchers

Flooding along the Missouri River has taken a heavy toll in Nebraska, southwestern Iowa, and northwestern Missouri. Vice President Mike Pence travels to Neb...

Time to recognise Golan Heights as Israeli territory

Trump's statement has given a boost to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the middle of his re-election campaign. Netanyahu will visit the White...

White House rejects Democrats' demands for information on Trump-Putin talks

Instead, Lowell claimed he told the committee his client communicated through the app with "some people", but did not specify who the individuals were. Cummings...

Finland happiest land, Belgium sinks to 18th place

But it's not something inherent in Finnish DNA, according to the researchers. Switzerland came in sixth place, followed by Sweden, New Zealand, Canada (the on...

Brazilian ex-president Temer arrested in anti-corruption probe

Former Brazilian President Michel Temer has been arrested in São Paulo as part of a massive corruption investigation. Mr Temer's spokesman declined to comme...

'Broken-hearted' New Zealand observes Muslim call to prayer week after massacre

A #headscarfforharmony movement was trending on Twitter. A prayer leader in white skullcap issued the call to regular Friday prayers at 1.30 pm as thousands l...

Syria slams Trump, vows to recover Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

Neither were accompanied by Israeli leaders during the hugely symbolic visits. The Palestinians have sought to claim east Jerusalem as its capital of an event...

Palestinian shot dead after he threw stones at Israeli cars: Medics, army

Governor Kamel Hmeid said Israeli troops in the adjacent village of Al Khader fired at a auto and wounded the driver late on Wednesday night. The man, identifie...

Tusk reveals European Union has agreed two week Brexit deal under conditions

They could back her withdrawal deal, deliver on the referendum and leave the EU in "an orderly manner" or face the prospect of having to stand candidates in the...

White House rejects House Democrats' request for Trump-Putin communications

Lowell challenged aspects of Cummings's account, writing in his own letter that he did not say that Kushner used WhatsApp to communicate with foreign leaders. I...