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Libs say lawsuit threat needed to stop Scheer's 'misinformation' on SNC-Lavalin

Quebec Liberal MP Marc Miller said the Liberal caucus had agreed to not require caucus votes to expel MPs since the start of this Parliament, and was comfortabl...

Suspected kidnappers of American tourist arrested

The duo was held captive for five days and the abductors had demanded a ransom of United States dollars 500,000 for their release. The suspects busted in conn...

China-EU to hold meeting of their leaders in Brussels

The EU seeks to build a "point of convergence" with China . "European companies will enjoy equal treatment", Mr Li told a news conference following the three-...

New York Times Declares 'Setback' for Netanyahu as He Wins Israeli Election

With around 95 percent of the vote counted, both Netanyahu's Likud party and Gantz's Blue and White were tipped to win 35 seats in Israel's 120-member Knesset...

China Opens Bridge to North Korea After Three-Year Delay

In a meeting with senior officials on Tuesday, Kim ordered them to display "an attitude befitting the masters of the revolution and construction under the pre...

Apparent wreckage from missing F-35 jet found: Japan gov't source

This accident marks only the second of the F-35. Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said the jet, which flew from the Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefectur...

Marines Killed In Afghanistan Based Out Of Fort Devens

Benjamin S. Hines, 31, of York, Pennsylvania; and Staff Sgt. Christopher K.A. Slutman, 43, of Newark, Delaware. These Marines were assigned to 25th Marine Reg...

UN Postpones Libyan National Conference Due to Fighting

Those concerns were echoed by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR , whose spokesperson Babar Baloch, said that staff had been in contact with anxious detainees, wh...

WikiLeaks accuses Ecuador of spying on Assange at embassy

The Ecuadorean Government was today accused of "extensive spying" against Julian Assange (inset, in May 2017) which has led to a police investigation into claim...

European Union gives Britain's Theresa May six-month delay to Brexit date

British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would now keep working to get her withdrawal agreement approved by parliament to ensure an orderly split, saying ...

Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has allegedly stepped down

Alaa Salah, a Sudanese woman propelled to internet fame for leading powerful protest chants against President Omar al-Bashir, flashes the victory gesture during...

United Kingdom heading for Halloween Brexit as May agrees European Union offer

Tusk, a former Polish premier who has long tried to keep a door open for Britons to change their minds and stay, said the delay until Halloween gave time for Lo...

Lok Sabha elections 2019 first phase: Polling under way in 91 seats

Of the 26 Lok Sabha candidates, only two are women while among 191 Assembly candidates, 16 are women. Polling has begun for the first phase of Lok Sabha el...

Hong Kong court convicts nine members of pro-democracy 'Umbrella Movement'

The nine include three figureheads of the pro-democracy movement: Benny Tai Yiu-ting, 55, a law professor, Chan Kin-man, 60, a sociology professor, and the Reve...

ZERO new orders for Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX after global groundings

Boeing delivered just 11 MAX in March before the suspension. American Airlines has cut its sales outlook after being forced to cancel hundreds of flights invo...

Missing Americans’ Bodies May Have Been Found Days Ago, Dominican Authorities Say

They discovered an unconscious woman fitting Ravenelle's description on the road, which leads to the country's global airport in Santo Domingo. She died four da...

European Union poised to grant Britain a long Brexit delay at emergency summit

Arriving at a special European summit in Brussels, the prime minister said that even though she had asked for a limited extension until June 30, most important ...

U.S. man charged over plans to run down pedestrians

A United States man is accused of seeking to create "panic and chaos" just like "what happened in France", allegedly plotting to drive a stolen truck into pedes...

Trump says he will not release his tax returns

House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal sent a request to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig last week for six years of Mr. Trump's personal tax returns, as w...

Jamal Khashoggi's Family Denies Settlement With Saudis Over His Murder

Salah added that Jamal Khashoggi's family were brought up "to thank acts of good not disavow [them]". Salah Khashoggi, the son of slain Saudi journalist Jam...

European Union pledges full support for Ireland as Brexit looms

During a visit to Dublin yesterday - his fifth in the role - Michel Barnier said the European Union will stand fully behind Ireland, and the EU's 27 member ...

Trump Wants Origins of Russia Probe Investigated

I assume that when Barr spoke of exploring whether the spying on the Trump campaign was "adequately predicated ", he was referring at least in part to the reas...

Blizzard warnings issued for Denver, northeastern Colorado ahead of incoming spring snowstorm

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for much of eastern Wyoming and the Nebraska panhandle. The southern half of Crow Wing County s...

Israel's Netanyahu appears headed toward 5th term as PM

Re-election will give Netanyahu an important boost as he braces for the likelihood of criminal charges in a series of corruption scandals. A few parties are hov...

Thousands Rally in Sudan on Anniversary of April 6 Revolution

Since the sit-in began outside of the presidential residence on Saturday, security forces had fired tear gas several times in an attempt to clear the protesters...

Venezuelans protest as Guaido declares 'greatest escalation of pressure'

Mr Maduro, who blames US-backed sabotage on recent blackouts that deprived millions of power, has also called a pro-government march in Caracas , urging his su...

Barr to release redacted Mueller report 'within a week'

Department regulations give Barr broad authority to decide what to disclose and what to withhold. Barr defends the infamous four-page letter: Barr has been he...

Facebook ‘morally bankrupt pathological liars’, says John Edwards

Despite describing the Christchurch mosque attacks where 50 people were killed as "a really awful event", Facebook is not keen to introduce delays on its live...

London taxes older vehicles in bid to fight air pollution

There has been concern that poorer motorists, small businesses and charities will be unfairly stung by the charge as they are less able to afford to upgrade the...

Doctors discover four live bees feeding on tears inside woman's eye

But nope. It was bees. "I looked into the gap with a microscope and saw something black that looked like an insect leg", Dr Hong, an ophthalmology professor a...

May wants United Kingdom out of European Union at 'earliest opportunity', says minister

France is expected to demand the removal of the post of British European commissioner as a price for a long Brexit delay , leaving Britain without a seat at t...

United States couple missing for two weeks in Dominican Republic

Orlando Moore and Portia Ravenelle vanished while leaving their hotel in the Dominican Republic after a getaway to the Caribbean island. Two weeks after the ...

White House blasts judge who ruled against US asylum policy

Several hundred people seeking asylum have been returned to Mexico to await the outcome of their request under the policy first implemented in January at the ...

Dalai Lama hospitalized with chest infection

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama delivers teachings during the first day of New Year or "Losar" in the northern hill town of Dharamsala, India F...

Trump tax returns center stage at Capitol Hill hearings

Last week, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal sent a formal request to the IRS for six years of Mr. Trump's tax returns , arguing the committee "ha...