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OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia replaces energy minister with King Salman's son

Citing a royal decree, Saudi Press Agency reported that the new minister will replace Khalid al-Falih. Abdulaziz bin Salman has served in the energy ministry ...

Hundreds of Bahamians told to get off ferry headed to US

His video shows families with children disembarking the vessel. One woman told Entin that as many as 130 people left the ferry after the announcement. After h...

Canadian Forces troops to help in massive post-Dorian cleanup in Maritimes

There have been no reports of injuries in the Maritimes linked to Dorian, but dramatic footage shared on social media showed a large crane swaying in the wind...

Saudi King Installs Prince as Oil Minister as Al-Falih Ousted

He replaces veteran official Khalid al-Falih as the world's top crude exporter accelerates preparations for a much-anticipated stock listing of state-owned oil ...

Pakistan to deny over-flying facility to Indian President

The government says it suspended communications August 5 to prevent rumors from spreading after Kashmir's special status in the Indian Constitution was revoked ...

Netanyahu accuses Iran of destroying secret nuclear site

He showed pictures of what he claimed was the Abadeh site "before" and "after" Iran realized Israel was on to them - and said the Abadeh site was uncovered from...

Iran says it can now take enrichment past 20pc mark

Rahimi said the European Union with 183 reactors has also adopted a tougher stance against Iran , he said. "There is an understanding that Trump may be e...

US unveil Putin role in 2016 US election ―Reports

Oleg Smolenkov, a Russian national, whom media reports refer to as a possible Central Intelligence Agency agent, has never worked for the Administrative Directo...

American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging flight

He was charged with wilfully damaging or disabling an aircraft. Alani began working for American as a mechanic in 1988. Alani is scheduled to appear in a M...

One dead after powerful typhoon hits Tokyo

National broadcaster NHK warned that high-speed winds could fell power lines and damage homes, while heavy rains could trigger flooding and landslides. One of...

In New Hampshire, 2020 Dems urge voters to not play it safe

The bottom line: If Democrats think she can win next November, she can win primary and caucus contests in February and March. In addition, the 9/11 annivers...

Trump probed over military spending in Scotland

The disclosure comes as Trump last week denied he had any role in Vice President Mike Pence booking a room at a Trump resort in Ireland or Attorney General Wi...

United Nations body urged to declare health emergency in Kashmir

Bachelet said it was important that the people of Kashmir are consulted and engaged in any decision-making processes that have an impact on their future. Furthe...

Jeremy Corbyn tells Boris Johnson: 'This government is a disgrace'

Corbyn, he said, "has not just hijacked my political party - he has hijacked its soul and its ethics". The prime minister has continued to insist Britain will...

Merkel hopes China-U.S. trade problems will be over soon

Merkel also campaigned for the "rights and freedoms" of the Hong Kong people during her visit to China. As for the Hong Kong protests, Merkel will probably ra...

Trump says he canceled secret peace talks with Taliban after Kabul attack

The Taliban have kidnapped six Afghan journalists working for private and government media organisations in eastern Paktia province, government officials and Ta...

NOAA assailed for defending President Trump’s Hurricane Dorian claim

I'm not saying this implies individuals won't ever think about NOAA once more, but it surely continues a harmful slide in the direction of undermining establi...

House Judiciary Committee preparing vote on impeachment hearing rules

Some lawmakers and critics have thus questioned whether Trump is profiting off his presidency, in addition to possibly obstructing the former special counsel ...

Robert Mugabe set to receive state funeral at Zimbabwe sports stadium

Mugabe's family told reporters in August that the former leader did not want to be buried at the National Heroes Acre , or have the government that ousted him ...

Johnson sticking to Brexit plan, won't seek a delay: Ministers

Piers Morgan backed Mr Farage's plan, claiming that there was no "other way to resolve this that works better than a no deal". On the BBC's Marr Show Chance...

British Airways pilots ground planes in unprecedented 48-hour strike

British Airways scrapped nearly all of its timetable for the next two days as pilots went on strike for the first time in decades in a labour dispute that co...

Crews battle two huge fires threatening south Queensland towns

The fires in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, many out of control, have destroyed at least 20 properties, with authorities saying that number is li...

Typhoon Lingling kills five in North Korea and three in South World

More than 460 houses and at least a dozen public buildings were "completely or partly destroyed or inundated" by the typhoon, it said. "Crops fell down, (were...

20 rescued, 4 missing after cargo ship tips off of Georgia coast

Twenty members of the 24 person crew have been rescued so far. The Coast Guard shared a photo of the 656-foot cargo freighter, which had turned nearly com...

Afghans brace for fresh violence after US-Taliban talks halt

Nine former United States ambassadors warned on Tuesday that Afghanistan could collapse in a "total civil war" if Trump withdraws all U.S. forces before the...

'Trumps will be a dynasty' comment walked back by Trump's campaign manager

He specifically took aim at former SC governor and congressman Mark Sanford , who announced his presidential bid Sunday. More significantly, it comes less ...

Brexit: British PM Boris Johnson loses second bid for early election

Although 293 MPs voted in favour, with 46 against, it was short of the 434 needed for an election to be called in an early morning Commons vote. Mr Johnson ha...

Protestors In Hong Kong Beg President Trump To Liberate Them

It all started with a march urging the United States to get more involved in the Hong Kong-Beijing dispute. Authorities have targeted prominent activists wh...

Lebanon's Hezbollah downs Israeli drone, Middle East News & Top Stories

So far there has been no official mention of the attack from Syrian or Iranian sources . "Tel Aviv will burn in fire", Special Assistant to the Speaker of th...

Trump's Afghanistan decision pushes country toward vote

He told NBC that because the Taliban will not recognize the legitimacy of the Afghan government, they refuse to hold direct talks with Afghanistan president...

Trump Contradicts Official on Bahamians' Travel Documents

Silva also slammed the ferry company for charging evacuees. The incident was captured on video by a reporter with CNN affiliate WSVN . "It's hurtful because ...

Sarah Palin's Husband Files for Divorce

A lawyer for Todd Palin did not immediately return a request for comment. According to the Anchorage Daily News , which was the first place to report the s...

US Air Force ‘to review international stays’ after Trump resort bookings

An Air National Guard crew stopped at Trump's Turnberry resort outside Glasgow, Scotland during a spring trip from the U.S.to Kuwait. US PRESIDENT Donald T...

Sister of Clips' Leonard charged in deadly robbery

According to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department , Williams and Townsel followed Afaf Anis Assad of Long Beach into a bathroom at the casino on Augus...

Trump administration touts big drop in border crossings

The shift reversed decades of USA policy in what Trump administration officials said was an attempt to close the gap between an initial asylum screening that ...