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TEPCO executives cleared over Fukushima disaster

Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata, 79, and former vice chairmen Sakae Muto, 69, and Ichiro Takekuro, 73, were found not guilty in Tokyo District Court. Japan say...

Australia's Morrison at WH for Trump's 2nd state visit

They also faced journalists in the Oval Office and at a joint news conference in the White House East Room. Donald Trump and Scott Morrison spoke in a joi...

Rape accused BJP leader Chinmayanand arrested in UP

According to a report in News18, hours after Chinmayanand's arrest , Naveen Arora said, " Swami Chinmayanand has admitted to nearly every allegation level...

Trump names special envoy for hostage affairs, Robert OBrien, as new NSA

Although Bolton was seen as the ultimate representative of the neo-con wing in the Republican party, cheering for war in Iraq and pushing for regime change in...

More than 1000 rescues, evacuations as Tropical Storm Imelda soaks Texas

And even as the intensity of the deluge around Houston began to weaken in some parts, the area of 4.7 million people was still getting drenched with 1-2 inche...

At least 4 dead in Utah tour bus crash

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TROPICS: Jerry Continues To Swirl In Central Atlantic

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Scores dead and wounded in United States drone strike, Taliban blast in Afghanistan

The assault on Wednesday night time additionally injured 40 individuals after unintentionally focusing on farmers and labourers who had simply completed amassin...

China cancels United States farm visits touted as 'goodwill' trip

The decision comes as the US and China are expected to meet for high-level trade talks next month and as both sides have toned down the rhetoric that has defi...

Trump denies promise that led to formal complaint from United States spy

House Democrats cited a July 25 call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which they said the president apparently focused on the invest...

California governor signs law making gig workers employees

Under the so-called ABC test required by the decision, workers can qualify as independent contractors if they are free from employer control or direction, engag...

Facebook unveils its plan for oversight board

The body will have the ability to make decisions about specific cases but will not be able to change Facebook's policies (although it can issue policy recomme...

Facebook Employee Falls To His Death At Menlo Park Headquarters

The deceased individual has not been publicly identified pending family notification, but Facebook confirmed in a statement to DailyMail.com that he was an empl...

Germany braces for 500 climate demonstrations as part of global green protest

The figurehead behind the Global Climate Strike is Greta Thunberg , a 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, who rose to fame after skipping school to p...

U.S. reassessing aid to Solomon Islands after Taiwan ties cut

After the Solomon Islands decision, Taiwan has formal relations with only 16 countries, many of them small, less-developed nations in Central America and the ...

FedEx Pilot Arrested In China As Beijing Squeezes Company Over Huawei

BEIJING (AP) - A FedEx pilot who was detained in southern China is under investigation on suspicion of "smuggling weapons and ammunition" after air gun pellets ...

USA confident it will determine who behind Saudi attacks

Reuters reporters were shown fix work under way at both the Khurais field and the Abqaiq oil processing facility hit by the attack. Construction workers surro...

'High Probability' Saudi Attack Launched from Iran Base

The approach is already coming under criticism. Sen. "There are still those today who think, 'Boy, if we just give Iran just a little bit more money they'll b...

Pakistan PM Imran Khan apprises Saudi Crown Prince on situation in Kashmir

Tensions have soared between the two nuclear-armed nations over Kashmir , parts of which is administered by both India and Pakistan , since New Delhi revoke...

Japan Says South Korea Move on Fast-Track Trade Status 'Regrettable'

Japan on Wednesday said South Korea's decision to remove Tokyo's fast-track trade status without sufficient explanation was "regrettable", as a diplomatic and t...

Supreme Court decision on UK Parliament suspension next week

But does Johnson even want a deal? "It is not a simple question and we will now consider carefully all the arguments which have been presented to us". If the ...

Washington, DC shooting: One dead, five wounded in gunfire, says police

The source claimed the five wounded victims of the shooting were expected to survive their injuries. According to the police, the incident was reported at aro...

Trump touts "virtually impenetrable" barriers during visit to California border

Ferguson filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court. The barrier also boasts a truly unique feature, according to the president. President Donald Trump capped...

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Drops Out of Presidential Race

Mr.de Blasio branded the president "Con Don", and highlighted how he had already fought the Trump administration on everything from climate change to immigratio...

Government transfers land for more border wall

He said that over 44,000 bollard panels had been set up for the wall, which was then filled with concrete and rebar. Trump has sought to assure supporters he ...

Brexit: 'Dose of reality needed' over new deal hopes

Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Foster reiterated the party's opposition to the backstop that has continued ever since it was conceived a...

Two members of Cuba's UN mission ordered to leave US

Other Cuban diplomats traveling to the USA have had their movement restricted to Manhattan, where the United Nations headquarters is located. The Cuban diplom...

Texas governor declares disaster due to floods

Officials tweeted that roads approaching the airport, located in the northern part of Houston , remained flooded. By late afternoon, the rains had mostly aba...

Tens of thousands join climate crisis protests across world

The movement is partly inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg , who has staged weekly demonstrations over the past year under the hashtag #FridaysForFutur...

Kiribati second island nation in a week to denounce Taiwan diplomatic ties

Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Jeremiah Manele. Taiwan "regrets and strongly condemns" Kiribati for disregarding the years of assistan...

Sri Lanka to hold presidential election on November 16

The board issued a statement on Thursday saying that Sri Lanka's defence ministry has confirmed that it has received no information through any intelligence a...

Bird Population Has Plunged in North America

Those broad declines may not be readily visible to the average bird watcher, but over decades of data the devastating trend becomes all too clear. The study c...

Navy confirms, but can't explain unusual 'aerial' objects in 3 videos

Navy pinpointed the dates of three events which are "officially acknowledged " as civilian encounters with unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The object was...

Federal judge blocks California from enforcing tax return law aimed at Trump

Federal Judge Morrison England, Jr ., a George W. Bush appointee on the US District Court for the Eastern District of California, said there would be "irre...

Colt stops making AR-15, military-style rifles for civilians

Legendary gun maker Colt has announced Thursday that it would stop making the AR-15 and other long guns for the civilian market, citing falling demand and obl...