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Colorado man sentenced to life in fiancee death | Lexington Herald Leader

Detectives have told that Frazee's aim was custody of the couple's now 2-year-old daughter. Berreth's body has not been found. In a statement read to ...

Pregnant woman killed by dogs while walking in French woods

It alleges that samples were taken from 93 dogs, including the victim's own, to discover the origin of the bites. Elisa Pilarski's body was found in a forest ...

United Kingdom gov't summons China ambassador over 'torture' of former consulate staffer

Simon Cheng said in an online statement and media interviews that he was hooded, beaten, deprived of sleep and chained to an X-shaped frame by plainclothes and...

S. Koreans seized by Houthi rebels released

The Houthis have in the past targeted oil tankers and military ships belonging to Saudi Arabia and its partners in the coalition fighting in Yemen's war s...

Pompeo looking to leave State Department, run for Senate

The Times said Pompeo "expressed his approval of the plan" but that Trump later canceled the trip to Poland. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Mond...

Gun accidentally goes off in court, kills KZN prosecutor

One of the exhibits was a shotgun which was stolen during the house robbery. The accident occurred in the southeast South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, a...

Crowds gather outside Parliament | #TheCube — Georgia protests

The demonstrators gathered outside the parliament building are not allowing lawmakers to enter. Opposition activists said more than 20 protesters , includi...

Impeachment witness scolds Nunes for calling him mister: 'Lt. Col. Vindman, please'

House Intelligence Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) questions National Security Council Director for European Affairs Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman during...

Pennsylvania man who confessed to murder was leading ‘double life’

He allegedly told police he bound Feden's hands and feet with zip ties and tied her to a signpost. According to police, while she was missing, the victim's ...

Boris Johnson to shelve planned cut in corporation tax

The EU chief negotiator for Brexit said Brussels is waiting for a new British Parliament to assemble and pass the Brexit deal. Corbyn - a lifelong critic of...

Tories face backlash after 'dystopian' rebranding of Twitter account

The party was widely criticised on Tuesday night when it temporarily changed the name of its Conservative Campaign Headquarters press office Twitter accou...

Navy could remove Gallagher from SEALs, even after Trump intervention

Capt. Tamara Lawrence, a spokesperson for the Naval Special Warfare Command confirmed Tuesday night that the department has "implemented the President's order t...

Dutch authorities find 25 migrants in refrigerated container aboard ship

Authorities found the group in the cool room on board the cargo ship. The ferry departed from Vlaardingen, a small city on the outskirts of Rotterdam which is...

International Men’s Day: History, Significance and Quotes by greatest men

You may not have noticed though, because it seems the most chatter about International Men's Day happens on International Women's Day. It focuses on the nee...

PM Imran calls new SL president, invites him to visit Pakistan

Indian prime minister dispatched his Minister for External Affairs (MEA) S Jaishankar on the first day of the president in office. Modi telephoned Rajapaksa on ...

China's new carrier takes Taiwan by surprise

China has, during high-level talks, warned the United States to stop "flexing its muscles" in the disputed South China Sea and fueling tensions over self-ru...

Australian politicians banned from China 'will not repent' for criticism

Their disclosure provides a rare window into the secretive policy decisions around the continued mass incarceration of religious and ethnic minorities. "There a...

White House press secretary claims departing Obama aides left nasty notes

Grisham told a radio host about the story during an interview on November 19. "They were all about how we were doomed to failure". White House Deputy Pres...

Auto bomb kills many Turkey-backed rebels in northern Syria

Turkey launched its third military incursion into northeast Syria last month to drive Kurdish YPG fighters from its border and establish a "safe zone" where i...

IDF Confirms Its Fighter Jets Attacked 'Dozens of Military Targets' in Syria

The IDF said it coordinated its aerial campaign with Moscow through the deconfliction mechanism the two countries established in light of Russia's significant m...

Sweden’s move to drop rape investigation did not comfort Assange, lawyer says

But he has spent most of the past decade either in custody or holed up in Ecuador's London embassy as he has tried to avoid extradition - first to Sweden and th...

GOP counsel’s full questioning of Vindman and Williams in the impeachment hearing

Please stop. I want to make sure that there is no effort to out the whistle-blower through these proceedings", Schiff interjected . Are we prepared to say well...

Sweden drops rape investigation against Julian Assange

Deputy Director of Public Prosecution, Eva-Marie Persson, said that the evidence for the allegation - which relates to an incident in 2010 - was not sufficien...

Without a China trade deal, the U.S. will hike tariffs

They had "constructive" discussions about each side's core concerns in the phase-one deal, and agreed to stay in close communication, the statement said. "They'...

N. Korea to US: End joint drills once and for all

When asked by reporters which side first suggested ending the talks, Jeong said, "It was the US that walked out of the talks". South Korean and USA officials ...

Impeachment inquiry: Trump Ukraine phone call 'improper' - Vindman

The other involved a debunked conspiracy theory embraced by some Trump allies that Ukraine , not Russian Federation, interfered in the 2016 USA election. Vindm...

Blind Ghanaian student 'violently' pulled from seat at Oxford

An "Intermediate Disciplinary Committee" (IDC) of the Union considered the case and found Azamati guilty, suspending his Union membership. Mr. Azamati was att...

Hong Kong protesters stage dramatic escape from besieged university

The clashes at PolyU began at 2 p.m. local time on November 17 and lasted into the morning on November 18, when police fired tear gas, water cannons, and depl...

Ex-PM Sharif leaves Pakistan for medical treatment

Sharif, 69, was accompanied by his younger brother and personal physician, according to leaders of his Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Party (PMLN). But his de...

Two jail workers arrested in Epstein death investigation

The criminal charges against Epstein were dropped after his death, though authorities are still investigating potential co-conspirators. He was awaiting trial f...

Jordan says U.S. settlement decision is 'entrenching occupation'

The U.S. announcement "is unsafe to worldwide security and peace", Saeb Erekat, the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)'s Executi...

Eric Swalwell Says He Didn't Fart On MSNBC

Swalwell was ecstatic, quickly using the network's cover as what he described as "TOTAL EXONERATION!" - very Trump-like, right?! "Chris, so far the evidence i...

Donald Trump's Impeachment Hearings Open Before Live Television Audience

The public portion of the impeachment inquiry continues Friday with the testimony of former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. Taylor previously told...

Swedish prosecutor drops Julian Assange rape investigation

Prosecutors in Sweden have dropped an investigation into a rape allegation made against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange in 2010. In response to the Swed...

Smoke haze blankets Sydney as bushfire threat rises

The Doctors for the Environment Australia members said poor air quality caused by bushfire smoke puts vulnerable groups at risk, including people with pre-e...