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Fight in Mexico prison leaves 16 inmates dead

The melee, which began Tuesday afternoon at the Cieneguillas state prison in Central Mexico , lasted almost three hours before security could get the situation...

Dead In Stabbing Incident Near Paris, Attacker Shot Dead By Police

Police cordoned off the area around the park, and the deputy head of the French interior ministry was at the scene. The prosecutor said the man tried to attack...

Deadly flood forces tens of thousands to leave Jakarta

Police in Banten province's Lebak regency said they were looking for at least eight people, who were reportedly missing. "The floods hit without warning", a r...

Greece, Israel, Greek Cyprus sign EastMed project

Greece , Israel and Cyprus signed a joint statement late Thursday saying it threatens stability in the region. Greece's gas distribution network DEPA an...

Hundreds take icy plunge in Oakville's Courage Polar Bear Dip 2020

The plunge is not sponsored and free for anyone who wants to participate. Substitute teacher Christine Thompson was the seventh jumper to take the plunge and ...

Australia's bushfires force mass exodus of people

Long queues formed outside supermarkets and petrol stations as residents and tourists sought supplies to either bunker down or escape the fires, emptying shelve...

Firefighter dies on Victoria-NSW border

Firefighter Sam McPaul, and young father Patrick Salway and his dad, Robert Salway, died in two incidents in the state's south. "This brings home to us what N...

Lebanon gets Interpol arrest warrant for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn

According to Japan's Kyodo news agency, Ghosn was smuggled out with the help of two private security operatives who pretended to be part of a music band for a...

UK Labour Party Brexit spokesman Starmer ahead in leadership race

Labour's hard-Left is engaged in a determined battle to maintain their grip on the celebration immediately after Sir Keir Starmer emerged because the favorite ...

Man Carries Sleeping Woman off NYC Subway

The woman was sleeping on the train next to a man when the train came to a stop and Alloway picked her up and carried her out of the auto and onto the platform....

Austria's conservatives, Greens agree to form govt

The so-called "Ibiza-gate" scandal involved former vice chancellor and ex-FPÖ head Heinz-Christian Strache , who was seen in a video offering favors to a fake...

Taliban attacks kill more than 20 Afghan security forces

While the head of Bakh Provincial Council, Mohammad Afzal Hadid, said that nine police officers were killed in a Taliban attack on an outpost in the province. I...

Detroit firefighters under fire for selfie in front of burning home

The fire crew that posed for the picture was apparently celebrating a retirement - in a very inappropriate way, said Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones who ...

4 killed in Kenyan bus attack claimed by Islamic extremists

Simba Coach bus management also alleged their bus was attacked by the assailants and their conductor killed. Lamu County Commissioner Irungu Macharia told ...

Twitterati slams Australia PM Scott Morrison for choosing cricket over bushfires

According to tweets from ABC reporter Victoria Pengilley, the Prime Minister was asked by one local why "we only had four trucks to defend our town?" "If we wer...

Julian Castro drops out of United States 2020 presidential race

Castro said in a almost four-minute video message released by his campaign, which included a montage from his year on the trail, including visits to the bor...

Schumer says newly released emails justify witnesses at impeachment trial

Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the current head of the House Judiciary Committee, said this on December 10, 1998, as a Republican-led House prepared to impeach Bill ...

Las Vegas police arrest Darnell Rodgers for kidnapping caught on video

She banged on the door of the house, screaming for help. The man grabs the woman by her hair, which causes a Christmas wreath to be ripped off the door and th...

Hillary Clinton appointed chancellor of Queen's University in Belfast

Mr Stephen Prenter, Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Senate, the University's governing body, said: "I am delighted that Queen's has chosen Hillary Clinton to be i...

Sanders raises impressive $34.5M in 2019's final quarter

Another White House hopeful, Andrew Yang, raised $16.5m in the past three months. The progressive senator's fundraising strategies differ dramatically from mo...

Alex Jones ordered to pay $100,000 in Sandy Hook case

He is fighting similar lawsuits in CT by other families of Sandy Hook victims for promoting a theory that the shooting was a hoax. According to The Hill a...

Odisha CM Mourns Brother-In-Law’s Demise, To Skip New Year Celebration

Mehta, who was married to the author Gita Mehta, died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. In a time of blockbusters and ruthless competition in an increasingl...

Giant Tumbleweeds Bury Dozens of Cars on Washington State Highway

The road did not reopen until about 4:30 a.m. During the cleanup efforts, cars were found trapped under the tumbleweeds, but most occupants had been able to saf...

Trump to ban most flavoured e-cigarettes

According to USA media sources, . the Food and Drug Administration is due to announce this week a sales ban on cartridge-based e-cigarettes that contain fruit...

Thailand Rings in 2020 with Mammoth Display

Many Australians considered the fireworks to be in poor taste following a horror bushfire season, which resulted in the deaths of a volunteer firefighter an...

Flood death toll rises to 26 in Jakarta, tens of thousands evacuated

Tens of thousands of revelers in Jakarta were soaked by torrential rains as they waited for New Year's Eve fireworks on Wednesday. The Meteorology, Climatol...

N. Korea highlights legitimacy of leader Kim Jong-un in new documentary

After an unprecedented four-day policy meeting, North Korea's leader also announced that the regime would develop "new strategic weapons" for its own defense, r...

Revolt over latest rise in rail fares

The fare hike in January is likely to be followed by floating of tenders for private train operations. PROTESTS will be held nationwide today as rail fare ...

Indicted Giuliani associate wants to turn over records to House

Lev Parnas , right, an indicted associate of President Donald Trump's personal attorney, is seeking a court's permission to hand over the contents of Parnas' ...

Taiwan's military chief of staff missing after helicopter crash

As chief of the general staff, Gen. Shen Yi-ming was responsible for overseeing the island's defence against China, which threatens to use military force to ann...

Australia deploys military aircraft & navy ships to help fire-ravaged communities

Residents returned to villages and towns across the southeast Wednesday to find scores of homes destroyed - the New South Wales fire service put the tally o...

Four astronauts identified for Isros Gaganyaan mission: Chief K Sivan

According to ANI, Sivan said the land acquisition for a second spaceport has already been initiated and the port would be in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi. Accordi...

Teen rock climber falls 500 feet on Oregon's Mount Hood and survives

A teenage boy who survived a 500 foot fall while climbing the tallest mountain in OR has been rescued, authorities said. He is at an elevation of about 10,500 f...

2019 was hottest year on record for Russia: weather chief

This year, they are obsessed with the lack of snow. A strip of artificial snow now lies on one of Moscow's main avenues - Tverskaya. The snow was created us...

Romanian woman dies after igniting during hospital op

The fire was ignited by surgeons using an electric scalpel after the woman was prepped with an alcohol-based disinfectant in preparation for the removal of a ...