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Syrian government takes 'full control' of Idlib's 2nd-largest city

Syrian state broadcaster al-Ikhbariya said government forces entered Maarat al-Numan, 33 kilometres south of Idlib city, on Tuesday and were combing its distri...

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American Airlines said Wednesday it will suspend flights between Los Angeles and both Shanghai and Beijing from February 9 through March 27. Helsinki, Fin...

Longest cross-border drug tunnel in history discovered in Otay Mesa

It include includes an extensive rail/cart system, forced air ventilation, high voltage electrical cables and panels, a lift at the tunnel entrance, and a compl...

'Out-of-Control' Bushfire Threatens Homes Outside Canberra

A New wildfire started due to an army helicopter serving to firefighting efforts was uncontrolled and threatening properties on the outskirts of Australia's c...

BBC To Axe 450 Newsroom Jobs To Adapt "To Changing Audience Needs"

The affected positions concern BBC's news division, with BBC Two's Newsnight , BBC Radio 5 Live and the World Update programme on BBC's World Servi...

Top US diplomat Pompeo allegedly yelled expletives at reporter

Trump also tweeted criticism of his favourite network, Fox News Channel, for "trying to be "politically correct" by having a Democratic senator discuss impeac...

Air Canada suspends direct flights from YVR, Canadian airports to China

US officials ordered workers at the USA consulate in Wuhan to return to the United States; Rich Edson reports from the State Department. "And for our operat...

American Airlines suspends two routes to China as coronavirus spreads

Meanwhile, some Republican lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned with China's handling of the illness, which has killed 132 people, while 5,974 cases are...

Baby still missing after suspect from Florida Amber Alert found dead

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office confirms that Ernesto Caballeiro, 49, was found inside a auto Thursday afternoon with injuries consistent with a self-inflicte...

Emergency responders perform CPR outside Fotis Dulos' home

Pattis later said he was told his client had a pulse. Fotis Dulos was found unresponsive in his garage and is being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning; F...

United Airlines suspends some flights between U.S. and China as coronavirus spreads

Economic reasons are also forcing some airlines to consider suspending flights. Seeking to contain the spread of the new virus by reducing personal contact,...

Trump Has Signed a Trade Pact with Canada and Mexico

He noted that the USCMA is the first trade deal in almost 20 years that has been supported by the AFL-CIO, the largest trade union in the United States . T...

Vladimir Putin pardons American-Israeli woman jailed in Russian Federation on drug charges

Issachar was in Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on a layover between Delhi and Tel Aviv when a dog found 9.6 grams of hashish in her checked luggage, to which s...

A dude that fired up a joint in court!

Spencer Boston, a 20-year-old from Tennessee, chose to light up a joint while in front of a judge for a possession of marijuana charge. He puffed on the joint t...

Officer charged with murder in shooting of handcuffed man in police unit

In addition to a second-degree murder charge, Owen is accused of voluntary and involuntary manslaughter, first-degree assault and use of a firearm in the commis...

China To US Flights Cancelled Over Virus Outbreak

The first case of this new virus (also called the Wuhan coronavirus ) was reported only on December 1, 2019. Britain's Foreign Office on Tuesday advised agai...

Palestinians diplomatically isolated as Arab states welcome Trump's plan

The proposed deal, which USA officials have touted as a pragmatic and realistic approach to the real situation on the ground, envisions a Palestinian state comp...

Schumer says abuse of power is 'very serious,' disputing Trump team's claim

Now, I think that he could clear himself of what I know and what I've heard, but being afraid to put anybody [on the witness list] that might have pertinent inf...

Pop-up Consular office in Wuhan as evacuation planned

The virus is thought to have emerged from illegally traded wildlife at a seafood market in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. "We're putting the plans in p...

Fire erupts in 25-story Los Angeles residential tower

Video posted to Twitter shows a man attempting to flee the flames by climbing along a narrow ledge on the sixth floor, as fire crews rush to the scene. As of 9...

Trump holding rally in New Jersey as Senate impeachment trial continues

It was the first time Trump, a former Atlantic City casino mogul who often spends time at the private golf course he owns in Bedminster, has held one of his...

European Union 5G advice stops short of recommending ban on Huawei

LONDON (AP) - The European Union unveiled security guidelines for next generation high-speed wireless networks that stop short of banning Huawei, in the lates...

Jamaica quake: Ground opens up in Cayman Islands

Later, the National Weather Service said there is "no tsunami threat for the Gulf of Mexico or eastern United States from the 7.7 quake in the Caribbean nea...

Holocaust memorial marks 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz

In order to inform the Allies, the Polish resistance fighters Jan Karski and Witold Pilecki are known to have risked their lives in separate operations to infil...

9-Year-Old charged with attempted murder

When the police arrived, they discovered a 5-year-old victim with multiple stab wounds in the apartment in which they lived, but with no evidence of a suspect. ...

Member of Grenfell Tower inquiry resigns over links to cladding firm

Craig Orr, an attorney for Celotex, which provided insulation used on the tower, disclosed the correspondence on the second day of the second phase of a pu...

Japan will evacuate nationals from China virus city, says Abe

Ma said the virus is infectious during the incubation period, and is spreading more easily. Wendy Barclay, a professor and virologist at Imperial College Lond...

Canberra Fires: Terrifying Wall of Flames Heads Toward City

Currently, the fire is travelling in a north east and easterly direction towards Mount Tennant, Tharwa Village, Boboyan Road, Apollo Road and Top Naas Road, the...

British Airways suspends China flights over virus

The company said that the decision was made "due to a significant decline in demand for travel to China ", and they added, "We will continue to monitor the sit...

Magnitude Earthquake Hits the Coast of Cuba and Jamaica

The epicentre of the quake was in the sea between Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba , at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles (10 km). Officials in Cuba said ther...

Trump team brushes aside Bolton revelations as pressure mounts

Republican Senator Susan Collins provided a declaration that "the reports about John Bolton's book strengthen the case for witnesses and have prompted a num...

Harvard professor charged for lying about $1.5M Chinese research scheme

Department of Defense about his role in China's Thousand Talents program, a recruitment initiative that offers payments and perks to scientists trained overseas...

China battles coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

The coronavirus death toll in China has hit 106 and there are now more than 4500 confirmed cases of infection on the mainland. The plane left around 8:00 pm...

Trump backs Pompeo against NPR, criticizes CNN and Fox News

At a White House ceremony with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump noted the presence of Pompeo and said, "That was very impressive". "Why are yo...

Israeli drones and planes bomb buildings near Gaza

Israeli warplanes and drones carried out multiple airstrikes on Saturday night, targeting several locations in the southern Gaza Strip district of Khan Younis. ...