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Turkey Says 'Euphrates Shield' Campaign Ends In Northern Syria

Turkey launched the offensive last August to push Islamic State militants away from its border and also to stop the advance of local Kurdish fighters, sending t...

Israeli cabinet approves first new settlements in West Bank in two decades

Arab leaders concluded the summit by stressing the importance of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "Today's announcement once again pr...

16 states, DC urge court to continue to block travel ban

Watson issued the injunction on Wednesday after a court hearing on a suit brought by the State of Hawaii and a local Muslim leader. Trump signed the new ban o...

Public dislikes Trump's, GOP's plans on health care

Sixty-two percent of respondents said they would appreciate an independent investigation into the matter, and 60 percent admitted that they believe Russian Fede...

Arrest of ousted Park puts Samsung on edge

The detention center already accommodated Park's longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil, who is at the center of the corruption scandal that led to Park's impeachmen...

Anti-apartheid icon jailed for years with Mandela dies at 87

Kathrada spent 26 years and three months in prison, 18 of which were on Robben Island, the notorious jail off the coast of Cape Town . After the operation, h...

Court decides whether to arrest ousted South Korean president Park

Park's removal from office last month, following an unanimous court ruling, stripped her of presidential immunity from prosecution, clearing the way for her a...

Politicians and protesters over the weekend in Rome

The European Union turned 60 on 25 March, marking the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome , which were signed in 1957. London's protest was one of sev...

Trump says Flynn right to ask for immunity

Stephen Slick, a former CIA and NSC official, said it would be "highly unusual and likely unprecedented" for a member of Congress to travel to the White House...

N. Korea threatens to reduce U.S. 'to ashes'

A USA administration official declined to give a specific technical assessment of the test but said it showed North Korea was "150 percent" committed to its wea...

President Zuma used 'nonsense' report to sack me

Both Ramaphosa and Mantashe have now said that they were not consulted on the reshuffle and claim that the list was just put in front of them and told that's th...

Palestinian, UN alarm after Israel backs new settlement

Netanyahu's hard-line government, which is dominated by settler allies, recently passed legislation aimed at legalizing dozens of those outposts. FILE - In th...

Le Pen says, if elected, will mull swift lifting of Russia sanctions

It also means, she said, that "70 percent of my project can not be put in place". Over the years, Mr Putin has frequently met Francois Fillon , the centre-r...

Lawyer: Student reinstated after incident with Muslin prof

Other assertions alleged to have been made by the professor include her insistence that Jesus's disciples never thought of him as God. The Orlando Sentinel ...

Trump Doubles Down On House Freedom Caucus For Opposing Obamacare Repeal

Just after 9 a.m. Thursday Morning, President Donald Trump took to Twitter saying "The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican Agenda if they don't get...

Brazil Has Been Selling Rotten And Tainted Meat To The World

In Korea, Brazilian chicken was most used for boneless products such as nuggets. The Brazilian government had already banned exports from those 21 plants - bu...

Criticism of Russia protest arrests is 'interference', says Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is certain that corruption must be fought against, but using this theme for achieving political aims before elections is wrong....

Ryan won't commit to healthcare vote

Trump insisted in the tweetstorm that the AHCA was not only meant as a repeal bill, but also as a replacement for the ACA. "It was just reiterated that next ...

High heels for babies causing outrage among some parents

The article received tons of comments from concerned parents, with reactions ranging from "Is this a joke?" to worries about sexualization of children or the ph...

Contempt case: Justice Karnan appears before Supreme Court

Later, he raised his voice and said, "Please don't punish me like this without hearing my side". The bench began by asking Justice Karnan whether he was willi...

For Ivanka Trump, rising profile comes with backlash

Last week the president's daughter came under fire after announcing she would become an adviser without a specific title, but with an office in the West Wing, a...

Here are all of Friday morning's updates on the Westminster attack

Mr Masood drove his auto into crowds of people on Westminster Bridge on Wednesday afternoon before stabbing a police officer to death at the Houses of Parliamen...

France's Macron on course to win presidency

Fillon, a major contender in the two-round election of April 23 and May 7, proposed Friday to put in place a European defense alliance led by France and Germany...

Donald Trump takes aim at Freedom Caucus again with a 2018 threat

The proposal was pronounced dead on Friday. "We never said it was flawless, we always said we'd work with them to improve it, we just said repeal was off the ...

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas meets Trump envoy at Arab summit

Arab leaders reaffirmed their support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Wednesday at their annual meeting, a move seen as a unifie...

Israel Approves Settlements For First Time In 25 Years

It will be the first entirely new settlement that an Israeli government has approved in more than 20 years. Netanyahu told ministers to take Trump's position ...

French candidate's wife faces charges over parliament jobs

Penelope Fillon was allegedly paid an additional €100,000 (US$ 107,866) to work for a literary review owned by one of her husband's friends. The decision, wh...

IRA fighter turned peacemaker McGuinness dies: Sinn Fein

It is understood he was battling a rare genetic disease - amyloidosis -which affects the tissues and organs. "Martin was truly a giant of Irish politics and w...

Suspect Arrested Near US Capitol After Officers 'Nearly Struck' By Vehicle

Police said a driver struck a Capitol police cruiser and allegedly tried to run over several other officers standing nearby. He then heard three gun shots befor...

Kim Jong-nam's body arrived in Pyongyang: China

Kuala Lumpur - The body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Pyongyang on Friday, apparently accompanied by three men...

Pennsylvania judge, 91, in fair condition after ordeal

Marshals say the judge is wearing jeans and a blue winter coat. Investigators say he suffers from a mild case of memory loss and was taking medication. Kosik ...

China and Australia Boost Trade Ties

Last year, Chinese company Landbridge Group, which purchased the 99-year leasing right for the Port of Darwin for $506 million, announced a $25 million expansio...

Clinton warns Trump's proposed budget cuts would endanger US security

The former secretary of state, who has recently begun to engage more directly in political fights, said the proposed cuts - which include steep reductions to fo...

Secretary general of ANC, business leaders not happy with South African reshuffle

Jonas was also fired by Zuma. The president is accused of being in the sway of the wealthy Gupta business family, allegedly granting them influence over gov...

Morgue reopens as Kim's body reportedly leaves Malaysia

The two countries agreed that Kim's corpse will be handed over to his family in the North, sparking speculation about who will actually claim it. What was th...