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Senator ends marathon 15-hour speech against Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch

Under normal Senate rules, it would take 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, and Republicans backing Gorsuch may not be able to muster that supermajority. What d...

Dutch men walk hand-in-hand to protest against attack on gay couple

They say that the attackers - a group of six to eight teenage boys - shouted anti-gay invective at them. They participated in an act of solidarity for two gay...

JPMorgan shareholders to vote again on separate chairman and CEO

Gradient Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co.by 7.8% in the third quarter. That suggests something of the likelihood of a short...

France's 11 candidates to face off in major election debate

Outgoing President Francois Hollande regrets not seeing his conservative rival Nicolas Sarkozy to his vehicle when Sarkozy left the Elysee Palace after losing t...

Arab League Endorses Two-State Solution, Again

The statement added that while in Washington Abbas will look to "influence" the administration as it forms a position regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...

Korea's latest missile launch may have been 2nd test of worrying tech

North Korea also often responds to US-South Korean military drills with its own military training and harsh rhetoric. Meanwhile, Trump made headlines earlier ...

Syrians hurt in chemical attack treated in Turkey

Earlier in the day, Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, indicated the Trump administration may take action against Assad, and pushed for a Unite...

USA comment terse on latest North Korea missile

As president-elect, Trump said he didn't feel "bound" by existing US policy toward the self-governing island that China considers part of its territory, demandi...

Trump Chief Strategist Steve Bannon Removed From National Security Council

A new order issued by Trump , dated Tuesday and made public Wednesday, removes Bannon from the principals committee, restores the chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...

Trade Deficit With China Grows As Presidents Prepare to Meet

Approaching the end of the first fiscal quarter of 2017 economic growth remains sluggish, though economists report this is typically a result of such a persiste...

Day after mass protests, Kremlin cracks the whip

Navalny was also fined 20,000 roubles after he was found guilty by a Moscow court of disobeying police orders and organising the protests. Navalny had call...

Real life 'Mowgli' girl found in India

According to media reports , it was sub-inspector Suresh Yadav who was on a routine patrolling when he found the girl in the Motipur Range of Katarniaghat fore...

Man allegedly 'divorces' wife through triple talaq in newspaper advertisement

The accused Mohd Mustaquddin, married a 25-year-old woman in January 2015 and then the couple went to Saudi Arabia. In the latest case of a freakish divorce a...

Calm urged in South Africa protests against president

At the same time, the party was trying to engineer a no-confidence vote against Zuma at an emergency session of parliament. "It won't work that way". He also ...

Just In: Justice Ademola, wife discharged

The three were arraigned on an 18-counts charge bordering on gratification and illegal possession of firearms. The three defendants were discharged and acquit...

Australia warns of possible Gallipoli terror attack

But he offered no specifics about the alleged threat. Anzac Day terrorism plots are not restricted to Gallipoli with last year's commemoration in Melbourne ma...

Rescue Mission: 1500-pound boulder falls on Colorado hiker

Rescuers are now trying to free her, but the weight of the boulder is causing difficulties. Over 10 agencies coordinated to rescue the hiker, including the G...

Fake or Real ! Image of Rs 200 note drives viral

A report by Live Mint says the RBI had a board meeting in March in which they chose to go ahead with the new Rs 200 note, but again there has been no official...

Thousands attend funeral service for Martin McGuinness in Londonderry

Higgins and Prime Minister Enda Kenny were also among the mourners, along with former PM Bertie Ahern and ex-president Mary McAleese. Following final prayers,...

MPC meet begins; RBI likely to hold policy rate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its first bi-monthly policy for the financial year 2017-18 on Thursday chose to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.25%. Furt...

Truck driver in fatal Texas church bus crash out of hospital

They followed the truck for a half-hour before the crash. Young, they said, was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash. An eyewitness said Young a...

Cyclone Debbie leaves tens of thousands stranded

He added: "We were pretty amazed, we were turning up to shoot a flooding road, we weren't expecting to see wildlife as well". "It won't just be on Wednesday, ...

Pepsi Pulls Kendall Jenner 'Protest' Ad as Backlash Intensifies

The ad depicting gleeful youth holding signs with nondescript slogans like "join the conversation" was promptly eviscerated for its trivializing of the killing ...

Yikes! Beaufort County may face hail, high winds and tornadoes this afternoon

The storms are expected to continue in parts of the state until tonight. They suggest having a weather radio or some sort of device to wake up residents if the ...

What Sessions Federal Funding Move Means for Minnesota

Let me be clear about this fact: "we are not breaking any laws, and we are prioritizing safety". Federal records show the Justice Department doled out $1 bi...

Susan Rice, under Trump's fire, to be in Rochester Saturday

That would be legal and mostly innocent, but Nunes would later reveal that some of these Trump team members were improperly "unmasked", meaning their names were...

Bombing in east Pakistan kills 6, including census workers

This is the first time a census team has been targeted by the Taliban. Punjab Health Minister Imran Nazir said four of the injured were critical. Pakistan T...

May pitches London exchange to Saudis for massive Aramco IPO

The British prime minister visited Saudia Arabia, defying its strict female dress code by dressing in a dark blue button suit with her wrists and ankles covered...

North Korean missile test ended in fiery crash, US says

As is the case with its five nuclear tests since 2006, North Korea's ballistic missile activities violate numerous U.N. Security Council resolutions. will, fo...

Johnson's injury, wild weather bring uncertainty to Masters

Doctors have advised the former Coastal Carolina standout to remain stable and start taking anti-inflammatory medication. "The more I can just play the golf c...

Women's football team is in North

Americans who have spent time in Beijing says that the Chinese leadership - like much of the rest of the world - is still trying to figure Trump out. "The U.S. ...

UN awaits full report on chemical attack in Syria

The Trump administration has pointed its finger at Assad, but Russian Federation claimed that the chemicals were instead dispersed when Syrian aircraft bombed...

Obama administration's Susan Rice under fire for alleged leak

Speaking to The New York Times on Wednesday , Trump said, "I think it's going to be the biggest story". "Fulfilling the president's request for such a repor...

President Trump: Syrian Attack 'Crossed A Lot Of Lines For Me'

The U.N. Security Council was to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday in response to the strike and in Brussels, officials from 70 nations gathered for a majo...

No military solution to Afghan conflict possible

Talking to a 14-member delegation of the Afghan media now visiting Pakistan, the adviser said terrorism was a common enemy and reiterated Pakistan's desire for ...