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EU expands sanctions against North Korea

Trump believes Beijing has kept its currency - the yuan - artificially low as part of a trade policy that has destroyed American jobs and created an enormous ga...

'To prevent and deter': Trump's statement on Syria strike

The limited strike early Friday morning in Syria took aim at hangars, planes and fuel tanks at the Shayrat Airfield, according to United States officials. The O...

Israel Aerospace Industries signs arms contracts with India worth almost $2 billion

In a press release Thursday, IAI announced that a mega-contract worth over $1.6 billion was signed with the Indian Army . Israel has signed a almost United...

Basque separatists ETA says will disarm

The middlemen were due to hand over the weapons to authorities tomorrow in the French city of Bayonne in a process first flagged last month by Basque activists....

US blasts Syria base with cruise missiles

Aircraft, fuel points and the airfield's runway were targeted. News is reporting that the chemical attack killed at least 100 people, including dozens of chil...

Ohio quadruplet brothers accepted at Ivy League universities

Nigel got accepted into Johns Hopkins and Vanderbilt , and Zach got an acceptance letter from Cornell . Right now it's not clear which school the brothers...

Trump's Mar-a-Lago meeting with China's Xi Jinping raises ethics concerns

And there is a kind of a collision going on between those two principles, and we'll have to wait and see what happens. "But I think China will want to be steppi...

Consent decree hearing will proceed; judge denies U.S. request for "pause"

Sessions reportedly directed the Justice Department to review agreements to overhaul police departments saying he wanted to see if an aggressive crime-fighting ...

For Better Or Worse, Trump And GOP Now Own Health Care

Eager to avoid another public debacle, Republicans insisted they won't move another health care bill so far along in the House unless they know it has the votes...

After Brexit, Britain Gets Into War of Words Over Gibraltar

Dictator Francisco Franco closed the border altogether in 1969, all but stranding inhabitants who had to rely on air and boat links until it was fully reopened ...

China dispute deepens over Dalai Lama's India trip

Responding to China's objection, India said the Dalai Lama's trip to Arunachal is a religious one and no political meaning should be attached to it. The edito...

North Korea Gets Money for Nukes by Hacking Banks around the World

Nguyen joned the Vietnamese Americans from all over the state on Flagler Drive and Southern Boulevard, the presidential route to Mar-a-Lago. Trade is the fore...

Closing arguments today in Aaron Hernandez double murder trial

Prosecutors called dozens of witnesses including the man who said he was driving the auto from which Hernandez shot and killed Cape Verdean nationals Daniel Abr...

Bannon's removal from NSC signals shifting fortunes

And sources told Politico that Bannon felt as though Kushner and his allies were trying to undermine his populist approach. Bannon "runs a little hot", as ...

Repeat offender charged with arson in Atlanta overpass fire

The interstate is a major thoroughfare for traffic heading north and south through Atlanta . This booking photo provided by the Fulton County Jail shows Basi...

Exxon to Trump: Don't ditch Paris climate change deal

While campaigning to be the 45 President of the United States, Donald Trump often referred to global warming as a " hoax " and promised Americans, that if ele...

Iran condemns air strike in Syria, Britain, Australia give support

Mr Trump called on "all civilised nations" to join the United States in seeking an end to the carnage in Syria . On March 18, security forces open fire on a ...

'Pink Star' diamond fetches record $71.2 mn in Hong Kong

The Pink Star was initially sold in 2013 to a NY diamond cutter, who was acting on behalf of Ukrainian investors, for a record 68 million Swiss francs (HK$527 m...

Over 60 United States missiles strike Syria

The Syrian National Coalition opposition group welcomes US missile strikes that hit a Syrian army airbase and hopes they will continue in order to stop Syrian g...

Senate roll call on changing rules on Supreme Court picks

Lindsey Graham told BuzzFeed . Letting Gorsuch fail wouldn't have accomplished anything, as there was no guarantee that Democrats wouldn't do the exact same ...

National Awards: Sonam Kapoor's 'Neerja', Akshay Kumar and Zaira Wasim win laurels

It is the 1986 hijacking incident during which flight attendant Neerja Bhanot was killed by terrorists while saving passengers. Mumbai: The 64th National ...

Japan Calling UNSC Emergency Meeting Over US Missile Strike on Syrian Airfield

The targets hit from USA ships in the Mediterranean Sea included the air base in the central city of Homs from which the Syrian aircraft staged Tuesday's chemic...

Tom Hanks leads tributes to comedy 'God' Don Rickles

Rickles, a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NY, proved especially adept in early nightclub engagements at handling hecklers. "I just feel ...

Growing challenge to South Africa's beleaguered president Jacob Zuma

There has been a growing backlash against Zuma over his action to fire Pravin Gordhan from opposition parties and civil society. Meanwhile, ANC senior officia...

Ivanka Trump, Chelsea Clinton commemorate Equal Pay Day

According to the report , in general "it is the highest paid occupations that have the biggest gender gaps and the lowest paid occupations that have the smalle...

Over 500 Iraqi Civilians Killed, Some 550 Wounded in March

The assessment does not include the March 17 strike against a building in Mosul in which scores, if not hundreds, of civilians were killed, according to Iraqi...

Texan versed in agriculture to lead high-stakes Russian Federation probe

Representative Mike Conaway, the most senior Republican on the intelligence committee, will now lead the probe. His announcement came moments before the House...

Hoffman, McGirt lead Masters heading into 2nd round

Hoffman s four-stroke lead is the largest at the Masters after 18 holes since 1955, when Jack Burke led by the same margin over Julius Boros . This on a day ...

Frozen Four meltdown for Notre Dame hockey

Notre Dame has a huge test ahead of them in playing Denver University. I'm not going to be pleased until we win one of these things. "I'm amazed at the effort o...

2 teens killed after falling from beachfront hotel balcony

Myrtle Beach Police at Camelot By The Sea after two people fall from floor. Myrtle Beach police continue to investigate the two deaths, and can not say at ...

Democrats object to Trump infrastructure plan's direction

Chao said the administration hopes to offer a package of a trillion dollars over 10 years to improve the "connectivity" of US infrastructure. But some Democ...

Ryanair to offer flight transfers in bid for wider appeal

As an EU-based company, Ryanair expects it will need to apply for a United Kingdom operating licence after Brexit to continue domestic flights in the country, s...

Gambia president's party takes majority in parliament

There is no formal opinion polling in the small west African nation, making it hard to establish voting intentions, but the APRC was only able to muster candi...

Russian Federation calls for emergency United Nations meeting after U.S. strikes on Syria

A Security Council resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, Britain, France, Russia or China to pass. President Trump's assa...

White House releases financial disclosures of top staff

The combined assets of 27 White House officials topped $2.3 billion when they joined the administration, The Washington Post calculates, with investments and ...