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Thousands march against Zuma, as he celebrates his birthday

The president would later take part in his 75th birthday celebrations at a public venue in the township of Soweto, near the commercial hub of Johannesburg . We...

'Angel of Death' serial killer dies after prison beating

He agreed to a plea deal that allowed him to avoid the death penalty and was serving multiple life sentences. Serial killer and former nurse's aide Donald Ha...

Is police misconduct treated differently in the cellphone video age?

The veteran policeman then called called for back up and a response call was answered by McDonald, who preceded to kick Hollins while he was handcuffed on the g...

U.S to Launch Preemptive Strike on North Korea?

NBC reported Thursday that United States intelligence officials had told them the U.S. was prepared to launch a pre-emptive strike with conventional weapon...

United States 'playing the terrorism game' in Syria warns Lavrov

But he suggested that Trump was seeking a global political response for regime change from US allies as well as Russian Federation, which he said needed to reco...

North Korea celebrates birthday of country's founder with huge military parade

It's a high-stakes situation that will take careful consideration and diplomatic action to navigate, to say the least. Kim Jong-un's government has pledged "a...

Russian Federation relations at another low after Syria attacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that trust had eroded between the two countries under US President Donald Trump. Tillerson reiterated the US...

Afghanistan says massive United States bomb killed 36 militants

Residents speculated that a bomb had struck an underground munitions depot, which might have explained why the blast seemed like an quake at first, before eru...

Russia, Iran and Syria issue warning to US

It said that its air strikes hit an arms depot containing toxic gas and blamed the rebels for storing such chemical materials. He didn't just point a finger at ...

Kushner, Bannon sit down to work out differences on Trump's orders

U.S. President Donald Trump, concerned about infighting among his team, is considering a major shakeup of senior officials on his staff in an effort to eliminat...

India, Australia ink six pacts

Mr Modi said that Mr Turnbull and he recognised that their future was deeply tied to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Earlier, India and Australia ink...

Gray's injury a critical blow to Rockies

It was unclear whether he reinjured the toe during this game, and the Rockies did not immediately say whether he'll miss his next start. Through 12 1/3 innings ...

Republican Ron Estes Narrowly Wins Kansas Special Election

According to the Huffington Post , much of the credit goes to Build the Bench , a program created by Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos to train candidates to win ...

Happy Easter: 5 Things to Do in the Region This Weekend

The city's 58th annual Easter egg hunt will be Sunday at Meyers Park, 913 Myers Park Drive. The event is free and open to any child with special needs and their...

Trump admin. declines to brand China a currency manipulator

The latest report's censure of China and other countries-including South Korea and Germany-could be used in the future as a pretext for new tariffs. The Treas...

White House national security adviser: U.S. eager for Syrian regime change

The hope, he said, is that "we can navigate a political outcome in which the Syrian people, in fact, will determine Bashar al-Assad's fate and his legitimacy". ...

United to compensate passengers on flight at centre of passenger-dragging scandal

Senior Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Transportation Committee demanded answers from United Airlines CEO and the Chicago Department of Aviation about t...

Not in a position to judge legality of Jadhav's death sentence

A Pakistani military court had recently sentenced 46-year-old Jadhav to death after declaring him a "spy". Pakistan claims that its security forces had arrest...

US 'mother of all bombs' killed 36 IS militants in Afghanistan

The Taliban, who are expected to soon announce the start of this year's fighting season, also condemned what it called "America's heavy use of weapons on Afghan...

Russian Federation vetoes UNSC resolution condemning Syrian chemical weapon attack

Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, said Thursday he expected the OPCW to conduct an extensive probe into the attack, and insisted the organization visit ...

Democrats seek suspension of Kushner's security clearance over Russian Federation

The New York Times reported on April 6, citing unnamed people with direct knowledge of the omissions, that Kushner had not included a December meeting with the...

Assad: Chemical attack is '100 percent fabrication'

Mr Trump said it was "certainly possible" though "probably unlikely". "They were there", he said. "We consider it of utmost importance to prevent the risks of r...

Deal to evacuate thousands from besieged Syrian towns begins

The Observatory said 2,200 people from Zabadani and Madaya had left, among them 400 rebels. Last month, the United Nations described the situation in the four...

Gorsuch confirmation rolls Supreme Court to the right

After assembling the pledges of 41 Senate Democrats to iniate the first partisan filibuster of a Supreme Court nominee, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-...

Timeline: The rise and fall of South Korea's Park Geun-hye

In the early hours of Friday, the Seoul Central District Court approved prosecutors' request for an arrest warrant for Park after she gave about eight hours of ...

Syria's Assad says Idlib chemical attack a 'fabrication'

Mr. Assad accused the West of coming up with this attack so they could have an excuse to fire the missiles at their airbase. "To us, it is 100 percent fabrica...

Russian official again denies USA claims that Kremlin sponsored election meddling

It was stark evidence that the president is moving ever further from his campaign promises to establish better ties with Moscow. Yet poll findings also indica...

North Korea may be capable of sarin-loaded missiles, Japanese PM warns

But they come as a reminder that as tensions build again between the USA and North Korea over Pyongyang's. Experts have warned of continued activity in Pung...

N. Korean official: US more vicious, aggressive under Trump

The Trump administration reached the conclusion after a two-month review during which advisers to Trump weighed a range of ideas for how to get North Korea to a...

Diplomats can't agree on what Trump will do next in Syria

He said the United States expected Russian Federation to take a tougher stance against Syria by rethinking its alliance with Assad because "every time one of th...

Police capture Wisconsin fugitive Jakubowski

Authorities said the same day he allegedly robbed the gun shop, Jakubowski sent a 161-page manifesto to Trump. Jakubowski faces a maximum penalty of 10 years...

French presidential race tightens further as vote looms

An investigation is underway. All the five candidates in the French race:L-R, Francois Fillon, the Republicans political party candidate, Benoit Hamon, French...

Gas prices could rise 30 cents by Memorial Day

And while gas prices can vary a great deal depending on geography and other factors, the government says it believes the full-year average price of gas will ris...

Supplier: Drug sold to Arkansas not intended for executions

The seven inmates scheduled for execution beginning on Monday if the state's plan holds up are Bruce Ward, Don Davis, Stacey Johnson, Ledell Lee, Jack Jones, Ma...

GOP Proposes Health Bill Tweak Similar to Obamacare Program

Ryan told reporters after a closed meeting with fellow Republicans on Tuesday morning that the renewed healthcare effort was simply in the "conceptual stage rig...