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Mockery, anger in South Korea over USS Carl Vinson 'bluffing'

The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing defense officials, that communication misfires fanned the incorrect statements that the warships were heading to...

US Supreme Court spares Arkansas inmate from execution

They oppose the state's plan to execute eight prisoners by the end of the month, once its supply of lethal injection drugs expires. Two pharmaceutical companies...

Fox sacks star O'Reilly after sexual harassment allegations, finally

A new accuser stepped forward with harassment accusations the same day, and there were rumblings that James and Lachlan Murdoch - top executives at 21st Cent...

Paris attack: Police detains family members of gunmen

Two officers injured by an armed attacker are both out of danger, French officials said. Authorities are trying to determine whether "one or more people" migh...

Drift analysis says MH370 likely crashed north of search

The wing was later found to be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing March 8, 2014, with 239 people aboard while flying from Kuala Lumpur ...

Korea fires 'don't mess with us' warning to US

But China has been lax in enforcing United Nations economic sanctions on Pyongyang. North Korea has engaged in some creative saber-rattling, warning of a ...

Paris shooting: Gunman was 'focus of anti-terror' probe

Police tape surrounded the quiet, middle-class neighbourhood as residents expressed their dismay at the searches. Interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Bra...

France's Fillon says Russia, US, Europe must act together against Islamic State

French presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron has had a phone call with former U.S. President Barack Obama. There are also structural factors that would restrai...

Tories spar anew over supply management

The president took issue with Canadian changes on milk classification that he said have put farmers in Wisconsin and NY state out of business. U.S. President ...

Trump Charges Iran Violating 'Spirit' of Nuclear Deal

But Tillerson added that the current administration would evaluate whether the lifting of sanctions that had been placed on Iran "is vital to the national secur...

Researchers to look for CTE evidence in Hernandez's brain

On Wednesday, his former lawyer, a sports agent, at least one of his former teammates, and his family all expressed doubts over the claim that Hernandez commi...

How terrorism in France is having a huge impact on presidential election

Macron, though, has produced a "short circuit", with all the other candidates concentrating their fire on the 39-year old former economics minister. The contest...

Muslim Egyptians donate blood to deadly church blast victims

George's Church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, the Health Ministry said, updating an earlier toll. The Egyptian Ministry of the Interior issued a statement ...

Hernandez family lawyer and fiancee expected in New Bedford court

Baez declined to say whether he or the family believed brain damage from Hernandez's playing days led him to kill himself. Before taking his own life, Hernand...

British Lawmakers Overwhelmingly Support Early General Election In June

Parliament will be dissolved on May 3rd and then Britain will go to the polls on June 8th. A silhouette of the Houses of Parliament and Elizabeth Tower cont...

Frenchman Who Gunned Down Cops on Champs-Elysees ID'd

The man "then ran away, managing to shoot and wound two other policemen". Authorities say a bystander was also wounded. A vehicle pulled up alongside a police...

In surprise move, Iran's Ahmadinejad to run for president

Ahmadinejad's decision to run for president defies the recommendation of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who advised against it. While conserva...

Iran's Ahmadinejad disqualified from presidential election

Rafsanjani's brother, Mohammad Hashemi, was also among those disqualified on Thursday. In her estimation, despite the growing number of dissatisfied with the ...

Taliban kill dozens at army HQ in northern Afghanistan

Officials said the number of casualties could be high, according to The New York Times . The fighting is reportedly ongoing in the area surrounding the milit...

Man who killed NFL star Will Smith sentenced to 25 years

On cross-examination by Orleans Parish Assistant District Attorney Jason Napoli, Hayes said he does not know how Racquel Smith was shot. Cardell Hayes could...

Two Seattle police officers shot in botched robbery, one in critical condition

The officers, a man and a woman, were taken to Harborview Medical Center as police scoured the area for suspects. About a block away, police attempted to stop t...

Mallya arrested in United Kingdom, released later on bail

Despite multiple injunctions, Mallya has failed to appear before the Indian courts. The UK had refused to deport Mallya previous year after India wanted him to ...

Ontario to tax foreign buyers, expand rent control to cool housing market

Called the " Non-Resident Speculation Tax ", it is similar to the tax imposed in Metro Vancouver a year ago, but with a rebate for homebuyers who become residen...

Two Japanese destroyers depart for possible drill with USA carrier group

During an appearance on Fox News last week , President Donald Trump said he was sending an " armada " to deter the regime of North Korea's Kim Jong Un. South K...

The 10 Most Overrated NFL Draft Prospects With 2017 Event Approaching

Many teams may be able to find a franchise changing player as late as the 5th round. However, as per Chat Sports reports, the three organizations most like...

Arkansas Executes An Inmate For First Time In Almost A Decade

It was unclear which issue the court was debating. Lee died of lethal injection. At one point on Thursday night, the Supreme Court almost halted Lee's exe...

North Korea state media warns United States of 'super-mighty preemptive strike'

Xi is "working very hard" to keep North Korea from developing an intercontinental ballistic missile. The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned North Ko...

Mexican governor held over embezzlement

He resigned his position as governor that same month, a few weeks before his six-year term was due to end. The Associated Press reports that the interpol and lo...

Paris police say officer and attacker shot, killed

France is on edge ahead of Sunday's presidential election , with a very close outcome expected. The top two vote-getters from a crowded field will go head-to-h...

President Trump turns fan-in-chief as Patriots visit the White House

One person he noticeably didn't bring up though was the team's MVP, Tom Brady , who revealed earlier in the day he couldn't come to the ceremony because he was ...

Panneerselvam toughens stance on merger as noose around Dinakaran tightens — AIADMK crisis

Chandrasekar reportedly told police that he was Dinakaran's "middleman" and was asked to pay the money to the officials in exchange for the symbol. Dhinakaran...

France says will 'prove' Damascus behind Syria chemical attack

In a television appearance, French Foreign Minister Jean Marc Ayrault said an investigation into the gas attack is now underway by French intelligence services ...

Horror as 20 Children Died After Bus Crashed Into Truck

Russel Meiring, a spokesman for paramedic company ER24, said several children survived after being pulled from the wreckage near Bronkhorstspruit, east of the c...

PM asks civil servants to be enablers, not regulators

The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of competition, which brings qualitative change. The Prime Minister also said that the government needs to change...

Raheel Sharif leaves for Saudi Arabia to head military alliance

Sources said that a Special Plane had been sent by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to take Raheel Sharif who, then, left Lahore for Riyadh along with his wife and m...