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Terrorist kills Police officer, injures two others in ambush

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Siskiyou County deputies searched the area and found a silver Nissan Rogue parked outside the cabin, TBI spokesman Josh DeVine said. In a press conference o...

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Two days earlier, the snap general election announced for Thursday 8 June will be the 17th of the Queen's reign. She is the world's oldest reigning monarch...

Pence Reassures Japan On North Korea, Promises To Work With China

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, on a tour of Asian allies, has said repeatedly an "era of strategic patience" with North Korea is over. Pence said on Monday t...

Trump Hosts Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots At The White House

In photos posted to social media Wednesday, the New England Patriots' turnout at the White House this year seemed to be noticeably smaller than in 2015, whe...

Donald Trump Calls Marine Le Pen 'The Strongest' Of French Presidential Candidates

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Exxon Mobil has reportedly applied for a waiver to work in Russia

The Treasury Department says it won't issue Exxon Mobil a waiver to work in Russian Federation. The request likely will receive extra scrutiny from US offic...

Lewis Hamilton is in a 'different league,' says Toto Wolff

Both World Champions have a win and a second place from their opening two races of the season. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton steered clear of a chaotic sta...

Tens of thousands pour into Venezuela streets

Venezuela is reeling under political turmoil fuelled by an economic crisis due to falling oil prices, and President Nicolas Maduro's attempts to gag the Opposit...

Trump tells young immigrants in US illegally to 'rest easy'

In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson certified that Iran was compliant through Tuesday with its commitments ...

Hamilton free pass in Bahrain GP left Bottas disappointed

Twice Bottas let triple champion team mate Lewis Hamilton through to try and take on Vettel, an attempt that ultimately proved in vain as the Briton ended up se...

Pence reaffirms ties in Indonesia

Roeslani was quoted by the "Jakarta Post" newspaper as saying. Today I say with confidence through our continued partnership, the United States and Indonesia wi...

New York's mayor blasts Sessions' 'soft on crime' statement

The Democratic mayor called the "soft on crime" characterization "absolutely outrageous". "Why would he insult the men and women who do this work every day, who...

Russia Sends Troops, Equipment to North Korea Border Amid War Fears

In Moscow, first deputy chairman of the defence committee at the Federation Council Frants Klintsevich told RIA Novosti the movement was pre-planned and dismiss...

Seattle officers shot, 1 critically; a suspect on the run

The Latest on the shooting of two police officers in Seattle (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Police say a suspect in the shooting of two Seattle officers after...

Maloney: North Korean is "a very risky situation"

China has placed some of its bomber fleet on heightened alert status, according to USA officials, but it is unclear what may have prompted the move. On April ...

Paris attack: Police launch manhunt for second gunman still at large

French President Francois Hollande had already said that the authorities suspect the attack was " of a terrorist nature ", according to a French 24 translat...

Border Lawmakers Balk at Donald Trump's Wall Request

According to scattered reports , Republicans are trying to resurrect President Trump's failed health care bill from the dead. The trouble is, Trump hasn't p...

Celebrating Jesus Christ rising from the dead

Ayade noted that Christ's resurrection was not to engage in wild and elaborate celebration " but to give our lives meaning and direction and the opportunity to ...

Iranian nuclear deal faces threats

However, the letter also said that the National Security Council would be reviewing whether it's in the USA national security interest to lift sanctions, as r...

British PM Theresa May calls general election

The Conservatives are likely to gain a series of key target seats in the upcoming General Election , capitalising on their strong position in the polls over th...

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK dumps Sasikala and Dinakaran to facilitate merger

KP Muniswamy from the Panneerselvam camp says they never asked for the post of the CM of the party general secretary. "I discussed with him the appointment of a...

Paris attack: ISIS claims responsibility after 1 killed on Champs-Elysees

Francois Fillon, who is the conservative candidate, said he would cancel the campaign events had had been planning for Friday as a result of Thursday's attack. ...

'Giraffe mom,' newborn visit April the giraffe and baby

There is a five-vote minimum, and people can vote as many times as they want. The channel had its biggest day on Saturday when the calf was born, with more th...

Paris attack will 'probably help' Le Pen in France

U.S. presidents typically avoid weighing in on specific candidates running in overseas election. "I want to express all our solidarity and participation in the ...

Trump's 'Buy American, Hire American' Order

Around 85,000 foreign workers are admitted to the USA each year under the current H-1B visa programme, with most coming to work in high-skill industries. The H-...

Kim Jong-un warns of 'super-mighty preemptive strike' against US

However, the UN Security Council and the Secretariat have failed to respond to their demand to date. Haley, the current president of the U.N. Security Council...

US Vice President Pence to North Korea: 'The sword stands ready'

Tokyo is working out a plan to evacuate Japanese nationals in conjunction with the US evacuation scenario. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday praised C...

Democratic Korea is Ready to Repel US Attack

Speaking to reporters at his Bowling Green office Monday, Paul said China has tremendous leverage with Pyongyang given North Korea's economic woes. "They do...

Trump says Paris attack will help Marine Le Pen in election

Adult voters in France will be going to the polls very soon to choose who will be the next leader of their country. Options markets suggest investors remain...

North Korea mock-up video shows missiles blowing up the United States

China has placed some of its bomber fleet on heightened alert status, according to US officials, but it is unclear what may have prompted the move. On Sunda...

Le Pen or Melenchon win in France may rock markets

French President François Hollande said that the leads so far indicate the attack was of a "terrorist nature ". The latest poll from Harris Interactive ...

Hillary Clinton: Progress in LGBT rights may not be secure

While Clinton ended her remarks inveighing against the horrors in Chechnya, she dedicated a chunk of her speech to rebuking Donald Trump and his administration ...

Paris gunman's criminal past in focus as police hunt second suspect

The terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack - giving the attacker a war name indicating he had ties in Belgium and praising him as a "fighter o...