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Instant analysis: Marc-Andre Fleury, Penguins struggle in Game 4 loss

Guentzel scored Pittsburgh's first goal in the opening period and got another in the third period before beating Bobrovsky for the victor in OT. Guentzel had a ...

Finance leaders defend trade, worry about those left behind

International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde held what she described as "constructive discussions" with Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalo...

At least 12 people killed overnight in Venezuela

They were met by tear gas and rubber bullets as they tried to march to downtown Caracas . Opposition leaders have promised to keep up their protests, deman...

UN Security Council condemns North Korea missile test

Russian Federation objected to a Security Council statement proposed by the USA on Wednesday that would have condemned North Korea's missile tests, despite Chin...

Afghanistan: At least 94 Daesh militants killed in MOAB blast

Gen. John W. Nicholson, NATO commander in Afghanistan, at a news conference. The MOAB is the US military's largest non-nuclear bomb, weighing in at over 25,00...

ISIS claims Paris attack ahead of vote

In a statement from its Amaq news agency, IS gave a pseudonym for the shooter, Abu Yusuf al-Beljiki, indicating he was Belgian or had lived in Belgium. Iran s...

Le Pen gains support after Paris attack but Macron still seen winning

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has gained some support in the first opinion poll to be held entirely after the Paris attack, but centrist Emmanuel Ma...

US'mother of all bombs' killed 36 Islamic State militants in Afghanistan

The Islamic State group's Aamaq news agency denied that any of its fighters were killed or wounded, citing a source within the group. As many as three dozen m...

British Labour lawmaker says her party is not trying to win election

Britain will go the polls on 8 June as May's Conservative party seeks to cement a mandate for their Brexit plans, with many writing off Labour's chances with Co...

Common vision with Canada on free trade

Libya has been plagued by intermittent civil war and instability since the fall of dictator Muammar Qaddafi in 2011. Trump was meeting with Gentiloni as news ...

Searching for Justice Neil Gorsuch: A Primer

Gorsuch responded: "Thank you very much, chief justice, and thank you to each of my new colleagues for the very warm welcome I've received this last week". Spe...

White House defends delay of USS Carl Vinson going to Korean peninsula

The USS Carl Vinson strike group includes the flagship aircraft carrier , its air wing, the destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer and USS Michael Murphy, and the cruise...

Rahmat Akilov confesses to Stockholm attack

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has described the incident as a terrorist attack, and asked for tightening of borders. Johan Eriksson , a lawyer for Ra...

Marijuana Legalization Support Reaches Record Highs

On Apr. 12, the Colorado State Senate approved SB 17-192 , a bill that would allow cannabis businesses to reclassify recreational marijuana as medical marijua...

Only half of voters support Theresa May's call for a general election

And Labour in this election will be part of a movement of the British people to make that change. However, it is likely to take a few days, assuming victory o...

US Didn't Have Its Aircraft Carrier Anywhere Near North Korea

And then on April 12th, President Donald Trump told Fox Business News that the Navy had sent to Korea "an armada, very powerful". "Very powerful. We have subm...

VP Mike Pence Warns North Korea: 'We Will Defeat Any Attack'

President and Vice President seem to be equally ignorant of Korea and Asian issues as a whole", a Korean netizen wrote. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is on b...

2000 homes evacuated as brush fires threaten Collier county

About 800 residences are threatened by the blaze, which Polk County Fire Rescue said had spread to about 600 acres. Firefighters confirmed fires were burning ...

Trump Congratulates Erdogan after Narrow Referendum 'Victory'

Similar queues are also reported in front of an election board office in Istanbul . People walk in central Istanbul's Taksim Square, Tuesday, April 18, 2017....

Iraqi forces making new push toward Old City in Mosul

The Iraqi military is now involved in an offensive in western Mosul, backed by US-led coalition forces. Iraqi forces have been making significant gains in...

Deja Vu? UK May Repeat US Election Turmoil in June

British Prime Minister Theresa May says an early election is in the country's national interest and will strengthen its hand in Brexit negotiations. Parliamen...

BUILD THAT WALL! Trump Demands Border Wall Funds in Spending Bill

Mick Mulvaney , Trump's director of Office of Management and Budget, said Thursday Democrats will need to agree to pay for some Trump's top priorities, includ...

Huizenga says Spicer's comment about Hitler was a dumb example

Steven Goldstein, head of the Anne Frank Center, described Mr Spicer's comments as an "evil slur" and said he now "lacks the integrity to serve". White House ...

United Kingdom parliament votes in favour of early election

Britain's prime minister has defended her decision to seek a snap election . In Scotland , voters previous year favored staying in the European Union , com...

Sanctuary mayors fire back at Trump administration over immigration

In letters to each of the nine jurisdictions the Justice Department, headed by Attorney General Jeff Sesssion (left, ) said the government entities signed doc...

Trudeau-Italian PM affirm trade bonds in face of Trump protectionism

US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni at the White House in Washington , US, April ...

Drugmaker asked Arkansas not to use drug in executions

John Moritz of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, from left, Sean Murphy of The Associated Press and Marine Glisovic witnessed Lee's death. Arkansas has carried...

Venezuela opposition leader Capriles says barred from office

Street protests are among the few options left for the centre-right opposition to pressure Maduro, whom they blame for the country's descent into economic calam...

Officials identify 2 officers wounded in fatal shootout

A Hardeeville Police Department officer and Jasper County Sheriff's deputy were shot at 432 Sanders Road in Hardeeville after responding to a domestic dispute, ...

Champs Elysées: French Media Releases Paris Shooter's Name

But it looks like another terrorist attack. "Islamism is a monstrous totalitarian ideology that has declared war on our nation, on reason, on civilisation", t...

Father of missing Tennessee teen found safe says she was brainwashed

It wasn't until Thursday that the two were seen again in Cecilville, Calif., where Cummins was arrested. While Anthony Thomas says he hasn't had a chance to s...

Paris Shooting to Impact French Presidential Election

The attack started around 9 p.m. local time in Paris , when a vehicle stopped next to a police vehicle stationed on the side of the road. This is what many p...

Pence embraces US-Australia partnership after Trump spat

Speaking to Channel 7 shortly before Pence's arrival, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said they would discuss a range of issues, but top of the agend...

U.S. will honour Australia asylum seekers deal

Washington Post , citing information from sources and unnamed USA officials, reported that Trump even told Turnbull at one point that he had already spoken with...

'Light' sentence sought for Ahok over alleged blasphemy

JAKARTA's Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, faced court today where prosecutors reportedly called for one year's jail for alleged blasphemy - but only if ...