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Turkish army, Kurdish militia exchange fire across Syria border

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally of failing to coordinate the airstrikes with the American-led coalition against Islamic State militants. Washington, A...

Fallen DSP Officer Assisted Milford Police Terry Rogers

A dedicated family man who was "very well-liked and respected by those he worked with", Ballard leaves behind a wife and a 5-year-old stepdaughter, Brackin said...

Turkish opposition to challenge referendum at European court

The PACE said it was urging Turkey to lift a state of emergency imposed after last July's failed military coup as soon as possible, and pushing for the releas...

Secret jail in Philippine station linked to drug war abuse

A dozen people have been found stuffed inside a closet-sized cell hidden behind a book shelf in a Philippine police station, triggering further alarm about abus...

Arkansas carries out last execution before drug expires

Williams, 38, died at the Cummins Unit prison in Varner. The accelerated execution timetable was scheduled because the state's stock of a sedative, midazolam,...

German ban on full-face veils for public servants goes ahead

The text of the legislation said: "The state has a duty to present itself in an ideologically and religiously neutral manner". The measure is part of a set of...

Ann Coulter Says She Will Speak at Berkeley Despite the University's Cancellation

But they can't stop me. "Coulter's speech on immigration will be held at an 'appropriate, protectable venue, ' the university said". Berkeley's response m...

Judge cites Trump's words in blocking 'sanctuary city' order

Although Orrick is a trial judge, the president attributed his ruling to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco , which would consider the ad...

Trump Approval Slightly Underwater, But Americans' Economic Outlook Brightens

The president has had few wins, the biggest being the confirmation of Justice Neal Gorsuch. His administration also agreed to continue funding for a major compo...

Ivanka booed in Berlin as she defends Donald

Ivanka was in Germany as a US representative for the W20 summit on female business leaders. "You hear the reaction from the audience", WirtschaftsWoche edit...

Trump Says Iran not 'Living up to Spirit' of Nuclear Deal

Tillerson said that "This deal represents the same failed approach of the past that brought us to the current imminent threat we face in North Korea". It was ...

Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko

Klitschko, who has won 64 of his 68 fights, said. "I'm going to fight a guy whose age is exactly the number of how long I have been in boxing". The legendar...

France's Hollande tells ministers to ensure big election defeat for Le Pen

But even presidential candidates sometimes have to face criticism from the family. As Macron was meeting with union leaders from the Whirlpool plant in northe...

Bristol-Myers Beats Wall St Estimates

Sales of Opdivo exceeded expectations by 14 percent and should be "a key growth driver for the company", Evans added. As Opdivo still registers as being the c...

No motive in DE trooper's fatal shooting, standoff

The suspect in Wednesday's fatal shooting of a DE state trooper was shot and killed today after an hourslong standoff with authorities, according to state pol...

In Egypt, pope seeks Christian-Muslim rejection of violence

It is the principal Christian church in predominantly Muslim Egypt. Security has been tightened, with shops ordered closed and police conducting door-to-door ...

Finally, crystal-clear clarity in French election

Her visit forced Macron, who was visiting the town where the factory is based, to hastily change his plans and also go to the site. Le Pen, who posed for self...

Poll suggests SNP could lose south of Scotland seats

Just 37 percent of Scots would back independence if another referendum were held "tomorrow", according to the Kantar poll. According the leader of the Sco...

France's Le Pen says the people revolting against the elite

Dutch far-right populist Geert Wilders, however, welcomed Le Pen's success as a "bright day for patriots in France and elsewhere who want more national sovereig...

'The Simpsons' parodies the first 100 days of Donald Trump

His record has been mixed. "It lowers taxes for only Republicans..." And the repeal and replace of Obamacare was a pretty monumental failure after the bill ...

Trump Tax Plan is a Sweet Deal for Corporations and the Rich

On Thursday, Mnuchin seemed to walk back that assertion. Former Labor Secretary and economist Robert Reich tweeted that a cut to the corporate tax rate was "t...

Arkansas inmate receives communion for last meal

Less than three weeks into the start of his life sentence, Williams escaped from a maximum-security prison in southeast Arkansas and fatally shot Cecil Boren,...

Canaccord Genuity Believes Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) Still Has Room to Grow

If the $26.44 price target is reached, the company will be worth $169.20 million more. Teachers Advisors LLC raised its stake in EXACT Sciences by 10.9% in th...

The Simpsons has parodied Donald Trump's first 100 days in office

The writers also took on Sean Spicer and all the White House infighting. "Lowered my golf handicap, my Twitter following increased by 700, and finally we ca...

Ivanka's business prospers since Donald Trump election victory

Painter blasted the president and the entire Trump family for treating the White House like "a wonderful business opportunity" while noting that "foreign govern...

Tillerson says China asked NK to stop nuke tests

Other economic activity with North Korea remains robust. The admiral acknowledged there's uncertainty within USA intelligence agencies over how far along North ...

BJP sweeps Delhi civic polls

This time, however, the AAP was not invincible as the BJP regained ground in two years to hand out a severe drubbing to Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP. "Durgesh has al...

UK marine who killed injured Taliban fighter freed from jail

As he has already served more than three years in jail, he will be freed in two weeks, in what The Sun describes as a "a victory for justice and common sense"...

Over 1000 Palestinian Prisoners Go On Hunger Strike In Israel

The prisoners, led by Barghouti, are calling on Israel to respond affirmatively to a list of demands, some of which include: Increased family visitation right...

Boris Johnson 'could be axed as foreign secretary after election'

The report comes after speculation Johnson was being sidelined during the election campaign. In response Emily Thornberry, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, said:...

Trump's Tweets On Court Blocking 'Sanctuary City' Order: 5 Facts To Know

Trump got only 9 percent of the vote in San Francisco County last November, compared with Democrat Hillary Clinton's 85 percent. "Once again, President Trump...

North Korea: US commander warns of growing nuclear threat

The United States advanced missile defense system Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), which is being installed in South Korea to mitigate threats by ...

Suspect in DE trooper killing shot to death in standoff

Police identify Ballard as the trooper who was killed. He was then shot by law enforcement and pronounced dead at 9:29 a.m., said Master Cpl. He was transported...

Tillerson: China threatened to sanction North Korea over another nuclear test

USA senators were briefed by the Trump administration on the seriousness of the threat from North Korea and the president's strategy for dealing with it on Wedn...

U.S. begins moving missile defense system to deployment site in South Korea

The North's drills also come as the carrier strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson is expected to arrive in the region later this week and as a USA nuclear sub...