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Russia: Syrian safe zones plan to go into effect at midnight

Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed to a Moscow-proposed deal Thursday to establish the so-called "de-escalation" zones in Syria to try to end the six-year conflic...

Unrelenting rain worsens flood crisis in saturated Central Canada

Whatever hope Montreal-area flood zone residents had that Nature would throw them a break was extinguished in a haze of constant drizzle early Friday as Environ...

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ALS remains incurable and is always fatal - at least until science finds a way. "This is the first new treatment approved by the FDA for ALS in many years"...

Trump Announces Trip to Saudi Arabia, Zionist Entity, Vatican

On the day of Trump's inauguration in January, Francis sent the incoming president a telegram urging him not to forget the poor and those in need. Although no...

Macron team condemns 'massive cyber attack' ahead of French presidential election

The Macron team asked the campaign oversight commission Saturday to bring in cybersecurity agency ANSSI to study the hack, according to a government official wh...

Nicola Sturgeon casts vote in Scottish council elections

She said: "This was a council election that the SNP fought on local issues, which is probably why the SNP won the election so emphatically". SNP group leader ...

PIA acts against pilot who slept on flight

According to reports, a senior PIA pilot was found sleeping in the passenger compartment soon after flight PK-785 took off from Islamabad for London. Dawn quo...

Russia, US agree to air safety measures for Syria

Mohammed Rasheed, a spokesman for the Jaish al-Nasr group, said rebels doubted Russian or Syrian government warplanes would stop striking opposition areas after...

Putin supports plan to investigate reported abuse of gays

In televised comments, Putin agreed that Moskalkova should investigate " rumors , you could say, about what is happening in our North Caucasus with people of no...

Overwhelming Percent of Trump Voters Still Support Him

Over 500,000 new jobs have been generated and 61 percent of illegal border crossings have been cut, according to the website. Real Clear Politics, which track...

Chibok schoolgirls released in Nigeria

As news of the latest release broke, long-suffering family members said they are eagerly awaiting a list of names and their hopes and expectations are high. "Th...

Russian Federation says Syria safe zones will go into effect

Fighting has continued in parts of Syria covered by a controversial Russian-sponsored ceasefire plan , which came into effect at midnight on Friday. The new ...

Centre seeks AAP explanation on overseas funding to it

I told him (Mishra) this yesterday and said the CM is reshuffling the Cabinet. Just moments before speaking to the media, Kapil Mishra shocked everyone with a c...

OPEC runs out of options as bid to boost oil price fizzles

Those elevated inventory levels have weighed on sentiment in recent weeks, contributing to a sell-off in the oil market that shaved about $8 off the price of be...

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument up for review

Trump said the protections imposed by his predecessors "unilaterally put millions of acres of land and water under strict federal control, eliminating the abili...

United Kingdom regional elections expected to give taste of national vote next month

The Tories have made gains in areas not typically seen as strongholds for the party such as Fraserburgh and Peterhead. Harvie said: "This election was called ...

Zebra runs free across beach, collides with truck in Florida

The impact broke the side mirror and the glass hit the driver, cutting him. The zebra sprinted into a nearby field. Nathaniel Jolley, 21, of Riverview, the ...

Trump Working On America-First Offshore Energy Strategy

The order could lead to a reversal of bans on drilling across swathes of the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that former Preside...

Almost 100 dead as Taliban, IS clash in Afghanistan

Achin District is the primary base of operations for ISIS in Afghanistan and has been the site of multiple joint US-Afghan counterterrorism missions. The Afgha...

Police officer in teen shooting terminated

The Dallas County district attorney and the Dallas County sheriff's office are investigating the case. Oliver and the other police who arrived on the scene we...

At Berkeley, a Speaker's Cancellation Spurs New Battles Over Free Speech

UC-Berkeley said in a statement , "This is a university, not a battlefield, we must make every effort to hold events at a time and location that maximizes th...

Dick Goes After Weiner: Sen. Blumenthal Calls Huma Abedin a Crook

The "capper", he said, was the meeting. "FBI director Comey was the best thing that ever happened to Hillary Clinton in that he gave her a free pass for many ...

Puerto Rico governor says Title III bankruptcy is imminent

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Puerto Rico's governor has announced a historic restructuring of a portion of the US territory's $70B debt through courts after n...

United States naval "armada" menaces North Korea

Donald Trump has taken a fresh swipe at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the rogue state marks a military anniversary with a massive show of force. A nuclea...

United States ready to consider new N. Korea sanctions if necessary: Tillerson

Several ASEAN members have competing claims to the territory. In remarks to employees of the State Department , he said Washington has put intense pressure o...

Shivpal Yadav will float front, Mulayam to be its chief

The objective of the morcha, Shivpal said in Etawah, will be to restore Mulayam's honour and bring together all the Samajwadis. When contacted, Shivpal said t...

Trump seeks steps from Abbas to promote peace with Israel

President Donald Trump says the White House is starting a process between the Israelis and Palestinians that "hopefully will lead to peace". Ushering in peace...

Trump signs order to reverse Obama's ban on Arctic drilling

The United States has been blessed with abundant oil and natural gas reserves. It will also direct Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to conduct a review of the lo...

Iran TV censors Rouhani documentary ahead of elections

Basiri wrote: "Such measures would also send messages to the global community regarding the dangers in seeking short-term economic interests at the cost of the ...

Twin blasts in Philippine capital kill at least two

National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Oscar Albayalde said that the area of the new explosion was not far from area of the earlier blas...

Sturgeon's push for second referendum has been a gift to her rivals

The election results showed the SNP in the ascendency, with the Tories and Labour "scrapping for second place", she said. The SNP will hope to steal Labour'...

White House backs down on Trump comment praising Australia's health care

And Turnbull couldn't help but smirk and laugh at Trump's answer. Mr Trump also tweeted on Saturday that "everybody" had better health care than the USA, but ...

The Trump team's slapdash tax plan

Then again, when you consider that Trump has flip-flopped in the past on major issues from abortion and the Iraq War to gun control and immigration, it seems ...

ISIS in Afghanistan is attacking the Taliban, killing dozens

Earlier this month the USA dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb on a tunnel network used by the group in Nangarhar Province. The military personnel died in ...

First 100 days in office most successful ever, says Trump

To mark the first 100 days in office, Trump is set to fly to Pennsylvania to address a massive rally to celebrate the landmark occasion. He continues to maint...