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No China investor meetings this weekend for Kushner firm

The Washington Post earlier reported that a Chinese website had listed Meyer as planning to attend an event in Shenzhen on Saturday. "Before being asked to l...

Mormon church severs some of its ties to the Boy Scouts

The Mormon church announced today it is no longer participating in two Boy Scouts of America programs for older teenagers. The church initially said it was " ...

North Korea threatens 'CIA terrorists', claims US, South Korea behind assassination plot

The North's claim comes amid continued high tension on the Korean peninsula. North Korea's Ministry of State Security said Friday in a statement carried on ...

Obama-era Methane Waste Rule Withstands Senate Attack

Methane is a known greenhouse gas with as much as 80 times more potency than carbon dioxide and therefore contributes to climate change. As part of the Interior...

General election 2017: Labour have to 'come out fighting'

The Prime Minister said she hopes the election will strengthen her hand in Brexit negotiations with Brussels. "But we, the whole Labour movement and the British...

Gausman ejected after another hit batter in Red Sox-Orioles

James focused on the positives of the situation, as he brought up the Red Sox fans in attendance Tuesday night giving Jones a standing ovation as he stepped to ...

Nepal signs up to China's new Silk Road plan

But some political analysts say Beijing is trying to create a political and economic network centered on China and push the United States out of the region. Tuo...

Ismail Haniya elected as new Hamas chief

Meshaal announced from Doha that Haniya has been elected as the new chief of the movement. Al-Kieli also said that the order was unfair to Gaza , and is simp...

Indian woman's husband pleads Pak court to meet her

Contrary to her claim, Ali through his counsel Fayaz Ahmed claims that she is being forcibly kept there. A 20-year-old Indian woman Uzma had approached the In...

North Korea says it will seek extradition of plot culprits

In the statement, CIA Director Mike Pompeo said the creation of the centre focuses the CIA's efforts against the "serious threats" emerging from North Korea, ...

Anglican head backs Trump's Israeli-Palestinian peace effort

Abbas met Trump in Washington last week for their first face-to-face talks. Abbas said a final status agreement that included a two-state solution would hel...

Pakistan's deputy Senate leader wounded in roadside bombing

The bombing took place near a local mosque shortly after Friday prayers.The explosion occurred right as Haidari's convoy was exiting the mosque. DPO Mastung M...

20 attorneys general, all Democrat, demand independent counsel probe Russian Federation meddling

Seth Meyers took a lot of time on Wednesday night's "A Closer Look" segment on his "Late Night" show to talk about the firing of former FBI Director James Comed...

Justice Department Won't Charge Officers Who Killed Alton Sterling

Officers Blake Salamoni and Howie Lake were responding to a call of an armed man identified as Alton Sterling outside a convenience store. The family of Alto...

Tensions Escalate In Wake Of North Korea's Most Recent Missile Launch

TRUMP: You can never be sure of anything, can you? Trump said he had "no idea" whether Kim was sane or not, but said the North Korean leader had faced a formi...

California governor: More spending for schools, child care

After revenue rebounded from the last recession, Brown used some of the windfall to pay off debt and add to the savings that can be tapped the next time the eco...

Trump invites President of the Phillipines to the White House

PHILIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday his telephone conversation this week with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss the Korean peninsula cri...

McDonnell: Labour Will "Come Out Fighting" From Historic Council Election Loss

Brexit minister says Britain won't be bullied by EU. "Only a Conservative vote at the general election will strengthen my hand to get the best Brexit deal", s...

US Defense chief affirms commitment to protecting Turkey

In talks that Pentagon chief spokesperson Dana White described as good and calm, the officials reaffirmed their support for peace and stability in Iraq and Syri...

French May Day workers divided on Le Pen, Macron

He denounced Macron, her rival, calling him a "masked Socialist" and a candidate back by the highly unpopular Socialist President Francois Hollande. Le Pen, w...

Trump meets with Russia's top diplomat

Before this, the president had met privately with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. When a reporter asked whether the dismissal has "cast a shadow" over their...

Nigeria presidency releases names of freed Chibok girls

Last year, 21 Chibok girls were freed and have been in government care. He said, "To be honest, without appearing to speak for Boko Haram , from the outloo...

World leaders react to Macron's win

President-elect Macron beat his far-right competition easily, with roughly 65 per cent of the vote, to become the country's youngest president. European Counc...

Justice Karnan moves SC seeking recall of conviction order

However, before the pronouncement of the apex court order, Justice Karnan had left Kolkata and was reported to be staying in Chennai. Karnan has had no judici...

USA says it supports Ankara's fight against PKK

Turkey's top diplomat has criticized a USA decision to provide arms to Syrian Kurdish fighters, saying every weapon given to them poses a threat to Turkey. The ...

How the White House explains waiting 18 days to fire Michael Flynn

The Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday subpoenaed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for documents related to the panel's investig...

Trump will make decision on Paris climate pact after G7 summit

The core of the Paris deal was an agreement between Xi and then USA president Barack Obama. President Donald Trump vowed during his lengthy run for the Whit...

Scotland to face Ireland and hosts Japan in 2019 World Cup

Two-time winners Australia went into Pool D with Wales and Georgia, while Ireland will face Scotland and hosts Japan in Pool A . The former Ireland and...

Confederate President Jefferson Davis was just erased from New Orleans cityscape

The crew dismantled a statue of former Confederate President Jefferson Davis, which stood over the city for 106 years. Also slated for removal are statues of ...

Mattis: US reviewing Syria safe zones but has many questions

He added that basic details were still unclear, including who specifically would ensure the zones were "safe" and exactly which groups would be kept out of them...

Sen. Kamala Harris: Sessions Should Resign For Signing Off on Comey Firing

A special prosecutor - the are called special counsel now - is a lawyer appointed to investigate a specific legal case. Instead, he said that he would " recuse ...

I was going to fire Comey 'regardless,' he was a 'showboat'

At a hearing yesterday, the Republican chairperson of the panel, Richard Burr, and the top Democrat, Mark Warner, praised Comey. "A dinner was arranged", Trump ...

Fallout from Trump's Dismissal of FBI Director

Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had wanted a heads-up from Comey about what he would say at a May 3 hearing...

Korea to end 'confrontational' policies as Moon takes office

Moon was part of the South's last liberal government, which pursued a "Sunshine policy" of reconciliation and dialogue with the North, and is widely expected to...

Macron wins French presidency, promises more lawmakers new to politics

Hamon said his movement would be launched on July 1, after legislative elections in June that are crucial to Macron's chances of enacting his programme. The let...