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Appeals court strikes down FAA drone registration rule

Some drone owners did not agree that the government should put in place such a registration system, and sued the FAA. The lawsuit was won by John Taylor, a ...

Putin offers transcript of Trump meeting with Lavrov

They said it was considered so sensitive that details have been withheld from allies and tightly restricted even within the USA government, the Associated Pres...

China protests 'unhelpful' United States sanctions on Iran

The new sanctions designate seven entities, including two top Iranian defence officials and a China-based network supplying material to Iran's missile programme...

Jared Kushner's family apologises for name drop in pitch

The company on Monday said dropping the name of Jared Kushner, who's married to Ivanka Trump, was not meant to "lure investors" to the almost $1 billion On...

Haryana girls outshine boys in Class 12 boards

Students who appeared for the examination can check their results online in official website bseh.org.in. A total of 2.10 lakh students had appeared for the e...

Trump Holds Joint Appearance With Colombian President

The peace deal has since been ratified, but the future is still uncertain. Since then, the peace deal has been strongly challenged in Colombia by a conserva...

Corbyn targets 'tax-dodging wealth extractors' in election campaign

Corbyn, a socialist who has pledged higher taxes on the wealthy and a crackdown on powerful corporations, said on Thursday that he would prove wrong the electio...

Rivlin thanks French victor Macron for stance against anti-Semitism

But Putin sent his congratulations to Macron in a telegram and called for a renewal of trust between the countries. France has been in a state of emergency sinc...

Amnesty raps Qatar's 'repressive' migrant sponsorship system

This is not the first time that an employee has died on the World Cup site. An Indian migrant who fell unconscious near the stadium, where he worked, died in ...

Reports of large-scale Ford job cuts meet indifference on Wall Street

These priorities include focusing on bolstering the most profitable elements of its core business, investing prudently, yet aggressively in emerging opportuniti...

Anthony Weiner cries while apologizing in court

This afternoon a court official confirmed that Abedin filed for divorce after seven years of marriage. Weiner was already in federal custody ahead of the ...

Sweden drops rape investigation into Wikileaks' Assange

The Swedish prosecution authority said Friday that chief Marianne Ny "has chose to discontinue the investigation". "Westminster Magistrates' Court issued a ...

World leaders react to Emmanuel Macron's French election victory

President Donald Trump of the USA also said: "Ì look forward to working closely with President-elect Macron in the years ahead as we work together on a progress...

U.S. regains access for beef exports to huge Chinese market

The conditions must be consistent with worldwide food safety and animal health standards and the 1999 Agricultural Cooperation Agreement. By July 16, China i...

United Nations court orders Pakistan not to execute Indian 'spy' Kulbhushan Jadhav

Describing the ICJ verdict as a major victory for India and also a victory for justice and human rights, Mengal said, "The Pakistani government, intelligence ...

Journalist was threatened and harassed while covering Kushner pitch to Chinese investors

The EB-5 program allows rich foreign nationals to invest as little as $500,000 in a USA development project likely to create 10 or more new jobs in order to obt...

VDGIF reminds boaters about safety

The public is invited to stop by and speak with officers about safe boating practices. "Much like wearing a seatbelt, putting on a lifejacket during or after ...

More than 100 arrested in Paris after Macron win

Morocco's King Mohammed VI in a congratulatory message to Macron, said partnership between Morocco and France , under the presidency of Macron, "will gain in...

Demo of EVM tempering in Delhi assembly by AAP leader

Rao wondered why the EC was "reluctant" to invite those who had filed petitions in the Supreme Court challenging the reliability of EVMs and technical experts t...

Russian foreign minister mocks media over Trump disclosures

Sergey Kislyak about an Islamic State terror threat involving laptop computers on aircraft. The report claims the information had been obtained from "a USA pa...

Pro-Ryan group launches ad thanking supporters of House healthcare bill

Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, a former House member, also suggested Sunday that the Senate will crafts its own bill but signaled an openness to the lower chamber's e...

White House offers muted response on Comey memo

First of all, if Director Comey in any way thought that he was being intimidated or the president was trying to interfere with the investigation I believe that ...

Swedish prosecutor drops rape probe into WikiLeaks' Assange

In a court document seen by Reuters, chief prosecutor Marianne Ny said there were no further avenues to pursue to take the investigation forward. He also says...

Swedish prosecutor drops rape investigation of Assange

The Metropolitan Police Service in London said after the news was announced that it remained obliged to arrest Assange should he leave the Ecuadoran embassy on ...

Fox News' Kimberly Guilfoyle up for White House press secretary job

He's viewed even senior advisers suspiciously, including Bannon and Priebus, when stories about internal White House drama land in the press. Reports indicated ...

French Jews 'relieved' Macron won, anxious over Le Pen's gains

On Monday, he said his first foreign visit would be to the EU's other great defender, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. "I will propose starting this deep tran...

White House: Yates was a 'political opponent of president'

Yates had been made into an enemy by the Trump administration after speaking out against the Muslim ban and Flynn's connections to Russian Federation, but was a...

Trump Denies Asking Ex-FBI Director Comey to Drop Flynn Inquiry

Wittes that he tried to blend in with the blue curtains in the back of the room, in the hopes that Mr. Trump would not spot him and call him out. I think it sho...

US airstrike hits pro-Assad forces in Syria

The coalition said "apparent" Russian attempts as well as warning shots and a show of force, had failed to deter the pro-Assad forces moving toward Tanf in so...

Joe Lieberman is front-runner for Federal Bureau of Investigation director

On Wednesday, Trump met four candidates to replace former FBI Director James Comey, namely Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe , former Oklahoma Governor Frank ...

Hospitals remain key targets as ransomware attacks expected to increase

The attack on the British National Health Service that affected 16 hospitals became the most visible and frightening symbol of the attack, after several patient...

Mass. unemployment inched up in April

That is a dip from March's rate at 2.6 percent - which was a four-decade low dating back to when state record keeping began in 1976. Alabama Department of La...

In Debate Prep, Hillary Clinton Practiced Dodging Trump's Weird Macho Hugs

At one point during the White House event, Wittes said, Comey stood in a position so that his blue blazer would blend in with the Blue Room's blue drapes in an ...

Politicians in Ottawa appear anxious about Trump, Russia controversy

Late Wednesday the Justice Department announced the appointment of a special counsel, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, in the case. "I'm convinced that t...

US Extends Iran Nuclear Sanctions Relief, Adds Other Sanctions

The Treasury on Wednesday also announced new US sanctions against seven people linked to Iran's ballistic missile program, including two senior defense official...