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More than 90 injured in Osaka-area natural disaster

Public broadcaster NHK said an 80-year-old man had been killed, also by a collapsing wall. It set off multiple building fires and toppled walls. The Japan Me...

At least 5 die when SUV crashes during chase

One of the four taken to the San Antonio hospital later died, the department said. "This is, I think, a flawless example of why our borders need to be secure"...

Vehicle bomb tears through joyous Eid cease-fire in Afghanistan

Attaullah Khogyani, spokesperson for the provincial governor of Nangarhar, confirmed a vehicle bomb was responsible for the blast in the town of Ghazi Aminullah...

Hundreds March To Texas Tent City Holding Detained Immigrant Kids

The innocent children are incarcerated 22 hours a day, let outside for two. Under the new "zero tolerance" policy , which U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions...

Trump attacks Schumer over North Korea remarks

Trump announced at the summit that the US would be "stopping war games" on the Korean Peninsula amid ongoing talks with North Korea about denuclearization. "The...

5 dead as SUV being chased by police crashes in South Texas

Fourteen people were inside the auto, 12 of them were ejected from the vehicle after traveling over 100 miles per hour before rolling over at noon on Highway 85...

Eid-ul-Fitr: Global ad campaigns that captured the sentiments just right

In fact, with more than one billion Muslims worldwide, you could say it is one of the biggest celebrations in the world. Eid al-Fitr begins at the start of th...

At long last, Paul Manafort is heading to prison

The indictments are not connected with allegations of collusion between Russian Federation and the Trump campaign during the USA election in 2016. There are...

House immigration bill includes 'Dreamer' visas

When Acosta attempted to interrupt her, Sanders fired back, "I know it's hard for you to understand even short sentences, I guess". The compromise bill wo...

Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by right-wing lawmakers in Norway

The news comes after a group of United States lawmakers also sent a letter to the Nobel Committee nominating the president for the prestigious award, citing h...

President Trump Has Some Awfully Kind Words For Kim Jong Un

The just-under-three-minute video features footage of Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shaking hands, smiling and signing a joint agreement at the su...

Prosecutors piece together Michael Cohen's shredded documents and encrypted messages

Cohen wants to hire a lawyer who has a relationship with the US prosecutor's office in Manhattan, the source added. It was reported earlier this week that Coh...

Riders Dropped 30 Feet, Others Injured In Roller Coaster Derailment

Meale said the Department of Agriculture has launched an investigation into the cause of the accident . The two who fell were more seriously injured. Staton ...

Antoine Griezmann hits historic VAR-assisted penalty as France tops Australia

Credit where its due, Australia can take inspiration from their display for the group games to come but despite getting themselves back on level terms after t...

Upskirting law to be passed soon, says Theresa May

Katie Ghose, chief executive of charity Women's Aid, told PA: "We welcome the government taking decisive action to make upskirting a criminal offense". Ms Marti...

U.A.E. Says Yemen Port Offensive Opens Way for Political Process

But in Yemen's protracted civil war, which has killed approximately 10,000 people and led to tens of thousands more deaths from sickness and starvation, global ...

United Nations votes against Israel aggression, in ‘major defeat for US’

Assembly President Miroslav Lajčák convened the meeting, following a formal request from Algeria and Turkey, in their respective capacities as Chair of the Ar...

Pakistan Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah killed in US strike, official says

From a young age, she has been an advocate for girls education, writing online about the intimidation efforts of the terror group, which particularly targetin...

Heat advisory issued for St. Louis metro this weekend

Bottom line: We may not have actual triple digit readings this weekend as temperatures gradually cool down but triple digit heat indices are certainly in play t...

United States And North Korea Strive For Peace At Historic Singapore Summit

Donald Trump said he wishes people would "sit up and pay attention" to him the way they do in North Korea when Kim Jong Un speaks. 'You know why? Bec...

Eight injured after taxi runs into crowd in Moscow

This report will be updated. The Mexican embassy in Moscow said two Mexican women had been lightly injured. A spokesperson for Moscow police apparently...

Python swallows woman, 54, in garden

The victim, named as 54-year-old Wa Tiba , was reported missing in Muna regency, southeast Sulawesi on Thursday night, after she went to check on her corn plan...

Trump confused by Trudeau's 'pushed around' comment: 'We just shook hands!'

In contrast, Trump was mostly smiles with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday , saying talks were "top of the line". In return, Trump accused Trud...

Greek opposition to file censure motion against PM over Macedonia deal

At the April 3, 2008 NATO Summit in Bucharest the heads of allied states made a decision to invite the Macedonian partners to join the Alliance as soon as a m...

Firefighters Tackle Blaze At Glasgow School Of Art Ahead Of Building Reopening

Additionally, 50 firefighters in nine fire trucks arrived on the scene on Friday evening to fight the crippling blaze. The fire "has reached from the ground f...

Second deputy dies in shooting in Kansas

The inmate was taken in a van to a gated area behind the building, and when he got out of the van, he somehow overpowered and shot the deputies, Bailiff said. L...

2,000 Families Separated After Being Caught Crossing Border Illegally

Ryan, R-Wis., said the House would vote next week on two competing immigration measures, but said he "won't guarantee passage". Friday morning Donald Trump...

The Stan Simpson Show: Trump and Kim meet for historic summit

He has labeled the dictator "talented" and "smart", saying Kim "loves his people". Fox News has gotten greater access to Trump than any other news outlet throug...

NY state sues Donald Trump for ‘illegal conduct’ at family foundation

Underwood says the non-profit organisation should be dissolved after supporting Trump's 2016 United States presidential campaign and more than 10 years of ill...

Eid Mubarak! Hundreds of people celebrating Eid at Taiwan's largest mosque

The date of Eid al-Fitr typically varies from country to country. As Muslims in various parts of the world celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr today (Friday), celebrities, ...

Merkel Calls Out Trump, Citing U.S. Services Surplus With Europe

Some media in Germany have briefly fallen for a hoax tweet announcing that Interior Minister Horst Seehofer had broken up his Bavarian party's decades-old a...

What are the US-South Korea war games?

As a third party, Thailand has stressed it is neutral over the Korean peninsula issue. And that, of course, leaves aside the fact they thought it prudent to try...

UAE troops killed in battle to retake Yemen's port city Hodeida

The TV station said the legitimate forces gathering in Al-Durayhemi district and nearby areas, around 10 km south of Hodeidah. The source added that Hadi ha...

Shujaat Bukhari: Police releases photos of suspected attackers

He further said that the journalist's "targeted killing within hours of his tweet on the OHCHR report on Jammu & Kashmir - bad coincidence, raises serious...

Weakened, UK's May defeats final Brexit challenges in parliament

You only needed to look at the size of the amendment paper MPs had to consider to see how squeezed for time the debate was going to be. Mr Grieve said no g...