This day marks the period of mourning for the community in the first month of the Islamic calendar. The day also bears significance for some Sunni Muslims as Moses fasted on that day to express grat...
Re-election should have been easy for Cruz, but instead he is fending off a challenge from a social media-savvy Democrat who draws significant crowds. The Texas GOP has also posted photos of O'Rourke'...
A U.S. Senate panel vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation was delayed after Ford's allegations came out last week. "Physically, some survivors actually will have. 'Do I trust her? Yes. But Grassley...
India cited the "brutal" killing of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the release of postal stamps "glorifying" terrorist Burhan Wani for cancelling the meeting between Swaraj and ...
Police in Austin, Texas, had earlier reported that Wilson's last known location was Taipei. Wilson, who is at the center of a United States legal battle over his plan to publish instructions for t...
The move comes after European Council President Donald Tusk ripped up Mrs May's blueprint for Brexit on Thursday, saying it risked the integrity of the EU single market and the Northern Ireland bo...
Last month, the U.S. Commonwealth's government sharply raised the official estimate of Maria's death toll to nearly 3,000 after an independent study. The White House dispatched administration offici...
In addition to security, expected to be provided by Capitol Police, Ford has asked for press coverage of her testimony to be the same as for Kavanaugh. "Judge Kavanaugh has not asked to have the FBI i...
Floodwaters topped the earthen dike at the northern side of Sutton Lake on Friday. "What we don't know at this point is if any coal ash has filtered into the Cape Fear River", said Mike Regan, secre...
Israel sent its air force commander to Moscow on Thursday to share the military's findings on what happened. Netanyahu's delegation pointed out the uptick in Syria's missile attacks since it succeed...
Based on sources who spoke to or witnessed Rosenstein's behavior, the Times reports that Rosenstein was emotionally uneven during this period. "The New York Times's story is inaccurate and factua...
What made the situation worse was Florence's languid, 6 kph pace, and its proximity to the coastline which provided the storm access to an unlimited supply of water vapor from the warm Atlantic Ocea...
The two are said to have met last month and traveled to an Austin , Texas , hotel, where they had sex, for which Wilson paid the girl $500. Wilson's driver's license photo matched the image on the...
An Australian man has been arrested over a video that allegedly showed him deliberately driving his auto into several emus. (Supplied) The man counted as he mowed the helpless birds down. The 20-year-...
Two girls and a boy were stabbed, and police report one of the girls is in serious condition. One of the victims is an infant. It isn't clear whether his child was among those stabbed. Police said t...
Mrs May addressed EU27 leaders over wiener schnitzel with potatoes and Austrian wine, pitching her Chequers proposal before sit-down meetings begin on Thursday . In practice, to allow for parliamen...
China has urged the United States to withdraw punitive sanctions imposed on the Chinese military over its purchase of fighter jets and missiles from Russian Federation or "bear the consequences". "The...
Mrs May, who also held "frank" face-to-face talks with European Council president Donald Tusk at the informal Salzburg summit, insisted Chequers is the "only serious and credible proposition" for ...
He hosted US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at an APEC meeting in November past year. He passed away from a "serious illness despite devoted treatment by professors and doct...
The accusations from Christine Blasey Ford, denied vehemently by Kavanaugh, threaten to slow his Senate confirmation vote, with Democrats saying the FBI should investigate the charges, a demand that i...
Meanwhile, one of Blasey Ford's high school classmates revealed on Facebook that she remembers hearing about the alleged assault at the time. He has denied the charge. Ford now says that she doe...
A veterinary pathologist determined the cause of death was typically blunt force trauma , such as collisions with cars, and that the mutilations had occurred after death. Reports of mutilated cats, o...
President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nomination Brett Kavanaugh found himself at the focus of an increasing scandal this week as sexual allegations from his high school days have hit the headlin...
The case is next set for court mention on Nov 16. As NPR reported in July, "Even though Najib has denied wrongdoing, the scandal played a role in unseating him as prime minister in May's shock elect...
The casulties were confirmed by a local police chief. Police did not disclose how many people were shot or the extent of their wounds. "Officers at the scene requested additional ambulances and of...
Three years ago, her miniature horse disappeared and she was certain an alligator had eaten the animal, which was about the same size as a Labrador retriever. The gator was caught after being hooked...
Capt Cook set sail on Endeavour - a British-built coal ship - in 1768 on a scientific voyage to map the Pacific Ocean. That site is in Newport Harbour in the U.S. Though Cook became a legend , th...
The exact number of people on board is hard to determine, with Reuters reporting that the person dispensing tickets was among those who drowned, and that recording data has also been lost. Boats on ...
Despite Republican claims that investigations into these matters are the sole responsibility of the Senate, the FBI could open a more extensive investigation. Senate Judiciary Committee ranking memb...
Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said in a statement: "A court orders a psychiatric assessment for Marine Le Pen ". Le Pen, who has said the case against her is a violation of her freed...
He distanced himself from the Trump campaign in September 2016 while under scrutiny. President Trump's order to declassify a slew of documents Monday regarding the FBI's warrant to spy on an America...
During the 2000 inter-Korean summit , then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had also promised then-South Korean President Kim Dae-jung that he would visit South Korea. It is an important caveat - Moon...
In 2018, a year in which the midterm elections were already attracting a record number of women candidates, the prospect of another Supreme Court showdown over sexual misconduct seems eerily remin...
Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler named the shooting suspect as 26-year-old Snochia Moseley from Baltimore County. Police have confirmed that the shooter has not yet been taken into custody and are...
Meanwhile, a source familiar with the process told CNN the declassification won't happen Monday. The president also did not order the declassification of a subsequent part of the document that det...
