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Ex-Venezuelan top oil officials arrested on corruption charges

The officials were put in their positions mainly by the late president Hugo Chávez and Maduro his successor. "We know that many of these people live comfortably...

'Proud moment': India wins election to remain in International Maritime Organisation Council

Soon after the result announcement, an Indian High Commission in the United Kingdom tweeted, "India enters the IMO Council under category B having won 144 vot...

Argentina ends missing submarine rescue mission

On Thursday night, Argentinian authorities abandoned the rescue attempt but said the search for the submarine would continue. Hope was fading for the crew b...

Trump expected to shrink 2 Utah monuments by two-thirds

Citing leaked documents and information shared by insiders on condition of anonymity, the article indicated that Trump's plan at that time was to cut the prot...

Brock Turner, ex-Stanford swimmer, appeals sex assault conviction

As previously reported , two graduate students witnessed Turner raping the unnamed woman - who was referred to as Emily Doe during the trial - in January 201...

UK National Security Authorities Banned from Using Kaspersky Lab Software

In a letter dated today to civil service chiefs, he said Russian Federation seeks "to target United Kingdom central government and the UK's critical national in...

Russian FM: Haley's North Korea statement 'bloodthirsty'

Haley's warning comes on the heels of the third intercontinental missile test launch that North Korea announced earlier this week, claiming now its missiles...

Mueller Removed FBI Agent From Russia Probe For Anti-Trump Text Messages

The agent, Peter Strzok , a counterintelligence veteran, was reassigned from Mueller's team as a Justice Department investigation found the texts that he sent ...

Syrian govt negotiator quits Geneva, says may not return

The Chinese envoy also saw as positive the announcement by de Mistura on Thursday evening that the talks which began on November 28 will go on until December 15...

Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa appoints cabinet

Zimbabwe's long-time ruler Robert Mugabe stepped down a week after the military's move, allowing his erstwhile Vice President Mnangagwa to return from hiding ou...

Former Prime Minister Shafiq Arrested in UAE, Being Deported to Egypt: Laywer

A Gulf source familiar with the matter said earlier: "Shafik has publicly asked to go to Egypt and his wish will be met". Source close to shafiq's family had ...

Trump insists 'absolutely no collusion' between his campaign and Russian Federation

The New York Times reported in August that investigators working for special counsel Robert Mueller asked the White House for documents related to Flynn. A...

'I don't see a deal' to prevent government shutdown

The current funding bill, brokered in a surprise deal between Trump and Democrats in September that caught Republicans off-guard, expires on December 8. "They d...

China voices strong dissatisfaction with USA opposition to market economy status

The statement of opposition, in a brief filed by the U.S. Trade Representative's office and made public on Thursday, follows a determination by the U.S. The US ...

Franklin Resources INC Lowered Stake in Stryker Corp (SYK) by $104.68 Million

It has outperformed by 8.25% the S&P500. Blair William & Company increased its stake in Unilever N V (UN) by 5.7% based on its latest 2017Q2 regulatory filing...

US Defence Secy Mattis to visit Pakistan; heres whats on agenda

Pakistan denies sheltering the militants, and the issue has emerged as a major irritant to bilateral ties. He will wrap up the trip in Kuwait on Tuesday, wher...

Zunic holds three-shot lead in Australia

Leishman shot 74 and was tied for fourth, seven strokes behind. Greg Chalmers (66) was two strokes behind in third. "When you're on a run like that and play...

U.S. military to indefinitely delay ban on cluster bombs

The Defense Department memorandum, obtained by CNN states , "The Department will retain cluster munitions now in active inventories until the capabilities th...

Korea reveals photos of Hwasong-15 ICBM

Pyongyang heralded the launch as the completion of its nuclear force capable of striking anywhere in the U.S. Many experts said the idea is the only possible ...

Deputies believe 3-year-old missing girl is dead, man arrested

He faces several charges including concealing of death, obstruction of justice, second-degree burglary, felony larceny, and possession of stolen property. "(I) ...

Kim Jong-Nam was carrying VX antidote - lawyer

Yesterday, Washington warned that North Korea's leadership will be "utterly destroyed" if war breaks out as it called on countries to cut all diplomatic and tra...

Poppi Worthington: 13-month-old's DNA found on father's penis, hearing told

The mother, who can not be named for legal reasons, left the courtroom in tears as he refused to answers put by her own barrister about what happened to Poppi. ...

Police believe body found buried in desert could be missing veteran

Julia Jacobson and her dog Boogie are seen in a photos posted the Justice for Julia Facebook page. Dalen Ware , who was arrested on suspicion of murder in her ...

Israel Bombs Syrian 'Military Targets' near Damascus

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor of the war, said the missiles, presumably Israeli, targeted "positions of the Syrian regime and...

Andhra Pradesh govt adds Kapus to OBC, plans 5% quota for them

The Congress on Thursday criticised the Andhra Pradesh government for changing the funding terms of the Polavaram irrigation project in violation of the bifurca...

Democratic Congressman Ruben Kihuen Accused of Sexual Harassment During Campaign

He was a Dreamer, but it was her nightmare. The accuser, identified only as Samantha by Buzzfeed, said Kihuen followed her to her auto after a fundraiser on F...

President Attends 5th AU/EU Summit In Cote D'Ivoire

There are definitely more than that. Youth development is a key priority for the AU and the European Union , as 60 percent of the African population is under...

Russell 2000 Ishares (IWM): Following the Indicators

Enterprise Value is calculated by taking the market capitalization plus debt, minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents. Inv...

Boise State ends Oregon's record home win streak on Williams' buzzer beater

After Boise State hit two free throws to take a 70-68 lead with 8.6 seconds left, it appeared the Oregon Ducks had sent the game to overtime when Payton Pr...

Littlehampton bank to close next year

In addition, 65 per cent of its customers are now choosing to bank digitally. A Lloyds spokeswoman said: "As a outcome, the number of customers visiting some ...

Enterprise Prods Partners LP (EPD) Holding Held by Account Management Llc

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC purchased a new stake in Enterprise Products Partners L.P. during the first quarter worth approximately $201,000. The stock i...

Shooting at Bakersfield Heart Hospital; Gunman Shot by Police

Friday night, BPD posted on its Facebook page that "no other individuals were shot aside from the suspect". The hospital at 3001 Sillect Ave., near Buck Owens B...

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking ban on firecrackers across country

At present the Election Commission has the power only to recognise a political party but not to de-recognise it for various reasons. The court made a decision...

4.1-magnitude quake strikes in Delaware Bay

Thursday a 4.1 magnitude natural disaster hit near Delaware's state capitol of Dover and according to reports was the strongest quake to strike the "The First S...

Draft law against Triple Talaq includes 3 yr sentence for guilty husbands

Over three months after the Supreme Court "set aside" the practice of instant triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat, the Centre has drawn up a draft law which makes ...