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Israel strikes Palestinian launching incendiary balloons from Gaza into Israel

It gave their ages as 14 and 15. Ashraf al-Kidra of the Health Ministry says ambulance crews are bringing the bodies of the boys, aged 12 to 14, to a hospital f...

Turkey Threatens New Syria Operation as US Shunned at Summit

In March, Turkish military and allied Syrian rebels seized the town of Afrin in northwestern Syria after a two-month campaign, which pushed YPG out of the tow...

China defends legalizing use of tiger bones, rhinoceros horns

In a statement Monday, China's State Council said rhino and tiger parts could now be used " in medical research and healing ", as long as they came from far...

Trump claims Paul Ryan 'knows nothing about' birthright citizenship

On Wednesday morning he tweeted birthright citizenship "will be ended one way or the other". Activists seeking to limit immigration, including Michael Anton...

Pak, China relations a 'model of state-to-state ties': Qureshi

The visit of the Iranian official is critical in this regard as well. Zarif is expected to meet his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and Khan, w...

Trump family pays tribute at Pittsburgh synagogue, protesters cry foul

Mr Trump was accompanied by his son-in-law Jared Kushner , who is Jewish, and his daughter Ivanka , who converted to Judaism when she married Mr Kushner. "I p...

Khashoggi murder SHOCK: Journalist was STRANGLED as he entered embassy

The new details surrounding the death of Mr Khashoggi, 59, were released following a meeting between Mr Fidan and Saudi counterpart Saud al Mojeb . Turkey is...

Aftermath of deadly blast at local FSB HQ in Russia (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Russia's counter-terrorism body said the person killed in the blast was the one who carried and detonated the explosive device. Three FSB employees were hurt...

Chinese intelligence officers charged with stealing US aviation technology

The indictment is among a small but growing collection of prosecutions that openly accuses the Chinese government of stealing USA trade secrets. For the thi...

Human remains at Vatican property could hold clue to 1983 mystery

Human remains unearthed on a Vatican-owned property in Rome may hold the key to solving the mystery of an Italian teen girl who vanished 35 years ago. Orlandi...

Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi has death penalty conviction overturned

On Oct 13 this year, the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan, a religio-political party headed by Khadim Hussain Rizvi , threatened to "paralyse the country within hour...

Japanese rocket lofts first UAE-made satellite

The rocket, an H-IIA launch vehicle, blasted off at 1:08 p.m. local time (2:08 a.m. EDT, 0608 GMT) from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan , operated by the...

Pakistan's Supreme Court to rule on Christian woman facing death over blasphemy

The court, in a three-member bench led by chief justice Saqib Nisar, released the verdict on Wednesday morning, three weeks after they had reached a decision. S...

Germany's deadliest post-war murderer killed 100

A German nurse admitted in court on Tuesday to being post-war Germany's deadliest serial killer, murdering 100 patients with lethal injections so that he could ...

Trump vows to terminate birthright citizenship

Worse still, such citizenship is automatic for children born of parents who were never lawfully present in the United States in the first place. In the inter...

3 kids killed, 1 hurt while waiting for school bus in Indiana

All three were students at Mentone Elementary School. The driver that hit the children was Alyssa Shepherd, 24, of Rochester. Police say the driver who struck...

Denmark says assassination attempt linked to Iranian intelligence thwarted

The suspect, who was not identified, is in pre-trial custody until November 8. European countries are trying to save a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and ...

2 bound bodies found in NYC were missing Virginia sisters

Police at the scene, October 24, 2018, near the Hudson River in New York City where the bodies of two dead females, bound in duct tape, were found. Their rela...

Robert Mueller May Be Falsely Accused of Sexual Assault by Paid Women

In a Twitter post Tuesday morning, Burkman said he will reveal the identity of "the first of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's sex assault victims" on Thursd...

Canadian wildlife populations dropping in 'global biodiversity crisis': WWF

Tropical areas have seen the worst declines, with an 89% fall in populations monitored in Latin America and the Caribbean since 1970. "From the decline of ora...

Couple falls to death while taking selfie

Viswanath's brother, Jishnu Viswanath, told the AP that Vishnu Viswanath and Moorthy had set up their tripod near the ledge when they plummeted to their deaths....

Trump to Hold 11 Campaign Rallies Ahead of 2018 Midterm Elections

With days to go before Election Day, Trump is seeking to boost Republicans in the face of Democratic enthusiasm. Southwest Florida and the Panhandle are two par...

Watch the moment an natural disaster shakes New Zealand Parliament

It was felt in Wellington during a parliamentary sitting, prompting deputy speaker Anne Tolley to stop deliberations for lawmakers to seek refuge as a precautio...

ADL Statement on Synagogue Shooting in Pittsburgh

He told ABC that "in 2016 we saw a 34% increase in acts of harassment, vandalism and violence against the Jewish community", and past year brought "a 57% incr...

Notorious mob boss Whitey Bulger found dead in prison

Bulger led a largely Irish mob that ran loan-sharking, gambling and drug rackets in the Boston area. He became one of the nation's most-wanted fugitives aft...

Man charged with burglarizing home of missing Wisconsin teen Jayme Closs

He is alleged to have gone on to say he took items he believed people wouldn't miss, and that "he was curious about what size Jayme was". Agents of the Wiscon...

Mother meets son 31 years after he was abducted as a toddler

Authorities say Mann's father, a dual citizen of Ghana and Canada, was living in Toronto when he fled to the USA with his son during a court-ordered weekend v...

Trump escalates anti-media rhetoric after wave of violence

Then, a final thought: "Fake News Must End!" "Shouldn't you reserve the term "enemy" for people who are actually the enemy of the United States, rather than j...

‘This is Inexcusable:’ 93 Percent of the World’s Children Breathe Polluted Air

The report also found that 98 percent of all children under five in low and middle income countries are exposed to levels of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5...

Here's why Twitter might be removing the 'like' button

As The Telegraph's report notes: "Similar buttons to "like" or show appreciation of people's status updates, pictures and videos have become a central functio...

Trump Wants To Order End To Birthright Citizenship

The president's comments to " Axios on HBO " come amid a renewed push for hardline immigration policies before the midterm elections. "How ridiculous, we're...

5 dead as Italy faces extreme weather and Venice floods

Local authorities said the water peaked at 156 centimetres (61 inches) by early afternoon. Flooding reached historic levels in Venice today leading to rain-so...

New Zealand’s North Island struck by natural disaster

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are now on tour in New Zealand, although the quake does not appear to have been strongly felt in Auckland, where the Bri...

On Statue Of Unity, Villagers Write Open Letter To Protest PM's Visit

Speaking about the injustice being done to the villagers, Villagers said that peoples' hard earned money is being spent on projects like these while locals and ...

Pittsburgh shooting suspect appears in court over attack that left 11 dead

Robert Gregory Bowers, opened fire with an AR-15 rifle and other weapons during worship services inside Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday, killing eight me...