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Trump confirms death of terrorist responsible for USS Cole attack

The results of the New Year's day attack are still being assessed, including whether Jamal Al-badawi was killed. Our work against [al-Qaida] continues. The USS ...

Saudi women to start receiving divorce notice by text message

The ruling takes aim at divorces registered at courts by men who have not informed their wives that the union is over. At present, it is a casual practise in ...

Pentagon Chief Of Staff Kevin Sweeney Quits After Jim Mattis' Exit

Sweeney's announcement comes just weeks after General Jim Mattis handed in his resignation last month, where he issued the President a passing shot by saying Tr...

Federal agencies directed to hold off on shutdown raises

The raises appear to be an intended effect of the shutdown: When lawmakers failed to pass bills on December 21 to fund multiple federal agencies, they allowed a...

Investigation launched as US woman in vegetative state for decade gives birth

The new mother, who has not been identified, has been in a coma since a near-drowning 14-years ago. No one knew she was pregnant and the healthcare staff were...

Brazil to move Embassy to Jerusalem

Brazil's military would be against a USA base in the country, the officer said , speaking on condition of anonymity because he has not been authorized to disc...

Mick Mulvaney: Government Shutdown Likely To 'Drag On A Lot Longer'

President Donald Trump has said he will veto any spending bill to fund the government agencies affected by the shutdown if the legislation does not include $5...

Sisi claims Egypt has 'no political prisoners', in interview that

Their meetings have received little media attention in Egypt, a country where most people still view their neighbor as their sworn enemy and where trade unions ...

Malaysia´s king abdicates in historic first

Malaysia's king has abdicated, royal officials said on Sunday, ending weeks of speculation about his future after he took a leave of absence and amid rumours he...

Moscow denies holding British and Irish citizen as pawn

Dmitry Makarenko was detained on the Northern Mariana Islands and has since been moved to Florida. While still a fugitive, Makarenko was indicted in June 2017...

US House passes bills that would end gov't shutdown

The convening of the new Congress also comes at a time when Pelosi and her party are poised to confront the White House and the Republican agenda with their Hou...

3 young children found dead, woman shot in head in Texas apartment

Nelson was taken the University of Texas Medical Branch in nearby Galveston. Police say Nelson was the mother of all three children and that Mehmood was Ashanti...

Brexit: PM says critics of her deal are risking democracy

Officially slated for the week of January 14, the Commons vote is widely expected to be held on January 15. The survey suggests under a quarter of voters back...

Indian court declares tycoon Mallya a fugitive economic offender

The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act approved in August targets suspects who flee overseas or ignore warrants, and allows the government to confiscate assets o...

Suspect Sketch Released In 7-Year-Old Jazmine Barnes’ Murder

At the time of the weekend shooting, the individual was wearing a black hoodie and driving a reddish pickup truck. "This will be a good image". The Harris Cou...

Trump Repeatedly Used F-Word While Meeting Pelosi, Later Apologised

RT's Caleb Maupin took a closer look at the government-crippling political showdown. With talks stalled, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that House Dem...

United States airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work

The publication said whereas 25 to 30 TSA staff are absent from a typical shift, the numbers at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport had shot up by 200-300 p...

Warren's debut trip to Iowa ignites voter passion

Warren is hardly an unknown candidate in Iowa, but she may try to connect with voters anew by talking about her modest upbringing in Oklahoma, far from the hall...

PM Imran Khan reaches Turkey on first visit

His delegation includes Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umar and Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Khusro Bakh...

Fiancé's Alleged Accomplice, 32-Year-Old Nurse, Questioned By Police

The phone was pinged to a location in Idaho November 25 . Berreth's fiancé, Patrick Frazee, was charged Monday in Colorado in connection with her death. Ber...

Trump pushes back on impeachment talk, citing his popularity among Republicans

Tlaib wasn't the only freshman who got a lesson in how one comment can upend Capitol Hill. "People love you and you win", Tlaib said to a group of supporters ...

Bulgarian Woman Among the Accused of a 2 billion Dollar Fraud Scheme

Switzerland's second largest bank said in a statement that the suspects "sought to hide these activities from the bank" and stressed that Credit Suisse was no...

Federal agencies directed to hold off on raises during shutdown

Vice President Mike Pence was dispatched, Thursday night, to send out a message to the base: We're not going to cave. The raises will kick in automatically o...

Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks away from Russian influence

The Ukrainian church's new leader is Metropolitan Yepifaniy. Relations between Ukraine and Russian Federation collapsed after Moscow's seizure of Crimea in 20...

Pope says church’s credibility has been ‘seriously undercut’ by abuse scandal

The Pope made his stinging spiritual diagnosis in a letter sent to the United States church leadership as they gathered on a papally-mandated retreat at the ...

Myanmar Police Officers Killed By Rakhine Rebels In "Brazen Raids"

The official Myanmar News Agency said four police posts in the Buthidaung area in northern Rakhine came under attack from hundreds of Arakan Army (AA) fighters ...

Mueller grand jury extended for up to 6 months

Mueller, 74, took over the federal government's probe into alleged collusion between President Trump's campaign and Russian officials in May 2017. Their work ...

Arrest of Yellow Vest leader Drouet slammed as ‘abuse of power’ & ‘dictatorship’

Drouet, who was released earlier on Thursday, is considered the leader of the Yellow Vest movement in France . "When somebody organises a demonstration that ...

German politicians' data posted online, gov't probes source

Broadcaster rbb reported earlier that the data, from hundreds of politicians and published on a Twitter account, included addresses, personal letters and ...

U.S. Warns Iran Against 'Provocative' Space Vehicle Launches

Iran's foreign minister has responded to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's warning that Iran would face severe economic and diplomatic consequences if i...

Pentagon: Airstrike may have killed USS Cole bombing suspect

The official word from CENTCOM as of Friday afternoon was that "U.S. forces are still assessing the results of the strike" that targeted al-Badawi. Another ...

Three killed in shooting at California bowling alley

Torrance is about 25 miles (40 km) south of Los Angeles . Officers found multiple people with gunshot wounds inside the bowling alley. One man at the scene h...

Majority of United Kingdom conservatives reject May's Brexit deal with Brussels

Almost three out of four members of the British Labour Party want their leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to back a second referendum on Brexit , a new survey has found. ...

British Army Recruits Young 'Snowflakes, Selfie-Takers'

The posters are accompanied by promotional videos that show young people in mundane jobs or acting out the stereotypes that older generations hold about those i...

Trump's tenor and tone completely unacceptable: Congress on PM Modi library jibe

He went on to ask why Russia, India , Pakistan don't have troops in Afghanistan, unlike the US. Diplomacy has worked in bringing conflicts to end but to win th...