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May battling own Cabinet over EU customs union

24 April 2018, 04:08

The government says the charter's rights are already covered by British law. Mrs May last week suffered a defeat at the hands of peers in the House of Lords when they backed an amendment to compel ministers to explain what they have done to ensure ...

Bye, Steve Komphela. Your Resignation Was Overdue, Say Amakhosi Fans

Bye, Steve Komphela. Your Resignation Was Overdue, Say Amakhosi Fans

24 April 2018, 04:04

Kaizer Chiefs football manager Bobby Motaung is attempting to paint a rosy picture of the three-year tenure of Steve Komphela‚ even after his coach quit at the weekend in the wake of the mayhem at Moses Mabhida Stadium. Sports Minister Tokozile Xasa...

Saudi shoots down 'toy drone' near Royal Palace in Riyadh

Saudi shoots down 'toy drone' near Royal Palace in Riyadh

24 April 2018, 04:01

An security screening point had noticed the traveling of some tiny unauthorized recreational drone, leading security forces to address it "according to their own requests and guidelines", state news agency SPA'd said. Saudi air defences on Sunday i...

France has proof on Syria chemical attack

France has proof on Syria chemical attack

24 April 2018, 03:56

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called a top defense meeting to discuss the situation in Syria following the USA -led airstrike on Syria. His comments echoed those of President Donald Trump , who earlier Thursday added doubts about ...

Inspection of Southwest Airlines flights ordered by Regulators

Inspection of Southwest Airlines flights ordered by Regulators

23 April 2018, 02:54

The engine debris shattered a window on the Boeing 737 plane , killing a passenger - the first death in a USA airline accident since 2009. Though the comment period ended in October 2017, no decision has yet been made. As one of the Navy's first...

Palestinian Electrical Engineer Shot to Death in Malaysia

Palestinian Electrical Engineer Shot to Death in Malaysia

23 April 2018, 02:50

Humanitarian Care Malaysia (MyCARE) chairman Associate Professor Dr Hafidzi Mohd Noor said Fadi was an expert in renewable energy sources, especially in regards to generator engineering. "Fadi is a very clever person, anyone who is clever is a threat...

Students rally at Capitol against gun violence

Students rally at Capitol against gun violence

22 April 2018, 01:35

The previous student walkout March 14, which was the one month anniversary of the devastating school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School . In Decatur, Bellmont High School students walked from school to the Courthouse. They said they ...

'Fearless Girl' finds a new place to take a stand

'Fearless Girl' finds a new place to take a stand

22 April 2018, 01:31

Company State Street Global Advisors has established on wall street, bronze statue girl on 7 March past year - on the eve of worldwide women's day as a symbol of women's equality. Crowding around the statue posed a safety risk and was a factor in t...

Donald Trump Announces Plan to Countersue Democrats for DNC Server

Donald Trump Announces Plan to Countersue Democrats for DNC Server

22 April 2018, 01:28

The Democratic Party on Friday filed a multimillion-dollar federal lawsuit against Trump campaign officials, the Russian government and WikiLeaks, alleging an election conspiracy. democracy, with Trump's policies benefitting the Kremlin. To reach t...

US Senate debut for 10-day-old baby creates history

US Senate debut for 10-day-old baby creates history

21 April 2018, 10:07

While the House made such changes in February, the Senate failed to include them in a major spending bill last month, drawing criticism from female senators en masse. In the case of the Senate, Duckworth is relatively young compared to other women wh...

Alfie Evans' parents lose latest legal battle at UK's highest court

Alfie Evans' parents lose latest legal battle at UK's highest court

21 April 2018, 10:03

In appealing the rulings, Alfie's parents, Tom Evans, 21, and Kate James, 20, argued their son had shown improvement in recent weeks. Supreme Court justices today dismissed their latest application after the Appeal Court approved a plan for withdra...

Attorney General Steve Marshall comments on execution of oldest death row inmate

Attorney General Steve Marshall comments on execution of oldest death row inmate

21 April 2018, 10:04

Last year, Alabama executed a 75-year-old inmate who had previously faced the death chamber seven times. "In the nearly 30 years since the explosion at their Mountain Brook home killed Judge Vance and seriously injured his wife, Helen, his family...

Russian Federation and Syria staging COVER-UP at chemical attack site, says USA

Russian Federation and Syria staging COVER-UP at chemical attack site, says USA

21 April 2018, 10:03

A United Nations spokesman said on Thursday that discussions were taking place in Syria's capital with all key parties on security arrangements for inspectors from the United Nations chemical weapons watchdog to visit Douma. The White House on Thur...

Canadian Instagram Model Jailed for Drug Smuggling Blames Selfie Obsession for Crime

Canadian Instagram Model Jailed for Drug Smuggling Blames Selfie Obsession for Crime

20 April 2018, 12:59

On Wednesday, New South Wales District Court Judge Kate Traill said she accepted that Roberge was genuinely remorseful and had a good chance of rehabilitation. Roberge admitted that the Instagram pics were also meant to disguise the smuggling ope...

Trump, Japan's Abe Agree to Heighten Trade Talks

Trump, Japan's Abe Agree to Heighten Trade Talks

20 April 2018, 12:56

But the location has yet to be made known. Trump, who was hosting Abe and his wife at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, said a campaign of maximum pressure on North Korea would continue until Pyongyang agreed to give up its nuclear weapons.

Cynthia Nixon Burns

Cynthia Nixon Burns "The Bad Cuomo" on Colbert

20 April 2018, 12:55

Cuomo's plan would bring NY in line with 18 other states, as well as Washington, D.C., that allow parolees to vote, according to the governor's office. "WFP won't ever stop supporting unions and the right to organize and win fair contracts", said L...

Erdogan sends Turkey to snap polls on June 24

Erdogan sends Turkey to snap polls on June 24

20 April 2018, 12:56

The announcement upended the political timetable in Turkey, which had been set to vote in simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections on November 3, 2019. That same day, the Turkish parliament ratified a motion extending the state of emerge...

US State Department officials did not accompany Pompeo on trip to Pyongyang

US State Department officials did not accompany Pompeo on trip to Pyongyang

20 April 2018, 12:57

News of CIA Director Mike Pompeo's visit to North Korea ricocheted on Capitol Hill. He recently had a successful meeting, by the White House's accounting, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un . It is expected that some Democrats on the floor wil...

ZTE postpones earnings report after being slapped with United States exports ban

ZTE postpones earnings report after being slapped with United States exports ban

20 April 2018, 12:53

Economic issues should not be politicised in order to stifle competition, the official China Daily newspaper said in an editorial on Wednesday after a USA decision to ban American firms from selling parts and software to China's ZTE Corp .

Michael Cohen Withdrawing Libel Lawsuit Against Buzzfeed Over Trump Dossier

Michael Cohen Withdrawing Libel Lawsuit Against Buzzfeed Over Trump Dossier

20 April 2018, 12:43

Schwartz said Cohen still believes BuzzFeed and Fusion GPS defamed him "but given the events that have unfolded, and the time, attention, and resources needed to prosecute these matters, we have dismissed the matters, despite their merits".

Here's how Rod Rosenstein convinced Trump not to fire Mueller - for now

Here's how Rod Rosenstein convinced Trump not to fire Mueller - for now

20 April 2018, 12:43

Rosenstein gave the guarantee in a White House meeting with the president last Thursday, raising the discussion of the Mueller investigation on his own. We may be needed to assist in the event that there is a large scale protest. "We won't allow it...

Virginia foresters heading to Oklahoma amid life-threatening wildfire weather

Virginia foresters heading to Oklahoma amid life-threatening wildfire weather

19 April 2018, 01:55

In addition, a large wildland fire that originated in Colorado crossed into Kansas affecting Stanton and Morton Counties, according to a the State Adjutant General's Office. Two people - a Leedey man and a Dewey County woman - were killed by the wild...

Is Ariana Grande Teasing The Name Of Her New Album?

Is Ariana Grande Teasing The Name Of Her New Album?

19 April 2018, 01:52

On her Instagram page on Tuesday, she posted a series of three pictures which made up the words No Tears Left to Cry 4.20, but upside down. Ariana's family - her mom Joan and brother Frankie - all tweeted the same emoji, while the singer also ...

Saudi Arabia mulls big investment in entertainment sector

Saudi Arabia mulls big investment in entertainment sector

19 April 2018, 01:51

Saudi Arabia held a private screening on Wednesday of the Hollywood blockbuster " Black Panther " to herald the launch of movie theatres in the kingdom, and tickets go on sale Thursday for public showings on Friday. To serve a population of more tha...

Hannity denies being represented by Cohen as court drama unfolds

Hannity denies being represented by Cohen as court drama unfolds

19 April 2018, 01:50

Hannity, an outspoken supporter of Trump, has been a fierce critic of special counsel Robert Mueller, who is looking into Russian interference in the 2016 USA presidential election. The identities of those clients were bound to impress: the President...

UK, US and France bid for ceasefire in Syria after airstrikes

UK, US and France bid for ceasefire in Syria after airstrikes

18 April 2018, 12:27

And still, the course of Syrian's civil war will likely remain unchanged. The US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has indicated new economic sanctions will be announced Monday against Russian Federation for enabling Assad's government t...

Swedish Leader of Opposition calls on Modi

Swedish Leader of Opposition calls on Modi

18 April 2018, 12:24

India and Sweden today discussed ways for Sweden to become partner in India's development story. Two documents were agreed to between India and Sweden following the delegation-level talks - Innovation Partnership and Joint Action Plan - to maxim...

China's ZTE deemed a 'national security risk' to UK

China's ZTE deemed a 'national security risk' to UK

17 April 2018, 06:15

Instead of reprimanding ZTE staff and senior management, ZTE rewarded them. ZTE works with BT in a research partnership, but BT said that did not mean it would lead to a commercial deployment of its technology in the UK. This would signific...

Pence:

Pence: "Very Close" to Renegotiated NAFTA

17 April 2018, 06:11

The president wondered aloud: 'Why would Mike do that?' "Tonight Jon informed the Vice President that he was withdrawing from coming on board as national security advisor and the Vice President accepted his decision", Alyssa Farah, Pence's press se...

Cynthia Nixon wins Working Families Party support against Andrew Cuomo

Cynthia Nixon wins Working Families Party support against Andrew Cuomo

16 April 2018, 02:00

Take New York Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon , who recently added a $4.20 donation button to her website to express her support for legalized marijuana . The small but influential Working Families Party endorsed Cuomo in 2010 and 2014. Cu...

Congress, BJP in Rajasthan attack each other over fast politics

Congress, BJP in Rajasthan attack each other over fast politics

15 April 2018, 12:18

Taking part in the protest, state BJP president and MP Rajya Sabha Ksh Babananda alleged that the National Sports University Bill, 2017 could not be passed due to disturbances by the opposition Congress. "And when the jail authorities sent him for a ...

#RedForEd Leaders Question Governor Doug Ducey's Pay-Raise Plan

#RedForEd Leaders Question Governor Doug Ducey's Pay-Raise Plan

15 April 2018, 12:15

It now has more than 40,000 members on its Facebook group. Earlier on Thursday, House Speaker J.D. Mesnard rolled out a proposal to boost teacher pay by 6 percent next year and 24 percent over the next six years. The announcement comes on a week wh...

Michael Cohen seeks restraining order on items seized by feds

Michael Cohen seeks restraining order on items seized by feds

15 April 2018, 12:12

President Trump's longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen was the subject of a months-long criminal investigation before the FBI raided his home and office this week, according to court documents. A lawyer for President Donald Trump has sough...

Indiana Pacers: How to watch, listen to the NBA Playoffs

Indiana Pacers: How to watch, listen to the NBA Playoffs

15 April 2018, 12:15

He's a potential free agent this summer, and it could mark the final passage of his epilogue in Cleveland and his forward in a new city. That changed this season. The Cleveland Cavaliers face a familiar foe in the first round of the NBA Playoffs...

Policy paralysis by Congress affected military preparedness: PM Modi at DefExpo 2018

Policy paralysis by Congress affected military preparedness: PM Modi at DefExpo 2018

14 April 2018, 01:50

India has never desired to covet the territory of any other nation, rather has been an apostle of peace, he said. You would have also seen that we have brought the process to a successful conclusion with a contract that will provide a boost to defen...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admits sharing his personal data with Cambridge Analytica

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admits sharing his personal data with Cambridge Analytica

14 April 2018, 01:45

Senate hearing . However, Zuckerberg's answer to that was - "It certainly doesn't feel like that to me". Bucshon asked if Facebook is listening to conversations, or if it has contracts with companies that provide data that is acquired verba...

Sri Reddy Accuses Rana Daggubati's Brother Of Sexual Harassment, Shares Intimate Pics

Sri Reddy Accuses Rana Daggubati's Brother Of Sexual Harassment, Shares Intimate Pics

13 April 2018, 01:33

Ram Gopal Varma has only superlative praises for Sri Reddy as the MAA lifts ban on her. She was quick enough to add that Sri Reddy's approach towards the issue and her means of protest was not in the best of taste and stripping was never the righ...

Nice Spring Weather Through Friday; Strong Weekend Storms Possible

Nice Spring Weather Through Friday; Strong Weekend Storms Possible

13 April 2018, 01:33

Meteorologists are able to observe weather patterns and predict the likelihood of severe weather several days ahead of time. During a severe storm, particularly in the spring and summer months, it's not uncommon for households to lose electricity, ...

Putin, Netanyahu discuss Israeli airstrikes on Syria

Putin, Netanyahu discuss Israeli airstrikes on Syria

13 April 2018, 01:28

Earlier on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Netanyahu in a phone conversation to do nothing to destabilise Syria . "In this context, Benjamin Netanyahu pointed out that Israel will officially celebrate Victory Day on May 9 thi...

West Virginia woman decapitates boyfriend, pleads 'let me get my heads'.

West Virginia woman decapitates boyfriend, pleads 'let me get my heads'.

12 April 2018, 07:15

According to court documents, the murder happened on April 1, 2018, in Lerona , Mercer County. Mills appeared at a competency listening to on Monday by which a decide dominated she wanted additional analysis. Mills has been charged with second-deg...