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Possible manslaughter charges for London fire

24 June 2017, 12:56

Residents are to be evacuated from five council tower blocks over fire safety fears in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze. So far, 79 people are known to have died in the blaze and police have confirmed the fire was not started deliberately.

Talks between UK PM May's Conservatives and Northern Ireland's DUP restart

24 June 2017, 12:07

She reportedly apologised to Tory MPs, accepting personal responsibility for failing to win an outright victory and sacrificing the parliamentary majority she inherited from David Cameron when she became leader after the Brexit referendum past year.

Prime Minister May offer: European Union citizens can stay in UK

23 June 2017, 04:48

Meanwhile Mr Macron and German chancellor Angela Merkel were insistent that the EU's focus must be on building a future for the remaining 27 states, and not on the Brexit negotiations, which were not on the agenda at the Brussels summit. The offer ...

Loan waiver will give farmers' relief: Karnataka Minister

22 June 2017, 08:15

The state is headed for polls Assembly polls next year. Following pressure from farmer groups, the state government on Tuesday made a decision to revise the criteria under which the Rs 10,000 loan advance will be given to prepare for the upcoming...

Mamata Banerjee urges all to attend June 22 meet

21 June 2017, 02:03

I don't discriminate between people in the hills and those in the plains. "We condemn the atrocities of Bengal government against the people of Darjeeling", said another protestor. "If an insurgency gains ground in Darjeeling, that is something we ju...

Trump hosts president of Panama at White House

21 June 2017, 02:02

US prosecutors have said they are fulfilling a treaty obligation with Panama in requesting that Martinelli, who was arrested on June 12, continue to be held. The White House blog recounts the remarks made during press availability at the meeting. ...

China-backed AIIB's coal policy riles green groups

21 June 2017, 02:00

Twelve of the projects were co-financed, while four were standalone projects prepared by the bank. The project is estimated to cost $315 million. There are no plans for coal projects and proposals that are potentially harmful to the environment w...

Trump uses social media to question probe of his campaign

20 June 2017, 01:08

The obstruction of justice investigation into Trump began days after Comey was sacked, according to people familiar with the matter, the Washington Post said. The questions included whether he had confidence in Rosenstein, whether he plans to fir...

Trump Tweets His Frustration With Russia Investigation

19 June 2017, 12:10

The source spoke on condition of anonymity. The debate was then on as to whether or not Trump should be charged with obstruction of justice. "And second, if the president thinks he can fire Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and replace him with ...

No longer out of bounds: Trump allies question Mueller probe

18 June 2017, 01:47

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told members of a Senate appropriations subcommittee that he is the only person who is able to fire special counsel Robert Mueller and that he has seen no reason to do so. Mueller has always been widely...

China's Xi tells India's Modi issues should be managed 'appropriately'

18 June 2017, 01:42

India on Friday became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), ending an administrative process that began two years ago. The Prime Minister said India's SCO membership will certainly take cooperation among member states to ne...

Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan says Saudi king should resolve Gulf rift during Ramadan

18 June 2017, 01:42

On Wednesday U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis signed the previously approved Boeing plane deal with Qatari Minister of State for Defence Affairs Khalid al-Attiyah. It is also to be noted that President Donald Trump has criticised Qatar on one hand b...

Trump Appears to Confirm He Is Under Investigation

18 June 2017, 01:40

Trump said on Twitter, calling the probe into him a " Witch Hunt ". It was unclear whether the president was referring to Special Counsel Robert Mueller or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The intelligence committee is the lead congressio...

No reason to fire special counsel: US Justice Dept

18 June 2017, 01:32

Other Trump allies oppose the investigation through a thread of interlinked objections: that Meuller's probe is unnecessary, that he is hiring an assemblage of biased attorneys who have donated to the Democrats in the past, and that his close relat...

Deputy AG Rosenstein set for budget hearing Tuesday

17 June 2017, 11:22

Sekulow had said he was "not going to speculate" on whether Trump might remove Mueller but added he "can't imagine the issue is going to arise". A highly regarded Justice Department careerist, he tapped Mueller - infuriating Trump - after the White ...

Oregon Becomes First State to Issue Gender Non-Binary ID Cards

17 June 2017, 11:21

Gender non-binary residents will soon be able to select "X" for non-specified gender when they apply for their identification cards. While Oregon is the first state in the U.S.to recognize non-binary residents on IDs, this idea isn't new, accordin...

AG Rosenstein sees no reason to fire Mueller

17 June 2017, 11:17

PBS' Judy Woodruff reported Monday that Trump friend Chris Ruddy told her after visiting the White House that Trump is "considering perhaps terminating" Mueller - a decision that would set off a massive political backlash. Rosenstein repeatedly con...

Bronx deli dispute leads to thrown fruit, broken jaw

16 June 2017, 06:14

CBS reported Tuesday that the incident occurred after the men tried to order food and a deli worker who did not speak English could not understand them. The attackers fled in a dark-colored sedan, while the victim was taken to Lincoln Hospital in se...

Turkish president slams US charges for guards

16 June 2017, 06:14

Two more are Canadian, the D.C. police chief said. He also said two arrests were made Wednesday. The State Department tells ABC News they are considering taking additional action against those individuals overseas, which could mean barring future...

Former Michigan Legislature aide among Virginia shooting victims

16 June 2017, 06:10

According to his family, Mika suffered multiple gunshot wounds and came out of surgery Wednesday in critical condition in the ICU. DETROIT (AP) - A MI congressman who worked with a man critically wounded when a gunman attacked a Republican baseball...

USA created Islamic State, claims Iran's supreme leader

15 June 2017, 02:09

Last month, the US Senate's Foreign Relations Committee voted in favor of legislation that would authorize Trump to impose new sanctions on Iran over its missile program, which Tehran has repeatedly said is defensive. On Tuesday, commander of Iran'...

European Union ready for Brexit negotiations, says Merkel

13 June 2017, 11:00

The Tories needed 326 seats to win but fell short by eight. Facing down calls to stand down by Labour , the Lib Dems and even some of her own MPs, a defiant Mrs May has chose to cling on to power by forming a minority Conservative government.

USA forces helping Philippines to retake city from IS

13 June 2017, 10:59

As the conflict intensified, the USA embassy in Manila said American forces were providing assistance to the Filipino troops, although it declined to give details for security reasons. The death toll for civilians was 20 and more than 100 peopl...

Mandsaur violence: MP CM Chouhan to visit farmer's families

13 June 2017, 10:59

Patel was arrested from Nayagaon in Neemuch to prevent the commission of cognisable offences, City Superintendent of Police Abhishek Diwan said. Heavy deployment of police is in place at the Nayagaon barrier along Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan border....

US Soldiers Killed By Afghan Soldier In Apparent Insider Attack

13 June 2017, 10:55

The so-called "green-on-blue" attack on Saturday is the latest in a line of incidents where Afghan soldiers have turned their weapons on global forces they are working with. Afghan and American officials are investigating the incident. She adds tha...

UK leader May strikes tentative deal with N Ireland party

12 June 2017, 02:47

Both the Mail on Sunday and the Sunday Times newspapers reported that aides to Johnson, a leading Brexit campaigner, were taking soundings about a potential leadership challenge. The Conservatives now plan to reach a so-called confidence and sup...

Boris Johnson stresses loyalty to UK PM May in leaked text - ITV

12 June 2017, 02:41

They have now obtained agreement for " confidence and supply " from the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party, led by Arlene Foster. The political turmoil comes a week before Britain is due to start negotiating the terms of its exit from the Eur...

DUP leader Arlene Foster to hold talks at No10 with Theresa May

12 June 2017, 02:40

With just 10 members of Parliament, the DUP doesn't wield much power on its own - but those seats, if they vote with May's party, have the power to push the Conservatives over the threshold to a functioning government. The stunning election result co...

Iran Dismisses White House Statement on Terror Attack as "Repugnant"

10 June 2017, 05:09

Iran's foreign minister rejected Donald Trump's condolences Thursday after a pair of ISIS-claimed attacks in Tehran , calling the president's words " repugnant ". Summary⎙ Print Iranian authorities linked the Islamic State attackers to a lar...

Amit Shah calls Mahatma Gandhi a 'chatur baniya'

10 June 2017, 05:07

And that is why Mahatma Gandhi had foresight, he was a very clever baniya , he knew what would happen in the future. "This shows the character and ideology of the ruling party and its president". The parties also alleged that the comment "exposed"...

Saudi-led squeeze on Qatar leaves Hamas facing big questions

10 June 2017, 05:08

Attack tunnels were a key weapon for Hamas during the 2014 Gaza war. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, Tuesday during a visit in France, said Qatar could only return to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) if it stops funding Hamas and the ...

Five Tehran attackers had fought for IS, says Iran

09 June 2017, 09:19

The ministry also published pictures of their corpses. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, meanwhile, has accused Saudi Arabia and the USA of standing behind Wednesday's deadly attacks. It was not clear when the five men returned to Iran ahead of...

British Police Name Third Attacker From Saturday's Rampage In London

07 June 2017, 04:44

A man has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences by detectives investigating the London Bridge attack following an early morning raid at an address in east London . The mother, 68, was convinced her son was working in London , and did ...

Spicer won't say whether Trump has confidence in Sessions

07 June 2017, 04:45

And finally we have an outlet in which to read them that feels a little more reflective of the situation. Consider Trump's personal attack on London's mayor, Sadiq Khan , after Saturday night's deadly terrorist attack in the British capital.

Man jumps into moving car to save driver having a seizure

06 June 2017, 06:25

On a Dixon, Illinois street on Friday afternoon, drivers came across an unusual sight as a blue vehicle slowly ran a red light and began driving the wrong way down a busy road. However, they didn't realise the seriousness of the driver's condition ...

Saudi Arabia, UAE invest $100m in Ivanka Trump's Fund

05 June 2017, 07:59

While referring to the various terror incidents that took place in the US, Trump said , "Few nations have been spared the violent reach of terrorism". "Love your shoes. Boy, those shoes", he said. The Washington Post said the probe had reached int...

Tillerson: Trump put 'pressure' on Netanyahu and Abbas to revive negotiations

03 June 2017, 04:29

Trump, for his part, stressed the need to forge a historic peace deal, without mentioning any reference to the two-state solution or to an independent Palestinian state . He added, "First the two-state solution must exist and be implemented". In h...

President Trump: Kushner is doing a 'great job' for the country

03 June 2017, 04:25

Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday morning that Trump retains full confidence in Kushner, as well. He is respected by virtually everyone and is working on programmes that will save our country billions of dollars. She held a roundtable discussion on th...

Anthony Weiner Pleads Guilty To Charge Over Sexting With A Minor

02 June 2017, 02:11

Weiner used online messages and video chat apps to communicate with the girl he knew was 15, prosecutors said . Last year, when Weiner got caught sending yet another underwear selfie, with their then-three-year-old Jordan asleep at his hip, Abe...

Germany, China vow to deepen partnership amid global uncertainty

02 June 2017, 02:10

In Berlin , Li and Merkel oversaw the signing of a slew of deals including electric vehicle projects between Germany's biggest automobile groups, Volkswagen and Daimler, with Chinese companies. "The Americans can't just exit this climate protection ...

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