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Arkansas fights on multiple legal fronts to begin executions

Some states have barred the use of the drug, and courts have reached different decisions on what inmates would have to do to suggest alternative means of execut...

China launches its first unmanned cargo spacecraft

The event is broadcast live by China Central Television (CCTV). It is the first cargo ship independently developed by China and is expected to dock with t...

VP Pence aims to reassure Australia after tense Trump call

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President Trump welcomes Sarah Palin to White House

Nugent and Kid Rock each backed Trump over Clinton before Election Day past year. "That's the nature of jokes". Palin was the guest of President Trump for...

Late-night clashes claim 9th victim of Venezuelan unrest

Venezuela's opposition is looking to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro by taking to the streets again Thursday, a day after hundreds were arrested in...

House Committee Restarts Probe of Russia's Election Meddling

The committee also said it sent a letter Thursday to FBI Director James Comey and National Security Adviser Admiral Mike Rogers to testify at a closed hearing...

Trump just confused North Korea's current leader with his dad (and grandfather)

The Clinton administration's dealings with North Korea over nuclear weapons were with Kim Jong Il, and in fact the crucial precursor to the deal they struck ove...

Britain's snap election: Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party vows tough fight

The Prime Minister will table a Commons motion on Wednesday calling for an election to be held on Thursday, June 8. The Commons vote was a formality, given bo...

Sheriff's office releases body cam footage from deputy killed in Logan County

The Oklahoma City Police Department said on Twitter that they offered their " deepest condolences " to Wade's family. Authorities said Nathan Aaron LeForce, 4...

Facebook killer takes his own life as police close in

Stephens then fatally shot himself inside the auto. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the " Facebook Killer " tragedy at the beginning of his company's a...

North Korea warns Trump: 'We're ready to launch nuclear strike'

The country's hereditary leader Kim Jong-un, wearing a black suit and white shirt and a tie, welcomed his country's bravest as he addressed thousands of soldier...

Extradition Is Coming: How One Case Got Vijay Mallya on the Hook

But the business baron played down the arrest. Asserting that the government of India left no stone unturned in trying to arrest liquor baron Vijay Mallya, th...

New Zealand tightens immigration rules in 'Kiwi-first' crackdown

New Zealand is introducing tougher requirements for skilled overseas workers as it tries to control immigration numbers that have reached an all-time high. Remu...

Most Americans no longer think Trump keeps his promises

More U.S. citizens have lost faith in President Donald Trump's ability to keep his promises, a new survey finds. A slim majority of Americans view Trump a...

Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners launch mass hunger strike

Protesters have launched sympathy marches in several major towns in the West Bank, such as Hebron and Ramallah. He doesn't mention the crimes for which he was c...

Pence makes first trip to Asia as tension mounts with North Korea

Asked about North Korea this past week, he told reporters: "North Korea is a problem". Abe did not elaborate or say where he obtained the information, accordi...

Syrian President Assad Claims That the Chemical Attacks Were a "Fabrication"

While it might be satisfying in the short term to overthrow a government that uses chemical weapons on its people, any additional use of force should be based o...

Fired officers had previously arrested same man

What began with an attempted traffic stop ended some 26 hours later with two Gwinnett County police officers fired for stomping and punching a black motorist. F...

Boris Johnson 'dismayed' at Russian veto of United Nations resolution

Russian Federation has been defending Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying that there's no evidence that the Syrian government was behind the chemical attac...

India exposed on issue of terror financing in Pakistan: FO

A delegation led by Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency (MSA) was to visit New Delhi on April16-19 to discuss issues related to fishermen, search and rescue ope...

Hillary Clinton responds to Syria strike

Hillary Clinton pauses as she addresses her staff and supporters about the results of the U.S. election at a hotel in the Manhattan borough of NY, U.S., Novembe...

Korea starts celebrating birthday of country's founder

Following the Syrian strike, North Korea's KCNA news agency said the Trump administration, "has entered the path of open threat and blackmail". DPRK sta...

WRAPUP 1-Soccer-Tottenham roll on, now seek a helping hand

The Blues are now gearing up for their crunch showdown with Manchester United at Old Trafford as they look to beat the Red Devils for the third time this season...

Syrian evacuation bomb blast death toll climbs

The agreement had stalled, leaving thousands of people from both government-besieged and rebel-besieged areas stranded at two transit points on the city's outsk...

Aadhaar set to revolutionise Indian economy: PM

Modi said the app, which allows even those without smartphones or those who shop in places that don't have credit/ debit card point-of-sale (PoS) swipe machin...

Farooq Abdullah wins Srinagar LS bypoll by over 10000 votes

The delegation, led by J&K Pradesh Congress Committee chief G A Mir last evening met Governor N N Vohra and submitted a Memorandum demanding imposition of Gover...

'No impunity' for those responsible for Syria chemical attack

Meanwhile, Turkey, who along with Russian Federation and Iran is sponsoring the Astana negotiations, voiced support for the missile attack, saying that the crea...

Japan PM: North Korea may be capable of sarin-loaded missiles

One WC-135 was deployed to test the air in the region following North Korea's nuclear test in October 2006, and another was sent to collect samples after the me...

Italy's Emma Morano, the world's oldest person, dies at 117

Morano, who lived 117 years and 137 days, was born on November 29, 1899, four years before the Wright brothers first took to the air. But past year Rosi Santoni...

British Columbia New Democrats promise balanced budget, higher corporate tax

A homeowner grant provides a $570 break in property tax to people who own homes worth less than $1.6 million. Lorraine Brett, who is running in New Westminste...