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Inside the Ring: IG faults FBI headquarters-led probe 2019-12-11 17:23:10A significant fault of the FBI's ill-fated Russia collusion investigation was the fact that the investigation into the Trump presidential campaign wa

Editorial Roundup: US 2019-12-11 16:38:47Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 10 The Chicago Tribune on the World Anti-Doping Agency banning Russia from i

Brazil's Amazon states seek $500 million from Norway 2019-12-11 15:59:40RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The states of Brazil's Amazon region held talks Wednesday with Norway about possibly receiving some $500 million in funding for

Georgia election chief says 2020 could top 5 2019-12-11 15:43:24SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Georgia's top elections official said Wednesday that turnout at the polls in 2020 could top the previous presidential election b

Mark A. Milley, top U.S. general, says Trump's 2019-12-11 14:30:00The U.S. military's top general on Wednesday pushed back against suggestions by some Democrats that recent moves by President Trump to pardon or rest

Phoenix, Maricopa County intend to keep welcoming 2019-12-11 13:57:03PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and leaders of Arizona's largest county on Wednesday followed the governor's lead in affirming they will c

Niger army spokesman: Jihadist attack kills 71 soldiers 2019-12-11 13:43:47NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - About 100 Islamic militants ambushed an army camp in western Niger, a military spokesman said late Wednesday, killing at least 71

US: NKorea missile tests are 'deeply counterproductive' 2019-12-11 13:28:09UNITED NATIONS (AP) - North Korea’s ballistic missile tests have been “deeply counterproductive” and risk closing the door on prospe

Bipartisan election security bill blocked by Senate banking 2019-12-11 12:10:41Sen. Mike Crapo, Idaho Republican, blocked Tuesday an effort to fast-track a bipartisan bill meant to deter foreign governments from interfering in th

Sanctions on Turkey, Russia advance on Capitol Hill 2019-12-11 12:00:00New sanctions on Turkey and Russia advanced on Capitol Hill Wednesday after a key Senate panel voted to penalize the two countries for their roles in

Rohingya refugees reject Aung San Suu Kyi’s genocide 2019-12-11 11:52:17COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) - Rohingya refugees accused former Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi of lying to the International Court of Ju

Special election set for state House seat in 2019-12-11 11:31:14ATLANTA (AP) - A January election is set to fill a vacancy in the Georgia state House. Gov. Brian Kemp has ordered the special election on Jan. 21 in

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Hundreds of birds found dead on Welsh road, 2019-12-11 16:54:16Hundreds of birds were found dead on a road in North Wales, and police say their deaths are a mystery.

New Zealand death toll rises to 16 after 2019-12-11 16:24:13Authorities in New Zealand added two more people to the death toll following Monday's volcanic eruption, bringing the number of dead t

India expected to pass law approving citizenship for 2019-12-11 16:13:03Indian lawmakers approved legislation Wednesday granting citizenship to migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, but only if they are not M

Niger military post ambushed by suspected Islamic militants, 2019-12-11 16:10:06Islamic extremists attacked a military installation in western Niger near the border of Mali on Tuesday, killing at least 70 soldiers in one of t

Mexico’s painting of naked revolutionary hero wearing high 2019-12-11 15:21:46A controversial painting depicting Mexican Revolution hero Emiliano Zapata naked except for a pink hat and high heels has sparked protests and a fight

German army reintroduces military rabbis after more than 2019-12-11 14:58:15The German army will reintroduce military rabbis as religious counselors to Jewish members serving in the armed forces after more than 100 years witho

Pakistan lawyers storm hospital to avenge doctors’ alleged 2019-12-11 14:17:14At least two heart patients died at a cardiology hospital in Pakistan on Wednesday after hundreds of lawyers besieged the complex in retaliation

New Zealand orders 1,290 square feet of skin 2019-12-11 12:20:45New Zealand has ordered 1,290 square feet of skin from the U.S. to treat the dozens of victims suffering severe burns after Monday’s volcanic er

Belgian prodigy, 9, withdraws from college because they 2019-12-11 09:10:53A 9-year-old Belgian prodigy has dropped out of college after school officials refused to let him graduate before the age of 10 — which his

Suicide bombing targets medical facility near main US 2019-12-11 09:00:51A powerful suicide bombing targeted an under-construction medical facility on Wednesday near Bagram Air Base, the main American base north of the Afgh

Boris Johnson retreats into fridge to dodge TV 2019-12-11 08:55:15Boris Johnson was milking this escape opportunity for all it was worth.

Greta Thunberg called a 'brat' by Brazilian president 2019-12-11 06:14:46Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday called 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg a “brat” after she tweeted about indigenous

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Trump pays up after admitting he used charitable 2019-12-10 17:43:29U.S. President Donald Trump has paid up after conceding that he used his charitable foundation at times as a personal piggy bank.

6 people, including police officer, dead in New 2019-12-10 16:06:17Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gunbattle Tuesday that filled the streets of Jersey City with th

U.K. election: Why a Labour stronghold of half 2019-12-10 15:13:40Labour Party strongholds in the U.K. are being targeted by both the Brexit Party and the Conservative Party, both of which hope to capitalize on voter

Brazilian president calls teen climate activist Greta Thunberg 2019-12-10 14:37:56Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has called young Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg a "brat" after she expressed concern about the sla

11 jailed for 2017 suicide bombing in St. 2019-12-10 14:00:01Eleven people were jailed in Russia on Tuesday for plotting a suicide bombing on the St. Petersburg metro that left 15 people dead and scores injured

Major hotel chains sued in U.S. for enabling, 2019-12-10 12:46:23Landmark U.S. legal action was filed on Monday accusing several major hotel groups of profiting from sex trafficking on behalf of 13 women who claimed

Mexican ex-security chief took bribes from cartel, U.S. 2019-12-10 12:30:15Mexico's former top security chief has been indicted in New York City on charges he accepted a fortune in drug-money bribes from kingpin Joaquin "El

Exxon Mobil prevails in New York climate change 2019-12-10 11:37:48A judge on Tuesday ruled in favour of Exxon Mobil in a lawsuit brought by New York state that had accused the oil company of hiding from investors the

Bill Cosby loses Pennsylvania appeal of sex assault 2019-12-10 10:37:13A Pennsylvania appeals court has rejected Bill Cosby's bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction.

U.S shuts down World Trade Organization appeals court 2019-12-10 10:37:00Global commerce lost its ultimate umpire Tuesday, leaving countries unable to reach a final resolution of disputes at the World Trade Organizatio

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accepts Nobel Peace 2019-12-10 10:04:20Militant groups and global military powers both pose a threat to peace and stability in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says

U.S. government has misled public throughout Afghanistan deployment: 2019-12-10 08:38:21The U.S. government, across three White House administrations, misled the public about failures in the war in Afghanistan, often suggesting success wh

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North Korea Calls Trump 'Erratic' Old Man Over 2019-12-09 06:36:04Former nuclear negotiator Kim Yong Chol said North Korea wouldn’t cave in to U.S. pressure because it has nothing to lose.

Russia Banned From Olympic Games Over Doping Scandal 2019-12-09 05:48:08The World Anti-Doping Agency voted to punish Moscow for tampering with laboratory data.

Volcano Erupts In New Zealand, Leaving At Least 2019-12-08 23:28:12Several tourists remained unaccounted for after a volcanic eruption on New Zealand's White Island on Monday afternoon.

Lebanon’s Journalists Suffer Abuse, Threats Covering Unrest 2019-12-08 14:41:47The deteriorating situation for journalists in Lebanon comes despite its decades-old reputation for being an island of free press in the Arab world.

Hong Kong Protests Mark 6-Month Mark With Massive 2019-12-08 13:04:41Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators crammed into Hong Kong's streets in a mass show of support.

Woman's Death Prompts Nepal To Make First-Ever 'Period 2019-12-08 09:12:53The country outlawed the tradition of chhaupadi in 2005. But it wasn't until last week that someone was arrested in connection with the practice.

North Korea Conducts 'Important' Test At Once-Dismantled Launch 2019-12-08 08:42:39The reported test comes as a year-end deadline set by North Korea regarding denuclearization talks with the U.S. nears.

Devastating Factory Fire Kills At Least 43 In 2019-12-08 03:25:15Many of the victims were factory workers who were asleep when the blaze ignited on Sunday morning in the Indian capital, authorities said.

Reddit Suspects Russian Interference In UK 2019-12-07 23:40:59Reddit said in a statement that it has banned 61 accounts suspected of violating policies against vote manipulation.

Mass Strike Over Pensions Causes Travel Chaos Across 2019-12-05 05:57:20Unprepared tourists faced empty train stations and closed landmarks as Paris police prepared for a major demonstration through the capital.

Brits Can't Believe U.S. Health Care Costs In 2019-12-04 07:13:30“Man, so if you’re poor, you’re dead," one woman said after finding out how much an inhaler would cost.

U.S. House Approves Uighur Bill Demanding Sanctions On 2019-12-03 20:06:58The bill requires the U.S. president to condemn abuses against Muslims and call for the closure of mass detention camps in the northwestern region of

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Britain’s Miserable Election 2019-12-11 18:41:45I have never faced such an unappealing set of choices in my life.

Black Hebrew Israelites: What We Know About the 2019-12-11 18:40:32A suspect in the deadly attack on a kosher market in Jersey City was connected to the Black Hebrew Israelites, which has been labeled a hate group.

How Professors Help Rip Off Students 2019-12-11 18:38:56Textbooks are too expensive.

U.S. Troops Could Soon Be Able to Sue 2019-12-11 18:38:07A must-pass spending bill in Congress would loosen the Feres doctrine, a bar to suing the government for injuries sustained on active duty. It is name

Jersey City Shooting: Suspect Linked to Black Hebrew 2019-12-11 18:32:09The Black Hebrew Israelites have been labeled a hate group. The suspect wrote anti-Semitic and anti-police posts, an official said.

America’s Public Restrooms Are Kind of Great Now 2019-12-11 18:31:25Everywhere you look, there are cleaner, more private and more inclusive loos. Thank social justice warriors.

Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady and Projects Little 2019-12-11 18:30:46The Federal Reserve’s final meeting of the year brought an end to rate cuts for 2019, and officials penciled in no rate changes next year.

F.B.I., Jersey City, Yankees: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing 2019-12-11 18:25:49Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

Trump Order’s Wider Definition of Judaism Aids Crackdown 2019-12-11 18:20:32A new executive order from President Trump is likely to further a policy that was already playing out in the Education Department’s battles agai

Cory Booker’s Silver Lining Tour of Iowa 2019-12-11 18:13:51Who needs a debate stage when you can raise $1.4 million in 36 hours?

Israel Heads to Record Third Election, Extending Deadlock 2019-12-11 18:13:51Unable to form a government after two elections, the deeply polarized country will return to the polls for a third time in less than a year.

Joe Biden Calls for Immigration Overhaul, Acknowledging ‘Pain’ 2019-12-11 18:13:29Mr. Biden would roll back President Trump’s immigration policies but would not decriminalize unauthorized border crossings, in contrast with his

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Italian police seize documents from SIAS offices over 2019-12-11 09:36:17Italian tax police said on Wednesday they seized documents from units of motorway operator SIAS, following the collapse last month of a bridge after a

Iran dismisses Macron's call for release of two 2019-12-11 09:36:09Iran dismissed as interference in its state matters French President Emmanuel Macron's call for the release of two French nationals jailed in the Isl

Suu Kyi tell U.N.'s top court charge of 2019-12-11 09:32:54Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday rejected accusations of genocide committed against her country's Muslim Rohingya minority as "incomplet

Nobel Laureate Suu Kyi responds to Myanmar genocide 2019-12-11 09:32:54Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi responded at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Wednesday to a suit brought by Gambia alleging her cou

Demonstrations mark case against Myanmar at U.N.'s World 2019-12-11 09:31:14Hearings are underway at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, where Myanmar is accused of genocide against its minority Muslim Rohingya po

Suu Kyi in court as genocide case set 2019-12-11 09:31:14Mass rapes, the burning alive of Muslim Rohingya families in their homes and the killing with knives of dozens of children were described by Gambia's

Trump envoy skips Argentina inauguration, fires warning over 2019-12-11 09:29:20A senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump skipped the inauguration of new Argentine President Alberto Fernandez and work meetings planned for We

Chile expands search over frigid sea near Antarctica 2019-12-11 09:27:42The Chilean military sent fighter jets early on Wednesday in an expansion of its search for an airforce cargo plane that crashed with 38 people aboar

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time's Person of 2019-12-11 09:27:13Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swede who inspired millions of young people to take action against climate change, has been named Time Magazine's Per

U.S. slaps sanctions on Iranian airline over proliferation 2019-12-11 09:21:14The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on shipping and aviation industries over the transportation of lethal aid from Iran to Yemen and weap

UK PM Johnson heads for Brexit election win 2019-12-11 09:14:26British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on course to win Thursday's election though the race has tightened markedly and he can no longer be sure o

Taliban attack on U.S. military base kills one, 2019-12-11 09:10:44Suicide bombers struck the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring scores in a major attack that

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EXCLUSIVE: Bill Gertz Explains Why China Is America’s 2019-12-10 17:31:40A hot war?

12-Year-Old UK Boy To Begin Transitioning Gender, Taking 2019-12-10 15:55:35“I do feel accepted sometimes, but other times not."

Taliban Reportedly Abduct 45 Elderly Family Members During 2019-12-10 12:44:48They had a warning...

FACT CHECK: Did Winston Churchill Say, ‘Success Is 2019-12-10 09:37:33'These pop up by the dozens every day'

Five Dead, ‘No Signs Of Life’ After Volcano 2019-12-09 10:43:58Many are missing

North Korea: Trump A ‘Heedless And Erratic Old 2019-12-09 09:19:06'He does not want to void his special relationship with the U.S.'

Canada Loses 71,000 Jobs After Trudeau And Liberals 2019-12-07 14:08:28‘Don’t worry, be happy’

Iran Releases American Student Held Since 2016 In 2019-12-07 11:52:13Iran Releases American Student Held Hostage Since 2016 In Prisoner Swap

FACT CHECK: Did Gandhi Say, ‘You Must Be 2019-12-06 15:38:37'If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change'

23-Year-Old Rape Victim Allegedly Set On Fire By 2019-12-05 21:36:54'Five people were involved in setting her on fire, including the one who was accused in the rape case'

Scores Of Jewish Graves Defaced With Swastikas In 2019-12-04 16:31:50A surge of hate

North Korea Promises To Give U.S. A ‘Christmas 2019-12-04 14:50:10'It is entirely up to the U.S. what Christmas gift it will select to get.'