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Lead Brexit campaigner urges European Union flexibility on trade

Farage also urged the former French minister to compromise, including on financial services in any future EU-UK trade deal, saying Britain had already given eno...

Muslims may become second-biggest religious group in USA by 2040

Muslim population. Pew Research Center estimates that there are about 3.45 million Muslims of all ages living in the U.S., making up about 1.1% of the popul...

Over 2000 Afghans Deployed by Iran Killed in Syria

A commander of an Iranian-backed Afghan Shia militia said on Sunday that to date over 2,000 Afghans have been killed fighting in Syria. "Sharing the experienc...

Blaze at Hillary Clinton's house in Chappaqua; fire in bedroom quickly extinguished

The Clintons were not at home at the time of the incident, Nick Merrill, a Clinton spokesperson said on Twitter, confirming that the blaze started in a " buildi...

Trump calls his presidency 'consensual,' Twitter responds

In a string of tweets last night, Mr Trump drew reference to a New York Post column by Michael Goodwin, in which the writer sings the president's praises, c...

Lindsey Graham a hard 'no' on joining Trump administration

When asked whether he still feels the same way about Trump , Graham clarified that he called him "a xenophobic, race-baiting religious bigot" during the camp...

US YouTuber apologizes for video of body in Japan

Logan Paul is a prolific YouTube with over 15 million followers and almost three billion views. I should have never posted the video. "Most importantly, I want...

Zimbabwe opposition leader signals leadership change

Tsvangirai's battles with colon cancer have heightened calls, including from within his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), to hand over power after leading t...

Haryana police arrests surgeon responsible for castrating 300 Dera followers

Most of the jailed sect chief's confidants including Honeypreet, who was on the run after his conviction, were arrested as Haryana police registered 173 FIRs wi...

Ex-Indian CM Lalu Prasad jailed for embezzlement

Prasad's lawyer Prabhat Kumar told PTI that Prasad's lawyers will move the high court either on Friday or next Monday. The Special CBI Court has awarded him a...

Prisoner Escaped From Robinson Correctional Institution in Enfield

Mercado, who is from Hartford , is 5-feet-4, and weighs 137 pounds. In addition to his "Time" tattoo, which is on the right side of his neck, authorities say...

US Ambassador Discusses Pakistan Aid Cut With India

During President Barack Obama's first term in office, aid levels rose again but then dropped drastically after the 2011 US raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that ki...

Israel arrests 2 Arab girls for Daesh links

A 24-year-old man, Ahmad Abu Ramila, was also charged in connection to the plot with contacting a foreign agent, conspiracy to commit a crime, and destroying ev...

Justices Won't Review Challenges to Mississippi's Anti-Gay Law

Critics say the law allows discrimination of LGBT citizens. A basic fact of appellate litigation is that not every case makes it to the Supreme Court. "The tw...

Massive fire engulfs London paint factory

Shocked eyewitnesses said explosions have been heard with one woman describing seeng a "fireball in the sky". Some 97 firefighters and 15 fire engines helped ...

Washington deputy shot during chase dies from gunshot wounds

The police said McCartney was shot while he was chasing a male suspect on foot during an emergency call response at a home where screaming was heard and a scuff...

California Rep. Ed Royce Latest Republican to Announce Retirement

Royce is now the eighth House panel chairman to opt against seeking reelection in 2018. Also chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, from which he is...

Scene quiet before frenzy of big game, planned protests

In front of tens of thousands packed in to watch Alabama and Georgia faces off in a National Championship playoff game in Atlanta's $1.5 billion Mercedes-Benz...

Love Wins! Same-Sex Weddings Held After Midnight Across Australia

The couple appealed to the New South Wales registry of births, deaths and marriages for exemption from the one-month notice period on financial grounds as Price...

Allen helps No. 6 WVU defeat No. 7 Oklahoma

Teana Muldrow scored nine points for the WVU basketball team. The same goes for the team's narrow win against Pitt last month when Carter and fellow senior gu...

South Korea to honor 2015 'comfort women' accord with Japan

A key topic to be discussed at the meeting of senior officials is North Korea's possible participation in the Winter Olympics to be held February 9-25 in Pyeong...

Tesla admits shortfall as Model 3 struggles in "production hell"

In addition to the Model 3, Tesla also delivered 15,200 Model S sedans and 13,120 Model X sport-utility vehicles in the fourth quarter. Tesla CEO Elon Musk ...

Perdue Sets Stage for Trump Speech on Rural Development

Both nations have complained that numerous US proposals put forth early in the talks were non-starters. "On the day he swore me in to office, he tasked me with ...

Trump reportedly works 11 am to 6 pm during the week

Axios notes that the president had been logging much longer days in the Oval Office following his inauguration, but apparently was not a fan of early meetings ...

Music superstars Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper to perform in Louisville

He invited Lauper to join him as the tour's special guest. The following year, the " Maggie May " singer and two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was knight...

White Kansas lawmaker says blacks 'responded worst' to drugs

He suggested it and other drugs were originally outlawed in part because blacks were "basically users" and "responded worst" to the drugs because of their "char...

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Launches 'Common Mobility Card' For Metro, Buses

The common mobility cards will be made available at all the ISBTs, railway stations and tourist information centres of the Delhi tourism department in coming ...

Ottio dies in training

Further details are set to be released over the exact cause of death, but for now the world of Rugby League is trying to come to terms with the sudden loss of t...

Sumpter Twp. Police seek parents in 4-year-old's death

Police say they are believed to be driving a black 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier with MI plate: DTR1854. The medical examiner found evidence on the girl's body of m...

International Olympic Committee extends deadline for North Koreans to register for Olympics

Hackers have already begun targeting the Pyeongchang Olympic Games with malware-infected e-mail which may be aimed at stealing passwords or financial informatio...

South Korea to urge Japan to do more for 'comfort women'

The government hopes improved inter-Korean relations will pave the way toward resolving the North's nuclear issue and for broader talks between Pyongyang and Wa...

Saudi Arabia Continues New Rights for Women: Next, Soccer Matches

The Kingdom had earlier forbidden the women to enter the stadiums owing to the strict rules and regulations relating the segregation of sexes in public places. ...

Losses knock Hogs from AP poll

On Saturday, it was Malik Dunbar. "Arkansas is good, and we knew that we could play well tonight and not win, but we played so well in the first half and buil...

Costs soar to $33 billion for Trump's US-Mexico border wall

The controversy surrounding United States president Donald Trump's wall between the United States and Mexico continues, as updated plans bring the predicted c...

Madhya Pradsh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Son Launches His Political Career

Dhakad had contested the Assembly elections, from Rahogarh on BJP ticket in 2013. The public meeting at which Dhakad made the controversial remarks was held t...