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Merkel's party to meet with SPD in bid to break Germany's deadlock
(CNN)Germany's Social Democrats will meet next week with Chancellor Angela Merkel's alliance in a bid to break the country's post-election political deadlock, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced Friday morning. The parties' leaders will meet at...
What If We Kill Because We Always Think It’s The Right Thing To Do?
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling What if violent behavior – such as killing among human beings – is not necessarily a breach of moral codes but the very embodiment of them. At least that’s what moral psychologist Tage Shakti Rai and...
North Korea digs DMZ trench after recent defection
Analysis: Paul Adams, Seoul What the ambassador's photo appears to show is an effort by the North Korean military to avoid the mistakes of 13 November. On Wednesday, the UN accused the North Koreans of two violations...
Irish government fighting for survival ahead of key EU summit
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's government was fighting for its survival on Friday after the party propping it up announced plans to break their agreement because of the handling of a policing scandal....
Tornado in Indonesia injures 35, damages hundreds of homes
The tornado, with wind speeds of 70km per hour, carved a path of destruction in the Sidoarjo area....
Donald Trump running the most dishonest White House ever, says historian
Donald Trump’s lies have created an administration “comfortable with corruption”, a...
Oscar Pistorius has sentence increased from six years to 13 years and five months
Oscar Pistorius has had his jail sentence more than doubled (Picture: Reuters) South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius has had his sentence for killing Reeva Steenkamp increased from six years to 13 years and five months. Pistorius denied killing...
Key Haqqani network leader among dozens killed in Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov 24 (ANI): A key leader of the Haqqani terrorist network was killed, along with dozens of...
Saudi Arabia continues to block humanitarian aid to Yemen
Saudi-led coalition has failed to lift blockade on Yemen’s ports, leaving tens of thousands without food and...
Trump hails military and 'big, beautiful, fat tax cuts'
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: US President Donald Trump gave a bullish Thanksgiving address to troops overseas on Thursday, hailing progress in Afghanistan and against ISIS, and telling them they were fighting for "something real," including a stock market at...
New clue in search for Argentine submarine
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina - Ships and planes hunting for a missing Argentine submarine with 44 crew members will return to a previously searched area after officials said on Wednesday that a noise made a week ago in the South Atlantic could provide a clue...
India slams Pak on Hafiz Saeed release
A day after a Lahore High Court judicial review board ordered 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's release from house arrest, India expressed "outrage", saying Pakistan has exposed its true face by attempting to "mainstream" UN-proscribed...
US tobacco firms to publish anti-smoking ads in dailies
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice announced in a statement that the ads will fill the US media starting from November 30 and into the next year....
Some Southern California cities record hottest Thanksgiving Day ever
LOS ANGELES >> Thursday, Nov. 23 was the hottest Thanksgiving Day ever in Los Angeles and Newport Beach. The noon temperature in downtown L.A. hit 91 degrees at the official station, at USC. The previous record, 90, was set on Nov. 23, 1903, National...
Doctor Releases Information On North Korean Defector's Health
The North Korean regime of Kim Jong Un has yet to comment on the dramatic video of a soldier escaping across the border into South Korea, according to CBS News. Most North Korean defectors travel north and cross the border into China, the report said....
'Explosion' detected near site of missing Argentinian submarine, navy confirms
Sound described as ‘abnormal, singular, short, violent’ heard on day contact lost with ARA San...
UK approach to Brexit 'chaotic'
The leaked document is based on a compilation of political reports from Irish embassies across Europe, dated between 6 and 10 November. It claims that Brexit was barely mentioned during an autumn meeting between Mr Davis and French ministers for defence...
This Thanksgiving, remember our troops
(CNN)This Thanksgiving, it is not enough just to thank our troops for their service. Let's take time to think about them, their families and the wars this nation is asking them to fight. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon America is still engaged in post-9/11 wars....
How soon will the 'ice apocalypse' come?
An emotive article on the ice apocalypse by Eric Holthaus describes a terrifying vision of catastrophic sea level rise this century caused by climate change and the collapse of the Antarctic ice sheet. But how likely is this – and how soon could such a...
Revealed: The highly sensitive Israeli intelligence on Isis that Donald Trump gave away to Russia
Details have emerged of the highly-classified Israeli intelligence revealed by...
Zimbabwe's economic situation 'very difficult': IMF mission chief
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's economic situation remains "very difficult" as sustainable growth is threatened by...
US declares 'ethnic cleansing' against Rohingya in Myanmar
WASHINGTON (AP) " The United States declared the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be "ethnic cleansing" on Wednesday, threatening penalties for military officials engaged in a brutal crackdown that has sent more than 620,000...
Australian White Paper 'irresponsible' says Chinese foreign ministry
Beijing: The Chinese government has rebuked Australia for "irresponsible" remarks about Chinese island building in the South China Sea in its Foreign Policy White...
Russia Joins 'Critical' Efforts For Finding Missing Argentine Submarine ARA San Juan
Argentina accepted help from Russia on Wednesday for the ongoing search for the military submarine that went missing with 44 crew while traveling in the southern Atlantic a week ago, according to Reuters. President Mauricio Macri and Russian President...
Venezuela Arrests Five US Citgo Executives As 'Traitors'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that the Venezuelan-American executives that were arrested in a corruption probe from the oil refiner Citgo would be tried as "corrupt, thieving traitors," despite a request from the U.S. to free them, according...
Former American Prisoner of North Korea Found Burned To Death in San Diego
A United States citizen that survived being imprisoned in North Korea died in a fire in San Diego, according to authorities on Tuesday. Newsweek said the victim was 38-year-old Aijalon Mahli Gomes, who recently moved to San Diego from Boston. The police...
South Korea Considers Scrapping Joint Military Exercises With U.S. For Olympics
South Korea is considering scrapping a regular military exercise with U.S. forces next year to minimize the risk of an aggressive North Korean reaction during the Winter Olympics in the South, Reuters reported. North Korea denounces regular military...
New York Hotel To Shed 'Trump' Name Amid Sagging Business
The Trump SoHo hotel is dropping the name it shares with the U.S. president, The Associated Press reports. The Trump Organization said Wednesday that it is ending its licensing deal with the New York hotel amid reports that the property has struggled to...
Daredevil To Set Out In Homemade Rocket To Dispel Myth Of Spherical Earth
A daredevil will try to prove that the Earth is flat by launching himself 1,800 feet over the California desert Saturday in a rocket he built from scrap metal, The Washington Post reports. Mike Hughes believes that the whole idea of a spherical earth was...
PNG, Immigration Officers Begin Operation To Remove Refugees From Manus Island
Refugees announced on social media that a police operation was underway on Manus Island and that both Papua New Guinea police officers and Australian immigration officers entered the detention center in an effort to force the refugees out on Thursday...
Parisian Lawmakers Vote To Scrap City's Giant Ferris Wheel
The Paris city council has voted to axe the Grande Roue, the city’s version of the London Eye, The Guardian reports. The ferris wheel, operated by the “fairground king” Marcel Campion, will be closed after July 2018. The councilors voted almost...
Improved Economy Boosting Christmas Tree Prices This Year
You should expect to pay a little more for your Christmas tree this year, growers say, and you should start looking now, CBS News reports. That's because a glut of trees coupled with the deep recession a decade ago forced farmers to reduce plantings,...
Russia's Putin Wins Over Iran and Turkey To Support New Syria Peace Effort
Russia's Vladimir Putin was able to win the support of Turkey and Iran on Wednesday to host a Syrian peace congress, continuing his push for a diplomatic end to the civil war that's been led by Moscow's ally, President Bashar al-Assad, according to...
How JFK's Back Pain Could Have Contributed To His Assassination
While conspiracy theorists continue to debate who pulled the trigger that killed President John F. Kennedy, historians say that a more likely culprit for one of the reasons why Kennedy died was his lifelong struggle with back pain, according to CNN....
Armed Men in Luhansk Coup From Fired Interior Minister: Ukraine Rebel Leader
On Tuesday morning, the citizens of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine found themselves surrounded by armored vehicles and soldiers wearing unidentified uniforms with automatic rifles around the central streets and closing off major squares, according to The...
US Navy Aircraft Carrying 11 Crashes Off Coast of Japan
President Donald Trump announced that the United States Navy was conducting a search and rescue operation for three missing sailors after a plane carrying 11 passengers crashed into the sea of Okinawa, Japan on Wednesday, according to Business Insider....
Defying National Anthem No Slam-Dunk for This Muslim Basketball Player In Kansas
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling Kansans who consider themselves red-blooded and American patriots were recently outraged over Rasool Samir, a 19-year-old Muslim red-shirted freshman who decided to shoot free-throws during the National...
US airstrike kills more than 100 al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia
Washington, Nov 22 : The airstrike carried out in coordination with Somali authorities left over 100 members of the al-Shabaab terrorist group dead, the US military informed. "In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted...
Apple supplier used illegal teenage labor to assemble the iPhone X: report
Apple admits a supplier used illegal teen labor to assemble the iPhone X. (Dreamstime/TNS) If you own an iPhone X, there is a chance your prized smartphone was built from forced labor of Chinese high school students. Apple and its largest Chinese...
U.S. slaps new sanctions on North Korean, Chinese companies
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration imposed new sanctions Tuesday on a slew of North Korean shipping firms and Chinese trading companies in its latest push to isolate the rogue nation over its nuclear weapons development and deprive it of revenue....
US government warns citizens against travelling to Saudi Arabia
The US State Department cautioned citizens on Tuesday to "consider the risks" before travelling to Saudi Arabia due to militant threats and the potential for ballistic missile attacks on civilians by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The warning comes two weeks...
Mnangagwa to Be Sworn in President as Mugabe Resigns
AU, UK, US welcome resignation Okechukwu Uwaezuoke with agency reports Shortly after the Zimbabwean parliament began an impeachment process to end Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule in the country that he fought to liberate from colonial rule, the embattled...
Partridge Family Heartthrob David Cassidy Dies at 67
David Cassidy's publicist Jo-Ann Geffen announced that the celebrity who rose to fame as the former teenage heartthrob and lead singer on "The Partridge Family" has died at the age of 67, according to CNN. The singer-actor was recently admitted to the...
October In Mexico Was The Deadliest Month on Record, 2017 Slated To Be Worst Year Ever
Mexico had more murders on record in October than in any month over the last 20 years, according to official data for the grim year of 2017 which is on course to have the highest homicide tally since modern records began, according to Reuters. Mexican...
Additional Remains of Sgt. La David Johnson Found in Niger
A United States military official confirmed to ABC News that additional remains of killed U.S. soldier Sgt. La David Johnson were found on Nov. 12 at the site in Niger where his body was recovered. Johnson was slain along with three other U.S. soldiers...
Proposed Cuts In Foreign Aid Could Cause Malaria Resurgence
British researchers say that if U.S. President Donald Trump cuts 44 percent of the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) funding, a significant proportion of the global budget for malaria control, there would be a worldwide resurgence of malaria,...
China Sentences Human Rights Lawyer Jiang Tianyong to 2 Years in Prison
Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer and activist Jiang Tianyong was sentenced to two years in prison on the charge of inciting subversion of state power on Tuesday, the latest in a series of verdicts targeting activists that has drawn international...
VA Study Shows Parasite From Vietnam May Be Killing Veterans
A half a century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet. Test results show some men may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the jungles of Southeast...
Border Patrol Agent's Death In Texas Leaves Many Questions
Details remain scant in what the FBI describes as a "tragic incident" that left one Border Patrol agent dead and another in serious condition, CNN reports. The FBI said both men were found injured late Saturday in a culvert area – a tunnel structure...
Trump Defends Alabama Senate Candidate Moore Despite Misconduct Allegations
A lot is at stake in next month’s special Alabama Senate race and U.S. President Donald Trump is pulling out all stops to ensure the seat formerly belonging to current U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a Republican, remains in the hands of...