Donald Trump pays tribute to John McCain and lowers White House flag
While flags remained at half mast at the Capitol, the Washington Memorial and elsewhere, the White House flag was raised on Monday. The president, who, in comparison to the outpouring of tributes for McCain, has sent only a relatively barren tweet... More..
Mahathir's comments on Forest City came as a surprise to Johor government
It was developed with wealthy mainland Chinese buyers in mind. "Most Malaysians are unable to buy those flats", Mahathir added, without elaborating further. A view of construction next to villa unit showrooms a...More..
Peru relaxes entry demands for Venezuelans
What is happening in Peru? "Requiring passports from a nation that doesn't have them and whose government doesn't facilitate issuing them only fuels irregularity", said Christian Kruger, the head of Colom...More..
Breton town bans beach swimming after popular dolphin gets overly friendly
In one incident, the amorous dolphin used its nose to push a woman out of the water and into the air. "Several swimmers were very frightened", the mayor told the paper Ouest France . For weeks the dolphin, n...More..
Judge blocks distribution of 3D-printed gun blueprints until case is resolved
Nineteen states and the District of Columbia quickly sought an injunction to stop those gun plans from being released on the Web. A federal judge in Washington state will decide Monday if digital blueprints f...More..
Michael Cohen's lawyer admits to being source of CNN story
However, Davis admitting that he was the source for the report - which he has since stated was not true - was not the only development to come out of CNN's report . On Sunday, the newspaper published an interv...More..
Macron says Europe can no longer rely on US for security
His proposals will be unveiled "in the coming months", Macron told an audience of some 250 diplomats, lawmakers and worldwide relations experts gathered to mark the return from the summer break. Macron came to ...More..
Memorial grows for McCain outside Phoenix funeral home
John McCain who was held as prisoner of war in Vietnam and later was instrumental in bringing the wartime foes together. In death, Senator John McCain has let loose an worldwide outpouring of sympathy, r...More..
President Kenyatta Jets to the US Aboard Kenya Airways' Direct Flight
Advocates of closer US-Africa ties hope his encounter with the younger, more urbane Mr. Kenyatta, 56, will breathe fresh life into a relationship with a region that Washington is seen to have neglected as other...More..
WH Re-Lowers Flag For McCain After Taking Heat From Vets' Groups
McCain died Saturday at 81 following a battle with brain cancer. Mr McCain's body will lie in state in the Arizona State Capitol on Wednesday and at the US Capitol Rotunda on Friday, giving his colleagues...More..
Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Iran
The quake struck some 31 kilometers from Javanrud, Kermanshah province, at a depth of 10 kilometers, USGS reports. The quake killed two: a 70-year-old man in Thalath-i-Babajani county, and a pregnant woman ...More..
Donald Trump u-turns on John McCain, lowers White House flags
McCain died Saturday at 81 following a battle with brain cancer. "No, ma'am", he said. Author Stephen King called it McCain's "finest moment" while singer-songwriter Bill Madden called it a moment of "decen...More..
Monstrous giant squid discovered on New Zealand beach
Daniel Aplin posted evidence of their finding to the Facebook page " OCEAN HUNTER Spearfishing & Freediving Specialists ", and the photographs immediately drew attention from other spear fishers and divers. I...More..
Denver boy killed himself after being bullied at school, Mom says
Jamel was curled up in the back seat of the family auto when he told his mother he was gay, she said. She said: 'I'm so upset that he thought that was his option. In a statement, the district says it will con...More..
Police say Jacksonville shooter ‘clearly targeted other gamers.’ Here’s what we know
Robertson was a member of Dot City Gaming, which memorialized his passing on Twitter . Mr Clayton, of Woodland Hills, California, was a former football player at Calabasas High School. "Many blocks away", J...More..
Iowa College Student Mollie Tibbetts Remembered at Funeral
The rhetoric has spilled over from political pundits to social media where, in addition to heated discussions, multiple memes have been circulating blaming immigration laws for Tibbetts' death. Rob Tibbetts u...More..
It’s back: That yellow haze in the sky is wildfire smoke
Residents are encouraged to reduce air pollution every day by rethinking their commute and avoiding driving alone, choosing electric lawn and garden equipment over gas powered and not using lighter fluid on bar...More..
Nicky Verstappen murder: Suspect Jos Brech arrested in Spain
In 2013, a Dutch prosecutor ordered two new DNA sampling investigations: the voluntary sampling of Dutchmen based on familial profiling, and the obligatory sampling of 1500 men of special interest to the case. ...More..
Iran, Syria Sign Deal On Military Cooperation
Minister Ayoub also championed the two countries' special relationship, saying that "Syrian-Iranian relations are a model for bilateral ties between independent and sovereign nations". U.S. national security ad...More..
John McCain has died following brain cancer
Forget yesterday's news. Get what you need today in this early-morning email. President Donald Trump on Sunday reportedly decided against releasing an official statement praising Sen. Hollywood Life said...More..
Chicago fire kills 8 in apartment building, including 6 children
A teen and a young adult were transported to Stroger Hospital, where they were in very critical condition, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt said. At some point during the night, at least two bu...More..
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returns to prison in Iran
She returned to jail earlier, Richard Ratcliffe said in a statement. She was travelling to Iran to introduce her young daughter Gabriella to her family when she was arrested, charged and convicted of espion...More..
Fire kills 19 at resort hotel in China's northeast
Beilong Hot Springs Hotel is just a mile away from the finish line. Firefighters found 16 people dead and three more died at a hospital , where another 18 were treated for injuries. But the country still s...More..
Schedule Announced for Events Remembering John McCain
He was elected to the Senate from Arizona six times but twice thwarted in seeking the presidency. He was one of just three Republican senators to vote against - and thus defeat - a Trump-backed effort to repe...More..
After UN report on Rohingya, Facebook bans leader of Myanmar's armed forces
The United Nations and Washington have labelled the campaign "ethnic cleansing", after some 700,000 Rohingya fled Rakhine to Bangladesh, bringing with them testimonies of rape, arson and indiscriminate killings...More..
Church official urges Pope to resign over abuse cover-up
Francis said the 11-page text by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, which reads in part like a homophobic attack on Francis and his allies, "speaks for itself" and that he wouldn't comment on it. Vigano, who was p...More..
Money and loyalty were the glue that bound Trump and Cohen
Prosecutors reached a similar immunity deal with David Pecker , the publisher of National Enquirer magazine, the Journal reported Thursday. Chief Executive Officer David Pecker met with prosecutors to ...More..
Russian Federation accuses Syrian rebels of preparing Idlib chemical attack
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on August 24 in Moscow , Turkish media reported. Russian stuck by its ally Syria and angrily insisted ...More..
Police search for motive in mass shooting at Florida video game tournament
One person is being treated for a minor injury at Baptist Medical Center, spokesperson Cindy Hamilton said. The victims ranged in age from 20 to 35 years old. Malik Brunson said he was at a nearby Hooters resta...More..
Crunch time for Afghan Isis after leader is killed in strike
However, the group's weapons cache was also destroyed in the airstrike, officials said. Abu Sayed, the previous leader of Islamic State in Afghanistan, died in a USA strike on the group's headquarters in Kuna...More..