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Despite Pyongyang's 'Solemn Warnings', US, South Korea to Hold War Games
Analysts say the military activities by both sides could delay talks on the North's weapons programmes — which have seen it subject to multiple sets of UN Security Council sanctions — until later this year.
Maldives Ex-Vice President Who Fled to India Was Avoiding Probe Over Embezzlement of State Funds
Adeeb had his passport confiscated by a court order due to pending court cases, according to police. He had recently been freed from a 33-year jail sentence over corruption and terrorism.
Water Found in Hawaii Volcano for First Time Ever, Contact With Lava May Trigger Explosive Eruptions
Scientists say one possibility is that lava could slowly heat up the groundwater and eventually create a new lava lake. Lava could also interact with the water table and create small explosions.
20 Killed as Gunman Goes on Rampage at Walmart Store in Texas, 21-Year-Old Arrested for ‘Hate Crime’
Authorities are studying an extremist manifesto purportedly written by the gunman.
Donald Trump Slams Tulsi Gabbard for Claim That He Supports Al Qaeda
During the second Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu to ever run for the US presidency, accused Trump of propping up the Al Qaeda.
Trump Hits China With More Tariffs, Sharply Escalating Trade Dispute
The announcement on Thursday extends Trump's trade tariffs to nearly all of the Chinese goods the United States imports and marks an abrupt end to a temporary truce in a trade row that has hurt world growth and disrupted global supply chains.
'I Wrote a Book': US Whistleblower Edward Snowden's Memoir Coming Out Next Month
The book, 'Permanent Record,' will go on sale on September 17. It is being published globally by Macmillan Publishers.
UK PM Boris Johnson Suffers First Leadership Blow in By-election
Thursday's vote in the Welsh sheep farming community of Brecon and Radnorshire offered a stark choice between a Brexit-backing candidate from Johnson's Conservative party and a Liberal Democrat who wants to preserve Britain's four-decade stay in the EU.
Mike Pompeo Says US Not Asking Asia to Take Sides Against China
Pompeo hailed an Indo-Pacific engagement framework adopted by the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in June, saying it supports sovereignty, transparency, good governance and a rules-based order among other things.
Kim Jong Un Supervised Test Firing of New Rocket Launcher in North Korea: State Media
While there was little further detail on the weapons, the guided rockets 'will play a main role in ground military operations,' state-run KCNA said.
Former Tehran Mayor Sentenced to Death for Killing Wife
Police detained Mohammad Ali Najafi in May, after he went to authorities and confessed to the killing. Najafi and his second wife Mitra Ostad were having domestic problems.
Al-Qaeda Remains Resilient, Continues to Cooperate Closely with Pak-based LeT: UN Report
It also noted that ISIL remains much stronger than Al-Qaeda in terms of finances, media profile, current combat experience and terrorist expertise and remains the more immediate threat to global security.
'Revolution of Our Time': Hong Kong Protesters Disrupt Train Services, Cause Commuter Chaos
What started three months ago as rallies against an extradition bill that would have allowed people in Hong Kong to be sent to mainland China for trial, has now morphed into a wider backlash against the city's government and its political masters in Beiji...
Bangladesh Struggles to Contain Country's Worst-ever Dengue Fever Outbreak
Eight people have died and there have been 13,637 cases of the disease so far this year, with nearly 1,100 people diagnosed in the last 24 hours
Facebook Connected Her to a Tattooed Soldier in Iraq. Or So She Thought While Spending Thousands
In the fraud flourishing on Facebook and Instagram, scammers impersonate real American service members to cheat vulnerable and lonely women out of their money.
Sri Lanka Attorney General Office Admits Failure to Advise Authorities on Banning Terror Group, Its Website
National Thowheed Jamat has been blamed for the Easter Sunday bombings, the country's worst terror attack that killed 258 people at three churches and three luxury hotels in Colombo on April 21.