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Pakistani Team to Probe Disappearance of Ex-army Officer in Nepal
A Pakistani team will visit Nepal to probe the disappearance of a retired Pakistan Army officer from Lumbini near Nepal's border with India.
Video Shows Southwest Passengers Fight Aboard California Flight
Video of brawling US airline passengers emerged on Wednesday for the second day in a row, this time showing two men going at it on a Southwest Airlines flight that had just landed on Sunday in Burbank, California.
1 Arrested After Brawl Aboard Southwest Jet During Deplaning
The brawl is the latest in a series of disturbances involving US airliners. Problems began last month with cellphone video capturing a passenger being dragged off a United Airlines flight.
US Senate Confirms Heather Wilson as Donald Trump's Air Force Secretary
The US Senate easily confirmed Heather Wilson, a former Republican member of the House of Representatives, on Monday to be President Donald Trump's secretary of the Air Force.
Bill Clinton and James Patterson co-writing a Thriller
Knopf has long been Clinton's publisher, and Patterson has been with Little, Brown for decades. "The President is Missing" is the first work of fiction by Clinton, whose best-known book is the million-selling "My Life." For Patterson, it's the chance to t...
US Air Force's Secret Space Plane Lands After 2-year Mission
The X-37B, also known as Orbital Test Vehicle, or OTV, first flew in April 2010 and returned after eight months. A second mission launched in March 2011 and lasted 15 months, while a third took flight in December 2012 and returned after 22 months.
Tibetans Welcome Pelosi's Visit to Dharamsala to Meet Dalai Lama
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, the first Indian-American woman to be elected to the US House of Representative, will be accompanying Pelosi on the trip, a statement said.
At Least 9 killed, 45 injured as Afghan Forces Fire on Pak Census Team
Afghan border forces on Friday opened fire on Pakistani security personnel guarding a census team in the border town of Chaman in restive Balochistan province, killing nine people and injuring 45 others, Pakistan army said.
After Losing 328 kg, Eman Ahmed Flies to UAE For Further Treatment
Egyptian national Eman Ahmed, who was until recently believed to be the world's heaviest woman, was flown to Abu Dhabi in UAE for further treatment on Thursday evening.
Donald Trump to Wade Into Middle East Politics on First Foreign Trip
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this month as part of his first foreign trip, wading directly into the tangled diplomacy of Middle Eastern politics.
Class Assignment to Build Toy Guns Leads to US University Lockdown
St Louis University (SLU) spokesman Jeff Fowler was quoted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as saying that the two students had been questioned in connection with the incident. The first was cleared of any involvement.
Korean Peninsula Crisis: China Urges all Sides For Restraint to Defuse Tensions
Mercurial North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un so far has refrained from conducting the sixth, reportedly under pressure from China as US President Donald Trump has virtually put the onus on Beijing to prevail on its ally Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear pro...
$1 Trillion Deal Reached to Keep US Govt Working Till September
Congressional Republicans and Democrats forged a hard-won agreement Sunday night on a huge $1 trillion-plus spending bill that would fund the day-to-day operations of virtually every federal agency through September, denying President Donald Trump funding...
Wary of Trump, EU Courts Iran to Boost Moderates Before Polls
Wary of U.S. President Donald Trump's tough talk on Iran, the European Union is courting Tehran to show Iranians preparing to vote in a May 19 presidential poll that it is committed to a nuclear deal and they stand to benefit, EU diplomats say.
Giant Rabbit Died After United Staff Put it in Freezer: Report
Three-foot Simon, who was expected to outgrow his father Darius to become the world's biggest bunny, appeared happy and healthy when he touched down at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport en route to a celebrity buyer but was found dead a short time la...
Indian-American Man Jailed for 5 Year; Loses US Citizenship
An Indian-American man has lost his US citizenship after being sentenced to over five years in prison for conspiring to illegally distribute male enhancement pills imported from China, Justice Department said on Friday.