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Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani talks with reporters during a campaign stop at the Ocean Bay Diner in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Mike Derer) (js1)

Giuliani: Democrats More Likely To Promote Voter Fraud Than Republicans

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday Democrats are more likely to promote voter fraud than Republicans, citing elections in the cities of Chicago and Philadelphia as examples, Politico reported Monday. "I've found very few situations where Republicans cheat. They don't control the inner cities the way Democrats do. Maybe if Republicans

People gather outside the private Sum Hospital after a fire broke out in its intensive care unit, in Bhubaneswar, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, India

At least 23 die in hospital fire in eastern India: Official

A fire broke out late Monday at a private hospital in a city in eastern India, killing at least 23 people, India's federal health minister said. Minister J.P. Nadda disclosed the death toll from the fire at the Sum Hospital in the city of Bhubaneswar in

Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev (left) and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov before a Security Council meeting

Russian General Once Boasted Over Using Cyber Warfare To Create Unrest

Russian General Valery Gerasimov, one of the top most military figures and confidant to Vladimir Putin, once bragged about using covert and propaganda tactics to help create unrest using

Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian military’s General Staff speaks at a briefing at the Russian Defense Ministry’s headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016.

Russia sets brief cease-fire for Aleppo as strikes kill 36

Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian military’s General Staff speaks to the media, with a map of the area around Aleppo seen in the background, at the Russian Defense Ministry’s headquarters in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, October 17, 2016. BEIRUT: Russian and Syrian forces will halt hostilities for eight hours in the eastern districts of Aleppo,

Wallonia Seeks Solution For Canada and Europe Trade Deal At Upcoming Summit

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement has been seven years in the making for all 28 members of the European Union and Canada but now just rests on the approval from Wallonia and their Minister-President Paul Magnette, according to The Associated Press. EU has a lengthy approval system so the trans-Atlantic deal has to be passed by all regions in Belgium, which allows

Man Sentenced to 20 Years For Attempted Murder of George Zimmerman

Florida man, Matthew Apperson, 38, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for armed aggravated assault, shooting into a vehicle, and second-degree attempted murder of George Zimmerman , who shot and killed unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin in 2012, according to Sputnik News. Apperson attempted to claim self defense for the shooting while Zimmerman insisted that he had no weapon,

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte answers questions from reporters during a press conference at the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Davao City, Philippines.

China says visit by Philippine president restores trust

BEIJING: China's state news agency says this week's visit by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte points toward a restoration of trust between the sides following recent

Smoke rises from a building, where Taliban insurgents hide during a fire fight with Afghan security forces, in Helmand province, south west Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 9, 2016.

Taliban and Afghanistan restart secret talks in Qatar

Senior sources say US diplomat was present for first known negotiations since Pakistan-brokered process broke down in 2013

Stephen Colbert delivers the keynote address during the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a charity gala organized by the Archdiocese of New York, at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, in New York.

[VIDEO]: Stephen Colbert Helps President Obama Polish His Resume´ For New Job

U.S. President Barack Obama has less than 94 days until his second term expires and he will leave the White House in the hands of either Republican Donald Trump or fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton. What are Obama’s plans after his eight years in Washington? Will he return to Chicago? Will he and his family move to New York or stay in the nation’s capital? During Monday night's

U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin

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Russia and the West: Where did it all go wrong?

It is hard to imagine a period since the end of the Cold War when relations between Russia and the United States have been quite so bad. US officials have described the joint Russian-Syrian onslaught against Aleppo as "barbarism" and warned that war crimes are being carried out. The Russian president has spoken explicitly about the worsening climate between Washington and

File - A giant panda in Ocean Park, Hong Kong, China. The giant panda is an endangered species.

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World's eldest panda in captivity receives euthanasia in HK

HONG KONG - The world's eldest giant panda in captivity Jia Jia was given euthanasia on Sunday at Hong Kong Ocean Park, after her health condition deteriorated rapidly in the past two weeks. Died at the age of 38, about 114 years old in human terms, the

China launches spacecraft in longest-ever manned mission

China launched a pair of astronauts into space Monday on a mission to dock with an experimental space station and remain aboard for 30 days in preparation for the start of operations by a full-bore facility six years from now. The Shenzhou 11 mission took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northern China at 7:30 a.m. (2330 GMT) aboard

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 file photo, Iraqi special forces soldiers deployed for an offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants prepare to move out from a camp near Khazer, Iraq.

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Iraqi forces begin major offensive to retake Mosul from IS group

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced early Monday the beginning of a major offensive to retake the second largest Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) group, national TV channel Al Iraqiya reported. "Today I

File - A variety of corals form an outcrop on Flynn Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

Great Barrier Reef declared dead in obituary

A writer has declared the Great Barrier Reef in Australia officially dead after a story in September said that the bleaching of the reef's coral this year has caused it to decline. ABC News in Australia reported last month that bleaching had killed 35 percent of coral in the central and northern parts of the reef. Scientists also have found damage to the coral from the Crown of

Mohammed Bin Naif Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-first session.

Rise of Prince Mohammed bin Salman rattles Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: He has slashed the state budget, frozen government contracts and reduced the pay of civil employees, all part of drastic austerity measures as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is buffeted by low oil prices. But last year, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince, saw a yacht he couldn't resist. While vacationing in the south of France, Salman spotted a

Leaders of BRICS countries, from left, Brazilian President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and South African President Jacob Zuma raise their hand for a group photo at the start of their summit in Goa, India, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016.

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Indian Prime Minister suggests Pakistan 'radiates the darkness of terrorism'

(CNN)Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it's time to stand up and act decisively against state sponsors of terror. The comments, made Sunday at the BRICS summit in the Indian city of Goa, were a not-so-implicit dig at Pakistan, which India accuses of using terrorist proxies to foment unrest in Kashmir. "In South Asia and BIMSTEC [Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri

China courts Philippines leader Duterte amid signs of US rift

The Philippines president is visiting China but whether his focus is on building relations or his country’s infrastructure remains to be seen

Japan's Emperor Akihito, accompanied by Empress Michiko

In a first, Japan panel begins to study Emperor's possible abdication

Tokyo: Experts on a government-commissioned panel are set to hold their first meeting to study how to accommodate Emperor Akihito's

In this image released on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, Dr Robert Langer of MIT, who was announced as the 2015 Winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize).

From super-pills to second skin: meet the Willy Wonka revolutionising medicine

Robert Langer’s trailblazing research in nanotechnology, which ranges from haircare to cancer treatments, has already improved the lives of at least 2 billion people

A sign of KFC’s grinning Colonel Sanders and his goatee is lit outside its outlet in Yangon, Myanmar. The end of most U.S. sanctions against Myanmar is raising hopes western businesses will join the rush to invest in Myanmar

End to US sanctions a boon Myanmar economy, but woes remain

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- KFC's grinning Colonel Sanders and his goatee are among the few prominent signs of U.S. brands or business in Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon. That will likely change after President Barack Obama ended most remaining U.S. sanctions against this fledgling democracy on Oct. 7. But much hinges on how the government led by former political prisoner

VIDEO: US Anticipates Use of Chemical Weapons and Human Shields By ISIL in Mosul

Fridays No Riskier For Surgery Than Any Other Weekday, Study Finds

[VIDEO]: Obama Bluntly Tells Trump: 'Stop Whining' About A Rigged Election

Report: Saudi Man Detained By Police Suspected of Cross-Dressing, Posting on Snapchat

EU Nations Confident Belgium Will Remove Barriers To Canada Trade Deal

Thames Water replacing water pipes in Hurst, Shurlock Row and Ruscombe (Thames Water Utilities Limited)

Official: Freed Chibok Girls Need Foreign Education To Remove Associated Stigma

[VIDEO]: Stephen Colbert Helps President Obama Polish His Resume´ For New Job

Giuliani: Democrats More Likely To Promote Voter Fraud Than Republicans

At least 23 die in hospital fire in eastern India: Official

Russian General Once Boasted Over Using Cyber Warfare To Create Unrest

Russia sets brief cease-fire for Aleppo as strikes kill 36

Wallonia Seeks Solution For Canada and Europe Trade Deal At Upcoming Summit

Man Sentenced to 20 Years For Attempted Murder of George Zimmerman

China says visit by Philippine president restores trust

Taliban and Afghanistan restart secret talks in Qatar

[VIDEO]: Stephen Colbert Helps President Obama Polish His Resume´ For New Job

Russia and the West: Where did it all go wrong?

World's eldest panda in captivity receives euthanasia in HK

China launches spacecraft in longest-ever manned mission

Iraqi forces begin major offensive to retake Mosul from IS group

Great Barrier Reef declared dead in obituary

Rise of Prince Mohammed bin Salman rattles Saudi Arabia

Indian Prime Minister suggests Pakistan 'radiates the darkness of terrorism'

China courts Philippines leader Duterte amid signs of US rift

In a first, Japan panel begins to study Emperor's possible abdication

From super-pills to second skin: meet the Willy Wonka revolutionising medicine

End to US sanctions a boon Myanmar economy, but woes remain