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Protesters Gayelynn Taxey, left, and Danny Hastings, stand in front of the Alexandria Federal Court in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, July 31, 2018, on day one of Paul Manafort's trial.

Jury Asks Judge Four Questions While In Deliberations For Manafort Trial

Jurors in the bank and tax fraud trial of Paul Manafort sent the judge four questions on Thursday as they started deliberations on the case, according to The Washington Post. The group will continue deliberations on Friday for the 18 counts of bank fraud and lying Manafort faces, and if convicted, could spend the rest of his life in prison. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis sent

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. First Lady Melania Trump watch the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, Friday, July 14, 2017.

Trump's Military Parade Would Cost $80 Million More Than Previous Estimate

President Donald Trump's demands for a spectacular Veterans Day military parade would cost nearly $92 million, according to preliminary estimates from United States officials released on Thursday, but that price tag is three times the price first quoted by the White House when they announced the plan, according to The Associated Press. Roughly $50 million would be needed

An elderly woman is rescued in a cooking utensil after her home was flooded in Thrissur, Kerala state, India, Thursday, Aug.16, 2018.

More Than 100 Killed In Kerala Floods, Landslides

At least 106 people have died after torrential rains sparked rivers to overflow, igniting floods and landslides across the state of Kerala on Thursday, according to BBC News. The Kochi Metro and Southern Railways suspended their operations due to the floods and more than 6,600 people have been sent to relief camps in nearby Thiruvananthapuram, with at least 1,330 families

In this Feb. 22, 2018 photo, Venezuelan citizens hold up their identification cards for inspection by the Colombian immigration police, in Cucuta, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela.

Ecuador Tightens Entry Requirements Amid Growing Venezuelan Refugee Crisis

Quito announced on Thursday it would begin tightening the requirements for Venezuelans to enter the country by requiring them to have a passport after three provinces in Ecuador that have already declared a state of emergency over the thousands of migrants crossing into the country every day, according to Reuters. The Andean Community countries have an existing agreement which

Nicolas Maduro, holding a copy of the country's constitution, addresses supporters at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela

Exiled Venezuelan supreme court ‘sentences’ Maduro over corruption

Bogota: Venezuela’s opposition-run supreme court in exile has sentenced President Nicolas Maduro to 18 years in prison over the infamous Odebrecht corruption scandal, a move dismissed by the regime. The court — convening in Bogota, the capital of neighboring Colombia — also fined Maduro $35 billion for legitimation of capital, and another $25 million for

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Pakistan's National Assembly To Elect New PM Today

Pak PM election: The PTI party had said that Imran Khan would take oath as the new Pakistan Prime Minister at the President House in Islamabad on August 18. ...

President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Washington.

U.S. welcomes Saudi Arabia's pledge of $100 million for Syria

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday welcomed Saudi Arabia's contribution of $100 million to help stabilize parts of Syria no longer held by Islamic State, which comes as the Trump

Animal-rights activists protest next to the coffin of a dead dolphin near the Danish Embassy, in Paris, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010.

Annual Hunt Kills Hundreds of Whales in Faroe Islands Village

The Faroe Islands conducted their annual tradition of hunting around 180 whales in one remote village, even though the locals have faced growing international criticism over the hunt by animal rights campaigners, who argue the ritual is cruel and unnecessary, according to The Express. The tradition known as whale driving is attended by all of the villagers, including

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Sikh store-owner stabbed to death in United States

A Sikh store-owner has been stabbed to death in the US state of New Jersey, according to media reports. Terlok Singh was found dead with apparent stab wounds on Thursday morning, inside his East Orange suburb store, by his cousin, Karnail Singh, WABC TV reported. The assailant had put a knife in his chest, Karnail Singh told the station.� The TV said that according to Singh's

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Nine planes grounded by bomb threats in South America, say Chilean authorities

Nine planes were forced to make emergency changes to their routes within Chilean, Argentine and Peruvian airspace on Thursday because of bomb threats issued to Chile's civil aviation authority, its director general told journalists. At least two of the planes were operated by LATAM Airlines and three by Sky, a low-cost Chilean airline, the companies confirmed. Victor

New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a news conference at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Monday, May 14, 2018.

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New Malaysian government repeals law banning 'fake news'

Malaysia's new government has repealed a widely criticised law prohibiting "fake news", in a move hailed as a landmark moment for human rights by a group of Southeast Asian lawmakers. ...

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers the key-note address to kick off the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore

Turnbull loyalists call out colleagues for 'hyperventilating' over energy policy

Malcolm Turnbull’s lieutenants have rallied around his leadership as the energy debate continues to destabilise the government and eyes turn to the home affairs minister, Peter Dutton.

FILE- In this Aug. 23, 2004 file photo, senior Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee, center, leaves after a meeting at the party headquarters in New Delhi, India.

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Nepal Foreign Minister to attend Vajpayee's funeral

Kathmandu, Aug 17 (IANS) Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali left for New Delhi on Friday to attend the funeral of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who died a day

Al Qaeda's master bomb maker may be dead: UN

United Nations, Aug 17 (IANS) The Al Qaeda's master bomb maker who was responsible for planning to blow up an airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day. may have been killed, according to a UN report. The UN report said that Ibrahim al-Asiri, long regarded as one of the most dangerous terrorist operatives in circulation, may have been killed in Yemen last year, CNN

U.S. Congressman Mike Pompeo speaking at Freedomworks New Fair Deal Rally outside the US Capitol

US creates 'Iran Action Group' to up pressure on Tehran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a new high-level team to focus US and international efforts to increase diplomatic and economic pressure on Iran ...

US-India ties continue to benefit from Vajpayee’s vision

Washington: Reacting to former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s demise, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the relationship between the two countries continues to benefit from the former’s vision, which helped promote expanded cooperation. In a statement provided by the US State

In this Dec. 2, 2016 file photo, Rohingya from Myanmar make their way in an alley at an unregistered refugee camp in Teknaf, near Cox's Bazar, a southern coastal district about, 296 kilometers (183 miles) south of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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The Rohingya lists: refugees compile their own record of those killed in Myanmar

Mohib Bullah is not your typical human rights investigator. He chews betel and he lives in a rickety hut made of plastic and bamboo. Sometimes, he can be found standing in a line for rations at the Rohingya refugee camp where he lives in Bangladesh . ...

A woman cleans blood from the scene of a shootout in Srinagar March 10, 2011. Two militants belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad, a Pakistan based militant group, were killed in a shootout in Srinagar on Thursday, police said.

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A look at major attacks in Pakistan claimed by IS militants

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Counterterrorism officials in Pakistan say the fight against the Islamic State group is the country’s newest and deadliest front in the decades-old war on terror. Headquartered next door in Afghanistan, the IS affiliate has claimed responsibility for some of the deadliest attacks in Pakistan in recent years. The group has recruited radical young men to

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un walk from lunch at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore.

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Amid Denuclearisation Pressure, Kim Jong-Un Slams "Brigandish Sanctions"

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attacked "hostile forces" over "brigandish" sanctions, state media reported Friday, as Washington seeks to maintain pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear programme. ...

Tesla whistleblower alleges company of spying, drug dealing in Nevada Gigafactory

An employee fired from Tesla Inc's Nevada battery factory filed a whistleblower complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, accusing the company of spying on employees and failing to act after learning that a Mexican cartel may be dealing drugs inside the plant, his attorney said on Thursday, Aug 16. A former member of Tesla's internal investigations team, Karl

Singer Jil Janus commits suicide

Teenager Apple fan hacks into its secure systems

Netanyahu questioned again over alleged graft