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Flames from a backfire burn as CalFire crews battle the Detwiler near Mariposa, Calif., on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. According to fire officials, the blaze has scorched 25,000 acres. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Insurance Claims In California Wildfires Top $3.3 Billion

Property damage claims from a series of deadly October wildfires now exceed $3.3 billion, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Tuesday, The Associated Press reports. The figure represents claims for homes and businesses insured by 15 companies and is more than triple the previous estimate of $1 billion, making it the state's costliest fire ever. Jones said the

A woman dressed as a witch walks in front of a giant fire during the Walpurgis night in Erfurt, central Germany, Sunday, April 30, 2017.

Face Of Scottish 'Witch' Reconstructed 300 Years After Her Death

Just in time for Halloween, the face of a Scottish woman accused of witchcraft has been resurrected three centuries after her death, IFL Science reports. Lilias Adie was a woman living in Torryburn, in Fife, Scotland at the turn of the 18th century. She was convicted of witchcraft and of having had sex with the devil – crimes she "confessed" to – and was thrown in jail. In

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga addresses a crowd of his supporters in the Kibera area of Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017.

Kenyan Opposition Leader Says Election Rerun Must Not Stand

Kenya's opposition leader delivered a speech on Tuesday, one day after current President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner of the Oct. 26th poll, to say that the results were unacceptable, according to Al Jazeera. Raila Odinga promised to "restore democracy in the country" after Kenyatta received 98.2 percent of the votes, according to officials. But Odinga said that

Rex W. Tillerson (center), United States Secretary of State and President of the Security Council for April, addresses the Security Council ministerial-level meeting on the nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

United States State Department Still Pursuing Direct Diplomatic Talks With North Korea

Reuters exclusively reported that the United States was still pursuing direct diplomacy with North Korea, even though U.S. President Donald Trump had dismissed the talks as a waste of time. A senior State Department official said on Tuesday that the "New York Channel," Joseph Yun, a U.S. negotiator with North Korea, has still been in contact with diplomats at North Korea's

Police surround a home in Riverside, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, searching for evidence in connection with the shootings in San Bernardino

Parent Holding Teacher Hostage At School Ends in Police Shooting After 6 Hours

An elementary school in Riverside, California was evacuated on Tuesday after an angry parent barged onto the campus, assaulted a man near the front office before taking a first-grade teacher hostage in a classroom for nearly seven hours before police stormed the room to end the standoff hours later, according to NBC News. Castle View Elementary School, located on Shaker Drive

President Donald J. Trump addresses the nation on the South Asia strategy during a press conference at Conmy Hall on Fort Myer, Va., Aug. 21, 2017.

North Korea slams 'incurably mentally deranged' Trump

SEOUL: North Korea slammed US President Donald Trump as "incurably mentally deranged" in a personal diatribe ahead of his first visit to Asia as head of state, amid high tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong-Un have traded threats of war and personal insults against each other in recent months, heightening worries about a potential

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis tours the presidential gardens at the Blue House before meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during his visit to Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 27, 2017

South Korea Will Not Develop Nuclear Weapons: President

SEOUL — South Korea will not develop atomic weapons of its own, despite the threat from the nuclear-armed North, President Moon Jae-In declared on Wednesday. "A push by North Korea to become a nuclear state cannot be accepted or tolerated," Moon said in an address to parliament. "We also will not develop or own nuclear" arms. In recent months Pyongyang has carried out its sixth

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Pakistan plans to build several new nuclear reactors: official

Pakistan is looking at building at least three to four more big nuclear reactors before 2030. ...

This undated photo provided by St. Charles County Department of Corrections via KMOV shows Sayfullo Saipov. A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, killing several.

New York Hit by Deadliest Terrorist Attack Since 9/11; Neighbors Say Suspect Was Reserved and Religious

Sayfullo Saipov allegedly killed eight people when he drove his truck onto Manhattan bike path before yelling ‘Allah Akbar.’ Neighbors say he was devout but didn't expect this. At least eight people are dead after a man in a pickup truck plowed through a bike path in New York on Tuesday afternoon in what Mayor Bill de Blasio called an “act of terror.” The attack is the

MQM founder Altaf Hussain charged with terror funding, money laundering

Karachi: Muttahida Qaumi Movement founder Altaf Hussain has been charged with terror funding and money laundering, after Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted an interim charge-sheet before the administrative judge of the Anti-Terrorism Courts

V (Victory) sign hand painted with Saudi flag over the Saudi Arabia flag

Saudi Arabia To Begin Issuing Tourist Visas 'Soon'

ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- Saudi Arabia plans to start issuing tourist visas "soon", authorities said, as the kingdom seeks to attract international visitors in a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy,

President Donald Trump attends the 9/11 Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2017

Former Trump adviser's guilty plea could rattle White House

WASHINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump dismissed George Papadopoulos as a "liar" and a mere campaign volunteer, but newly unsealed court papers outline the former adviser's frequent contacts with senior officials and with foreign nationals who promised access to the highest levels of the Russian government. They also hint at more headaches for the White House

Haider Al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq speaking to the media following the Counter-ISIL Coalition Small Group Meeting in London, UK

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Parliamentary elections in Iraq set for May 2018

Baghdad, Nov 1 : The Iraqi government has decided to hold the parliamentary elections on May 15, 2018, with a condition that parties which have armed wings will not take part in the polls. A statement by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said on Tuesday "the cabinet voted in favor of a decision of holding the parliamentary

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Social Media Will Reveal Russian Election Disinformation Was Widespread to Congress

Facebook, Google, and Twitter will give testimony to congressional investigators later this week that will reveal the scope of Russia's campaign to spreading disinformation across the social media sites was far larger than previously reported, according to ReCode. Facebook said their new estimate was increased to almost 126 million users in the U.S. may have seen stories,

"Voyager Of The Seas" departs from the newly opened Marina Bay Cruise Center on Monday Oct. 22, 2012 in Singapore.

Singapore Bans 2 Muslim Leaders For Anti-Christmas Comments

Government officials said two Muslim religious leaders were banned from entering Singapore on Monday because they planned to spread anti-Christmas propaganda on a religious-themed cruise, Newsweek reports. Ismail Menk of Zimbabwe and Haslin Baharim of Malaysia planned to preach on a cruise ship traveling from Singapore to Indonesia. Both have warned fellow Muslims against

Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, departs at Federal District Court in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2017.

Trump Sulks As Special Counsel Brings First Charges To Three in Russia Investigation

Donald Trump spent most of the morning at the White House residence waiting for the news to break about the bombshell indictments that would be unsealed on Monday morning, but the feeling across the historic residence was grim, according to The Chicago Tribune. Several people close to the president said that Trump was disgusted by the news of the indictments in special counsel

Police arrive on the scene of an explosion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, in New York, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that an explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood appears to have come from a construction toolbox in front of a building.

Two NYPD Detectives Charged After Allegedly Raping and Handcuffing 18-Year-Old

Two detectives threatened an 18-year-old after finding a bottle of prescription drugs next to her in a car, handcuffed her before putting her in their police van and later raping her, according to charges that were announced by the two on Monday, according to Time. Detectives Eddie Martins and Richard Hall were arraigned on a 50-count indictment that included rape and

An Indian family arrives at a protest against air pollution in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016.

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Indoor air pollution behind 1.24 lakh premature deaths in India

Indoor air pollution caused 1.24 lakh premature deaths in India in 2015, more than the emissions from coal power plants or other industrial sources, a report published in Lancet, a noted medical journal, has said. The findings establish what experts have been saying for long - that air quality in Indian households, especially in the rural areas, is lethal due to use of wood or

File - U.S. Marine advisors board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after a train, advise and assist mission at the Helmand Provincial Police Headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, July 9, 2017.

'150,000 Americans couldn’t beat us': Taliban fighters defiant in Afghanistan

Rare interviews with mujahideen shine light on resilient movement that resisted both Obama’s surge and now Trump’s ‘killing terrorists’ strategy

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

China's Xi promises reform in event with US business leaders

BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping has promised to open China's economy wider during a meeting with American business leaders ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump amid trade tensions. Xi spoke Monday to members of an advisory board to Beijing's Tsinghua University business school that included Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Blackstone Group

Despite Newly Released JFK Documents, CIA and FBI Secrets Still Dominate JFK Files

Unilateral US sanctions against Iran 'illegal': Moscow

Cargo ship with 10 crew sinks in Black Sea, coast guard reports