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Immigration Deal Distant as Leaders Try to Avert Shutdown

Meanwhile, Democrats emerged from a meeting with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly frustrated with his inability to spell out what President Donald Trump ...

Suspects in Times Square cop hit-and-run arrested, vehicle still missing

A uniformed police officer, who has not been identified, was on foot and trying to stop a Mercedes that had been driving recklessly. When he approached the au...

Drone deployed to save swimmers from drowning in world first

Ben Franklin, parliamentary secretary for Northern New South Wales, said the whole process only took 70 seconds, compared to the six minutes it usually takes a ...

Italy dissolves Parliament for March election

Italy, one of the first stops for new arrivals, has struggled to cope with the thousands who fled poverty, conflict and oppression, mostly from the Middle East ...

Kamal Haasan to announce his political party name on February 21

Haasan, who announced his entry into politics in November previous year, said the unity of Southern states will be strong enough to dictate its terms to the cen...

GST Council meet ends, Return Filing process to be simplified

The Council had in its previous meeting in November reduced the tax rate on over 200 items. After implementation of the Goods and Services Tax ( GST ) from Ju...

Fujimori Gets Pardon Deal in Peru

A strong force of anti-riot police moved through the streets of Lima and sought to prevent the demonstrators from heading to the clinic where Fujimori is hosp...

Trump's policy shift on Jerusalem was 'sinful': Abbas

USA officials have not confirmed the claims. Israeli forces detained 21 Palestinians during pre-dawn raids on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank and East Jer...

Angered by Pardon for Fujimori, Peruvians Plan More Protests

The experts state that the use of the medical pardon in this case does not mesh with global human rights standards as worldwide human rights laws restricts the ...

Trump Admin Moves to Bar Haitians From Agricultural, Seasonal Worker Visas

Other than Haiti, Samoa and Belize were also removed from the list of countries eligible to apply for H-2A and H-2B visas, which are provided to seasonal worker...

Donald Trump warns of immigration threat to national security

When Trump and his allies say they want to end "chain migration" - in which family members sponsor other family members for entry - they mean they want to hal...

Royal Navy Spends Christmas Watching Russian Warships

William added: "Britain will never be intimidated when it comes to protecting our country, our people, and our national interests". The British frigate remain...

Taiwan arrest of pro-Beijing politicians angers China

China has intensified its drills around Taiwan, which it considers part of its territory, after US President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorizat...

Two policemen martyred in Quetta firing

Pakistani authorities launched an anti-polio campaign in Punjab province as polio remains endemic in Pakistan . There was no immediate claim of responsibility ...

Trump is in 'excellent' health, White House physician says

As for his mental acuity, Trump was quick to note his doctor's pronouncement that he aced a cognitive exam, which he referenced with a dig at predecessors Oba...

Computer coding, school board pay, substitute teachers and more

On April 17-18, and April 19, if necessary, the finalists are scheduled to each spend a day at the district interviewing with community members, staff and stude...

Congress Inches Closer To Gov't Shutdown

Congress and the White House stumbling closer to a possible federal government shutdown by the end of the week, although Wall Street held out hopes for a deal t...

Umbrella mistaken for gun prompts lockdown at Washington hospital

Reports of the armed man prompted a search by Kirkland police, which confirmed just after 10 a.m. that the man was carrying an umbrella. Hospital staff and pa...

Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Gabba ODI due to viral infection

In a major blow to Australia , right-arm pacer Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the second ODI of the five-match series against England after picking u...

India's three states to hold elections in February

The three 60-member Assemblies in Meghalaya , Nagaland and Tripura are set to expire on March 6, 13 and 14 respectively. The Left Front has been in power...

Washington unemployment up slightly after reaching record low

But the annual average jobless rate of 4 percent in 2017 is unmatched in recent history. The largest private sector job losses were in retail trade, construct...

Trump signs $1.5T tax overhaul plan

The CBS report cited critics of the tax bill, who noted that "some aspects of the GOP tax overhaul - such as the doubling of the cap for the estate tax brea...

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Increases Stake in CoreSite Realty Corp (COR)

Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. SunTrust maintained the stock with "...

Aced it: Doc says Trump got ideal score on cognitive test

Mr Trump underwent the medical exam at Walter Reed National Medical Centre last week and Dr Jackson issued a blanket declaration that Mr Trump was in "excelle...

Purchases 27844 Shares of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ( WMT ) analysts on average have given a price target of $89.9 on WMT stock. (MMM) by 54.09% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing...