Protesters storm Charlottesville city council meeting
Then, one group of protesters went to the front of the room with a large sign that read, "blood on your hands", prompting cheers from the rowdy crowd. On Friday, Signer had called for an emergency meeting of state lawmakers so that they confirm the r... More..
Australian Olympian, Qantas CEO Urge Support for Gay Marriage
Turnbull, who supports same-sex marriage, has repeatedly rejected the argument that a national vote on the issue would be a harbinger for hate, saying he trusts the Australian people have a respectful debate....More..
U.S. troop reduction in exercise not due to North Korea concerns: Mattis
But US military and Trump administration officials said the 10-day military exercises set to begin Monday, would go ahead as scheduled. Impoverished North Korea hates the annual drills in part because they fo...More..
How Did North Korea Get Nuclear Weapons?
While expressing a desire to reach out to the North, South Korea's liberal President Moon Jae-in has also ordered his military officials to schedule talks with the United States to increase the warhead limits...More..
S. Korea Says No To US Request To Discuss Renegotiating FTA
Korean and USA trade officials are start talks in Seoul on Tuesday to revise their bilateral free trade agreement that went into effect in 2012. "We told the USA that it's necessary to figure out the reasons ...More..
Auto crashes into eclipse watchers, 1 killed in Kentucky
Authorities told WLKY that Alyssa Noble, 38, lost control of her auto while driving on Main Street in Hyden on Monday afternoon, striking a utility pole and a pair of women who were watching the eclipse. Nobl...More..
UK Public Finances Log Surplus In July
Today's bulletin noted that borrowing in July tends to be low compared with other months of the year due to the receipt of self-assessed income tax. In both months, tax receipts are higher than average. The T...More..
33 injured in high-speed train crash
Four passengers suffering from serious injuries were transported to University of Pennsylvania Trauma Center & Lankenau Hospital. The incident occurred at approximately 12:15 a.m. The victims were taken to ...More..
England World Cup hero to tour Pakistan
Now security has improved in the country in the last couple of years that indicates the slow and steady revival of Pakistan home cricket. With the exception of a Zimbabwe tour two years ago, Pakistan has had ...More..
Trump prevented nuclear war
On Sunday an editorial in North Korea's official government newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun said the exercises would worsen the state of the peninsula and warned of an "uncontrollable phase of a nuclear ...More..
Maduro halts orchestra tour led by critical conductor Gustavo Dudamel
President Maduro lashed back at Dudamel, taking to television to slam him for spending so much time overseas. The Venezuelan youth orchestra stems from the country's publicly-funded El Sistema youth music edu...More..
Stolen auto crash kills Adelaide woman
The Anglicare nurse died instantly in the crash at the corner of Main North Road and Kings Road in the city's north. They were later released without charge. A woman has died after three men crashed a stolen ve...More..
South Korea military drills - an unnecessary provocation?
In recent times, however, calls have been growing for the US and South Korea to suspend their military drills. According to Edward Markey, a Democrat Senator from MA, it was President Trump who provoked Nort...More..
S.Korea, US begin annual military drills
South Korea's top military officer, General Jeong Kyeong-doo, warned North Korea it will "make it regret bitterly" and retaliate against any attack, according to Yonhap News Agency. his was a reaction to US Pr...More..
North Korea rails against USA military exercises
The August exercise - called Ulchi Freedom Guardian, or UFG - is a computer based simulation for unplanned events that include military actions but also terror or chemical attacks. The North's Rodong Sinmun N...More..
War Games to Begin as US, South Korea Brace for North's Fury
But an article in a North Korean newspaper that serves as the ruling power's mouthpiece characterised the events as a provocation, likening the military drills to "rehearsal for nuclear war" and calling them ...More..
Suspect in Florida officers' killings said: 'I'm innocent'
Miller, who is being held without bond , was charged with first-degree murder, resisting arrest, and carrying a concealed weapon. Other charges likely will be filed. Miller, who spent 21 years on active duty i...More..
US, South Korea prepare for joint military exercise amid heightened tensions
It comes on the heels of North Korea testing two intercontinental ballistic missiles in July, and an announcement that it was examining a plan to possibly bracket Guam with missiles - a plan that is on hold ...More..
USA and South Korea Began Joint Military Exercises
Kim said the United States needs to "make a proper option first and show it through action" to reduce tensions. "It's to prepare if something big were to occur and we needed to protect ROK", said Michelle T...More..
Philippines probe minor's death in anti-drug op
CHIEF Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Monday expressed support on calls to investigate the death of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos in a police operation against illegal drugs in Caloocan City. Dute...More..
South joint drills begin amid North Korea tensions
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said North Korea must not use the drills as a pretext to launch fresh provocation. Now comes the hard part of fulfilling the declared goal of its leader Kim Jong Un: perfec...More..
11 dead as train derails in northern India
The injured people were sent to a nearby hospital for treatment. In January this year 39 people were killed and over 50 injured in train derailment in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. "I am personally...More..
Trump offers nothing as a moral leader
In a nation's darker hours, citizens turn to their leaders for solace and for guidance, but President Donald Trump has shown that he is not the moral authority decent Americans can seek inspiration from. And ...More..
South joint drills begin amid NKorea tensions
The US-South Korea joint war game would last till the end of this month. Only weeks ago it said it was considering firing a salvo of missiles towards the US Pacific territory of Guam. "If the enemy provokes, ...More..
North Korea issues fiery rhetoric over US-South Korea drills
On the eve of the UFG drills, North Korea said the U.S. was "pouring gasoline on fire". "We are watching every move of the USA", said Pyongyang in a statement. North Korea's rapid progress in developing nu...More..