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Pakistan look to seal Independence Cup against World XI

16 September 2017, 12:30

He scored 20 runs off 14 deliveries, hitting two sixes before being caught by Shadab Khan off Muhammad Nawaz. Left-hander Fakhar Zaman (21) hit Australian seamer Ben Cutting for three boundaries in the second over of the innings but was trapped leg...

India, Japan sign open sky agreement allowing unlimited flight service

15 September 2017, 12:12

Among the 15 agreements signed after the annual India-Japan bilateral summit here on Thursday, one is on setting up the India Japan Act East Forum "to enhance connectivity and promote developmental projects in the northeastern region of India in an e...

Turkey Signs Deal To Buy Russian S-400 Missiles

14 September 2017, 12:39

France considers it inappropriate to comment on the contract between Moscow and Ankara on deliveries of Russia's S-400 air defense systems to Turkey , as it was a decision made by the country alone, French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Agnes Romatet-...

Olive Garden unlimited pasta pass is back

14 September 2017, 12:41

Olive Garden officials said last year's Pasta Passes were gobbled up in just one second! Each pass will cost $100 and be good for eight weeks of unlimited pasta, homemade sauces, pasta toppings, soup or salad and breadsticks from September 25 throug...

Saudi Arabia Pushes OPEC on New Tack to Curb Oil Supplies

14 September 2017, 12:40

The near term action in oil prices will depend on how prolonged will be the impact of Hurricane Harvey on USA oil infrastructure. Analysts anticipate refineries will come back online after Harvey shut almost a quarter of the nation's refining c...

Putin Sought Reset With Trump, US Military

14 September 2017, 12:36

The State Department has been less forthcoming about the Kremlin's proposal. News of the plan first came to light in a BuzzFeed News report after the outlet obtained a document which outlined the proposal a top Russian diplomat made directly to...

Hurricane Jose Is Spinning In the Atlantic, Could Threaten Bahamas, Florida

13 September 2017, 12:10

During the weekend the projected track has it well off the Florida and Georgia coasts, and the model consensus keeps it at sea, but five days is a quasi-eternity in the hurricane-forecasting universe. The loop back toward the coast comes after Jose...

Pope Francis says rescinding DACA is not 'pro

12 September 2017, 12:20

Pope Francis has said that "history will judge" those who refuse to accept the science of climate change . "I heard about the abolition of this law, but I could not read the articles, how and why this decision was made. In the latest chapter of...

Payne in South Korea warns North against 'brinkmanship'

11 September 2017, 12:18

Song Zhongping, an independent defence and foreign affairs analyst, said the drill was likely unrelated to the situation on the Korean peninsula . Other measures could include preventing North Koreans from working overseas and putting top official...

Thousands of homes wrecked by huge Mexican quake, death toll at 90

11 September 2017, 12:16

Ambassador to Mexico Yoni Peled and his team will deliver the aid to state governors in the coming days, a statement said. President Enrique Pena Nieto said 45 people were killed in Oaxaca, 12 in Chiapas and four in Tabasco. The quake directly af...

In hurricane zone, man gives up the last generator

10 September 2017, 12:20

Her father-in-law would not be able to survive that long without his oxygen supply . The stranger then insisted she take the last one. Brekke broke down, brought to tears by the thought of her father losing oxygen if the power cut out.

HURRICANE WARNING for some of Northeast Florida

09 September 2017, 11:29

Henry McMaster has yet to decide whether to order residents to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Irma . According to the latest forecast, the SC coast is now less likely to take a direct hit from Hurricane Irma . At around 8 a.m., Hurricane Irma was ...

Activists in South Korea brace for latest round of THAAD

09 September 2017, 10:37

The July date refers to the intercontinental ballistic missile test. "This is a game of minutes". Last year , North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test on the September 9 anniversary, and South Korean officials - namely Eugene Lee, spokesw...

SpaceX Just Launched a Mysterious Space Plane Right Before a Monster Hurricane

08 September 2017, 12:30

It will also attempt to land the first stage of the rocket on land for reuse . This was the first time SpaceX has provided a lift for the experimental mini-shuttle. You might remember the X-37B from its previous trip to space , which it returned...

GOP leaders 'visibly annoyed' when Ivanka Trump crashes Oval Office meeting

07 September 2017, 01:29

Ivanka Trump's visit to the Oval Office of the White House during a meeting between her father and the Republican leaders "visibly annoyed" the GOPers, an aide says . The money can also be applied to help with Hurricane Irma, now a Category 5 story ...

Kentucky's last abortion clinic heads to court to keep its doors open

07 September 2017, 01:26

State regulators defend those conditions as "important safeguards" to protect women's health. On Wednesday morning, attorneys for the governor, the EMW Women's Surgical Center and Planned Parenthood began to hash it out in court. In another twist...

Military tensions rise as the world responds to North Korea's nuclear threat

06 September 2017, 09:20

If confirmed, it would be the most powerful device ever tested by North Korea. "But, as I said, we have many options to do so (denuclearization of the Korean peninsula)". China strongly objects to the, saying its powerful radar can probe deep into it...

Putin's office confirms Trump lawyer emailed Kremlin during campaign

04 September 2017, 07:02

Cohen emerged as a key figure in the dossier, which was researched and written by a former British spy and published by BuzzFeed News in January after security officials had briefed President Barack Obama and Trump, who was then president-elect, ab...

In shift, Merkel backs end to EU-Turkey membership talks

04 September 2017, 06:52

Merkel's strong words against Turkey came after her rival, Schulz, had minutes earlier called for an end to the European Union membership talks for Ankara . Turkey began accession talks to join the European Union in 2005, however, talks have halted ...

Spain expels North Korean diplomat over missile tests

04 September 2017, 06:23

Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have been heightened since Pyongyang's latest missile launch over Japan's airspace on Monday. The North Koreans subsequently cheated on this agreement, but the history of U.S. The ministry has earmarked...

Robert Mueller in possession of Donald Trump letter explaining Comey firing

03 September 2017, 07:23

The letter was never sent but is now part of an independent counsel's investigation that includes looking into potential obstruction of justice in Trump's handling of the firing, the New York Times reported . Rosenstein, who served as Comey's direct ...

Michigan Wolverines rally past Florida Gators in opener

03 September 2017, 07:22

MI took a 26-17 lead. Here's a game-by-game look at the Wolverines' 2017 schedule with predictions for each contest. It wasn't particularly close . He started off the day strong with a handsome 46-yard touchdown to Tarik Black on Michigan's ...

India's growth rate slows as new sales tax confuses firms

02 September 2017, 12:26

The national income data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) for the first quarter is lowest during the Narendra Modi-led government's regime, which assumed office in May 2014. Mr. Jaitley said that it is "quite obvious" that the latest...

Fox Poll: GOP Voters Think Media Is Bigger Threat Than White Supremacists

02 September 2017, 12:21

Only 11% of them say they have no concerns about what he's doing, while another 16% say obstruction from other people concerns them. Combining the top federal corporate rate of 35 percent with state and local taxes, the president said, the US has fa...

Demonetisation a scam, Modi must apologise: Congress

02 September 2017, 12:22

The government of India banning high value currency notes on November 8 past year - a move that has come to be known as demonetisation - is truly a non-event, contrary to how the government had projected it. He said it would have virtually no imp...

Trump Pledges $1m To Flood Victims

02 September 2017, 12:16

President Donald Trump is pledging $1 million in personal money to Harvey storm relief efforts. "As I said, he'll pledge probably $1 million of his own personal money to help the people of both Texas and Louisiana", Sanders said. Donald Trump d...

Toronto gas prices expected to hit $1.32 on weekend

02 September 2017, 12:16

Although Canadian refineries aren't directly impacted by the storm, they don't have enough capacity to meet all the needs, he said. Locally, prices across the Greater Toronto Area may hit between $1.329 and $1.339 per litre on September 2.

Trump says he wants to 'bring back Main Street'

01 September 2017, 01:35

He believes the United States needs to "dramatically" simplify its tax code - ensuring most people can do their own taxes at home on a single form without the use of an accountant. "The Dems are looking to obstruct tax cuts and tax reform ". "Th...

U.S. orders closure of Russian Federation consulate in San Francisco

01 September 2017, 01:37

Department of State circulating on social media reads. In a statement Thursday, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert called that action "unwarranted and detrimental to the overall relationship between our countries". The Russian declaration ...

Sheriff David Clarke resigns effective at 11:59 pm

01 September 2017, 01:33

Milwaukee County's outspoken sheriff has submitted a letter of resignation. Clarke's departure re-opens the prospect, widely rumored in the spring, of the authoritarian-minded right-wing lawman joining President Donald Trump's cabinet . Clarke was...

Hurricane Harvey: Toddler rescued from Texas flood

01 September 2017, 01:32

The county suggests that potential volunteers instead contact groups like the American Red Cross , The United Way, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, and Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. Daniel Lapostole, 129th R...

Floods and landslides kill over 1200 in South Asia

31 August 2017, 12:57

The flooding is typical for the June-September monsoon season in the region, but global rescue and aid organizations said the flooding is the worst it's been in decades. The floodwaters have been receding, the Times reports , but relief efforts ...

About 18000 Rohingya Have Fled Myanmar Since Violence Erupted Last Week

31 August 2017, 12:56

The military action against Muslim militants in Myanmar has resulted in a major refugee crisis, as thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh, leaving their homes in western Myanmar. Meanwhile, Denis Halliday, the other panelist on the pro...

At least 2 bodies found in van swept away by flooding