AP: Rain may douse Calif. wildfire threatening homes
Firefighters hope rainy weather will douse a wildfire in the coastal foothills north of Los Angeles. No homes had burned as of Tuesday night but …
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AP: No cash? Salvation Army now takes mobile donations
Cashless shoppers have a new option to give to The Salvation Army’s red kettle campaign this year using their smartphones. (Nov. 27) Subscribe for more …
AP: Today in History for November 27th
San Francisco Mayor shot to death; Gerald Ford named as Richard Nixon’s Vice President; Doctors perform world’s first partial face transplant; Playwright Eugene O’Neill dies. …
World News: Spain: Catalan leaders get 13 years in jail for sedition
Nine of 12 Catalan separatist leaders who defied the Spanish government and held an independence referendum in 2017 have been jailed for up to 13 …
World News: Ecuador’s Moreno, indigenous groups reach deal to end protests
Ecuador’s government has just agreed to repeal a law that ended decades-old fuel subsidies after holding talks with indigenous leaders. Demonstrators angry at the rise …
World News: US troops are pulling out of Northern Syria
Ankara says its forces have now entered Tal Abyad, and they’ve taken control of Ras Al Ain and Saluk. Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan is live …
World News: US to send thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia
The Pentagon said the United States will send 3,000 more troops to Saudi Arabia, The new deployment is part of a series of what the …
World News: Iran oil tanker: Explosion on ship near Saudi’s Jeddah port city
An Iranian state oil company tanker has exploded and caught fire near the Saudi port city of Jeddah, according to reports by Iranian state media. …
World News: Turkey launches military operation in northeast Syria
Turkey has launched a long-threatened military operation in northeast Syria to remove Kurdish-led forces from the border area and create a “safe zone” to resettle …
World News: White House: Turkey to begin military operation in Northern Syria
American troops ‘will no longer be in the immediate area’ casting uncertainty on fate of their Kurdish allies. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said …
World News: Hong Kong protests: Bid to suspend face mask ban fails
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators have failed in their legal bid to suspend a new ban on face masks at demonstrations. The rule was put in …
World News: Hong Kong moves to ban face masks as protests continue
Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam invoked the use of emergency powers on Friday, allowing the government to ban face masks at protests, in an …
World News: Iraqi security forces fire on protesters in Baghdad
The Iraqi capital, Baghdad has been under curfew since Thursday after days of anti-government protests. Iraq’s prime minister has tried to calm tensions, saying the …
World News: Hong Kong protester shot in chest by live round
Police in Hong Kong has fired tear gas to disperse protesters at various rallies as China marks 70 years since the Communist rule began. A …
World News: UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero seized in July leaves Iranian port
The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker seized by Iran is finally leaving the Bandar Abbas port two months after it was seized, according to an Iranian …
World News: Former French President Jacques Chirac dies aged 86
Former French President Jacques Chirac, who led France from 1995 to 2007, has died at the age of 86, his family and Agence France Presse …
World News: White House releases memo of Ukraine phone call
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that the US House of Representatives will launch a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, acquiescing to mounting …
World News: Brexit: UK Parliament resumes after court ruling
The UK Parliament has reconvened following its suspension by Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier this month. Johnson, who arrived in London just in time, is …
World News: ICC sentences Congolese rebel chief Ntaganda to 30 years in jail
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Congolese former rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda to 30 years in prison after he was convicted earlier this …
World News: Peace deal announced between Yemeni government, separatists
Saudi crown prince describes agreement as a crucial step towards a political solution to end Yemen’s bloody war. Yemen’s internationally recognised government and UAE-backed separatists …
World News: Saudi regulator approves Aramco share listing request
Saudi Aramco is to launch its initial public offering on the kingdom’s domestic stock exchange in Riyadh. But questions still remain about crown prince Mohammed …
World News: Trump impeachment inquiry: US House approves ground rules
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved a resolution on Thursday that sets the rules for public hearings in the impeachment inquiry of US President Donald …
World News: Iraqi president says PM will be replaced if replacement is found
Iraq’s President Barham Salih says Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has agreed to stand down if the right replacement can be found to avoid a constitutional …
World News: Dozens killed in gas canister fire on Pakistan train
At least 28 people have been killed and more than 40 others injured after a fire engulfed a train in central Pakistan. At least three …
World News: Lebanon PM Saad Hariri to submit resignation after mass protests
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said he will submit his resignation to President Michel Aoun, one of the main demands of the country’s protest …
World News: EU agrees to delay Brexit until January 31 next year
The European Council has agreed to grant Britain a new Brexit delay to January 31 next year. On Monday, the European Council President Donald Tusk …
World News: Argentina’s opposition leader Alberto Fernandez wins the presidency
Centre-left candidate opposition candidate, Alberto Fernandez has won more than 47 percent of the vote compared with President Mauricio Macri’s 41 percent. Fernandez campaigned on …
World News: ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead: Reports
There are conflicting reports about whether the operation to kill the ISIL leader was successful. The US Magazine Newsweek is citing a US Army official …
World News: UK Parliament backs prime minister’s Brexit bill
MPs voted 329 to 299 in favour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s 110-page Withdrawal Agreement Bill, signifying support in principle for the Brexit deal Johnson …
World News: UK MPs back Brexit extension amendment
The Parliament of the United Kingdom has backed a proposal designed to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to request a three-month Brexit extension from the …
World News: US, Turkey agree to temporary ceasefire in Syria
US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu have announced a temporary ceasefire amid a military offensive against Kurdish-led fighters in northern …
World News: Trump to soon impose sanctions, stop trade deal with Turkey
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that in response to Turkey’s operation in northeast Syria he will soon issue an executive order authorising sanctions …
World News: Turkish president Erdogan addresses Turkey’s Syria offensive
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given an update on the operation and indicated an assault on the Syrian-Kurdish held city of Manbij is about …
World News: UN troops open fire on protesters storming DRC base
UN peacekeepers have shot dead two protesters after more than 1,000 people stormed a United Nations base in the town of Beni. The protesters are …
World News: Trump impeachment hearing: Russia gearing up 2020 election interference
Fiona Hill, the former senior director for European and Russian Affairs on the White House National Security Council, said she plans to warn legislators that …
World News: Israeli PM Netanyahu indicted on corruption charges
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on corruption charges, raising more uncertainty over who will ultimately lead a country mired in political chaos after …
World News: Trump impeachment hearings resume with testimonies
The public hearing of Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council’s (NSC) top Ukraine expert, and Jennifer Williams, a special adviser to Vice …
World News: Sweden drops probe into rape charges against Julian Assange
Sweden’s prosecution authority has said it will not proceed with its rape investigation into Julian Assange. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is in police custody …
World News: Pompeo: Israeli settlements not ‘inconsistent’ with int’l law
Pompeo says US will no longer abide by 1978 State Department opinion that settlements were against international law. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us …
World News: BREAKING NEWS: Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize vessel in Red Sea
Attack’ on ship towing South Korean drilling rig threatens vital shipping routes, Saudi spokesman says. The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Iran-aligned Houthi rebels …
World News: Sri Lanka vote: Rajapaksa wins presidency as Premadasa concedes
Sajith Premadasa has conceded to his rival Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka’s Presidential election. Around half of the votes have been counted so far and …
World News: Trump ally Roger Stone guilty of lying to Congress
US jury reaches verdict in trial of Trump ally Roger Stone, who’s charged with lying to Congress and witness tampering Roger Stone, a longtime friend …
World News: Third witness, former US ambassador to Ukraine, to speak publicly
The only scheduled witness for today is the former US ambassador to Ukraine who says she was the target of a smear campaign led by …
World News: Gaza Strip ceasefire agreed after 32 killed in bombardments
The Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad says a ceasefire has been agreed with Israel in Gaza, after two days of cross-border fighting. Egypt has been …
World News: No US president has ever been removed from office by impeachment
The White House spokesperson has said that the president is not watching his impeachment hearing. Witness William Taylor says Donald Trump “cared more about the …
World News: First public hearing of the Trump impeachment inquiry begins
The impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump entered uncharted territory on Wednesday with the first public hearing of the probe. William Taylor, the top …
World News: Israel claims killing of Palestinian armed group’s commander
Israel’s military says one of its air attacks has killed a commander of the Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad. Gaza’s health minister says a man …
World News: Babri Mosque case: Indian top court gives disputed site to Hindus
India’s Supreme Court has given ownership of a disputed religious site in the northern town of Ayodhya to Hindus for the construction of a temple …
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