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'Utter Disgust': US Cop Who Was Caught On Camera Fondling Dead Woman's Breasts Faces Investigation
Although the officer had turned his body camera off, a two-minute buffer on the device captured the incident.
US to Restart Taliban Talks after Green Light From Donald Trump
The State Department said that Zalmay Khalilzad, a veteran US negotiator who was born in Afghanistan, would head to Qatar to meet with the Taliban after his meetings in Kabul.
A Mysterious '-1' and Other Call Records Show How Giuliani Pressured Ukraine
From March 26 to August 8, Giuliani — who is not a government employee — was in touch with top-ranking officials, the newly revealed call records suggested.
How a Sleepy Amazon Town Turned into Battleground for President Bolsonaro and Environmental Groups
Police last month accused several volunteer firefighters of setting forest fires to get funding through local NGOs in Alter do Chao, a town of less than 10,000 people on the edge of the Tapajos river in the state of Para.
United Airlines Buying 50 Airbus Jets to Replace Older Boeing Planes
Chicago-based United Airlines announced on Tuesday that it placed an order for Airbus A321XLR jets, a long-range version of the European company's single-aisle A321neo.
'Their Bias is So Great, They Can't See Straight': Trump Campaign Bars Bloomberg News Journalists
Brad Parscale, the Trump 2020 campaign manager, said the decision was made after Bloomberg News announced it would not investigate the company boss or his Democrat competitors.
Vladimir Putin Signs off Controversial Law to Label Journalists, Bloggers as Foreign Agents
Russian legislation passed in 2012 already gave authorities the power to brand media organisations and NGOs as foreign agents, a term that has Soviet-era overtones.
'I Wanted to Die': Northern Ireland Confronts a Suicide Crisis
Haunted by a violent past, Northern Ireland has one of the highest suicide rates in the world.
Japan to Begin Clean Up of Radioactive Mess at Disaster-hit Fukushima Nuclear Plant in 2021
By far the toughest challenge is to remove the 800 tons of nuclear fuel in the three reactors that melted, fell from the cores and hardened at the bottom of their primary containment vessels.
'We Don't Consider Ourselves Immune from Criticism': Iran Official Points to More Open Elections
In past elections, the council has faced accusations in Iran, particularly by reformists, of barring candidates more on political than constitutional grounds.
'They are Worthy of Support': DiCaprio Denies Brazil President's Claim of 'Funding Amazon Fires'
Bolsonaro accused DiCaprio of 'collaborating with the fires in the Amazon' by donating USD 500,000 to a group he said had started fires in the ecologically sensitive forest in order to attract donations.
al Qaeda-inspired Militant Who Targeted London Bridge Planned to Carry Out Attacks in Kashmir
On Friday, he strapped on a fake suicide vest, armed himself with large kitchen knives and went on the rampage at a conference on prisoner rehabilitation beside London Bridge.
Ex-husband Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Murder of Indian-origin Woman in UK Arrow Attack
Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo, originally from Mauritius, planned the attack on his 35-year-old ex-wife Devi a.k.a. Sana Muhammad who was eight months pregnant in November last year.
3 ISIS Inspired Militants Sentenced for Plotting Mass Attack with 'Explosives, Knives' in Melbourne
Ahmed Mohamed, Abdullah Chaarani and Hamza Abbas were given lengthy prison sentences on charges of preparing a mass attack around Christmas 2016 involving explosives and knives at Federation Square, a popular downtown restaurant and entertainment precinct...
UN Offers to Assess Bangladesh's Plan to Relocate 100,000 Rohingya Refugees to Island
Kelly Clements, a deputy high commissioner of the UNHCR, told reporters in Dhaka that the UN wanted to be 'engaged' in the proposed refugee relocation, which has been criticised by rights groups.
Pakistan Special Court Orders Pervez Musharraf to Record Statement by Dec 5 in Treason Case
On Wednesday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC), after hearing the petitions filed by Dubai-based Musharraf and the Pakistan government, stopped the special court from issuing the verdict, with instructions to hear out all the parties to ensure a fair trial.