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As the rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, many of the police officers had to decide on their own how to fight them off. There was no direction. No plan. And no top leadership.

Global stock markets sank on Monday as soaring COVID19 cases offset investor hopes of a quick economic recovery, even after data showing that the Chinese economy rebounded fasterthanexpected in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Nandigram was the scene of massive public protest against "forcible" land acquisition by the then Left Front government for creation of a special economic zone.

While Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut refused to divulge any details about the plan, he said that a meeting was underway to discuss the nitty-gritties of the contest.

Centrist Armin Laschet positioned himself on Saturday as the man to heal divisions among Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats after they chose him to lead the party, putting him in pole position to succeed her as Germany's chancellor.

Germany's Christian Democrats elect a new chairman on Saturday, aiming to unite their conservative party behind a leader who they hope can succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor when she steps down after federal elections in September.

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North Korea displayed what appeared to be a new submarinelaunched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a parade on Thursday night, state media reported, capping more than a week of political meetings with a show of military might.

Presidentelect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to expand coronavirus vaccinations, help individuals and jumpstart the economy. The plan, which would require congressional approval, is packed with proposals on health care, education, labor and...

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a retired firefighter in Pennsylvania to be detained pending trial, after prosecutors filed charges alleging he hurled a fire extinguisher at police during last week's mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.

A retired firefighter who is suspected of throwing a fire extinguisher at police during last week's mob attack on the U.S. Capitol has been arrested, a U.S. Justice Department spokeswoman confirmed on Thursday.

North Korea appeared to have stage a military parade on Thursday an event that would be closely watched by international observers for signs of new military technology after wrapping up a rare ruling party congress, Yonhap news agency reported.

Only one of Rajya Sabha MP Joytiraditya Scindia’s supporters have found a place in the team.

After riots at the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters, the Republican Party is facing defections from two camps of voters it can’t afford to lose: those saying Trump and his allies went too far in contesting the election of Democrat Joe B...

Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller was charged Wednesday with participating in a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol after video emerged that appeared to show him among those storming the building last week.

His place in the history books about to be rewritten, President Donald Trump awaited his second impeachment something no other president has faced largely alone and silent.