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Saudi Sisters Stopped in Hong Kong While Attempting to Flee to Australia
After failing to board a second flight and fearing they were about to be 'forcibly abducted', the sisters say they left Hong Kong airport to enter the city as visitors.
It's a Boy! Partner of Serbia's Gay Prime Minister Gives Birth to Baby
PM Brnabic, 43, became one of the few openly gay government leaders in the world when she came to power in June 2017.
Teen in Lincoln Memorial Protest Sues Washington Post for $250 Million
The lawsuit claims that the newspaper "wrongfully targeted and bullied" the teen to advance its bias against President Trump because Sandmann is a white Catholic who wore a Make America Great Again souvenir cap on a school field trip to the March for Life...
UK's Opposition Suffers Jolt as 7 MPs Split from Labour Party over Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit Approach
Veteran Indian-origin Labour Party MP Virendra Sharma said he sympathised with his colleagues who took the extreme decision to leave but called for unity within the party.
Chinese Food Producer Says Swine Fever Found in Dumplings
The company said suspect batches of dumplings had reached grocery stores, but that it was sealing affected products and cooperating with authorities.
Japan PM Nominated Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize on 'US Request'
The US President on Friday claimed that Abe had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize for opening talks and easing tensions with North Korea.
British-Bangladeshi ISIS Bride Who Wants to Return to UK Gives Birth to Boy
News about Begum and her desire to go back to Britain have ignited a debate in the UK about how to deal with citizens who joined IS and want to leave Syria now that the extremist group is on the verge of collapse.
US Military Planes Land Near Venezuela Border with Aid
Commercial planes had been used for earlier shipments of aid, which is aimed at dramatizing the economic crisis including hyperinflation and shortages of food and medicine gripping Venezuela.
Kim Jong Un to Arrive in Vietnam on February 25, To Meet US President Donald Trump Two Days Later
Communist-ruled Vietnam, which has embraced economic reforms and developed close diplomatic ties with its former foe the United States, has been widely touted as a model of reform for isolated and impoverished North Korea.
Pope Francis Defrocks Former US Cardinal for Sex Abuse of Minor
The announcement comes ahead of a Vatican conference from February 21-24 bringing together bishops from around the world to discuss protecting children within the Church Sex abuse scandals around the globe.
Trump Claims Japan PM Nominated Him for Nobel Peace Prize
Donald Trump claimed he had done more for world peace and saved thousands of lives globally.
Donald Trump Declares National Emergency to Construct a Wall Along US-Mexico Border
Bypassing Congress, which approved far less money for his proposed wall than he had sought, Trump said he would use executive action to siphon billions of dollars from federal military construction and counterdrug efforts for the wall.
Norway to Reconsider Regulations Requiring Passport Photos with Visible Ears for Sikhs, Says Union Minister
The Union Minister urged the Norwegian government to show sensitivity towards Sikh culture and identity "as the turban is not a clothing accessory or a hat but an integral part of the Sikh religion."
U.S. Negotiating Multi-billion Dollar Fine with Facebook, Says Report
The Federal Trade Commission has been investigating revelations that Facebook inappropriately shared information belonging to 87 million of its users with the now-defunct British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.
Britain's Prince Philip, 97, Will Not be Prosecuted Over Car Crash
Philip, who escaped without injury on January 17 when the Land Rover he was driving flipped in a collision with a car close to the royals' Sandringham residence in eastern England, voluntarily gave up his driving licence earlier this month.
Turkey Opens Govt Vegetable Stalls in Battle with Inflation
Crowds queued outside municipality tents to buy tomatoes, onions and peppers in Istanbul's Bayrampasa district, waiting for an hour for items selling at half the regular shop prices.