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Trump unveils immigration and border security bill in Cabinet meeting 17 Jul 2019 - 01:35 am

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump presented a bill to his Cabinet on Tuesday aimed at boosting border security and overhauling the current immigration...

Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later 17 Jul 2019 - 01:35 am

CAPE CANAVERAL: Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with...

Iran says it came to help of disabled foreign oil tanker in the Gulf 16 Jul 2019 - 11:14 pm

DUBAI: Iranian navy vessels came to the assistance of a disabled foreign oil tanker in the Gulf that needed repairs, Iran's foreign ministry...

Suspected tornado in Mississippi from Barry's wet remnants 16 Jul 2019 - 11:14 pm

MEMPHIS: A suspected tornado struck a rural area of north Mississippi on Tuesday, damaging homes and knocking down trees and power lines as...

Pakistan reopens airspace to civil aviation after India standoff 16 Jul 2019 - 09:00 pm

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: Pakistan reopened its airspace to international civil aviation on Tuesday after months of restrictions imposed because of clashes with India, which...

UAE says missing oil tanker didn't give any distress signal 16 Jul 2019 - 06:58 pm

A small oil tanker that has apparently gone missing in the Gulf isn’t owned or operated by the United Arab Emirates and hasn’t...

Timeline of key events in Eric Garner chokehold death 16 Jul 2019 - 06:58 pm

NEW YORK: Federal prosecutors announced July 16 they will not bring civil rights charges against New York City Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in...

Florida expert captures elusive alligator at Chicago lagoon 16 Jul 2019 - 06:58 pm

CHICAGO: The alligator had a good run as day after day the people hunting for him in a Chicago lagoon came up empty,...

Camper chased by man with knife glad to be back with family 16 Jul 2019 - 06:58 pm

BISHOP: A woman missing for three days after disappearing from a remote campground in California's White Mountains on Tuesday described a man she...

Bianca Devins murder images flood online 16 Jul 2019 - 06:58 pm

ALBANY: A 17-year-old girl with a small social media following in upstate New York was killed by a man she'd met recently on...

US won't charge NY police officers in 2014 'I can't breathe' death 16 Jul 2019 - 06:29 pm

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: The New York police officer who put Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold during an attempted 2014 arrest, fueling the rise...

Ebola patient in DR Congo city of Goma has died: governor 16 Jul 2019 - 02:07 pm

Goma, DR Congo: The first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma has died, the governor...

Google Warns Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong of Government-Backed Hackers 16 Jul 2019 - 01:48 pm

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong said that Google Inc. warned him about government-backed hacking attempts as the former British colony’s historic protests continue...

Korean tears at breaking goal duck at world water polo 16 Jul 2019 - 11:46 am

Gwangju, South Korea: South Korea's female water polo team have lost their first two games at the world championships by an eye-watering aggregate...

Von der Leyen pledges EU 'green deal' in first 100 days 16 Jul 2019 - 11:23 am

Strasbourg, France: European Commission president nominee Ursula von der Leyen pledged Tuesday to propose a "green deal" for Europe in her first 100...

4-story building collapses in Mumbai; several feared trapped 16 Jul 2019 - 11:08 am

MUMBAI: A four-story residential building collapsed Tuesday in a crowded neighborhood in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital, and several people were feared...

Eyeing 2020 vote, Trump doubles down on xenophobic tweets 16 Jul 2019 - 12:24 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump, shrugging off criticism from Democrats and even some members of his Republican Party, stepped up his extraordinary attack...