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October 21, 2020

Appeal court judges rule UK deportation policy unlawful

Britain’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that a government policy that gave migrants as little as 72 hours’ notice before ...

October 21, 2020

Judge Barrett at Capitol, meets with GOP senators

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett is on Capitol Hill Wednesday meeting with Republican Senators ...

October 21, 2020

Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire, chaos in Lagos

Nigerian protesters demanding an end to police brutality defied a curfew and faced off with security forces Wednesday as ...

October 21, 2020

Will voting in a non-battleground state make a difference?

HOW DOES MY VOTE MATTER IF I DON'T LIVE IN A PRESIDENTIAL BATTLEGROUND STATE? There are still plenty of other races where ...

October 21, 2020

Thai protesters march in show of strength against government

Student-led protesters in Thailand defiantly marched to the streets near the prime minister's office on Wednesday night, ...

October 21, 2020

Danish sub killer denies he had help in prison break attempt

A Danish man convicted of murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine was remanded to custody Wednesday after ...

October 21, 2020

Germany toughens punishment for child sex abuse, child porn

Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved draft legislation that will allow for tougher punishment of sexual abuse of children ...

October 21, 2020

Biden: desperate Trump campaign wants to smear him

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says the allegations involving Ukraine and his son Hunter Biden are actually a ...

October 21, 2020

Kyrgyzstan calls new parliamentary election in December

Authorities in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday set a new parliamentary election for December following a disputed vote that led to ...

October 21, 2020

Today in History for October 21st

Highlights of this day in history: Thomas Edison perfects workable electric light; Anthrax scare claims first of two U.S.

October 21, 2020

French militant group, mosque to close after teacher slaying

France’s president on Tuesday named a domestic militant Islamist group as “directly implicated” in last week’s gruesome ...

October 20, 2020

Nagorno-Karabakh fighting continues despite truce efforts

Armenia and Azerbaijan reported more fighting on Tuesday over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where clashes ...

October 20, 2020

Bystanders, police pull NY couple from sinking car

Bystanders helped rescue a couple from a sinking car Monday after it careened into a Long Island canal. Seven people, ...

October 20, 2020

Danish submarine killer briefly escapes from prison

A Danish man convicted of torturing and murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine made a dramatic but brief ...

October 20, 2020

Thai Cabinet approves Parliament session to debate protests

Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a request to recall Parliament for a special session to deal with the political ...

October 20, 2020

Duterte: Hold me responsible for killings in drug crackdown

The Philippine president has said he accepts responsibility for the thousands of killings committed during police operations ...

October 20, 2020

More than 1,300 inmates escape from prison in eastern Congo

More than 1,300 inmates have escaped from the central prison of Beni in eastern Congo after an attack by rebels of the Allied ...

October 20, 2020

Yom Kippur Zoom reunites Holocaust survivors

Holocaust survivors Ruth Brandspiegel and Israel “Sasha” Eisenberg parted ways in 1949 after befriending one another in a ...