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December 08, 2019

Devastating fire kills at least 34 in Indian capital

At least 34 people died on Sunday in a major fire that broke out in a building in a grains market in central New Delhi, a ...

December 08, 2019

Historical documents show Japan's role in WWII sex slaves

Japan's army during World War II asked the government to provide one sex slave for every 70 soldiers, according to historical ...

December 08, 2019

Today in History for December 7th

On this date in 1941, Japanese forces attack the home base of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii - prompting ...

December 07, 2019

Frenchman found guilty in deadly kidnap attempts suicide

A man has been hospitalized in critical condition after apparently trying to poison himself in a French courtroom when a ...

December 07, 2019

AP PHOTOS: Ukraine war prisoners struggle to rebuild lives

For Anna Sergeyeva, rebuilding her life after surviving a week of captivity and torture in Ukraine was often more of a ...

December 07, 2019

Pro-government protesters denounce Hong Kong 'rioters'

Only after finding safety in numbers, joining hundreds of other pro-government protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday, did Reddy ...

December 07, 2019

Indian woman who alleged gang rape dies after burn attack

An alleged rape victim in northern India who was set on fire while heading to a court hearing in the case has died in a New ...

December 07, 2019

Federal workers could win parental leave in space force swap

Capitol Hill leaders are nearing agreement in negotiations on an annual defense policy bill that would extend 12 weeks of ...

December 07, 2019

Supreme Court keeps federal executions on hold

The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from restarting federal executions next week after a 16-year ...

December 06, 2019

Trump complains low-flow toilets are flush with problems

When it comes to toilets, President Donald Trump just wants to let it flow. Trump said Friday that his administration is ...

December 06, 2019

First lady reads story to hospitalized kids

Melania Trump is continuing the tradition of first ladies reading a story to children too sick to leave the hospital for the ...

December 06, 2019

Pensacola shooter Saudi Arabian aviation student

Florida's governor has confirmed that the shooter at the Naval Air Station Pensacola was a Saudi military member who was in ...

December 06, 2019

Abandoned baby giraffe befriended by dog in Africa dies

A baby giraffe that was befriended by a dog after he was abandoned in the wild has died, a South African animal orphanage ...

December 06, 2019

UK Brexit envoy quits, slamming politicians' 'half-truths'

Britain’s Brexit envoy in Washington has quit, saying she no longer wants to “peddle half-truths on behalf of a government ...

December 06, 2019

Police: Al-Shabab extremists kill 8 on bus in northern Kenya

Police in Kenya say suspected al-Shabab extremists have stopped a bus in the north near Somalia and killed eight passengers, ...

December 06, 2019

4 dead, including shooter, at Florida naval base

A shooter opened fire in a classroom building at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola on Friday morning in an attack that left ...

December 06, 2019

CT mother found dead, Amber Alert issued for girl

Police released the name of the mother of a still missing 1-year-old toddler who was found dead inside a Connecticut home.

December 06, 2019

6-story building collapses in Nairobi; at least 4 killed

A six-story residential building collapsed Friday in Kenya's capital, officials said, with at least four people killed and ...

December 06, 2019

World powers press Iran to reverse nuke deal violations

World powers pressured Iran on Friday to reverse recent atomic activities that violate the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, but ...