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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration indicated on Thursday that it would seek to continue to keep secret heavily redacted videos showing a former Guantanamo Bay detainee being force-fed.

Pope Francis is changing church law to correspond to his rule-breaking celebration of the Easter Week ritual of washing the feet of men and women, Christians and not, in a sign of universal service

LOS ANGELES - Firefighters have responded to the Los Angeles Zoo after a worker fell into the gorilla enclosure.

German lawyer Martin Luithle, who recently asked prosecutors in Berlin to verify a report about an incident of rape involving an underage Russian girl, is trying to force local authorities to hinder the work of a Russian journalist, the Russian Embassy in Berlin said Thursday.

Watch as Sarah Palin puts the blame on President Obama for her son’s recent arrest – US Weekly Did Dr. Phil imprison one of his former employees? – TMZ What is Zac Efron‘s favorite HSM scene? – Just Jared Jr Radiohead is going out on tour for the first time in years – Entertainment Weekly [...]

CORYDON, Indiana - A southern Indiana man has been convicted of strangling his girlfriend and dumping her body in the Ohio River last summer.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has changed church regulations to correspond to his rule-breaking celebration of the Easter Week ritual of washing the feet of men and women, Christians and not, in a sign of universal service.

Gwen Stefani has been a style icon since first stepping onto a stage in the 90s, and part of her ability to maintain that title has been staying true to herself through every stage of her personal...

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De Europese aandelenmarkten herstelden zich donderdag dankzij Mario Draghi van de forse verliezen een dag eerder. De president van de Europese Centrale Bank (ECB) hintte op de aankondiging van aanvullende steunmaatregelen bij de volgende beleidsvergadering in maart. In Amsterdam deed onder meer Ahold goede zaken na de presentatie van zijn vierdekwartaalcijfers.

The luger won a silver medal at the Asian Championships last year. He also has two gold medals in the Asia Cup and was the first Indian to qualify for the Winter Olympics.

Felix Obuah, the chairman of the Rivers state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, has invited Rotimi Amaechi, the ex-governor of the state, and Dakuku Peterside, the All Progressives Congress candidate in governorship election, to a facility tour of the new Rivers state under Governor Nyesom Wike. Today.ng reports that the invitation was contained in a […]

A pre-legislative consultation meeting on Rights of Transgender Persons Bill was held recently with representatives from various ministries, legal experts and representatives of the transgender community.

A large snow storm is expected to hit Saturday morning.

Postal operator is contending with stiff competition in the UK parcels market

The Liberals had initially projected the adjustments — which include the creation of a new, upper bracket — to be revenue-neutral. The parliamentary budget office says the plan will actually lower government revenues by more than $8.9 billion over six years.

Hewitt goes down fighting against Spain's David Ferrer, as his time as a tour professional comes to an end.

J. Matthew McInnis

Politics, Diplomacy, Middle East

The president is likely facing some very rough waters in the next few weeks and months.

As exultant as U.S. President Barack Obama was on January 16 as the nuclear deal was finally put into effect, no one was as ecstatic that day as Hassan Rouhani. The Iranian president has staked much of his political future on completing what became the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), repeatedly promising to relieve his country... Читать дальше...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at the Davos economic forum on Friday, a source in the Greek delegation confirmed to Sputnik.

Amid all the bad news, Canadian credit card rewards collectors can take some relief in earning more points than before when spending money or shopping in the U.S.

Billy Eichner and Terrell Owens Want to Bring the Bold Back to Football

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge by environmental groups to Minnesota's plan for reducing haze over Voyageurs National Park and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the recent arrest and trial of its publicity secretary, Olisah Metuh, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is an attempt by All Progressive Congress (APC) to silent opposition parties in Nigeria. Speaking exclusively with Naij.com on Thursday, January 21, the PDP director on New Media, Deji Adeyanju […]

The number of Canadians receiving employment insurance benefits rose 9.2 per cent in the year ending in November 2015, according to new data from Statistics Canada, with most of the newly unemployed in Alberta.

We can’t and shouldn’t try and evaluate Track Palin’s mental state as amateurs from thousands of miles away, of course. The idea that a veteran could be prone to violence after his service, though, is hardly a stretch.