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NBC’s new TV series “Emerald City” aired episode 4 this week in which Dorothy (Adria Arjona) met a mysterious girl who could transform men and women into stone giants. This little girl converted her faux parents into stone giants. Meanwhile, Tip (Jordan Loughran) decided that she wants the witch of the West’s (Ana Ularu) magic.

A meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump could happen soon as the Russian president has agreed to meet his U.S. counterpart. However, preparations for the possible meeting may take months, not weeks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by TASS news agency.

Sebastien Roblin

Security, Americas

They might be old, but they could wipe out an entire country in less than an hour.

Nine years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Ishirō Honda’s Godzilla depicted a monster awakened from the depths of the ocean to wreak havoc on Japanese cities. A giant fire-breathing reptile, however, was less horrifying than what was to come. In less than a decade’s time, there would be dozens of real undersea beasts capable of destroying multiple cities at a time. Читать дальше...

Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including two Pakistani nationals, were sentenced to death by a West Bengal fast-track court on Saturday for plotting subversive strikes in Kashmir.

Mike Pence became the vice president of the United States Friday, but he and his family won’t be moving into the White House. Instead, Pence will move not too far from President Donald Trump’s new digs to the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory, located at Number One Observatory Circle.

Hundreds of thousands of people across the country are set to participate in the Women’s March Saturday, hours after President Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony. The Women's March on Washington is said to be one of the largest demonstrations organized around Trump's inauguration, and it isn’t only taking place in Washington, it’s happening across the country and overseas, too.

Severe storms shattered parts of southern Mississippi early Saturday, damaging buildings in the cities of Hattiesburg and Petal — including parts of a private college and a fire station — and leaving an undetermined number of people injured, officials said. A search and rescue operation is underway in Hattiesburg, a city of about 46,000 people, […]

1. Built for the czar's elite guard

In the mid-18th century the site now occupied by the cathedral had a small church built for the Izmailovsky regiment, the elite group of soldiers created in 1730 by Empress Anna to personally serve the Russian ruler. The soldiers lived in nearby barracks and since they did not have a permanent base it was decided to erect a field tent and consecrate it as a church. In 1734 a wooden church was built on this site, and Empress Anna presented several priestly robes. Читать дальше...

Cracking the whip, the Election Commission has censured Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his bribe remarks made at a poll rally in Goa and said if he continues to violate the model code, stern action would be taken against him and his party, including suspension or withdrawal of recognition to AAP.

There's no doubt that Apple's iOS software is a robust operating system that can do nearly everything you'd ever want your phone to do. But because the software is packed with so many features, some tricks and tools get buried in the software. Here are 7 tricks that you probably didn't know your iPhone could do.

The Navy this fall will start issuing flame-resistant uniforms to sailors at sea that are more comfortable and lighter-weight versions of the coveralls sailors have worn aboard ships the past few years.

ENSCHEDE - Op de Pathmossingel heeft zaterdagmiddag in Enschede een aanrijding plaatsgevonden. Bij de aanrijding die ter hoogte van de Emmastraat plaatsvond raakten drie auto's betrokken.

Hugo Kirk

Security, Middle East

Terrorism will remain one of Washington’s key concerns for some time. But the arrival of a new administration presents an opportunity to revisit conventional approaches to issues like Islamic terrorism. 

The Center for the National Interest partnered with the Charles Koch Institute to host a foreign policy roundtable. Among the topics addressed was: What is the best way to deal with the problem of Islamic terrorism? Watch the rest of the... Читать дальше...

Former Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn says she "put it all on the line" after her first win since returning from almost a year out.

Ted Ellis

Security,

Who wins? 

President Obama took office promising change and a “new direction” for American foreign policy. To what degree—if any—did he fulfill this promise? The Center for the National Interest partnered with the Charles Koch Institute to host a foreign policy roundtable. Participants responded to the question: After eight years of Bush and eight years of Obama, what’s changed? Watch the rest of the videos in the “Grand Strategy” series.

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Bank of Americas bottom line should surge this year.

President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are dancing at the first of three inaugural balls they'll attend Friday night.

Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States Friday, pledging to end "America's carnage" and bring power back to the people. But while Trump supporters celebrated, protesters caused chaos in the streets of Washington.

Shahzad also went past several prominent names in all-time scoring charts of T20Is.

Voor zover de schaatsbond KNSB heeft kunnen nagaan, zijn er zaterdag geen grote ongelukken geweest met schaatsers. Wel waren er hier en daar waaghalzen die het open water opgingen. Net als vrijdag zakten er op verschillende plekken mensen door het ijs.

Nu het weekend is en de zon schijnt, willen veel mensen graag het ijs op. Maar volgens de schaatsbond KNSB blijft de situatie op meren, sloten en kanalen gevaarlijk. Met name vanmiddag wordt het ijs als gevolg van oplopende temperaturen steeds onveiliger.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch military police have detained seven people in Amsterdam and Valencia suspected of involvement in a multimillion-euro (dollar) diamond heist nearly 12 years ago. In a statement, the Royal Marechaussee police say the five men and two women were detained Friday and Saturday on suspicion of involvement in the armed robbery