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Aug 22 2017
Ian Thorpe's hunky boyfriend strips off to support marriage equality in Australia
Rather, he also played the "religious freedoms" card by asserting those voting 'NO' were not necessarily homophobes. Australians who are based overseas or who can not...
Aug 22 2017
Almost 10 percent of Americans think it's OK to be a neo-Nazi
The poll also tracked Trump's overall approval rating, which remains historically low. Overall, Americans disapproved of the president's response at twice the rate ...
Aug 22 2017
United States general pledges to defend Japan from North Korean attack
He said the military exercises are "not now on the table as part of the negotiations in any way". The drills, to run through August 31, are apparently being conducted i...
Aug 22 2017
No war on Korean Peninsula: South Korea's Moon
The question is what happens next in the world's most risky hot spot. "Inter-Korean dialogue should restart", Moon said. During last year's drills, the North successf...
Aug 22 2017
S Korea rejects U.S. call to revise deal
Last month, Washington issued a request to convene a special session of the Joint Committee under the Korea-U.S. (KORUS) Free Trade Agreement to negotiate amendments to t...
Aug 22 2017
Bihar flood toll reaches 253, 1.26 crore affected
So far, the deluge in Araria has claimed 57 lives followed by 31 deaths in Sitamarhi and 29 in West Champaran. Chief minister Nitish Kumar reviewed the flood situatio...
Aug 22 2017
You're not welcome: Boston closes ranks on far-right rally
The organiser of the far-right rally said that the event and its speakers were defending the First Amendment and freedom of expression. Commissioner William Evans says ...
Aug 22 2017
Donald Trump ecstasy pills were seized in Germany
Five thousand pills to be exact. Those pills were also believed to have come from the Netherlands, according to the Daily Star . The suspects said they had travell...
Aug 22 2017
9-year-old boy abducted from Santa Maria following fatal shooting
He should be considered armed and unsafe, authorities said. The relationship between the man and the boy was not immediately clear. Being sought is Daniel Morozov, who ...
Aug 22 2017
What a Koala-ty Rare Birth
Births white koalas are considered extremely rare. Australian zoo is going gaga over this incredible little creature. Conservationist and CEO of the Australian Koala ...
Aug 22 2017
Public finances record July surplus but overall borrowing up
Spending rose 4.6% over the year with upward pressure across all areas while debt interest payments continued to rise sharply with an increase of close to 23% over the ye...
Aug 22 2017
US, South Korea start annual military drill amid North Korea tension
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and their Japanese counterparts agreed at a meeting in Washington on Thursday to work more closely on ...
Aug 22 2017
42 civilians dead in US-led strikes in Syria's Raqa
The Syrian Foreign Ministry has denounced on July 17 that this alliance carried out three air strikes on a church in Raqqa, with no presence of any terrorist inside of it...
Aug 22 2017
West Bengal Floods: 152 Dead, Mamata Banerjee Demands Aid From Centre
Moreover, 152 deaths have been recorded in the period. Hitting out at the Centre, she said it should undertake proper dredging of barrages. The Chief Minister had ea...
Aug 22 2017
Injured in Train Crash Outside of Philadelphia
He also said the conductor was among the injured. It is not yet known how fast the train was going when it pulled into the terminal. The passenger said "there was blo...
Aug 22 2017
South Korea hints it'll consider envoy to North
General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held talks with his Japanese counterpart at the defense ministry in Tokyo , wrapping up a regional tour durin...
Aug 22 2017
Conductor Dudamel's USA tour canceled after criticism of Venezuelan president
Maduro has criticized Dudamel for spending time in Spain and the US despite the growing turmoil in his home country. Dudamel began criticizing the Venezuelan government s...
Aug 22 2017
US, South Korea Seem to Scale Back War Games
China on Monday renewed its call for the United States and South Korea to suspend joint military drills as the two nations began annual war games that have infuriated n...
Aug 22 2017
South joint drills begin amid North Korea tensions
Both the United States and South Korea has insisted that the 10-day military drills are defensive in nature, but North Korea has condemned the joint exercises as re...
Aug 22 2017
North Korea slams US-S.Korea computer-simulated drills
The two sides indicated they would cooperate to strengthen pressure on Pyongyang as the North continues to develop missile technology and nuclear weapons - perhaps the ...