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A voter says he hacked off his finger after casting his ballot for the wrong political party in India’s general election.Pawan Kumar said he was confused by the various symbols on the electronic voting machine and mistakenly…

A 37-year old man was arrested on Wednesday night after walking into St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City with two full gasoline cans, lighter fluid and lighters, police said. The incident occurred…

Special Counsel Robert Mueller said in his investigation report released Thursday he was unable to declare President Donald Trump not guilty of obstruction of justice based on the evidence. “If we had…

Britain should use the next few months to “cool down and rethink” its decision to leave the European Union, the socialist candidate to head the next European Commission, Frans Timmermans, said on Wednesday.Last week, EU…

A South Korean man set his apartment on fire before stabbing fleeing residents with a knife, killing five people and injuring 13 others. The 42-year-old set fire to his apartment in the south-eastern…

While Game of Thrones fans worldwide were laughing and howling their way through the premiere of the latest season, Chinese fans on Monday were left blasting the censored version that streamed online in the country.The…

The full extent of the damage caused by the fire that broke out at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday can’t yet be known. The fire destroyed a majority of the original roof and Parisians who live…

Parisians have woken up to see the full extent of a massive fire at Notre-Dame cathedral. The fire, which brought down the spire and roof, was declared under control almost nine hours after it started.…

Notre-Dame has been saved from total destruction after a blaze ripped through the cathedral, French fire services have said. Flames broke out at the 12th century building on Monday evening, quickly devastating the spire and roof and…

The Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was engulfed in flames on Monday, police said, causing untold damage to the iconic building just days before Easter Sunday. "Notre Dame Fire in progress," police said on Twitter. "Avoid the area…

A woman identified as Latoshia Daniels shot at Pastor Brodes Perry of Tennessee, USA, several times when she showed up to his home unannounced. According to reports, the distraught woman also shot at Perry’s wife…

Julian Assange would cooperate with Swedish authorities if they reopen a rape case against him but will continue to resist any bid to extradite him to the United States, his lawyer said Sunday. “We are…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s father on Sunday called on Australia to bring his son home, saying he was shocked to see his son’s condition after his arrest in London last week.John Shipton — who was secretary of the…

Talk about being born with a silver spoon in your mouth: the royal baby of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have a particularly glittery one. And US tax authorities will be keen to know how much that utensil is…

The world’s largest airplane made its first test flight on Saturday in California. The mega jet called Roc, which has a wingspan the length of an American football field and is powered by six engines on a twin…

Police opened fire outside Ukraine’s embassy in London on Saturday after a vehicle rammed into the ambassador’s parked car and then drove at officers called to the scene.No diplomatic staff were injured in the incident and nor…

South Korea has just lifted the ban on abortion, after a landmark ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court. South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down the country’s laws prohibiting abortion, a landmark…

Men and women, young and old, native Texans and immigrants, they rose to ask lawmakers to protect life, describing a “genocide” and foreseeing the arrival of “God’s wrath.” The act of public atonement they are seeking is passage…

US President Donald Trump’s controversial ban on transgender Americans in the military comes into force on Friday following a protracted legal battle.Trump’s administration has insisted that there is “too great a risk to…

Israel has failed in its attempted Moon landing as communication with the spacecraft Beresheet has been lost. Some reports said the $100 million spacecraft crashed on the moon surface. If it had succeeded it will…

The United States has unsealed an indictment against Julian Assange, accusing the WikiLeaks founder of conspiring to steal secret government files. In the indictment, the government alleges that Assange…

The European Union leaders and the UK government have agreed to a six-month extension to Brexit, with a review in June. The agreement, which was reached after an emergency summit in Brussels on Wednesday night, wards off the…

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Mr Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that…

The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, on Wednesday denied discussing any sort of settlement over his killing by Saudi agents. This followed a report that the family was considering…