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Oil prices climbed on Monday as the world’s biggest supplier Saudi Arabia announced plans to cut production, in the face of fears of oversupply. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said Monday that oil-producing nations should…

An armed security guard at a bar in suburban Chicago was killed by police as he detained a suspected gunman, according to officials and witnesses. After gunfire erupted around 04:00 local time on Sunday, Jemel Roberson, 26,…

A couple who gave their son the middle name Adolf in honour of Hitler were on Monday convicted of being members of a British neo-Nazi terrorist group.Adam Thomas, 22, and Portuguese-born partner Claudia Patatas, 38, from…

Jean-Claude Arnault, who was convicted of rape in a sex scandal that rocked the body that awards the Nobel Literature Prize, is appealing his sentence in a trial set to begin in Stockholm on Monday. Arnault, 72, is…

Florida’s statewide recount has begun after a three-hour delay amid a series of technical glitches with Broward County’s counting machines, elections officials said. One machine failed to register all ballots during a…

Brazilian couple identified as Maria Izilda, 60, and Fernando de Oliveira, 62, have been accused of burying their daughter-in-law alive to gain custody of their grandchildren. 41-year-old Marcia Miranda, who split with her partner,…

Turkey has given recordings on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Turkish sources have said…

Tanzanian authorities are carrying out physical examinations on 10 men suspected of homosexual activity in Zanzibar, according to police. A wave of arrests of gays in Tanzania is feared after a senior official urged the…

Nine people were declared dead and tens of thousands evacuated on Friday as fierce wildfires raged across the western US state of California, with one rapidly spreading blaze threatening the famed resort of Malibu. All of…

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s mantra that homes should be for living in is falling on deaf ears, with tens of millions of apartments and houses standing empty across the country.Soon-to-be-published research will show roughly 22…

With words of gratitude, simple, solemn silence or a tweet, leaders lauded the courage of millions of soldiers who were killed during World War I’s four years of unprecedented slaughter before converging on Paris for…

THERESA May's convoy has been involved in a dramatic crash in Belgium which left two cops injured.The “accident”  involved a fleet of cars carrying the PM and her Belgian counterpart Charles Michel back from a WW1 remembrance…

Former first lady Michelle Obama blasts President Donald Trump in her new book, writing how she reacted in shock the night she learned he would replace her husband in the Oval Office and tried to “block it all out.” She…

Britain’s Prince Charles said he would stop speaking out on issues he feels strongly about when he becomes the King of England.Speaking ahead of his 70th birthday next week, the son of 92 year-old Queen Elizabeth said he is “not…

A man who was written off over poor grades in high school, has gone on to become the first black District Attorney in U.S history. The inspiring story of the has gone viral as he has now become the first black District Attorney in…

Multiple people were injured in a shooting Wednesday night at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, authorities said. "Ongoing active shooter incident reported at Borderline in @CityofTO," the Ventura County Fire Department…

The White House has suspended the press pass of Jim Acosta, the CNN reporter embroiled in an argument with Donald Trump during Wednesday’s post-midterms press conference, “until further notice”. Mr Acosta had “placed his hands on” a…

Greg Pence, the older brother of US Vice President Mike Pence, won a seat in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday soon after polls began closing in the midterm elections. The 61-year-old businessman and military…

US whistle-blower Edward Snowden urged Israelis to be on guard against heavy-handed government and private surveillance in a speech on Tuesday. Snowden, a former government contractor, blew the lid off the United States’…

Tuesday's elections ushered in a wave of young, diverse political leaders, many of whom are women. 1. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, first Muslim women in Congress Paul Sancya / AP, Kerem Yucel / AFP /…

The US Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections, dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump. Taking control of the lower chamber of Congress for the first time in eight years…

Most stores in Canada  are struggling to meet the demand for cannabis, two weeks after the Canadian government approved of it for recreational use. Both physical and digital stores have reportedly not been able to…

A fitting example of ‘money can’t buy love’ was witnessed on China road when a rich man decided to pop the question to his girlfriend by buying her a Lamborghini. Unfortunately for the Chinese man, his elaborate proposal…

The United States has warned its citizens in Tanzania to be cautious after commercial capital Dar es Salaam announced a crackdown on homosexuality, which is a criminal offense in the East African country. In an alert on its…