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Sikh Mayoral Candidate in New Jersey Branded as 'Terrorist' in Flyers
The flyers targeting Ravinder Bhalla, the first Sikh to hold elected office in New Jersey, were placed on car windshields on Friday night, New York Daily News reported.
Latest JFK Files Say No Evidence of CIA link to Oswald Found
A 1975 CIA memo says a thorough search of agency records in and outside the United States was conducted to determine whether Oswald had been used by the agency or connected with it in "any conceivable way."
Iran Displays Missile, Calls Donald Trump 'Crazy' in Marking 1979 US Embassy Takeover
Turnout for the annual Iranian street rallies commemorating the embassy takeover, a pivotal event of the Islamic Revolution, appeared higher than in recent years when Trump's predecessor Barack Obama pursued detente with Tehran.
Italy Seizes 50 Million Euros Worth of ISIS 'Fighter Drug' Shipped from India to Libya
Financial police discovered over 24 million Tramadol tablets being transported from India to Libya at the port of Gioia Tauro in southern Italy.
A Century on, UK's Jewish Homeland Declaration Stirs Celebration and Mourning in Middle East
On Thursday, British and Israeli leaders will commemorate the centenary of that statement, known as the Balfour Declaration after the foreign minister who penned it, with a banquet in the gilded halls of London's Lancaster House mansion.
Osama Bin Laden Followed Developments in Kashmir, David Coleman Headley Trial: Documents
The Central Intelligence Agency on Thursday released 470,000 additional files seized in May 2011 when US Navy SEALs burst into the Abbottabad compound and shot dead Laden.
Bangladeshi Auto Driver Sues After His Phone Number Used in a Movie
Ijajul Mia told AFP on Wednesday he had received hundreds of calls every day since the release in June of "Rajniti", in which the country's top movie star Shakib Khan is seen giving the number to his girlfriend.
7-year-old Runaway Takes Train to Geneva Airport, Boards Plane Without Ticket
The girl gave her parents the slip near Geneva's central railway station on Sunday, then took the one-stop ride to the airport. Her parents rang the Swiss police, who tracked her progress through the airport on security videos, airport spokesman Bertrand...
Tax Rollout Delayed Until Tomorrow as US Congress Braces for Overhaul
Lawmakers want additional time to study the measure, which includes USD 1.5 trillion in tax cuts that Donald Trump has described as "rocket fuel" for the US economy.
UN Picks Norwegian for Myanmar Role as Tensions Simmer Over Rohingya Crisis
Myanmar's de facto leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, has told diplomats in private meetings that she is frustrated with the United Nations, particularly its human rights arm.
US Captures Key Militant Involved in 2012 Benghazi Attack
The US forces captured Mustafa Al-Imam in Libya after President Donald Trump approved the mission.
Bahrain Foreign Minister Calls for Freezing Qatar Out of Gulf Cooperation Council
Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa also said on his account on Twitter that "if Qatar thinks that its current playing with time and evading will buy it time till the upcoming GCC summit, then it's mistaken. If the situation remained as it is we won't attend this...
Iran Says its President Turned Down a Meeting with Donald Trump
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani refused to meet President Donald Trump during his visit to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
Kim Jong-un Visits Cosmetics Firm With Wife Ri Sol-ju
Kim Jong-un went to the newly renovated factory with senior party members and his rarely seen wife, Ri Sol-ju.
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis in Seoul, Says US Can't Accept Nuclear North Korea
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday that Kim Jong Un's behavior had left no room to imagine accepting Pyongyang's nuclear status.
Australia Govt Loses Majority as Deputy PM Loses Parliament Seat Over Dual Citizenship
Barnaby Joyce was among seven politicians embroiled in a crisis after falling afoul of a previously obscure constitutional rule that bars dual citizens from sitting in parliament.