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Russian Bots Tried to Influence UK General Election: Report
According to an investigation conducted by The Sunday Times, in conjunction with Swansea University, finds that most of these accounts, which tried to denigrate the Conservative rivals, were created just weeks before the polling day.
Trump Says Potential Talks with Kim Could Happen in 'Three or Four Weeks'
Trump contrasted himself with former Secretary of State John Kerry, who helped negotiate the Iran nuclear deal that the US leader has long criticized.
Prince William and Kate Middleton Have a Name for Their Baby Son
"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son Louis Arthur Charles," said a palace statement.
Genealogy Websites Help California Police Find Golden State Killer
Former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was arrested on Tuesday outside the Sacramento-area home where he has lived for at least two decades, not far from the site of the first of eight murders he is charged with committing 40 years ago.
Germans Rally With Jews Against New Wave of Anti-Semitism
The rallies come a week after a 19-year-old Syrian refugee attacked two young men wearing kippas in a trendy district of the capital, shouting "yahudi" -- Jew in Arabic -- and lashing out at his victim with a belt.
Woman Puts Free Airline Apple in Bag, Costs Her $500 in Customs
Crystal Tadlock tells KDVR-TV in Denver that flight attendants had passed out the apples and she placed it in her carry-on to save for her flight from Minneapolis to Denver. Her bag was randomly searched by Customs.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence, Foreign Ministers' Meeting Begins in Beijing
Nirmala Sitharaman who arrived on Monday night attended the defence ministers' meeting and Swaraj took part in the foreign ministers' meeting.
At Least 18 Dead, 5 Injured in China Karaoke Lounge Fire
The blaze took place after midnight in a three-storey building in Qingyuan City, Guangdong province, and was put out shortly before 1:00 am local time, according to the police.
New Report Slams China's 'Men Only' Work Culture
Nearly one in five job ads for China's 2018 national civil service called for "men only" or "men preferred".
Afghanistan Approves First Full-fledged Islamic bank
The Islamic Bank of Afghanistan was previously known as Bakhtar Bank and operated under a conventional banking licence since it was acquired by Azizi Bank in 2009.
Earth Day: Amount of Plastic Pollution is Too Huge, Says Science Journal
Australian scientists Denise Hardesty and Chris Wilcox estimate, using trash collected on US coastlines during cleanups over five years, that there are nearly 7.5 million plastic straws lying around America's shorelines. They figure that means 437 million...
Laughter, Tears as Former First Lady Barbara Bush Remembered
Barbara Bush was buried on Saturday afternoon at her husband's presidential library at Texas A&M University in College Station, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) northwest of Houston. The burial site is in a gated plot surrounded by trees and near a creek...
Shooting at Florida School as Students Stage Walkout to Protest Gun Violence
The Sheriff's Office for Marion County said the suspect was in custody following the early morning shooting at Forest High School in Ocala, Florida.
Cow May be Biggest Mammal in 200 Years if Humans Keep up Extinctions, Reveals Study
If this trend continues into the future researchers warn, the largest terrestrial mammal in 200 years will be the domestic cow. That would mean the loss of elephants, giraffes and hippos.
3 Killed As Earthquake Hits Indonesia, Two-week Emergency Declared
Central Java's Disaster Management Agency head Sarwo Pramana said 21 people were hospitalized with injuries and more than 2,100 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters. The province has declared a 14-day emergency relief period.
Six Cops Among 16 Killed in Southern Mexico Shootouts
State security spokesman Roberto Alvarez said the first shootout occurred late Tuesday, when a state police convoy came under attack in Coacuyul, a town near the Pacific coast resort of Zihuatanejo.