MRI death: BMC panel to monitor safety guidelines
An Indian man died in a freak accident in which an oxygen tank he was carrying was sucked into an MRI at a hospital in Mumbai , police said. The metal in the cylinder then triggered a magnetic reaction with the medical equipment causing Maru to be... More..
Democratic Congressman: Yeah, The Shutdown Hurt Us
President Trump has proposed a path to citizenship for up to 1.8 million DREAMers along with $25 billion for a border wall and a 25% reduction in legal immigration. Others members of Congress who have said...More..
House Republicans Vote to Release Secret Memo on Russia Probe
The memos are a major component of an increasingly bitter dispute between Republicans and Democrats over investigations of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election and whether Trump's associates collude...More..
Trump to test political base with bipartisan call in key speech
But there's little sign of that sentiment in 2018. The final two options for YouTube viewers are C-SPAN , which will also stream the State of the Union on its website , and an official broadcast that wi...More..
Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen To Retire
Frelinghuysen's announcement comes during a tumultuous time for the New Jersey Republican Party, with President Trump's low approval numbers and the passage of the federal tax reform bill seen by some politic...More..
Nagaland parties not to contest Assembly polls till resolution of peace deal
Sources in the BJP told Scroll.in that the party's National General Secretary Ram Madhav and Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju were at Chief Minister TR Zeliang's home in Kohima to discuss the matte...More..
Small plane lands in lanes of northbound 55 Fwy in Costa Mesa
Shortly before 8 p.m., Slod brought the plane down near the Del Mar exit. He then informed air traffic controllers that he would be attempting to land on the 55 Freeway near the Orange County Fairgrounds. "He w...More..
Johannesburg was terrific, but there are lessons for India to learn
With the Sunfoil Freedom Test Series ending on a comparatively pleasant note for the Indian Cricket team with a win at Johannesburg , it's now time to move to the shorter format of the game. The pitch was risk...More..
Advocates alarmed at US suspension of aid to Palestinian refugees
In response to communication from CAMERA's Israel office, editors commendably clarified, adding the phrase "a figure estimated in the low tens of thousands", regarding the number of living Palestinian refugee...More..
US Announces Tougher Screening For Refugees from 11 Nations
In a series of controversial travel bans , the administration halted refugee admissions for countries in the Middle East and Africa it considers high-risk. Officials said the new enhanced vetting techniques fo...More..
Anti-abortion bill supported by Daines fails on Senate floor
Bill Leininger, a California OB/GYN and fellow with the Physicians for Reproductive Health, of the 20-week abortion ban. Legislative votes in the Senate require 60 votes to pass, and the Senate is now made ...More..
Hopeful of passing Triple Talaq Bill: President Kovind
PM spoke about how this budget session was important and that committees are there to discuss issues. Dr Asma Zehra, member of the board, said , "It is not the job of the government to interfere into the r...More..
Andrea Mitchell: Nunes has turned House Intel Committee 'into a joke'
The memo also says that deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein , sometimes a target of Trump's criticism, approved an application to extend surveillance of Page, according to the New York Times . Page, a Na...More..
Trump Urges 'Decisive Action' against Taliban after Deadly Attack in Kabul
He added that the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani Network was responsible for the attack . The explosion came around lunchtime, a particularly busy time for a street that houses government offices and leads to ...More..
Irish cabinet set to decide on historic abortion referendum
It will ask citizens whether they would like to retain the Eighth Amendment of the constitution, under which the life of a mother and her unborn child are equal. The committee proposed that terminations without...More..
European Union threatens trade war with U.S. as furious Trump brands bloc 'unfair'
But this morning a European Commission spokesperson hit back, warning that "restrictive trade measures from the United States" would face a robust response. He added: "We can not get our products in. It's very ...More..
Bruno Mars six-time victor at Grammys
Sting's performance was somewhat political as he sang his 1987 song, "Englishman in NY", which includes the lyrics, "Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien, I'm an Englishman in NY". Jay-Z is yet to triumph ahead ...More..
Russian jet flies within 5 feet of US Navy plane, Pentagon says
Russian and USA military planes were also involved in an incident in December in Syria in which US F-22s intercepted Russian Su-25 close-air support jets after they flew over a deconfliction line along the Eu...More..
Erratic driver fatally shot by off-duty officer in Philadelphia
Police believe the driver of a black Honda was targeting pedestrians, trying to hit them as they walked down Broad Street around 7:30 a.m. One person was struck but was not seriously injured. An off-duty detect...More..
Jordan king vows more efforts to defend Palestinian cause
The Palestinian leadership , with support from Jordan and other countries, has launched a drive to secure global recognition of East Jerusalem as the capital of the envisioned Palestinian state, in the afterma...More..
Israel PM Netanyahu: Trump Did 'Nice Service for Peace'
The term "Deal of the Century" refers to a back-channel US plan to decisively settle the perennial Palestine-Israel dispute. UNRWA runs 278 schools in Gaza, providing education to as many as 300,000 students....More..
NAFTA negotiators still divided, but cite progress in talks
A senior official familiar with the talks disputed the characterization that any chapters are close to being closed or parked. "But we are progressing very slowly", Lighthizer told reporters at the end of t...More..
Netanyahu To Putin: Iran Trying To Turn Lebanon Into 'Missile Factory'
Putin and Netanyahu are expected to take part in the event to mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day as well as the Day of complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade at Moscow's Jewish Mu...More..
7-Year-Old Handcuffed at School After Attacking Teacher
Someone stepped in to restrain him, but he continued to throw punches and kicks until they both fell to the floor, where he continued to struggle with the educator, the report said . The boy's mother said the ...More..
Collins: 'Wouldn't hurt' for Congress to protect Mueller
Lindsey Graham said on ABC's "This Week" that he saw "no evidence" Trump is now trying to fire Mueller, but pointed to legislation he has sponsored to protect the special counsel. In yet another development to...More..
Egypt's presidential vote could be a one-man show
Sixty million eligible voters will cast their ballots in the election between March 26 and 28 in Egypt , while expatriates will vote between March 16 and 18. More than 500 of parliament's 595 lawmakers had alr...More..
Australia's new defence a export push a boost for WA firms
Australia has unveiled an ambitious plan to become one of the world's largest arms exporters within a decade, under a controversial strategy announced by the nation's prime minister. Greens leader Richard Di ...More..
Trump denies Times report that he ordered Mueller fired
The newspaper reported Mr Trump demanded Mr Mueller's firing just weeks after the special counsel was first appointed to investigate allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 USA election. At the same time,...More..
Federal Bureau of Investigation deputy director steps down amid Trump criticism
The President did not answer a reporter's question at the White House about McCabe's departure. McCabe had been expected to leave the federal law enforcement agency as its No. In December, Trump tweeted t...More..
We are providing a 'level playing field' - IPC President
On Monday, the International Paralympic Committee announced that it was maintaining the suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC). "The IPC will allow Russian para-athletes who meet strict cond...More..