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Khashoggi Killing: Trump Slams 'Worst Cover-up Ever'
Trump said the Turkish president had been "pretty rough on Saudi Arabia" Erdogan's called for punishment to the culprits behind Khashoggi's murder.
Saudi Arabia Lends a Hand to Cash-starved Pakistan, to Provide $3 Billion for a Year
The cash-rich Gulf kingdom has also signed an agreement to provide $3 billion worth of oil to Pakistan on deferred payment, DawnNews reported.
Blood Pressure Monitors And Yawn Cams: Key Things About World's Longest Sea Bridge Connecting Hong Kong, Macau
Hong Kong media reported that special cameras will monitor bus drivers and alert authorities if they yawn too many times as they drive across. Their blood pressure will also be monitored.
Stephen Hawking's Wheelchair, Simpson's Script and More Now up for Sale
The online sale announced Monday by auctioneer Christie's features 22 items from Hawking, including his doctoral thesis on the origins of the universe, some of his many awards, and scientific papers such as "Spectrum of Wormholes" and "Fundamental Breakdo...
6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Canada's Vancouver Island; No Casualty Reported
The U.S. Geological Survey says the powerful quake's depth is about 6 miles (10 kilometers) and it struck Sunday evening about 161 miles (259 kilometers) west of Tofino, Canada.
Obama Did Nothing Despite FBI's Advise on Russian Meddling in 2016 Elections, Says Trump
'President Obama was contacted by the FBI in September, long before the election in November, and they told him there may be meddling by the Russians, and he did nothing about it, because he thought Hillary Clinton would win,' Trump told reporters.
US Craze for DNA 'Heritage' Tests May Bolster Racism, Critics Warn
In a country whose population, for the most part, arrived in various waves of migration -- and where genealogy has caught the public imagination -- the DNA tests have proven wildly successful.
Unburied Fetuses, Other Bodies Found in Second Funeral Home
Perry Funeral Home is the second such facility in Detroit where fetuses have been found. Several cremated remains were found by cleaning crews at the former Cantrell Funeral Home where mummified remains of 10 fetuses were discovered last week in a ceiling...
China's Ex-internet Star Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes of $4.6 Million
Lu, who oversaw a tightening of online censorship during his post at the Cyberspace Administration of China, was a fierce defendent of China's censorship policies.
Indian-American Woman Awarded Presidential Award at White House for Combating Human Trafficking
Minal Patel Davis, Special Advisor on Human Trafficking to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, received the 'Presidential Medal for Combating Human Trafficking' in the White House last week at a ceremony also attended by President Donald Trump.
Bhutan Elects New Party to Form Government
The centre-left Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT), which was only formed in 2013, won 30 of the national assembly's 47 seats.
Two US B-52 Bombers Fund Flying Near South China Sea to Participate in 'Routine Training'
The US regularly flies aircraft in the South China Sea, but Beijing is particularly sensitive about the operations when they come near areas where the Chinese government has built islands and established military facilities on disputed maritime features.
Pakistan's FIA Discovers Transactions Worth Rs 460 Crore in Dead Man's Accounts
Iqbal Aaraiyn, a resident of Karachi who passed away on May 9, 2014, had three bank accounts mysteriously opened under his name after his death.
Amid CPEC Row, Imran Khan to Embark on First Visit to China From November 3
Imran Khan's visit to China will come ahead of a visit to Islamabad by officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for formal discussions on a bailout package for the cash-strapped country.
Donald Trump Says Putin 'Probably' Involved in Political Murders, Poisonings
After Donald Trump's comments on Putin, when he was whether he thought Moscow meddled in the 2016 presidential election, he said he didn't think it was just Russia.
Israel crowns 93-year-old as 'Miss Holocaust Survivor'
Other contestants included a retired gynaecologist and gas technician, both 81 years old, and two authors of Holocaust memoirs.