Trash talk: What Putin's presidential potty mouth is all about
It was a classic "Putin moment."A huge hall filled with almost a thousand journalists, his formal "year-ender" December 17 news conference, broadcast live on all the major Russian TV networks and websites.
French journalist Ursula Gauthier kicked out of China for slamming Beijing's Uyghur policy
Chinese authorities say they're not renewing the press credentials for a French journalist whose recent reporting questioned Beijing's "ulterior motives" in standing in solidarity with France after the November Paris attacks, and criticized China's handling of its Uyghur minority.
ISIS leader purportedly tells fighters: 'You are on the right path'
As ISIS fends off ground attacks around places like Ramadi and airstrikes by U.S., Russian and other forces, its leader purportedly fired back in an audio message that surfaced online Saturday, mocking the Western coalition aligned against him, threatening Israel and trying to boost his own forces' morale.
TIGHTENED SECURITY AT HSIA : RMG sector hit by delay in delivery of imported goods
Readymade garment exporters on Saturday alleged that the delay in making delivery of raw materials imported through air cargoes was disrupting the supply chain of the export-oriented sector.
Newly released documents reveal U.S. Cold War nuclear target list
U.S. plans for nuclear war in 1959 included the "systematic destruction" of major urban centers like East Berlin, Moscow and Beijing -- with the populations of those cities among the primary military targets.
UK Muslims with Disneyland plans: We were barred from plane due to religion
A Muslim man in London says his family was barred because of their religion from boarding a plane bound for Los Angeles, where they planned to visit Disneyland with their children.
Iraqi forces closing in on ISIS in Ramadi, military official says
Iraq's military is just about a mile away from the ISIS-held government compound in Ramadi in Iraq's battle to retake the city from the terrorist group, a spokesman for the Joint Iraqi Operations Command said.
Trump dominates GOP field heading into 2016
Donald Trump seems set to end 2015 as the dominant force in the race for next year's Republican nomination for president, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz now a clear -- yet distant -- second after a strong debate performance, a new CNN/ORC poll released on Wednesday has found.
Six killed as storms pound South, Midwest
On a day when millions of Americans were traveling to see their families and friends for Christmas, wicked storms raced through the South and Midwest, killing at least six people and injuring scores more.
Iraqis say they're trying to retake Ramadi's center from ISIS
Iraqi forces sneaked across an improvised bridge Tuesday and attacked ISIS in the key city of Ramadi, the Iraqi military said, aiming to recapture the provincial capital whose fall to ISIS months ago drew U.S. criticism about Baghdad's ability to fight the terror group.
