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  9th death reported at pediatric center amid viral outbreak

  October 28, 2018 20:45 IST

  New Jersey health officials say a ninth death has occurred at a pediatric rehabilitation center amid an outbreak of a respiratory virus

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  Yazidi mothers of children by IS face heartbreaking choices

  October 28, 2018 20:30 IST

  The enslavement of Iraqi Yazidi women by the Islamic State group has left a heartbreaking legacy _ hundreds of children fathered by militants

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  Recreational pot measure has high interest in North Dakota

  October 28, 2018 20:15 IST

  Backers of legalizing marijuana North Dakota have high hopes voters will approve the drug's use for anyone old enough to drink alcohol

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  Brazil yearns for change but some say democracy at risk

  October 28, 2018 20:15 IST

  Many Brazilians are yearning for radical change after years of turmoil but some are warning that the man they are likely to elect president Sunday has been outwardly hostile to institutions and poses a risk to one of the world's largest democracies

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  How a 2-star Army general took charge of a broken city

  October 28, 2018 20:15 IST

  The man in charge of running Panama City's recover from Hurricane Michael is a two-star Army general who started the job just two weeks before the storm

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  Democratic wave faces GOP gerrymandering in US House races

  October 28, 2018 20:00 IST

  Forecasts of a potential Democratic wave in the congressional elections will be tested by Republican gerrymandering of US House districts that was engineered to keep the GOP in power

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  What drives lone offenders?

  October 28, 2018 20:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Randy Borum, University of South Florida(THE CONVERSATION) Lone offender attacks – sometimes called “lone wolf” attacks – make headlines fairly regularly. It’s not just the single shooter killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue, but also shootings at a Las Vegas music festival and at Washington and Texas shopping centers. In Nice, France; Orlando, Florida; and elsewhere,

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  Ramping up: Teen skateboarder may be force come Tokyo Games

  October 28, 2018 19:45 IST

  The 14-year-old skateboarder from California has her own vert ramp in her backyard, with Tony Hawk even stopping by. Brighton Zeuner may not be a familiar name now, but may be when skateboarding makes its Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

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  Turkey strikes Kurdish positions in northern Syria

  October 28, 2018 19:45 IST

  The Turkish army has struck Kurdish targets in northern Syria east of the Euphrates River

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  Greek, Italian presidents attend WW II commemoration parade

  October 28, 2018 19:45 IST

  Italy's president Sergio Mattarella has attended Greece's annual military parade commemorating Greece's entry in World War II _ against Italy. Mattarella attended the parade at the invitation of Greek president Prokopis Pavlopoulos.

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  Emotional Nadal recounts devastation caused by deadly floods

  October 28, 2018 19:00 IST

  His eyes saddened and marked with pain, Rafael Nadal spoke about the devastation caused by the deadly flooding on the Spanish island of Mallorca

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  Shut for over 6 years, Syria's national museum reopens

  October 28, 2018 19:00 IST

  Syrian officials have reopened the country's National Museum in Damascus, more than six years after the prominent institution was shut down and emptied as the country's civil war encroached on the capital

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  Enough is enough: Fed-up Americans crave unity amid violence

  October 28, 2018 19:00 IST

  After bomb plot and yet another mass shooting, Americans on both sides of the political spectrum hold out hope, albeit slim, that the violence can help return civility to politics.

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  How a white man is competing for Democratic votes in Georgia

  October 28, 2018 18:45 IST

  How a white man is competing for Democratic votes in Georgia

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  Treasury chief says UK faces new strategy in no-deal Brexit

  October 28, 2018 18:45 IST

  Britain's Treasury chief says the country would need a new economic strategy if it leaves the European Union without a deal

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  AP Explains: How Brazil's Bolsonaro used Trump tactics

  October 28, 2018 18:45 IST

  AP Explains: Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro used many of the same campaign strategies as U.S. President Donald Trump

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  Jaguars' Hyde expected to make debut vs. Eagles in London

  October 28, 2018 18:30 IST

  Runing back Carlos Hyde is expected to make his debut for the Jacksonville Jaguars against the Philadelphia Eagles in London on Sunday following a trade earlier this month.

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  Mattis: Military already moving equipment to southern border

  October 28, 2018 18:30 IST

  U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the military has already begun delivering jersey barriers to the southern border with Mexico in conjunction with plans to deploy active-duty troops

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  Mattis presses Saudi leader for full probe on writer's death

  October 28, 2018 18:30 IST

  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says he met with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister and urged a full and complete investigation into the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi

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  Gunmen in Yemen shoot dead Aden's top anti-narcotics officer

  October 28, 2018 18:15 IST

  Gunmen in Yemen shoot dead top anti-narcotics officer in southern port city of Aden

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  Pakistan works to contain oil spill near Karachi

  October 28, 2018 18:15 IST

  Authorities in Pakistan have launched an operation to contain an oil spill that has damaged about 1.5 kilometers (nearly 1 mile) of coastline near the southern port city of Karachi

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  Key Thai political party eyes elections with new leaders

  October 28, 2018 17:30 IST

  The main political party that will oppose Thailand's ruling military government has voted in new leadership as it prepares for elections scheduled for early next year

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  Pope Francis grieves for Jewish victims in Pittsburgh

  October 28, 2018 17:30 IST

  Pope Francis is grieving with Pittsburgh's Jewish community following the massacre at a synagogue there, denouncing the "inhuman act of violence" and praying for an end to the "flames of hatred" that fueled it

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  Train hits construction vehicle in Germany, no one injured

  October 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  Police say a night train traveling from Berlin to Zurich has collided with a small construction vehicle in southwestern Germany

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  Sri Lanka's president urged to protect sacked PM's rights

  October 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  The speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament has asked the country's president to safeguard the rights of the sacked prime minister amid a deepening political crisis in the South Asian island nation

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  Bus plunges off bridge into China's Yangtze River, killing 2

  October 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  A bus has plunged off a large bridge spanning China's Yangtze River, with state media saying two people were killed

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  The Latest: Suspect told police he wanted all Jews to die

  October 28, 2018 16:45 IST

  Police say the suspect in the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue told officers that Jews were committing genocide and that he wanted them all to die

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  Flowers, wreaths laid at Leicester after helicopter crash

  October 28, 2018 16:30 IST

  Flowers and wreaths have been laid outside Leicester's City's stadium, the morning after a helicopter belonging to the English club's Thai owner crashed in flames next to the ground