By almost any objective measure, the fledgling nation of South Sudan is a disaster. Reeling from a violent power struggle that’s left an estimated 50,000 people dead just in the past three years and with a gross domestic product of just $2,000 per capita, it’s one of the world’s poorest, most unsafe nations.
The New York City Police Department has announced plans to expand its fleet of Smart cars to replace the three-wheeled scooters that officers utilized for decades.
BERLIN – A German Jewish leader was reprimanded by a German court for describing a Jewish critic of Israel as “notorious” for anti-Semitic remarks.
This year, he was the helicopter mayor.
New York – U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has agreed to remain a federal prosecutor at President-elect Donald Trump’s request.
Bryant Weasel gets kicked off American Airlines cause his service dog was deemed too big. What led to the airliner saying it couldn’t accommodate a disabled boy despite prior assurances?
Authorities in Colombia said Tuesday that 76 of the 81 passengers aboard a plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team were killed when the aircraft crashed while on its way to the finals of a regional tournament.
A glamorous heiress dubbed ‘Lady Di’ by her pals has died aged just 19 after her BMW spun off a road and crashed into a lake.
Fidel Castro, who led his bearded rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half-century of rule in Cuba, has died at age 90.
Moscow demanded an explanation from the Swiss government after a Russian presidential plane carrying a team of journalists and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation delegation members was closely followed by three Swiss fighter jets across Switzerland’s air space.