SYDNEY (AP) — Police say a hostage situation in Sydney is over after a swarm of heavily armed police stormed a downtown cafe where a gunman had been holding an unknown number of people. A police spokesman confirmed “the operation
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s two-party coalition government will legally commit on Monday to run a budget surplus within “the next couple of years,” Chancellor George Osborne said, a largely political move meant to embarrass the Labour party. Cutting Britain’s deficit
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The ruble hit a new record low against the U.S. dollar as weaker oil prices keep up the pressure on Russia’s slowing economy. European stocks and U.S. stock futures inched higher Monday, while Asian markets fell
BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked and other Islamic fighters captured two key Syrian army bases on Monday in the northwestern province of Idlib after two days of intense battles with government troops that killed dozens on both sides, activists said. The
(Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, brushing aside suggestions that a low turnout tarnished his coalition’s election win, vowed on Monday to stick to his reflationary economic policies, tackle painful structural reforms and pursue his muscular security stance. But
Indonesia’s president visits the scene of a landslide where the death toll had risen to at least 24 on Sunday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sunday (December 14) visited the scene of a landslide where he
On Election Day, November 4, 2014, moderates and liberals were thrashed and humiliated. Texas Right to Life AGAIN won almost every major race in which our PAC was involved. While most states were blessed with fabulous victories — including upsets
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Three friends of an alleged victim of gang rape at a University of Virginia frat house say a magazine article wrongly portrayed them as uncaring students who were more concerned about their reputations than her well-being.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – When word of an EU ban on high-power vacuum cleaners hit Eurosceptic British tabloids in August, “Hoovergate” brought home a dilemma for the bloc that goes well beyond house-proud devotees of deep-pile English carpet. Now, fear of
LONDON (Reuters) – Asking prices for homes on sale in Britain posted the largest monthly fall on record in December but are likely to rise by between 4 and 5 percent next year, property website Rightmove said on Monday. The
Britain is to hold an independent inquiry into a computer failure at its air traffic control hub which caused chaos for travellers last week, aviation officials said Monday. The glitch delayed departures, diverted arrivals and led to the cancellations of
Over four in ten voters want Britain to leave the European Union, a survey showed on Monday. If a referendum was held immediately, 42 percent of Britons would support leaving the EU, compared to 31 percent who would opt to
Every day beneath the streets of London, sewer technicians are fighting a grim war against giant ‘fatbergs’ which clog the system and threaten to regurgitate putrid waste back into people’s homes. The problem gets worse at Christmas, when two extra
The leader of Japan’s largest opposition party stepped down Monday after losing his seat in a weekend election drubbing. Banri Kaieda, who led the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) to its third consecutive thrashing at the polls, was among the
Workers from Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan’s party shut down major roads in the eastern city of Lahore on Monday in the latest round of protests against the government. Dozens of supporters from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party gathered at different
Hostages were being held inside a cafe in central Sydney Monday with a siege underway and an Islamic flag held up to a window, reports and witnesses said. Martin Place in the central business district was shut down as scores
(Reuters) – The New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts clinched divisional titles and playoff berths with wins on Sunday while the Green Bay Packers’ five-game winning streak was ended by the Buffalo Bills.
From National Interest: The attack began with a barrage from 1,600 guns and rocket launchers that pounded trenches and command posts. Then came waves of tanks and infantry that surged out of the winter mist and slammed into the stunned
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Another strong game by Tom Brady. Just another AFC East title for the New England Patriots. Rebounding from a mediocre first half, the Patriots clinched the division for the sixth straight season as Brady threw two
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After three weeks of box office dominance, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1” ceded its reign to “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” The biblical epic easily ruled the weekend with a $24.5 million debut, according to
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) — The Navy has issued a new report confirming the involvement of 12 sailors and petty officers in watching a series of secretly recorded videos taken over a period of ten months of fellow female shipmates
Apparently, Washington Post columnist Robert McCartney is used to politicians lying on the campaign trail–so much so that he seems astounded that at least one elected official is saying he intends to keep his vow. “If Maryland Gov.-elect Larry Hogan
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7PM to 10PM EST, Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon will conduct a number of interviews and talk about the most important news of the week
LIMA (Reuters) – About 190 nations agreed on Sunday the building blocks of a new-style global deal due in 2015 to combat climate change amid warnings that far tougher action will be needed to limit increases in global temperatures.
LONDON (AP) — The producers of James Bond films have acknowledged that an early version of the screenplay for the new movie “SPECTRE” was among the material stolen in the massive cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. The producers said in
