(Reuters) – Rescuers pulled 24 bodies from the sea at the mouth of Istanbul’s Bosphorus strait on Monday and rescued seven people after the sinking of a boat carrying migrants including children, the Turkish Coastguard Command said. Tens of thousands
(AFP) Two Chinese officials bought corpses from grave robbers to meet government cremation quotas, local media reported, as Beijing pushes to enforce its controversial and highly sensitive burial policies. The officials from Guangdong province bought the bodies from a man
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany wants Britain to remain an “active and engaged” member of the European Union but will not cede on Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans to curb immigration from other EU countries, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said on
LONDON (AP) — William Sellick pinched the tiny scarlet petals with deft ease, turning them into paper poppies and pressing them into a wreath. The flowers are a potent symbol of remembrance and patriotism that sprang up in the aftermath
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brittany Maynard stuck by her decision. The terminally ill woman who revived a national debate about physician-assisted suicide ended her life Saturday by swallowing lethal drugs made available under Oregon’s law that allows terminally ill people
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar has joined the American-led coalition to fight Islamic State, yet the emirate is a haven for anti-Western groups and foreign diplomats have reported seeing cars with Islamic State logos in an affluent bay district. Such ambiguity
Citizens of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will need a visa to enter Singapore as part of measures against the spread of Ebola, the city-state’s health ministry said Monday. The three West African countries are the worst-hit by the Ebola
LONDON (Reuters) – British opposition Labour party leader Ed Miliband’s approval rating has hit a record low, a poll showed on Sunday, raising further doubts about his ability to unseat Prime Minister David Cameron in a national election in just
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A lawyer representing two Myanmar men charged with the murder of two British tourists in Thailand said on Monday that their families have asked Thai authorities to investigate allegations of torture. The bodies of British tourists Hannah
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Chancellor on Monday shrugged off a report which said German Chancellor Angela Merkel would abandon her attempts to keep Britain inside the European Union if it pressed ahead with plans to curb immigration from other EU
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw for 340 yards and six scores to set an NFL record for most touchdown passes in consecutive games, leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 43-23 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night. A
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — With 8 1-2 minutes remaining Sunday, the Gillette Stadium crowd delivered the message loud and clear: “Brady’s Better.” On this day, Tom Brady and his New England Patriots certainly were the superior team, routing Peyton Manning
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick fumbled at the goal line with 2 seconds remaining, and St. Louis sacked the San Francisco quarterback eight times on the way to a 13-10 upset over the 49ers on Sunday. The Rams
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is thanking the voters of New Hampshire for teaching her about “grit and determination” during her 2008 campaign and urging them to help fellow Democrats in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The potential 2016 Democratic
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater outplayed Robert Griffin III down the stretch after a rough start, Matt Asiata ran for three scores and the Vikings spoiled Griffin’s return to the Redskins with a 29-26 victory on Sunday. Bridgewater completed 26
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — While Carson Palmer remained perfect this season as Arizona’s starting quarterback, the Dallas Cowboys learned that life without Tony Romo might be a little rough. Palmer had three touchdown passes after an early interception the Cowboys
BERLIN (AP) — A wrought-iron gate bearing the Nazis’ cynical slogan “Arbeit macht frei,” or “Work sets you free,” has been stolen from the former Dachau concentration camp, police said Sunday. Security officials noticed early Sunday morning that the gate
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 be be discussing the upcoming November 4 elections–the critical races to watch, the most important
BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State group extremists lined up and shot dead at least 50 Iraqi men, women and children from the same tribe on Sunday, officials said, in the latest targeting of the group by militants. The killings, all
WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s roaring economy for years has pulled much of the rest of the world with it, soaking up oil, iron ore and other commodities from developing countries and autos and luxury goods from Europe. But its role
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are poised to take control of the Senate, provided they avoid Election Day upsets and win at least three of a half-dozen close races they feel they are ahead. The campaign map gives Republicans several ways
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Top medical experts studying the spread of Ebola say the public should expect more cases to emerge in the United States by year’s end as infected people arrive here from West Africa, including American doctors and
NEW YORK (AP) — In a scary close finish, the Jake Gyllenhaal crime thriller “Nightcrawler” and the board-game adaptation “Ouija” tied for first at the box office with $10.9 million each over the Halloween weekend. That was according to estimates
Receiving health care in California can be dangerous because in many circumstances the law exempts medical professionals from being held accountable for their mistakes. Proposition 46 would partially close this exemption. Medical professionals are immune from paying damages for their
(Reuters) – The scope of Britain’s Islamic finance market is widening with several initiatives from the government and private sector, although the country is about to lose one of its six full-fledged Islamic banks. In June, Britain became the first
