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BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered his Cabinet reduced Sunday from 33 members to just 22, consolidating the body as part of a major reform push in response to mass protests against corruption and poor governance. The move follows a far-reaching reform plan approved by parliament last week that eliminated the country’s three vice presidencies and three deputy prime ministers. Four suicide attackers drove explosives-laden military vehicles into government barricades outside the city west of Baghdad... Читать дальше...

WOLCOTTVILLE, Indiana - Authorities say a woman suffered minor injuries when the airplane she was riding in crashed in northeastern Indiana.

If the security lines at the airport seem to be moving a bit slower, it’s because the Transportation Security Administration has increased passenger scrutiny after reports that agents failed to detect fake bombs carried by undercover agents. After news leaked early this summer that 67 of 70 fake bombs and weapons got past TSA agents in regular security tests, the acting TSA administrator was replaced with Coast Guard Vice Adm. Neffenger also called for other changes that may mean slower lines at airport security checkpoints. Читать дальше...

Ron Paul tells CNBC that the Fed may not hike, given mounting risks to global growth.

This may make you feel indescribable feelings! Aladdin star Scott Weinger, aka Full House's Steve, recently reunited with his Disney co-star Linda Larkin, who...

Triple-digit temperatures continued to bake Southern California on Sunday as authorities battled a wildfire that has scorched more than 1,400 acres.

The billionaire says he is not a fan of Saudi Arabia and that abortion should be available only in certain circumstances. Find out more about what "the Donald" would do if he ruled the US

The billionaire says he is not a fan of Saudi Arabia and that abortion should be available only in certain circumstances. Find out more about what "the Donald" would do if he ruled the US

Even though Matt Kenseth has dominated, Kevin Harvick is the leader at the halfway point of Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

The Tomah High School football team got to see competition from other teams Friday at a scrimmage in West Salem. The five-team scrimmage also included Portage, Mauston and La Crosse Central. T…

GALESBURG, Illinois - An Illinois man scheduled to be executed next month in Oklahoma for his role in a 1997 killing is raising questions about his case, telling a newspaper in his hometown that Oklahoma is going to "kill an innocent man."

Comments recorded on the call-in Opinion Line and printed in The Daily News in Huntingdon, Pa., have been a popular item since 1977. But recent posts have stirred controversy, so the feature is on hold. Photo: April Feagley/The Daily News, Huntingdon

Angela Merkel says that a traditional debt cancellation for Athens is out of the question.

Richard Ross of Evercore ISI says the rally is still intact, and he sees an opportunity to buy stocks.

Calls for greater transparency on spending as it is revealed EU employees spent the equivalent of £6,600 each on credit cards given out to pay for accommodation and entertainment

Calls for greater transparency on spending as it is revealed EU employees spent the equivalent of £6,600 each on credit cards given out to pay for accommodation and entertainment

A 45-year-old man and his wife killed their three daughters and then committed suicide at %Vyas Colony in Bikaner on Sunday.

The results of the polls for the 129 civic bodies slated for Monday could have far reaching ramifications amidst maximalist positions political parties have taken in the recent past. Poll officials are likely to declare the results on Thursday.

Following Crystal Palace's 2-1 loss to Arsenal, Alan Pardew thinks the Gunners may have been fortunate to end the match with 11 men.

A biotech engineer from Jodhpur Nikhil Bohra has won an international award from United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO), Italy, for Innovative Ideas and Technologies in Agribusiness in the “Youth category” for his venture Cattle Mettle. Nikhil is the only Indian selected for this award.

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje called for joint efforts and participation from the public for the progress of the state. Raje in her independence speech said that the government has initiated schemes to improve infrastructure and providing electricity supply and road network.

A verbal spat between school children took an ugly turn at Piplu village in Bharatpur on Sunday in which one person was killed and six others were injured. Police said that there was animosity between the two groups over Panchayat elections for a long time.

How did it get to the point where a Sinn Fein-loving, monarchy-baiting Leftie could lead the Opposition? Conservatives can't believe their luck

The Rajasthan University Students Union polls are likely to see a multi-facet contest for the post of president between the Congress-backed NSUI, BJP's student wing ABVP and rebels of both the parties. Riding on the crest of last year's unprecedented success, the NUSI announced its presidential candidate Satveer Chaudhary two days ago.