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New York Woman Laundered Bitcoin to Aid Islamic State, Say Prosecutors
The former lab technician worked in Manhattan and had no known criminal history, according to prosecutors who said that beginning in March she fraudulently obtained more than $85,000 through a bank loan and credit cards to buy bitcoin and other cryptocurr...
Pakistan Must Alter Relationship with Terror Groups, Says US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
Tillerson's remarks came amid Trump administration's repeated calls to Pakistan to do more against terrorist outfits.
Two Dead in Gaza Blast, Israeli Military Denies it Carried Out an Attack
Israel's military denied accounts by local residents that the militants were killed in an air strike.
Heathrow Airport Flight Delays: Snow Wreaks Havoc on Travellers in Britain, Schools Closed
Europe's largest airport, Heathrow, warned Monday that some flights would be cancelled as it cleared the backlog of flights delayed by Sunday's snowfall.
Saudi Arabia Says Movie Theatres Will be Allowed From Early 2018
Cinemas were banned in the early 1980s under pressure from Islamists as Saudi society turned towards a restrictive form of the religion that discouraged public entertainment and many forms of mixing between men and women.
Indian-origin Man Jailed for Forging Mother's Will in UK
Girish Dahyabhai Patel had used a blank sheet of paper with his deceased mother's signature and printed a document around it claiming she had left him a 40-million-pound stake in the family's 160-million-pound palm oil plantation business in Malaysia.
Gay Couples Register Weddings on Day One of Marriage Equality
Couples wanting to wed under the new law can lodge a notice to marry Saturday, but will have to wait a calendar month before exchanging vows, meaning the first weddings are expected on January 9.
Turkey's Erdogan Seeks to Lead Muslim Response on Jerusalem
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who regards himself as a champion of the Palestinian cause, had fulminated against President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital even before it was officially announced this week.
Venezuela's Chronic Shortages Give Rise to 'Medical Flea Markets'
Increasingly, Venezuelans are turning to a flourishing black market offering medicines surreptitiously bought from Venezuelan hospitals or smuggled in from neighboring Colombia.
Why TIME Cropped This Woman Out of Its 'Person of the Year' Cover
The TIME magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ cover features a sixth “silence breaker” as well, but her photo has been cropped to include only her right elbow.
Fake Restaurant Becomes London's Top-Rated Eatery
"The Shed at Dulwich", based in a south London back garden, offered invited guests conceptual dishes named after moods, including "Lust - rabbit kidneys on toast", "Empathetic - vegan clams in a clear broth" and "Contemplation - a deconstructed Aberdeen s...
Hamas Calls for Palestinian Uprising in Response to Trump's Jerusalem Plan
The Islamist group Hamas urged Palestinians on Thursday to abandon peace efforts and launch a new uprising against Israel in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as its capital.
China's Smog-plagued Hebei Province Draws up Environmental Tax Plan
According to draft regulations now being discussed by local lawmakers, firms in the cities of Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Langfang and Dingzhou will be charged as much as 6 yuan ($0.91) for each unit of air pollution and 7 yuan for each unit of water pollution...
Iran 'Will Not Tolerate' Trump Jerusalem 'Violation', Says President Rouhani
Rouhani also spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by phone, describing Trump's announcement as "wrong, illegitimate, provocative and very dangerous", according to an account posted on the Iranian government's website.
Will Find Common Ground to Work Together With Pakistan in Fight Against Terror: Mattis
Jim Mattis is on a five-day tour to Egypt, Jordan, and Kuwait and Pakistan, since taking over the charge of the Pentagon.
Erdogan Says US Courts Cannot Put Turkey on Trial
Already strained ties between NATO allies Ankara and Washington have deteriorated in recent weeks as Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, who is cooperating with US prosecutors, detailed in court a scheme to evade US sanctions.