LOS ALGODONES, Mexico - Mark Bolzern traveled 3,700 miles to go to the dentist. The 56-year-old Anchorage, Alaska, native left home this spring, made a pit stop in Las Vegas to pick up a friend, and kept heading south, all the way to Los Algodones, Mexico, a small border town teeming with dental offices.
Three separate incidents of chain snatching were reported in the city in a week's time.
A wave of attacks in Afghanistan have killed at least 77 people and injured hundreds since Friday, with three separate bombings rattling the country’s capital, Kabul, in its deadliest day for years.
The annual anti-internment parade marks the anniversary of the introduction of imprisonment without trial by the local government that was supported by the British government of Edward Heath in 1971. This controversial policy was abandoned in 1975.
Senior Samajwadi party leader Azam Khan on Sunday claimed that the Uttar Pradesh government was more competent than the Centre in cleaning the Ganga river.
In an act of rage and indecency in public, two women in Beijing subway train fought brutally with each other over a trivial issue of occupying a vacant seat.
BUFFALO, New York - The Buffalo Bills have signed cornerback Nickell Robey to a contract extension.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says he opposes abortion in all instances — but he’d support legislation that includes exceptions in cases such as rape, incest and when the life of the mother is threatened, and he has no problem with contraception. The Republican presidential contender was asked Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” about his […]
Parking facilities will not be available at Delhi Metro stations from August 14 till next day afternoon as part of scaled up security on view of Independence Day celebrations.
Sweden`s Jennie Johansson was the shock winner of the women`s 50m breaststroke gold at the world swimming championships on Sunday.
Precision Castparts bid could cost Berkshire Hathaway about $30bn
Precision Castparts bid could cost Berkshire Hathaway about $30bn
Pakistan on Sunday ordered the setting up of a judicial commission to investigate the alleged sex abuse of 280 children in a village bordering India.
Pakistan on Sunday ordered the setting up of a judicial commission to investigate the alleged sex abuse of 280 children in a village bordering India.
Pakistan on Sunday ordered the setting up of a judicial commission to investigate the alleged sex abuse of 280 children in a village bordering India.
KAZAN, Russia - Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy won the 1,500 freestyle at the world swimming championships Sunday night in a race that went off without two-time defending champion Sun Yang of China.
Ten South Africa A players have been hospitalised due to "food poisoning", including four today after playing their tri-series cricket match against India A here, the visiting team management said.
Halima was from Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus besieged by both Syrian government and Islamic State forces. She was travelling with her daughter and teenage grandson, whose parents had gone missing in the war eight months earlier. I tried to talk with the boy, but he seemed shell-shocked by the shattering events that had engulfed his life. Nearby was Laura, a 25-year-old from Cameroon, pregnant after being raped in north Africa, and a young mother sold into slavery in Libya by a priest who promised to protect her after she became a Christian.
Forget about what Bill Murray has said in the past – the 64-year-old actor WILL appear in the 2016 female reboot of “Ghostbusters.” The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the exciting casting news on Sunday. Filming for the “Ghostbusters” movie has been underway for a couple weeks, but Murray’s involvement in the project is a new update. The actor, who starred in the original 1984 movie as Dr. Peter Venkman, has been refusing to reprise his role for years.
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage likes to fire off handwritten notes to lawmakers and constituents, thanking them for their support or chiding them for opposing his policies. Now, one of them is at the center of a federal lawsuit accusing the Republican of abusing his power by pressuring a school for at-risk youth into firing a state lawmaker. But the location of that missive remains mystery. In the civil rights lawsuit, House Speaker Mark Eves said LePage "knowingly broke federal law" by threatening... Читать дальше...
President Obama stood by his charge that Iranian hardliners are making "common cause" with Republican lawmakers in opposing the landmark nuclear deal with Iran, insisting that such an accusation "is absolutely true, factually."
Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was away from the team for the last 48 hours while attending to a family issue, but he’s now in Canton and ready for the Hall of Fame Game. Sal Paolantonio of ESPN reports that Bridgewater returned to the team this morning and is expected to start tonight against the Steelers.…
