The setback was a blow to President Michelle Bachelet's government, which for the past two years has shepherded the legislation through the National Congress.

From Palmyra to Paris: "Syrian Billy Elliot" Ahmad Joudeh is set on showing the real image of his nation and erasing the horrors of the Islamic state group.

Zeid came under fierce criticism from Beijing for his tribute to the Nobel laureate as a "principled champion" who "was jailed for standing up for his beliefs."

The International Monetary Fund late Thursday approved a one-year, $1.8 billion loan program for Greece but will not release any funds until the eurozone agrees on a debt relief plan.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday named veteran diplomat John Bass as his choice to become the new US ambassador in Afghanistan, ending his current posting in Ankara.

The Brazilian government has deployed a thousand additional personnel to combat insecurity in Rio de Janeiro, which has seen a spike in violence in recent months.

The police chief in Minneapolis, speaking out for the first time Thursday, strongly criticized the actions of one of the city's officers who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman.

Some of Trump lawyers are also looking for ways to "limit or undercut" Mueller's investigation, according to The Washington Post.

The epicentre of the quake was approximately 10.3 kilometres (6.4 miles) south of the major Turkish resort of Bodrum.

When a rider makes a mess Uber only compensates for the cleaning fee, not the lost time. With a little preparation, one Uber driver saves time and money.

Inmates in Tennessee can get up to 30 days cut from their jail time — on the condition that they agree to get a vasectomy or a birth control implant.

Mosurat, 48, told the court that she was no longer interested in the marriage, because her husband labelled her a witch, responsible for his predicament.

It is unclear if a reported call to a Detroit-area escort service led to the resignation.

The Venezuelan public resoundingly rebuked Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a July 16 referendum, but the opposition still has a tough task ahead of it.

The accused was granted bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.

Earlier, Oyedele had accused his wife of 23 years of engaging in sexual recklessness and infidelity.

Rahm was tentatively assessed a two-stroke penalty before the ruling was overturned in the first round of The Open Championship

The prosecutor said the defendants conspired to slaughter one Lateef Yusuf with a knife, following a dispute.