NBC News by Phil McCausland, Daniella Silva and Saphora Smith 27 August, 2017 HOUSTON — Rescuers answered thousands of calls from people trapped in Houston on Sunday as torrential rain from deadly Hurricane Harvey caused “catastrophic flooding” in the city and across southeast Texas, officials said. “This event is unprecedented ...

US researchers find heart attack survivors given anti-inflammatory injections have fewer future episodes and lower cancer risk The Guardian James Rudd August 28, 2017 Anti-inflammatory injections could lower the risk of heart attacks and may slow the progression of cancer, a study has found, in what researchers say is the ...

The move will mean the party would retain free movement for several years after leaving the EU The Independent Joe Watts 27 August, 2017 The architects of Labour’s Brexit policy have said they are ready to take a “political hit” after their plan to keep Britain in the single market ...

“Where is the wisdom in letting Daesh go after discovering the fate of our soldiers?” questioned Information Minister, Melhem Riachi, via Twitter on Sunday. “Wisdom lies in their captivity, trial..and destruction!” he exclaimed.

General Security Chief, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, disclosed Sunday that efforts are underway to retrieve the remains of the soldiers who were taken hostage by terrorists, indicating that the remains of six bodies believed to belong to the abducted soldiers have been recovered. “It has not been confirmed yet that ...

Within the framework of following-up on the fate of the kidnapped soldiers by Daesh terrorists, Army units found the remains of eight bodies in the locality of Wadi al-Dib in the outskirts of Arsal, which were transferred to the Central Military Hospital to conduct DNA tests and verify their identity, ...

President Donald Trump has threatened to force a shutdown of the federal government this fall if Congress doesn’t fund his proposed border wall with Mexico—and it is an idea that is almost universally opposed by congressional Democrats as well as by a key bloc of Republicans. The chances of a shutdown occurring, ...

Repeated bombings have crippled bridges, hospitals and factories. Many doctors and civil servants have gone unpaid for more than a year. Malnutrition and poor sanitation have made the Middle Eastern country vulnerable to diseases that most of the world has confined to the history books. In just three months, cholera ...

Russia is preparing to mount what could be one of its biggest military exercises since the cold war, a display of power that will be watched warily by Nato against a backdrop of east-west tensions. Western officials and analysts estimate up to 100,000 military personnel and logistical support could participate in ...

“We have no problems with the electricity file, but we will put it quietly as we will put up the apple file,” Information Minister Melhem al-Riyashi said ahead of a cabinet meeting at the Beit Din palace.