Advocates of religious freedom applauded the list, but said that several additional countries should have been added. The "Special Watch List" is for countries that "engage in or tolerate severe violations" of religious liberty, but not to the extent of a CPC.

Turkey, which, along with the United States and Saudi Arabia, supports Syrian rebel groups, called for restraint. They are the largest protests since the disputed 2009 presidential election. Meanwhile, a top Russian diplomat warned the United States not to meddle in Iran's affairs and suggested that Washington wants to use the unrest to undermine the Iran nuclear agreement.

Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Kabul , Afghanistan. "We can confirm that so far 11 bodies have been brought to our hospitals as well as 25 wounded", the AFP news agency quoted Health Ministry spokesman Wahid Majroh as saying on January 4.

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown since October 17 and has rolled 23 times, and Powerball began growing October 28 and has rolled 20 times. The jackpot has a cash value of more than $347 million, the estimated total if a victor selects one lump-sum payment rather than the other option of taking annual payments.

According to the Japanese magazine The Diplomat , North Korea's test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on April 28 crash-landed in the city of Tokchon and caused heavy damage to several buildings. The April 28 missile incident is far from the first failed missile launch North Korea has had, and it's most likely that it won't be the last one. And new reports would suggest that those fears may have come true.

The term has nothing to do with the immediate hazards of a storm, like cold temperatures, snow or wind; instead, it deals with a weather factor most of us never think about-air pressure. The southeast was the first to feel the storm's icy lash - Florida saw its first snow in almost three decades. Winds will crank in response to this pressure drop, howling to at least 30 to 50 miles per hour along the coast.

PAKISTAN was made an ally by U.S. in September 2001 to fight its war on terror as a frontline State but was treacherously subjected to biggest ever covert war to destabilise, de-Islamise and denuclearise it. It added that funds were being disbursed "without always following the DoD policies and procedures to validate whether actual logistical and military support was provided and without adequate documentation to support its analysis of the reasonableness of Pakistan reimbursement claims" and ...

The powerful Senate Finance Committee chairman played a significant role in helping Republicans pass a major tax overhaul before Christmas. On Tuesday afternoon, former MA governor and one-time presidential nominee Mitt Romney made a minor change to his Twitter bio that may suggest he's running to fill Sen.

It looks like Bulldogs fans wasted no time in trying to snatch up tickets to Monday's national championship game. In the hour after the Bulldogs clinched a spot in next week's title game in Atlanta , ticket prices on Stubhub skyrocketed.

In response, the US president threatened, in following statements, that he will cut aid to countries that voted against the United States' decision regarding Jerusalem. The NBA's president of social responsibility, Kathy Behrens, told Israel National News that country listings were provided by a third party. "President Trump's decision to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital today appears to be driven more by his desire to fulfill a campaign pledge than to generate progress ...

The 22-year-old was named the victor on Tuesday morning after validating his ticket at a supermarket in Castlebridge in the Republic of Ireland and he is believed to have collected his winnings from the National Lottery's headquarters in Dublin on Tuesday afternoon.

Senate seat that is set to be vacated by Al Franken . The Dayton appointment means the Senate seat will be on the ballot this November. She would likely face Lt. He apologized for some of the accusations but in his resignation speech said his response to those women's accounts "gave some people the false impression that I was admitting to doing things that in fact I haven't done".

The thin, cylindrical, waist-height metal bollards are meant to be a more attractive alternative to the hulking concrete blocks the New York Police Department had deposited in busier areas around the city following the vehicle attacks, de Blasio said.

After she read out social media posts written by Iranians in support of the protests, Haley dismissed Iranian leaders' contention that the protests were designed by Iran's enemies. "The global community made the mistake of failing to do that in 2009". "We think that we need to have them stop nuclear weapons and they need to stop it now".

Jaishankar when he demits office on January 28, " the ministry said. Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale was today elected as a foreign secretary for a two-year determinate term, succeeding S Jaishankar who completes his term of office on January 28, according to an official order.

The proposal circulated in internal memos in the Department of Homeland security, aims to impose new restrictions to prevent abuse and misuse of H-1B visas. It also intends to end the provision of granting extension for those who already have a green card. According to a rough estimate, once the implementation starts, an estimated 5,00,000-7,50,000 H-1B visa holders will be impacted.

The Federal Lawmaker therefore appealed to both the federal and state governments to quickly expose the masterminds and bring them to justice. WikipediaRivers State in Nigeria where the incident took place. Peterside said: "My heart goes the people of ONELGA and the immediate families of the deceased. The good people of Omoku have suffered enough and this has dealt a further blow on their sufferings", he stressed.

Officials said the attackers set mattresses ablaze, fired weapons and burned the bodies of the dead. Local media said that about 233 inmates escaped from the Colonia Agroindustrial prison in Goiânia, 150 miles from Brasilia, the capital, during the violence.

Army Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., the senior us military commander in Afghanistan, issued a statement expressing condolences for the lost service member. Officials did not disclose which branch of the military the troops were from, and no other information was immediately available. Gen. John Nicholson, the top USA commander in Afghanistan, expressed condolences, saying "we are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our own".

Tyler Ennis , who had a career-high 20 points against the Rockets, and Josh Hart have stepped in for Ball. "It went different places and everything was open. Ball likely will do some on-court work during their shootaround Wednesday. Lonzo Ball has not suited during a five-game losing streak as he deals with a left shoulder sprain he suffered in a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on December 23.

A concerned child raised alarm bells when he saw mysterious eggs in a school sandpit on NSW's mid-north coast. Miller also said when he had "shone a light through the egg" and seen a "small striped baby snake". The organisation said it could not take the chance the eggs were from a "harmless reptile" and said it didn't want children taking the eggs and possibly hatching them at home.

Prime Minister Modi announced on his Mann Ki Baat on Sunday that this "injustice" to Muslim women would be "phased out" by the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA). According to the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Muslim women above 45 years of age will now be allowed to go on the pilgrimage, without a " mahram ", in a group of at least four.

Clashes overnight between protesters and security forces in Iran killed nine people, state television reported Tuesday, including some rioters who tried to storm a police station to steal weapons. German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel also said in a statement that "after the confrontation of the past days it is all the more important for all sides to refrain from violent action".

A mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain will spread into the Lowcountry of SC, eastern North Carolina to the Virginia Tidewater. Savannahians will start to see wintery precipitation around 1 a.m. A track farther away would mean less snow than now forecast. But snow and ice aren't the only concern: Wind chills will be killer this week, as the arctic air moves across the Midwest and the East.

Bigg Boss had made a decision to put the remaining 6 gharwale in a tight spot by asking them to rank themselves, with 1 being the highest and 6, the lowest. Apparently, the bags were also exchanged from one contestant to other. Shilpa declared that she and Hina should take up the 5th and 6th positions while the Luv Tyagi , Aakash and Puneesh can decide their places amongst themselves.