
POLITICS
Cruz surges past Trump in Iowa poll
Senator Ted Cruz opens up a 10-point lead over Donald Trump in the first voting state of Iowa.

Senator Ted Cruz opens up a 10-point lead over Donald Trump in the first voting state of Iowa.

Angela Merkel, Barack Obama and Recep Tayyip Erdogan are ranked as the world’s liars of 2015 in an international poll.

At least two people are killed after an MTV helicopter crashes in Argentina.

At least 1 person was shot after a gun-wielding man walked into a Walmart in Pennsylvania on Saturday night.

At least 23 people are killed and 20 others wounded in a fire at a hospital in Russia.

The Chinese navy carries out more exercises in the disputed South China Sea.

Iran says the crisis in Syria must be settled through a political approach based on respect for the will of the Syrian nation.

At least 20 Palestinians are reportedly shot and injured during clashes across the occupied West Bank.

America’s great push to win World War II and the Cold War has left “a legacy of death on American soil”-- At least 33,480 Americans dead.

US President Barack Obama says the Paris climate agreement is “strong” and “historic” that marks "a turning point for the world."

Nigerian government troops carry out a raid on the private residence of a top Shia cleric in the country’s northern regions.

Two Syrian men have been busted in Geneva over traces of explosives discovered in their vehicle.

The Czech president says Turkey’s actions depict it more as an ally of the Daesh terror group rather than the West.

All Iraqi leaders issue a joint statement stressing the country’s right to use all legitimate means to protect its sovereignty.

A UK prison authority says local Muslim extremists "deliberately" seek jail terms and prison jobs to radicalize inmates.

A US government agency says Daesh has the ability to create fake Syrian passports, which it can use to send militants to America.

Tokyo authorities are to start integrating massive net-wielding interceptor drones into their security task force.

A Saudi billionaire has called US presidential candidate Donald Trump a disgrace to America following his demand for a ban on Muslims entering the United States.