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BURNSVILLE, Minn. – At Gideon Pond Elementary, the morning greeting is delivered by the principal. “Make a positive choice,” Chris Bellmont counsels his students over the school public address system. The principal may deliver the message, but a 23-year-old teachers’ aide makes it stick. “He is the...

By Rhys Turrell TRANSFER news, gossip, deals and rumours brought to you LIVE by Starsport. Transfer News Live: Gossip, deals and rumour updates from Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and more. 9.00am: Willy Caballero will join Chelsea this week. Caballero left Manchester City on a free transfer at...

By:Creede Newton Man arrested and charged for murder of 17-year-old Nabra, who was last seen near mosque in Sterling near Washington, DC. Washington, DC - Police found what are believed to be the remains of a 17-year-old Muslim female who was abducted overnight after leaving her local...

Qatar's government announces the arrival of the first group of Turkish soldiers to participate in joint drills. The Qatari defence ministry has announced the arrival of the first group of Turkish soldiers in the capital, Doha, to take part in joint military exercises. The forces conducted...

Pakistan is refusing to abandon its neutrality after being asked by Saudi Arabia to take a stance amid growing tensions between a number of Gulf Arab states and Qatar. Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif  held a meeting Monday in...

By Aaron Maasho | ADDIS ABABA The African Union urged Djibouti and Eritrea to remain calm and exercise restraint on Saturday after Djibouti accused its neighbor of occupying disputed territory along their border following the withdrawal of Qatari peacekeepers. On Friday, Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali...

By:Shafaat Shahbandari, Staff Reporter Dubai: Competition at the 21st Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) is heating up as the annual programme reaches the half-way mark. Several contestants, including Esmail Omar from Somalia, Magomedov Gadzhimurad from Russia and Naadih Abdul Hameed from Maldives, have made their...

The United Nations migration agency has said it is "deeply concerned" about some 260 Somali and Ethiopian migrants allegedly held and mistreated by criminal gangs in Libya. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said it believes that a harrowing video of them posted on social...

President Donald Trump responded angrily to reports he is under criminal investigation Thursday, deriding a "witch hunt" against him led by some "very bad" people. Trump responded to reports he is personally being investigated for obstruction of justice with a characteristic scorched earth defence: claiming...

The United Nations migration agency expressed deep concern for around 260 Somali and Ethiopian migrants allegedly held and mistreated by criminal gangs in Libya, saying it believed that a harrowing video of them posted on social media was authentic. The International Organization for Migration said...