Syria Islamic State group attack undermines Trump's victory claims
Still, Pence's press secretary insists he had been briefed on the Manbij attack and said their "hearts went out" to the fallen. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said 19 people had been killed in all, including four Americans.

US in criminal probe of China's Huawei
Beijing on Tuesday repeated its calls for her immediate release, calling on Canada to correct its "severe mistake". Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying expressed " strong dissatisfaction" with that.

Meghan Markle visits animal charity Mayhew and gala benefit with Prince Harry
The Duchess is a proud dog lover, having previously supported various animal rescue centres in her home city of Los Angeles. On 10 January, Kensington Palace announced Meghan will become the patron of four different charities.

Improvements at Manchester United since Solksjaer's appointment
I have watched United this season and they have been diabolical for pretty much all of it. Indeed, conflict wasn't working for any of the players at Manchester United .

British lawmakers reject Theresa May’s Brexit deal
Labour legislator Tulip Siddiq delayed the scheduled cesarean birth of her son so she could attend, arriving in a wheelchair. A defeat on Tuesday would throw Brexit plans into disarray just weeks before the U.K.is due to withdraw from the bloc.

Fearing for Saudi teen’s safety, Canada refugee agency hires guard
She said she hoped her story would act as an inspiration for other women in Saudi Arabia oppressed by the guardianship laws. She said she wants to be independent, travel and make her own decisions on education, on a career and who she will marry.

China's cotton plants sprout on moon
They will decompose into organic matter as the temperature rises during the next lunar day and remain inside the can forever. The image was published on the People's Daily, China twitter feed , which is run by the country's state-owned media group.

Chinese court hands death sentence to Canadian amid Huawei CFO row
In 2009, China executed Briton Akmal Shaikh for smuggling heroin despite protests that he was mentally ill. In November 2018, he was sentenced to 15 years in jail and a fine amounting to 150,000 yuan ($22,185).

PG&E Plans To File For Bankruptcy Over Possible Liability In California Wildfires
In addition, a series of wildfires in 2017, many of which were also blamed on PG&E, caused $10 billion in damages and 44 deaths. PG&E was downgraded to junk by credit-ratings firms last week as reports circulated that it was nearing a bankruptcy filing.

Trump warns Turkey against attacking Kurds
Turkey has consistently attacked positions belonging to the YPG, most recently near the town of Kobani in northern Syria . However, many in the West have accused the crown prince of ordering the killing - something he has denied.

Hazard as a striker helps Chelsea defensively - Sarri
The Spaniard is his only real backup for Jorginho, as we saw in countless games in the Europa League and Carabao Cup. The Telegraph also say Chelsea have agreed deals in principle for midfielders Nicolo Barella and Leandro Paredes.

Donald Trump overtakes Clinton for longest government shutdown
A later tweet said damage from "Drugs, Crime and so much that is bad" were worse for the USA than the government shutdown . But the measures are unlikely to be approved by the Senate, which is controlled by Mr Trump's Republicans.

Alert Bus Driver Rescues Crying Baby Wandering Barefoot Near Milwaukee Freeway
Surveillance video from the bus shows Ivic's view of the boy as he ran over a freeway overpass. Another passenger brought her jacket up to the front of the bus to help the boy warm up.

John Major: let's take time out and revoke article 50
Blocking Brexit could lead to a surge in far-right extremism in the United Kingdom , the transport secretary has said. We have seen from this week that Parliament has the ability to assert itself and to shape outcomes.

Rams advance to NFC championship game; will Saints join them?
He endured the childhood disappointments, and the playoff losses while he was starring in high school and at Northern Iowa. But the channels broadcasting National Football League playoff games today on TV are free even if you don't have cable.