| Britney Spears Ends Her Vegas Residency with Live New Year's Eve Performance Posted: 01 Jan 2018 10:50 AM PST  An era in Britney Spears' legacy ended with a lively New Year's Eve performance on Sunday night
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| Syria's Assad names new defense and other ministers: state TV Posted: 01 Jan 2018 10:14 AM PST ![Syria's Assad names new defense and other ministers: state TV]( "Syria's Assad names new defense and other ministers: state TV") Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday issued a decree appointing new ministers for defense, industry and information, state television reported. Ayoub, who was previously chief of staff in the army, is a member of Assad's Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam. The new information minister, Sarah, was previously the head of Syria radio and television.
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| U.S. Politicians Can Afford To Grow A Spine On Saudi Arabia Posted: 01 Jan 2018 07:37 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― On the morning of Sept. 10, 2016, aircraft bombed a remote area in western Yemen where workers were drilling a well for a nearby village.
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| Incredible New Year's Celebrations Around The World Posted: 01 Jan 2018 05:53 AM PST  From the London Eye to Athens' Acropolis, here are some of the most breathtaking scenes from New Year's celebrations around the world.
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| Zambia deploys army to battle cholera after 41 deaths Posted: 01 Jan 2018 04:30 AM PST  Zambia's president Edgar Lungu has deployed the army to help combat a cholera outbreak that has claimed 41 lives in the capital Lusaka and affected 1,550 more since September. The initial outbreak began on September 28 according to the World Health Organization and Zambia's health ministry subsequently launched efforts to limit the spread of the disease. Cholera is a water-borne disease which goes hand in hand with poverty and while readily treatable can be lethal if unaddressed.
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| Police shoot dead Kansas man after 'swatting' prank sparked by Call of Duty row Posted: 01 Jan 2018 02:11 AM PST  An unarmed man was shot dead by police outside his home in Kansas after a "swatting" prank that followed an argument over the online video game Call of Duty. The FBI are investigating a series of events that was believed to have begun with an online bet for a few dollars in the Call of Duty game, then escalated to a hoax 911 call by one of the players. Police have not disclosed the name of the man who died on Thursday night, but relatives identified him as Andrew Finch, 28. Wichita Deputy Police Chief Troy Livingston said the hoax call was a case of "swatting," in which a person makes up a false report to get a SWAT team to descend on an address. "Due to the actions of a prankster we have an innocent victim," he said. A 25-year-old man suspected of being the hoax caller was later arrested by police in Los Angeles. Police played audio of the call to 911. A man said his father had been shot in the head. He said he was holding his mother and a sibling at gunpoint. The caller, speaking with relative calm, said he poured petrol inside the home "and I might just set it on fire." Several officers arrived and surrounded the home, braced for a hostage situation. When Mr Finch went to the door police told him to put his hands up and move slowly. But Livingston said the man moved a hand toward the area of his waistband - a common place where guns are concealed. An officer, fearing the man was reaching for a gun, fired a single shot. Mr Finch died a few minutes later at a hospital. Livingston said Mr Finch was unarmed. The officer, a seven-year veteran of the department, is on paid leave pending the investigation. The Finch family on Friday allowed reporters inside their home. Lisa Finch told them her son was not a gamer. "What gives the cops the right to open fire?" she asked. "That cop murdered my son over a false report in the first place." Lisa Finch said the family was forced outside barefoot in freezing cold and handcuffed after the shooting. She said her granddaughter was forced to step over her dying uncle and that no guns were found in the home. Dexerto, an online news service focused on gaming, reported that the series of events began with an online argument over a $1 or $2 wager in a Call of Duty game on UMG Gaming, which operates online tournaments. "We woke this morning to horrible news about an innocent man losing his life," UMG spokeswoman Shannon Gerritzen said. "Our hearts go out to his loved ones. We are doing everything we can to assist the authorities in this matter." The FBI estimates that roughly 400 cases of swatting occur annually, with celebrities among the targets. Katherine Clark, a Massachusetts Democrat congresswoman, introduced an anti-swatting bill in 2015. She was then herself a victim of swatting with armed officers responding to an anonymous call claiming an active shooter was at her home.
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| A Prominent British Businessman and His Family Were Killed in a Seaplane Crash in Australia Posted: 01 Jan 2018 01:35 AM PST  Police have not yet determined the cause of the crash
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| Chief justice orders review of sexual harassment standards in U.S. judiciary Posted: 31 Dec 2017 10:32 PM PST ![Chief justice orders review of sexual harassment standards in U.S. judiciary]( "Chief justice orders review of sexual harassment standards in U.S. judiciary") U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said on Sunday he would launch a review in 2018 of how the federal judiciary handles sexual harassment, following the recent resignation of a U.S. appeals court judge amid allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct and comments. In his annual year-end report on the federal judiciary, Roberts said the judicial branch of government was not immune to incidents of sexual harassment and addressing it would be a new challenge in the coming year. Allegations of systematic sexual harassment and assault that surfaced against movie producer Harvey Weinstein earlier this year galvanized women to speak out about instances of sexual harassment in the media, government and workplaces across the country.
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| AP PHOTOS: New Year's Eve observances around the world Posted: 31 Dec 2017 08:57 PM PST  People around the world are welcoming 2018 with traditional fireworks displays, partying and an array of local traditions.
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| Pope says 2017 was marred by war and lies Posted: 31 Dec 2017 07:41 PM PST  In his year-end message, Pope Francis said that 2017 had been marred by war, lies and injustice, and he urged people to take responsibility for their actions. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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