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A pair of Russian comedians appear to have successfully tricked the US’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, into commenting on a fictional Asian country. The two comedians Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov, known as Vovan and Lexus, posted a 22 minute audio clip of their conversation with the ambassador where they get her to comment on the situation in Binomo – a fictional country in the South China Sea. Posing as the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, they spoke to Ms Haley in the days after Poland was one of 35 countries to abstain on a UN vote to reject Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as “null and void”. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2q1FiWH

By Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - Kidnappers in Ukraine have released an employee at a United Kingdom-registered cryptocurrency exchange after getting more than $1 million in bitcoins as ransom, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister told Reuters on Friday. Pavel Lerner, a leading analyst and blockchain expert, was abducted by unknown masked people on Dec. 26, according to a statement by his company, EXMO Finance, on its website. "This is the first such case in Ukraine linked to bitcoins," Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, said in a phone text message. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Cm6S5Z

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A wave of spontaneous protests over Iran's weak economy swept into Tehran on Saturday, with college students and others chanting against the government just hours after hard-liners held their own rally in support of the Islamic Republic's clerical establishment. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EkZ56Q

Two young children and their mother were among the four family members found killed in an act of “savagery” this week inside their basement apartment in the upstate New York city of Troy from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EfXIWQ

Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Saturday ordered telecommunications providers to cut internet and SMS services across the country ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations. Grassroots Catholic activists have called for marches in major cities on Sunday to demand that President Joseph Kabila commit to not changing the constitution to stand for a third term and release political prisoners. Kabila was required by the constitution to step down in December last year when his mandate expired but an election to replace him has been repeatedly delayed and is now scheduled for December 2018. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CdqrhJ

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on New York City's deadliest residential fire in decades (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Dy9QkW

On a seven-acre plot of land in upstate New York, an expansive lawn juts up behind a brown cottage, gently sloping down into the woods. “It’s like a desert,” Guillaume Gauthereau, the founder and executive director of the New York Bee Sanctuary, said this past August, gesturing to the lush grass as those same bees swirled around. The difference at the sanctuary, however, is that Gauthereau has carefully cultivated a habitat full of vegetation around that grass that gives bees the opportunity to thrive. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BWeTex

The aircraft is said to be lying in 13 metres of water and police divers are at the scene. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CuejWw

The film superstar says he will form a party to "change the political system" in Tamil Nadu state. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2lvaw3d

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There are barely any traces of fire on the apartment building's facade, no puddles of water on the ground, and only a handful of onlookers. On Friday, only two fire trucks, their lights still flashing, hinted at the drama that had unfolded the evening before in the Bronx. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Eho5M3

12 people perished in the fire from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2C9z4cY

A shooter opened fire at a southern California law firm Friday, killing one man and injuring another before fatally turning the gun on himself, police said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zR1mTB

Turkish police detained 75 suspected Islamic State members in two operations on Friday, state media and police said, after arresting about 120 such suspects across Turkey a day earlier, tightening security ahead of the New Year. Some 500 police officers took part in simultaneous raids across Ankara, and many of those detained were foreign nationals, state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Materials seized in the raids indicated some of the suspects had made preparations for an attack over New Year, it added. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Ct1lZc

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Monday becomes the nation's largest state to offer legal recreational marijuana sales. Here's a snapshot of how the market will work and how the state will regulate a pot economy estimated to be worth $7 billion: from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CpvYB5

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it will look at revving up water deliveries to farmers from California's Central Valley Project, the largest federal water project in the United States, in what environmental groups called a threat to protections for struggling native salmon and other endangered species. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Cox5kv

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for "pragmatic cooperation" in his New Year wishes to US President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Saturday. In a statement on the Russian president's New Year wishes to world leaders, the Kremlin said Putin told Trump that "a constructive Russian-American dialogue is especially needed to strengthen strategic stability in the world". from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Ct7Vin

Two people were killed during protests in Doroud city, in the Lorestan province of western Iran, according to semi-official news agency Mehr News. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero http://ift.tt/2DEtThp

Unverified videos on social media appeared to show thousands marching through the western cities of Khorramabad, Zanjan and Ahvaz and many smaller towns, while reports spread rapidly that several people had been shot dead by police in the town of Dorud. Several Iranian news agencies warned Telegram, the most popular social media service in the country, might soon be shut down after communications minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi accused one channel, Amadnews, of encouraging an "armed uprising". Annual rallies marking the defeat of the last major protest movement in 2009 had already been scheduled for Saturday morning and brought thousands of regime supporters to the streets across the country. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EiUO3P

"I have been a Michael Jackson fan for years and copied his moonwalk step to halt traffic 12 years ago," Singh told AFP. "It's a tiring task maintaining traffic amid noise pollution and reckless motorists but moonwalking amuses commuters and drivers," Singh added, after another tiring day seemingly gliding backwards across the street. Singh claims the number of traffic violations at the high court intersection where he spends most days has fallen over the years. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Ef6Jj8

Temperatures are set to remain below minus 10 degrees Celsius in the area for the next week. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2DDtvA7

A Gazan died on Saturday after being wounded by Israeli fire during a protest on the border over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a Palestinian health official said. Jamal Muslih, 20, of Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, had been seriously wounded by live fire on Friday, health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said. He was buried on Saturday afternoon. Muslih’s death brings to 13 the number of Palestinians killed since US President Donald Trump announced on December 6 that he would recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv. Mourners at the funeral of Jamal Muslih, who died after being wounded by Israeli fire Credit: Mahmud Hams/AFP Eleven protesters died after clashes with Israeli troops, and two others were killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza earlier in the month. More than 50 Palestinians were wounded in the Friday clashes on the Gaza-Israel border as part of a "day of rage" over the US declaration, calle

A man has been arrested in Los Angeles in connection to a hoax phone call that led to the death of an unarmed man in Wichita, Kansas, according to multiple reports from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DBZErr

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two Turkish journalists face possible life sentences on charges they sent "subliminal messages" on television encouraging a government coup. In Hungary, oligarchs loyal to the prime minister have gained control of much of the media after the leading independent newspaper was shut down. And in Poland, a reporter is being threatened with a military trial for writing a book critical of the defense minister. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DuLBnx

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it will look at revving up water deliveries to farmers from California's Central Valley Project, the largest federal water project in the United States, in what environmental groups called a threat to protections for struggling native salmon and other endangered species. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Cox5kv

Angela Williams shared a photo of her son's bloodied face on Facebook from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Cad8yx

After three days of demonstrations, the country's Revolutionary Guard threatens a crackdown. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2q01uAF

An Australian diplomat was told about "dirt" on Hillary Clinton in a London bar, reports say. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CrQIFY

The 28-year-old was shot by police after his address was allegedly given to police in prank call. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CqyxAg

The helicopter pilot was among eight Turkish soldiers to flee after the 2016 failed coup there. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2lorxwB

New regulations also prohibit double amputee and blind climbers from scaling the world's highest peak. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2EiNJzU

Mohammed Morsi has been detained since he was overthrown in 2013. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2BYYfLl

So-called Islamic State has said it was behind the supermarket blast, which injured several people. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2zP7eNc

She became a Black Lives Matter activist after her father died while under police restraint. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2lm9FT4

The controversial period epic has sparked protests across India by Hindu and caste groups. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CkRmay

Sue Grafton's series of murder mystery 'alphabet' novels have been translated into 26 languages. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2q0qmbt

Footage from the town of Dorud shows a crowd carrying what appears to be a wounded man. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2q2kwGC

A man has been arrested after an alleged prank call led to police shooting dead a 28-year-old man. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2lpOnUF

The ex-wife of an American leader in the Islamic State group describes her journey out of extremism. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2Bp3bcA

Workers on some of the highest electricity cables in the world give a new meaning to "power walking". from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2ClwfEV

Parents of a Lorde fan turned her request for concert tickets into a joke that delighted social media. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CrGqFA

Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot top a list of 2017's top-grossing actors. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2BUyN9N

Teenage environmentalist Autumn Peltier will speak in front of the UN General Assembly this spring. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2BZp2qS

What are the key dates and developments to watch out for as Britain and the EU move forward? from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CsBMre

After the end of the tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, will wider worldwide justice be done? from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2loOgZj

The case of Tyler Haire, a 16 year old locked up for years without trial, reveals a deeper problem. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2zRnVHN

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Authorities arrested a 25-year-old man in California for a “swatting” prank emergency call that led to the death of an innocent 28-year-old Kansas man who was shot by police responders on Thursday evening as he stood on his front doorstep. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zPruhD