The announcement by Attorney General Jeff Sessions comes within days of President Donald Trump firing his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
American Jeff Sluman fired a flawless seven-under 65 to take the first round lead at the Memorial tournament in Dublin, Ohio on Thursday.
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Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said IS had for weeks kept Mosul's estimated population of 1.5 million from escaping, with the start of the offensive offering them no respite.
India's captain was reported for making gestures at umpire Daryl Harper, who turned down an appeal for bat-pad catch against Jacques Kallis in South Africa's second innings.
The Indian team are in Pool B along with Pakistan, Malaysia, Wales, England, and will begin their campaign on April 7 against Pakistan.
The world number one golfer finished on 12-under 201 to lead Tommy Armour III by one stroke at the Chrysler Championship after three rounds.
It will be the earliest meeting between the two since their first professional match in the second round of the 1998 Australian Open.
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IMAGES from the matches played at the PNB Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Sunday
US Senators introduce legislation to cut H1B visas by 15,000.
- New Zealand beat a World XI by four wickets in their third and deciding fundraising one-day match at Hamilton.
India's captain was found guilty of showing serious dissent against an umpire's decision on day 4 of the second Test against South Africa.
Software major Infosys Technologies has bagged a five-year $50 million (Aus$ 75 million) contract from Australian telecom major Telstra for software development and maintenance.
The duo beat James Blake and Jeff Morrison of the U.S. in the first round of the ATP International tennis championship in Florida.
The Slumdog Millionaire star has been nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for his turn as Saroo Brierley in the critically acclaimed Lion. The film has earned four Golden Globe nominations, including one for Nicole Kidman.
The iPhone X will cost $999 -- about $70 higher than the Galaxy Note 8, its major competitor.
The United States won its 1,000th Olympic gold medal on Saturday when the American women's 4x100 metre medley relay team clinched victory at the Rio Games.
This was only four days after many aggrieved buyers chose social networking sites to attack Flipkart's 'Big Billion Day' discount this Monday (October 6), followed by an apology from the company's co-founders, Sachin and Binny Bansal.
Tommy Haas will take on Nicolas Kiefer in the final of the Mercedes-Benz Cup.
Stephanie and Brian Tobe's golf course wedding had an unexpected guest: Barack Obama.
A look at Hollywood's swish set at the Globes.
Bharara, 48, has made a national and international mark for himself with many high-profile cases and investigations including foreign countries, insider trading and those involving US politicians.
Jayapal, 51, warned she intends to be ready to stand and fight every step of the way, if Trump does not abandon the divisive rhetoric of his campaign.
Britain fell silent on Thursday as a minute's silence was held across the country to remember the 22 victims of Monday's concert bombing. The silence, which fell at 11 am, also marked the nation's solidarity with the 119 who were injured in the blast at the Manchester Arena following a concert, as well as others affected by the atrocity. Crowds gathered at well-known sites in the UK, including London's Parliament and Trafalgar Square. Here are some touching glimpses...
If the researchers at Cornell University are to be believed then most people would pick up the phone to lie.
The makers of Training Day have tied up with filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra for his next film, Move 5.
Jeff Thomson and David Hookes say the Aussie captain should retire to allow the team to build for the future.
North Korea on Friday launched an ICBM for the second time in a month.
Three Indians - Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji and Dilip Shanghvi - have made it to a global list of 50 wealthiest people that is topped by Bill Gates.
Microsoft started discussing the deal in February, Satya Nadella said, adding that the acquisition is about the next phase of growth for the company.
IMAGES from Saturday's English Premier League matches.
Inspirational men's team captain P R Sreejesh and fast-rising drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh are the two Indians in contention for different honours at the FIH annual awards which will be given away in a formal ceremony for the first time, in Chandigarh on February 23.
'We have to be confident, we have to continue what we're doing, doing the basics really well, getting big first innings runs is crucial as we've seen, and just backing up day in and day out.'
Though Washington and Pyongyang have no diplomatic ties, the Bush administration plans to protest against North Korea's actions.
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