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The festival request was discovered by a New Orleans politician who shared it on Facebook, asking people for advice on how to help the boy.

Beijing is reportedly slated to invest over $3bn on perfecting the cold war-era nuclear "motlen salt" technology to power the country's future weapons.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns he would even snap diplomatic ties with Israel if necessary.

Various factions in Palestine announce there will be major protests in the coming days against President Trump's unilateral decision to declare Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

A space analyst pointed out that in one set of photos, the constellation of stars in the images was altered while in another, the exhaust plume looked to be edited.

Officials said on Tuesday night that Trump will make the announcement on Wednesday to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and move the US embassy.

Italian bishop condemns nativity scene in Castenaso portraying Jesus sitting in migrant dinghy to symbolise plight of refugees and migrants crossing Mediterranean.

George is 9 and your average kid. He also has autism. His video explaining what his life was like, his communication difficulties and frustrations went viral.

Special counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed Donald Trump's bank records as part of his Russia probe.

Ralph Shortey has since resigned from the Oklahoma senate and pleaded guilty to child sex trafficking – he faces between ten years and life in prison for his crime.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that President Donald Trump's travel ban can go into full effect. Here are the stories of the lives it has already changed.

Thousands of people have been evacuated as the Thomas Fire threatens Santa Paula and Ventura, destroying homes and vehicles in its path.

Coalition warplanes pounded Yemen's capital with at least 25 air strikes overnight in apparent retaliation for the killing of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh by Houthi rebels.

A halal supermarket in France must shut down after it refused to sell alcohol and pork, ruled a Paris court.

US Supreme Court hears case of Colorado baker Jack Phillips, who refused to make wedding cake for gay couple David Mullins and Charlie Craig.

Nearly 200 passengers aboard one of the world's largest cruise ships have been struck by a bout of food poisoning during a two week stretch at sea.

Many people slammed the senator's "tone-deaf" request just days after he voted in favour of the GOP's controversial tax reform bill.

King Michael dies in Switzerland aged 96, 50 years after being forced to abdicate from throne by Soviets.

"My arteries are clogging just reading about his diet," one Twitter user wrote

Mexico presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador sparks outrage by suggesting drug cartel kingpins should be offered amnesty in Mexico's most violent state Guerrero.

Report finds former Melbourne archbishop Thomas Francis Little "ignored" string of serious allegations against Father Peter Searson.

Shared on Facebook on 1 December, the clip showed the hijab-clad women grooving to popular tunes as part of a flash mob for an AIDS awareness campaign.

Rebecca Kariuki, the children's officer, said they suspect that the mother may be having some vital information that could reveal what happened with the baby.

US Air Force officials reportedly say that CHAMP could be operational within days, hinting that the microwave weapon could be used in an assault.

While one fatality was reported in Santa Paula, the cause of the fire has not been determined yet.

Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said their fighters killed former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh for his "treason".

The previous world record for the longest-lasting rainbow was set in Yorkshire on 14 March 1994 when the rainbow lasted for 6 hours.

The exercise involved Chinese air force reconnaissance planes, fighter jets, and an early warning and control aircraft.

A video clip showed women weeping, kneeling and apologising for "wrongful deeds", which gained widespread attention online last week.