Floods kill at least 112 across China, leave scores missing
AP, Beijing :Torrential rains that swept through China this week have left at least 112 people dead and 91 others missing, various provincial governments reported...
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Iraq digs security trench around Fallujah
AP, Baghdad :The Iraqi military will use a medieval tactic to keep control of Fallujah after recapturing it from the Islamic State group last month:...
Sporadic clashes rock Syria`s Manbij as deadline passes
AFP, Beirut :Islamic State group militants clashed Saturday with US-backed fighters in Syria’s Manbij, a monitor said, as a 48-hour deadline passed for the jihadists...
India imposes media blackout in Kashmir, says RSF
Dawn.com, Washington :Reporters Without Borders, an international media advocacy group, blamed India on Thursday for imposing a ‘media blackout’ in held Kashmir.“Reporters Without Borders (RSF)...
Donald Trump promises ‘safety’ to fearful Americans
BBC Online :Donald Trump has vowed to tackle multiple threats facing the US, in his speech in Cleveland, Ohio accepting the Republican presidential nomination.“The crime...
Kerry calls for new measures to counter changing Islamic
Reuters, Washington :US officials on Thursday called on partners in the coalition against Islamic State to increase intelligence sharing as the militant group morphs to...
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3,000 migrant dead in Mediterranean this yearReuters, GenevaNearly 3,000 migrants and refugees have already perished in the Mediterranean this year while almost 250,000 have reached...
Earth on track for hottest year ever as warming speeds up
Reuters, Geneva :The earth is on track for its hottest year on record and warming at a faster rate than expected, the World Meteorological Organization...
Turkish city streets are calm after emergency declaration
AP, Istanbul :The streets of Turkey’s major cities were calm Friday, a day after Turkish lawmakers responded to an attempted coup by approving a three-month...
Turkey imposes 3-month state of emergency to catch coup plotters
AFP, Ankara :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency, vowing to hunt down the “terrorist” group behind last week’s...
Merkel accepts Britain`s decision to delay triggering Brexit
AFP, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday it was in the interests of all that Britain had a “well-defined position” before beginning talks to...
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Five to appear in court in Nice attack caseReuters, Paris Five people held for questioning over the Bastille day attack in the southern French city...