Turkey presses crackdown against coup suspects despite concern
AFP, Istanbul :Turkish security forces launched fresh raids Monday in a relentless crackdown against the suspected plotters of a coup that left over 290 dead,...
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Ankara allows Washington to resume air strikes on ISDown.com, WashingtonThe US Department of Defence announced on Sunday that Turkey has reopened its air base for...
Beijing to hold South China Sea war games after ruling
AFP, Beijing :Beijing will close off access to part of the South China Sea for military drills, officials said Monday, after an international tribunal ruled...
May to face first Parliamentary test
AFP, London :Prime Minister Theresa May will face her first parliamentary test on Monday when lawmakers vote on replacing the ageing submarines that carry Britain’s...
Hillary leads over Trump on eve of Republican Party convention
PTI, Washington :On the eve of the key Republican national convention, there is some good news for the Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton: she is...
Syrian army reaches main road into rebel-held Aleppo
AFP, Aleppo (Syria) :Opposition-controlled parts of Syria’s battered northern city Aleppo came under total siege on Sunday, after government forces severed the last route out...
Europe`s eyes on Merkel to rebuild EU after Brexit vote
Reuters, Brussels :When the chips are down in Europe, everyone turns to Angela Merkel for a solution. But the German chancellor often sits on her...
Turks rally to defend democracy, govt seeks coup suspects
AP, Istanbul :Chanting, dancing and waving flags, tens of thousands of Turks marched through the streets into the wee hours Sunday in half a dozen...
Information blackout in India-held Kashmir
Reuters, Srinagar :Authorities in India-held Kashmir seized newspapers and shut down cable television on Saturday, aiming to quell a flare-up of tensions in the region...
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Two more held in Nice over truck attackReuters, France Police arrested a man and a woman in the French city of Nice on Sunday morning...
Some EU migrants may have to leave UK: David
AP, London :Some European Union citizens may not be allowed to stay in Britain after the U.K. leaves the bloc, the U.K. minister in charge...
IS claims Nice massacre as France mulls security failings
AFP, Nice (France) :The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Saturday for an attack in which a Tunisian drove a truck through a crowd in Nice,...