Attempted Turkey coup threatens US fight against IS
Reuters, Washington :The attempted military coup in Turkey could hamper the United States in its war against Islamic State in Syria and undermine other U.S....
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US 9/11 report detailing possible Saudi ties made publicReuters, Washington The U.S. Congress on Friday released a long-classified section of the official report on the...
Trump announces Pence as his running mate
Reuters, Washington :Republican Donald Trump’s choice of Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate on Friday helped bolster support among some conservatives...
Who is Lahouaiej Bouhlel?
BBC Online :French prosecutors have confirmed that Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was behind the wheel of the lorry that ploughed into people celebrating Bastille Day on...
Family of Indian man killed by mob accused of cow slaughter
AP, Lucknow :Nearly a year after a mob in northern India killed a Muslim man over rumors that he had slaughtered a cow, his family...
Discord over South China Sea clouds Asia-Europe summit
Reuters, Ulaanbaatar :A key summit between Asian and European leaders in Mongolia ended on Saturday without direct mention of the South China Sea dispute in...
US offers Russia closer coop to save Syria plan
AFP, Moscow :Top US diplomat John Kerry stressed the urgency of closer cooperation in Syria after the Kremlin said Friday a US proposal for direct...
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US Navy sailor jailed for Okinawa rapeAP, Tokyo A U.S. Navy sailor was sentenced Friday to two and a half years in prison for raping...
Tropical storm kills 69 in China
AFP, Beijing :A tropical storm in China has left 69 people dead, reports said Thursday, after it lashed Taiwan with typhoon-grade winds and rain.Super Typhoon...
US presidential race tied, Hillary hurt by emails: Poll
Reuters, Washington :The US presidential race is tied going into the major parties’ national conventions and Democrat Hillary Clinton has been damaged by the FBI...
British press rakes over PM`s brutal Brexit reshuffle
AFP, London :Britain’s newspapers on Friday said new Prime Minister Theresa May had shown steel in her ruthless axing of the cabinet’s “old guard”.Some dailies...
Europe-Asia summit condemns terrorism after Nice attack
AFP, Ulan Bator :Leaders of Asia and Europe condemned international terrorism at a summit in Mongolia Friday, as an attack in Nice drew attention away...