Dozens dead in air strike on camp for displaced Syrians
Al Jazeera News :Air strikes on a camp for Syrian refugees near the country’s border with Jordan have killed at least 17 people and wounded...
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Death toll in Italy train crash rises to 27
Reuters :The death toll from a high speed train crash in southern Italy rose to 27 on Wednesday after rescuers worked through the night to...
Need an attack dog as running mate: Donald Trump
PTI, Washington :Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he wants “an attack dog” as a running mate, days ahead of announcing his vice presidential...
We are not as divided as we seem at Dallas Memorial for slain officers: Obama
NBC News.com :President Barack Obama, speaking in Dallas this afternoon to a community – and a nation – reeling from last week’s deadly sniper attack,...
Indonesian convict escapes jail in a Muslim veil
AFP, Jakarta :An Indonesian convict escaped from jail by putting on a woman’s Muslim veil, make-up and sunglasses and walked out past unsuspecting guards, an...
Japan Emperor intends to abdicate ‘in a few years’
Reuters, Tokyo :Japanese Emperor Akihito, who has spent much of his time on the throne trying to heal the wounds of World War Two, intends...
South Korea chooses site of THAAD US missile system amid protests
Reuters, Seoul :South Korea announced on Wednesday the site where a U.S. THAAD anti-missile defense unit will be deployed against North Korea’s missile and nuclear...
Hundreds abducted, tortured in Egypt
Al Jazeera News :Hundreds of Egyptians have been abducted and tortured by the country’s security services as part of a clampdown on dissent since early...
Cameron says working to ensure EU citizens can stay in Britain
Reuters :The government is working hard to make sure European Union citizens can stay in Britain following its vote to leave the bloc but it...
S. Sudan violence has displaced over 36,000 people since July 8
AFP, Geneva :At least 36,000 people have fled their homes in Juba since heavy fighting erupted in the South Sudanese capital on Friday, the United...
Four migrants found dead, some 400 rescued from boat in Mediterranean
A humanitarian group said it recovered the bodies of four migrants and rescued around 400 survivors on Tuesday from an overcrowded wooden boat in the...
After nuclear deal, Iran sticks to wary tactics in key Gulf waterway
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday dispatched five military vessels to monitor a U.S. warship hosting one of America’s top generals on a day...