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Obama warns of IS ability to inspire lone-wolf attacks

Obama said during a press conference at the Pentagon. After meeting Thursday with military and national security advisers at the Pentagon, Obama plans to take...

ANC shaken to core as voters look beyond race

The results of Wednesday's voting have reshaped the political landscape in South Africa, where the ANC has ruled virtually unopposed since it ended white-minori...

New Sandy Hook School Is Ready Nearly 4 Years After Massacre

Painted hand prints with names of teachers and students are on a playground bench at the new Sandy Hook Elementary School , Friday, July 29, 2016 , in Newtow...

Turkey issues warrant for US-based preacher Fethullah Gülen in failed coup

Meanwhile a Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for Gulen, accusing him of "ordering the July 15 coup", according to Turkey's Anadolu News Agency. Th...

Halton Labour members back Corbyn for leadership

Rejecting the idea that the markets would take fright at more borrowing, he said: "It would barely spook the markets if virtually every single independent econo...

Machete attack may have been terror-inspired

ISIS claimed responsibility for those bombings. Charleroi police spokesman David Quinaux told the Associated Press that the attacker carried the machete...

Check out stunning photos from Rio Olympics

Anticipation for the sporting battles has been eclipsed by fallout from the Russian doping scandal that has caused a rift between the International Olympic Comm...

Russian Federation says Syrian rebels used toxic gas against civilians

Despite this, there is evidence that toxic substances like sarin and chlorine are still being used in the war, with both the regime and opposition forces blamin...

Sarah Sjostrom Sets World Record in 100M Butterfly at 2016 Rio Olympics

American swimmer Dana Vollmer failed to become the first female swimmer to successfully defend her Olympic title in the event but still took home bronze in 56.6...

Syrian opposition groups break siege in Aleppo

State television said on Sunday: "Our forces have redeployed after absorbing the attack of thousands of mercenaries, and the army has found a new route to allow...

Thailand voters approve junta-backed constitution

Voters gave approval to the military-backed constitution with a clear-cut majority in the Thailand referendum amid serious concerns of the political parties, po...

Seahawks sign guard Jahri Evans

The 32-year-old Evans was released by the Saints in February as he entered the final year of the seven-year, $56 million contract he signed prior to the 2010 se...

China's Zhang wins gold at women's 10m air pistol

Zhang took the lead after hitting 10.6 and 10.3 points in the 11th and 12th shots, and she managed to broaden the lead by every shooting round. "Before the la...

Two female officers attacked by man with machete

The assailant, who has not yet been identified by Belgian law enforcement, was fatally shot as he attacked the officers. Prime Minister Charles Michel said S...

Russian athletes banned from Rio Paralympics

The fact that the Paralympics do not start for another month also gave the IPC more time to digest Richard McLaren's landmark report for WADA . "This is an...

Entire Russian team banned from competing in Rio Paralympics

So the news is likely to get worse for Russia's Paralympic athletes, with the reallocation of medals being nearly inevitable. "I have deep sympathy for Russia...

Kiwis avoid major upset against US to reach Olympic semis

New Zealand's Huriana Manuel, left, breaks away from Kenya's Janet Owino, to score a try during the women's rugby sevens match between New Zealand and Kenya at ...

Kaine says he and Clinton will be 'real transparent'

On " Fox News Sunday " last weekend, Clinton said, "Director Comey said my answers were truthful and what I've said is consistent with what I have told th...

Austrian Chancellor suggests ending European Union accession talks with Turkey

European leaders have voiced concern over Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on suspected dissidents after a failed coup attempt month, identifying hi...

Spike Lee Is Recruiting Ray Allen To Play For The Knicks

Per the Hartford Courant , he's spoken to the Celtics and Bucks about coming back. The Hartford Courant's Dom Abore reported Allen has spoken both Boston a...

Officials release cause of Soberanes Fire, KCFD engine burns while fighting flames

No evacuations have been ordered, but the sheriff has told residents to be alert. That fire was 93 percent contained Sunday, nine days after it broke out in sub...

UP govt orders FIR against Allahabad school for banning national anthem

District education department officials said that the school was not recognised by the government and that a notice had also been served to its management in th...

Donald Trump backs down over refusal to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan

United States presidential candidate Donald Trump has publicly backed House Speaker Paul Ryan days after snubbing him in a spat at the top of the Republican P...

F&M Poll shows Clinton leads Trump in PA

With 20 electoral votes, Pennsylvania is an important battleground state in the USA presidential election. As for Michigan, Clinton leads Trump by 9 points, 4...

Macedonia bears brunt of storm as toll hits 20

Special police, army units and firefighters have been sent to the worst-hit. The government of Skopje had issued a warning for people to remain in their house...

Raids on Syria displaced kill two children: monitor

Syria Civil Defense, a voluntary rescue group also known as the White Helmets, said in a Facebook post that 10 people had been killed by the strikes. A state t...

Pope: 'Helpless' civilians paying price of Syria conflict

Rebels posted footage of their fighters embracing and celebrating the end of the government encirclement, which had been in place since July 17. She said there ...

Belgian prosecutors say machete-wielding attacker may have been inspired by terrorism

He had a backpack which did not contain any other weapons, Reuters reported. A second officer was also injured, before a third cop shot the man dead. "We mu...

South Africa Ruling ANC Party Leads in Municipal Elections

The municipal vote comes as Africa's most industrialised country teeters on the edge of a recession after a string of corruption scandals surrounding Zuma. "C...

Superintendent: Chicago police may have violated policy in fatal shooting

He didn't elaborate about those experiences, but said: "This is a hard job and most people don't understand that because they've never had to do it". "We just...

Pistorius injured in South African prison

He was taken to a private hospital and later returned to jail, prison officials have revealed, and an investigation is underway. However, an unnamed security ...

Fake 'Gau Rakshaks' Need To Be Exposed, Punished, Says PM Modi…

The event marks two years of MyGov, the governments citizen engagement platform. "You advised gau rakshaks to tell people to stop throwing plastic so that cows ...

Donald Trump endorses Paul Ryan after initially declining to do so

Fox News and CNN said Mr. Trump would endorse Mr. Ryan , the top USA elected Republican, in his re-election bid at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which...

Donald Trump Endorses Paul Ryan, John McCain

John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), whom he also conspicuously declined to back earlier this week. He repeatedly told Wisconsin radio stations...

Obama Says Trump 'Unfit' to Be US President

Hewlett-Packard executive Meg Whitman, a prominent GOP fundraiser and donor, endorsed Clinton and said , "Donald Trump's demagoguery has undermined the fabric ...