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Turkey shakes up armed forces, US says purges harming cooperation

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Firefighters battle major wildfire in U.S. state of California

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Delta resumes some service after hours of global outage

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Jailed South African track star Pistorius in hospital with cuts to wrists

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Rio 2016: Inspirational refugee Mardini revels in swimming victory

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Canadian zookeeper hospitalised by lion attack

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Jim Furyk Steals the Limelight at Travelers with PGA's First-Ever 58

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Pakistan bombing: 63 confirmed dead

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CDC gives $400K to Kansas for fight against Zika virus

In both cases, the mothers contracted the virus while pregnant, after spending time in a country where Zika is spreading. And in one of the two cases, the new m...

Japan's emperor says he's concerned about fulfilling duties

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Emirates plane crash: Indian airlines cancel, re-route Dubai flights

The Dubai government's media office said on its Twitter account that all operations, including any departures, from Dubai International have been halted...

Based Cleric Gulen Slams Turkey Judicial System over Arrest Warrant

Gulen, once a close ally of Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan, has been in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999. U.S. Secretary of State John K...

Kerry: Progress with Russian Federation on Syria despite military doubts

Defense Secretary Ash Carter . Dunford and Defense Secretary Ash Carter have avoided public discussion of the politically sensitive negotiations between th...

Census 2016: Everything you need to know

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Wannabe vice-president floored by an 11-year-old

After the crowd laughed, Pence asked Matthew to repeat "what you say that I've been doing". "Is this going to be your role in the administration?" asked 11-ye...

South Africa local elections: ANC loses in capital Pretoria

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Florida officials go into damage-control mode over Zika

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Syrian government delivers supplies to Aleppo via alternative route: monitors

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5-day rail strike means misery for many London commuters

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New Sandy Hook school balances beauty and safety

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Delta says flights grounded nationwide after system outage

The airline operates about 15,000 daily flights, carrying an average of 550,000 daily passengers. It said that flight status systems, including airport screen...

Woman had planned to leave husband on day family found dead

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Manipur does neither welcome nor reprove Irom Sharmila's decision

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Field Conditions Force Cancellation of Hall of Fame Game

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Quetta hospital bombing: Pakistan Taliban claim attack

The U.S. ambassador in Islamabad, David Hale, said that "this brutal and senseless attack on civilians, so many of them lawyers working to bring justice to thei...

Turkey detains 10 foreigners over suspected ties to Gulen

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Trump running mate Mike Pence stumps in West Michigan

However, there are some signs Pence may not provide Trump a bridge to the corporate world and Wall Street, which have both so far been hesitant to fully embra...

Police hear elderly couple crying from loneliness, cook them a meal

The police were called to the home of an elderly couple in Rome who had been heard in hysterics. The couple of almost 70 years hadn't had visitors in a long...

Japan's Emperor Hints At Wanting To Abdicate ... But He Can't Say It

One of the reasons that Imperial abdication was explicitly banned under the Meiji government is said to have been to avoid the risk of a dual power structure in...

In A Rare Speech, Japan's Emperor Hints At Abdicating

Responding to his message, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he takes seriously what Akihito said. "As we are in the midst of a rapidly aging society, I would li...

Andy Murray 'surprised' by Novak Djokovic's first-round exit at Rio Olympics

The 12-time grand slam victor has now lost his last two competitive matches. Another gold medal in Rio will just about cement the Spaniard in tennis immortali...