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UN calls for urgent humanitarian pause in Aleppo fighting

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The report , which includes interviews with residents, was a damning indictment not only of the city's police officers' tactics, but their motives and collecti...

Involvement ends for MH370 search vessel

Mohd Harridon says if MH370 had plunged at 20,000 feet per minute, then there must be major debris. Only one vessel is now searching for missing Malaysia Airl...

Bomb blasts, cross-border fire kill 13 in Turkey

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South Africa's Jacob Zuma May Be Losing More Than Just Political Ground

The ANC also lost its majority in Johannesburg , the country's economic centre, where it won 44.5% of the vote, and will now have to seek political allies in o...

Thailand's Junta Cements Control as Voters Approve New Constitution

The charter "speaks to a lot of worries and concerns that a majority of Thai people have", Gothom Areeya, a professor at Thailand's Mahidol University, told the...

Assange hints slain DNC staffer was WikiLeaks source

The investigation into Rich's death is ongoing; the police have not yet made any arrests in the case. The revelation sparked outrage among supporters of Mr Sand...

Driver slams into Ferguson protester

The man is hit so hard that his shoes come off his feet as he is knocked several feet forward and to the curb. Moments later, a vehicle slammed into him. Earlie...

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The Indian central bank is widely expected to keep its benchmark lending rate, the repo, unchanged at 6.50 percent on Tuesday. "The stance of monetary policy re...

Jury selection underway for top prosecutor trial

He refuted the prosecution's claims of a feud between Kane and Fina. But Gerald L. Shargel, Kane's lead lawyer, implied to jurors that Kane did nothing illega...

Earl Makes Landfall, Downgraded to Tropical Storm

The storm is forecasted to weaken into a tropical depression by Thursday night. A hurricane warning is in place from Puerto Costa Maya, Mexico, south to the B...

Kaine Joins Bid to Quell Clinton Email Controversy

Kaine spoke about Clinton's emails on NBC's Meet the Press , saying she has learned from her mistake and will not repeat them while in the White House as pre...

Japan Marks 71st Anniversary of U.S. Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, Report

He called for a partnership between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Obama in ridding the world of nuclear weapons. The attendees mourned the atomic b...

Fire at Baghdad hospital kills 11 babies

She said she was not given a chance to rescue her newborn. "They shut the electricity and the doors", she said. "One father, 30-year-old Hussein Omar, a const...

Rio 2016: Williams upbeat despite end of Olympic journey

When Williams was helped off it helped "boost" the Japanese players who shocked New Zealand 14-12. Sir Gordon Tietjens won't say if the Olympics is his New...

11 babies killed in hospital fire in Baghdad

Outside the hospital, several of the victims' relatives gathered Wednesday morning and said they suspected arson - although they did not have evidence. The gove...

Paul Ryan Brushes Off Criticism of Trump's 2nd Amendment Comments

Even though Texas is a safe state for Republicans, Kaine started his visit to Autsin by reassuring Democrats there is still hope for him and Democratic Presid...

Syrian regime air strikes hit hospitals in Aleppo offensive

In recent weeks, activists have blamed intense air attacks on the eastern section on Syrian regime warplanes and those of allied Russian Federation. The Syria...

Brazil Senate votes to hold Rousseff impeachment trial

The more conservative Mr Temer, who was Ms Rousseff's vice president, has been in charge of Brazil since her original suspension in May. A final vote to dec...

B-2 stealth bombers deploy to Guam

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Census website still offline but fines may be waived

Australians were prevented from taking part in the census . For any large company that has customer service problems, the worst thing you can do is go quiet,...

Assange on murdered DNC staffer: Whistleblowers take 'significant risks'

WikiLeaks would not divulge to the Times the reason behind its reward offer, but there's an inference that perhaps Rich, who worked in voter expansion for the D...

International Flavors & Fragrances profit grows

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United States of America knocked out by top-seeded Fiji in rugby

In echoes of the victory of their 15-man team over South Africa at the Rugby World Cup a year ago, the Japanese thoroughly deserved their first ever win over th...

Donald Trump denies '2nd Amendment' remark encouraged violence

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Dan Rather says 'history is watching' those who support Donald Trump

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Jose Mourinho: What Zlatan Ibrahimovic Will Do For Manchester United

The personality that Zlatan has is just like when Cantona was there. "Man United have lost in recent years a little bit of their profile and slipped from bein...

Judge dismisses suit accusing Twitter of supporting IS group

FILE - This Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, file photo, shows a Twitter app on an iPhone screen in NY. USA law protects Twitter from being treated as a publisher of an...

Micheal Phelps 26 career Olympic medals equals India's total record

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Obama Says Group Is Weakening

Obama allowed that the one piece of new information, first reported this week by The Wall Street Journal , was that the $400 million was paid in cash. On Russi...

Trump faces criticism for "Second Amendment" remark

Trump, who was speaking at a rally in Wilmington, N.C., on Tuesday, warned that Clinton opposes the Second Amendment and would appoint Supreme Court justices wh...