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Turkish jets attack PKK in northern Iraq after attacks

The authorities believe both blasts have been carried out by the Kurdistan Workers´ Party ( PKK ), a Turkish official said. Turkey's Transport Minister Ahme...

Uttar Pradesh: Six MLAs from Congress, BSP, SP join BJP

Among those who joined BJP today, Sanjay Jaiswal is MLA from Rudauli in Basti district, Madhuri Verma represents Nanpara seat in Bahriach district while Vijay D...

Rising Gold Prices, Will Reduce India's Demand

Growth was most prominent in Western markets as United States and European investors reacted to geopolitical and economic uncertainty, says " Gold Demand Trends...

Ecuador to set date for Assange to be questioned by Sweden

The meeting is to take place "in the coming weeks", the statement said . "As a 27-year-old, who works for the DNC, was shot in the back, murdered just a fe...

Arkansas State students are missing in a cave near Cushman

Daiki and Daisuke are incoming first-year students, the school said. The university said in a statement that rescue teams had found Casey Sherwood, a 25-year-...

Cyberattack-plagued Australian census back online

Mr Turnbull has warned heads will roll, but how long until one is his own? IBM has finally broken its silence about the failure of Australia's online census, ...

Pope lunches with Syrian refugees

The Pope brought twelve of these migrants back to Rome on the papal plane after his visit to the Greek island of Lesbos last April. Sound Off! CatholicCul...

As Man Lies Dying, Auto Driver Leaves Nonchalantly, Rickshaw Driver Steals Cellphone

In an unfortunate incident, a man was killed after being hit by a speeding tempo in Subhash Nagar area in Delhi. Matibul used to work hard as an e-rickshaw dr...

At least 20 die in strikes on IS-held Syria city

The United Nations has called for urgent aid access to Aleppo and 48-hour weekly pauses for the aid deliveries, warning that civilians are at grave risk from wa...

What's behind Turkey's rapprochement with Russian Federation?

Erdogan , in his opening remarks, thanked Putin twice for inviting him to Russian Federation and said cooperation between the two countries should benefit the...

What are the political implications of coal ash controversy?

If asked, McLennan said he would advise Gov. McCrory to go to the community. State epidemiologist Dr. Megan Davies resigned earlier this week leaving behind a...

Pul's body taken to native village

Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Kalikho pul, who had allegedly committed suicide two days ago, was on Thursday cremated with state honour in his native ...

The Scope of the Democratic Email Hack Is Wider Than Previously Thought

The possibility of a wider attack on Clinton and other Democratic groups, which intelligence officials have said they're almost certain was perpetrated by the R...

DNC creates 'Cybersecurity Advisory Board,' will notify staff affected by hack

Tim Kaine, addresses a crowd in Pittsburgh on July 30. Democratic officials' personal email accounts may also have been penetrated, and the Federal Bureau of ...

High alert at Mumbai airport due to upcoming Independence day

These gold bars are valued at Rs. 15,65,567. Seven gold bars worth Rs 15.6 lakh were seized from his possession, he said. The gold has been impounded under ...

Justin Bieber Spotted Holding Hands With Possible New Beau Sofia Richie

The 22-year-old pop superstar and the 17-year-old model (and sister of Nicole Richie) have been spotted hanging out on several occasions over the past week. A...

Turkey issues arrest warrants for Fethullah Gulen

Ankara claims he masterminded the July 15 coup attempt. The cleric added not to have prior knowledge of it. "How are we supposed to believe those who say they...

Hundreds evacuated due to fire at NY tire recycling plant

The fire sent thick clouds of black and gray smoke across the area as more than 200 firefighters battled the blaze into Thursday morning. Crews drew water from ...

Nigeria reports first polio cases in two years

Adewole said the discovery and confirmation of the outbreak was as a result of strengthened surveillance due to improved accessibility. Health workers vaccina...

Israeli Military Razes West Bank Shelters Built by EU

France on Thursday condemned the Israeli army's demolition of French-funded buildings in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, saying it was a violat...

Israel charges United Nations employee in Gaza Strip for assisting Hamas

Borsh also confessed to providing UNDP resources to help Hamas build a naval jetty in the northern Gaza Strip and to using his position within the organizatio...

Delta cancels 90 flights Wednesday, works toward normal operations (copy)

The airline hopes to have service returned to normal by Wednesday afternoon, though. The cancellations Tuesday follow about 1,000 cancelled flights Monday and...

Ukraine says Russian Federation sends better equipped troops to Crimea border

Ukraine rejected the claims as "fantasy" and "a provocation". Russian Federation and Ukraine stepped up security on the de facto border between Crimea a...

33rd day of lock down paralyses life in Kashmir valley

Even as the official said the situation across Kashmir has showed signs of improvement since the beginning of this week, normal life remained affected in the Va...

Katie Ledecky breaks Olympic record in 800 free prelims in Rio

And the thing is, nothing she did was all that unusual for her. After the first 100 m, she was under world-record pace and never lost it. She speaks of world ...

Russia's Putin meets top brass to discuss security in Crimea

On Thursday, Putin met his security council, and the group discussed "additional measures for ensuring security for citizens and essential infrastructure in Cri...

USA beats Australia, 98-88, in men's basketball

United States coach Mike Krzyzewski believes it too. Just one day after the US women's gymnastic's team took home gold in the team finals, the men's individua...

Intensifying fight for Aleppo chokes civilian population

An anonymous official from Syrian President Bashar Assad's government dismissed the allegations of a chlorine attack as fabrications by the rebel forces. The so...

United Nations chief condemns terrorist attack on Pakistan hospital

More than 100 were injured. The lawyers boycotted all courts in the country while observing mourning for their colleagues. The bombing Monday came hours after...

Teen Choice Awards: 12 Memorable Moments from 2016

The Teen Choice Awards on Sunday night took a break from its usual lighthearted programming to call for an end to gun violence. The 35-year-old star invited a...

USA favours India's military support to Afghanistan: Nicholson

If they get these helicopters they will get into the fight soon". Nitin Mehta, a defense analyst in India, commented on the USA approach: "The call for steppi...

UN wants Russia to agree 'workable humanitarian pause' in Aleppo

Residents and aid groups contacted by Reuters spoke of acute water shortages and power cuts, and concerns over food supplies and hygiene in a stark assessment...

Islamic State fighters taken off battlefields

A top U.S. commander has claimed the military campaigns in Iraq and Syria have eliminated around 45,000 enemy combatants and reduced the total number of Islamic...

Fighting despite short truce in Syria's Aleppo

Attacks this week have severely damaged Aleppo's electric and water infrastructure, while the main supply routes to both the eastern and western parts of the ci...

Southern Rail strike has been suspended

However, on Wednesday afternoon (August 10) after an offer from the RMT to suspend the action if Southern returned to talks without preconditions, conciliation ...