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Turkey’s post-coup purge exposes deep divisions
July 24, 2016
Turkey’s post-coup purge exposes deep divisions
Visitors to Istanbul in these first few days after the failed military coup will find a nation that is not…
Thai police charge two eight-year-old girls who tore down pink lists
July 24, 2016
Thai police charge two eight-year-old girls who tore down pink lists
Two 8-year-old girls in Thailand have been charged for violating campaigning rules ahead of a contentious referendum next month after…
Munich gunman fixated on mass killing, had no Islamist ties
July 24, 2016
Munich gunman fixated on mass killing, had no Islamist ties
A German-Iranian teenager who shot dead nine people in Munich was a deranged lone gunman obsessed with mass killings who…
Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack, 80 dead
July 24, 2016
Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack, 80 dead
Twin explosions tore through a demonstration by members of Afghanistan's mainly Shi'ite Hazara minority in Kabul on Saturday, killing at…
Heavy rain in China kills at least 87, thousands evacuated
July 23, 2016
Heavy rain in China kills at least 87, thousands evacuated
Heavy rain in China has killed at least 87 people and forced thousands from their homes, state media reported on…
India searches for missing air force plane, no wreckage found
July 23, 2016
India searches for missing air force plane, no wreckage found
Indian ships and aircraft searched on Saturday for an air force plane that went missing over the Bay of Bengal…
German-Iranian gunman kills nine in Munich, then himself: police
July 23, 2016
German-Iranian gunman kills nine in Munich, then himself: police
An 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who apparently acted alone opened fire near a busy shopping mall in Munich on Friday evening,…
Trump NATO plan would be sharp break with decades-long US policy
July 22, 2016
Trump NATO plan would be sharp break with decades-long US policy
Republican foreign policy veterans and outside experts warned that the suggestion by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that he might…
Pakistani prime minister’s party wins polls in divided Kashmir
July 22, 2016
Pakistani prime minister’s party wins polls in divided Kashmir
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's ruling party swept local elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, according to unofficial results on Friday, giving…
‘Mission Impossible’ — Tight Brexit timeline unsettles Germans
July 22, 2016
‘Mission Impossible’ — Tight Brexit timeline unsettles Germans
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and fellow European leaders are pressing the new British government to trigger divorce proceedings with the…