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Beijing to hold South China Sea war games after ruling 19 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Commander of the Chinese navy, Admiral Wu Shengli (L) and U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson (C) walk past a member...

Armenian officials urge hostage-takers to surrender 19 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Armenian police officers block the streets to Erebuni police station in Yerevan on July 18, 2016. A group of men with links to...

For Islamophobia, take two of these and call a Muslim in the morning 19 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Image courtesy: Islamophobin.org At Republican convention, Muslim group urges tolerance In humorous vein, they call on party to court Muslims By Daniel Trotta...

US Republican convention begins in shadow of racially tinged killings 19 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A man drives a pickup covered in billboards through downtown in the first day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) on July 18,...

US cautions Turkey against going too far in search for coup plotters 19 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of US Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu during a press availability at the State Department...

Lebanon tradition of celebratory gunshots comes under fire 19 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on August 16, 2013 shows a Lebanese gunman during the funeral procession of Hamad al-Moqdad, one of the Lebanese...

Russian state sponsored doping "beautiful in its simplicity" 19 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Richard McLaren, who was appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to head an independent investigative team, presents his report in Toronto, Ontario,...

Brutality of Turkey’s failed coup caught on phones, social media 19 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Pro-Erdogan supporters hold an effigy of US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen hunged by a noose during a rally at Taksim square in Istanbul on...

Trump's glamorous wife set to make convention pitch 19 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Melania Trump Reuters Cleveland: Melania Trump -- glamorous, European-born and until now only a minor presence on the campaign trail -- will make...

World must not forget about Ethiopia’s food crisis, says former Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie 19 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie waves as he approaches the finish line at the end of the Morrisons Great Manchester Run, during an interview afterwards...

Zika virus passed from Utah patient to caregiver 19 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on June 7, 2016 shows Miami-Dade mosquito control worker Carlos Vargas pointing to the Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae at...

EU states want Brexit process soon, defend free movement 18 Jul 2016 - 06:25 pm

European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters By Ines Kagubare BRUSSELS: European Union states are broadly united in calling for Britain to quickly...

Britain's Johnson quits controversial newspaper column 18 Jul 2016 - 04:18 pm

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrives at an European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, July 18, 2016. (REUTERS/Francois Lenoir) London:Britain's new...

Authorities in Armenia call on police hostage takers to give up 18 Jul 2016 - 04:09 pm

Armenian police detain an opposition supporter, artist Nikol Aghababyan, next to a police check point blocking the streets to Erebuni police station in...

WikiLeaks says to release documents on Turkey's power structure 18 Jul 2016 - 03:36 pm

ISTANBUL: WikiLeaks said on Monday it was planning to release documents on Turkey's political power structure after a failed coup attempt over the...

Germany slams 'revolting scenes' in Turkey, warns on death penalty 18 Jul 2016 - 01:37 pm

Tanks stand in front of the Turkish General Staff headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, July 17, 2016. (REUTERS/Tumay Berkin) Berlin: Germany warned Turkey on...