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California attorney general slams sentence in Stanford sex assault case 10 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Former Stanford student Brock Turner who was sentenced to six months in county jail for the sexual assault of an unconscious and intoxicated...

US embassy in Gambia closed after police guards removed 10 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: The US embassy in Banjul was closed for all but essential services Thursday after Gambian authorities removed its police protection. It was...

America’s Crow Indians face death to put affairs in order 10 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Law student Lesley Gray (L), helps Crow tribal member Lawrence Stands in an effort to encourage tribal members to write wills in Pryor,...

Muslim funeral in Muhammad Ali's hometown draws thousands 10 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (C) arrives to take part in the jenazah, an Islamic funeral prayer, for the late boxing champion Muhammad Ali...

Western-backed southern Syria rebel leader killed in suicide attack 10 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A picture taken on June 9, 2016 shows a Syrian newborn on a mattress in the basement of the Al-Hakim hospital after being...

Recipe for success? US sandwich chain sued for non-compete rule 10 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A customer walks into a Jimmy John's location at 3328 North Clark St. (Courtesy: Armando L Sanchez, Chicago Tribune) Chicago: A US sandwich...

Trump donors meet amid concerns about disarray in White House campaign, fundraising 10 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

The image of U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen painted on a grain of rice created by artist John Kettman in...

Clinton thrilled Obama ‘has my back’ in US election: Reuters interview 10 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Hillary Clinton arrives to speak during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee AIPAC 2016 Policy Conference at the Verizon Center in Washington DC,...

Shooting attack leaves 3 dead in Tel Aviv 09 Jun 2016 - 04:23 pm

Israeli medics arrive with an injured person at a hospital a few moments after a shooting attack in the coastal Mediterranean city of...

French court fines Uber, executives for running illegal service 09 Jun 2016 - 03:33 pm

File photo: AFP / Mark Ralston PARIS: Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies and two of its executives were fined by a French court on...

Syria approves aid convoys to all 19 besieged areas: UN 09 Jun 2016 - 03:28 pm

Geneva: Syria has given approval for humanitarian convoys to reach all of the country's 19 besieged areas by the end of this month,...

Lagos floating school collapses in heavy rains 09 Jun 2016 - 03:05 pm

Residents work to dismantle the Makoko floating school after it collapsed in the Makoko fishing community on the Lagos lagoon, Nigeria June 8,...

Ali to be honored with Muslim funeral service 09 Jun 2016 - 03:03 pm

A portrait of Muhammad Ali, under a crescent moon, stands at a memorial outside the Muhammad Ali Center on June 8, 2016 in...

Regional court fines Nigeria $3.25M over 2013 killings 09 Jun 2016 - 02:23 pm

ECOWAS Headquarters By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria: A court representing 15 West African countries fined Nigeria a total of $3.25 million over a...

Assad may allow ground aid to Darayya: US 09 Jun 2016 - 01:52 pm

By Esra Kaymak Avci WASHINGTON: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may on Friday approve delivery for humanitarian aid to the besieged town of Darayya,...