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Sudan arrests top general, officers over foiled coup

Sudan's military said Wednesday it had arrested a top general and several others over a… Read More

Boris Johnson becomes British PM with Brexit vow

In typically upbeat fashion, Johnson insisted he could find a way through and unite the… Read More

Theresa May: a legacy sunk by Brexit

In a forlorn bid in March to appease the most ardent eurosceptic MPs in her… Read More

Israel demolishes Palestinian homes in Jerusalem area

The owner of one demolished building, Akram Zawahra, said "they are destroying our dreams and… Read More

Tear gas and rubber bullets fired as Hong Kong returns to chaos

The initial protests were lit by a now-suspended bill that would have allowed extraditions to… Read More

Japan’s Abe claims victory in upper house election

The ruling parties were given a majority ... as people decided to urge us to… Read More

Deadly Kyoto fire: What we know

The blaze quickly engulfed the three-storey building, trapping dozens of people inside. Read More

Strong quake shakes Athens, knocks out phone service

There are no reports of serious injury," government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on television Read More

At least 11 killed in attack on Afghan police HQ

Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said the afternoon attack in Afghanistan's second-largest city started with… Read More

Iran FM at UN accuses US of ‘economic terrorism’

Trump last year withdrew from a multinational accord negotiated by his predecessor Barack Obama under… Read More

North Korea says nuclear talks at risk if US, South Korea exercises go ahead

North Korea has for years denounced military exercises between the United States and South Korea. Read More

Taliban bomb kills at least 11 in Kandahar: officials

It was not immediately clear if the victims had been travelling in a bus or… Read More

UK envoy said Trump ditched Iran deal to spite Obama: report

Separately, the Sunday Times reported that a government investigation into the leak had identified a… Read More

Rouhani says Iran ready to talk to US if sanctions lifted

Confrontations between Washington and Tehran have escalated, culminating in a plan for U.S. air strikes… Read More

Small-aircraft crash kills nine in Sweden

The wreck of the plane has been found on an island in the archipelago south… Read More

Amazon to offer job skill training to 100,000 US workers

Amazon announced plans Thursday to offer job training to around one-third of its US workforce… Read More

Death toll in migrant ship disaster off Tunisia coast rises to 58

The death toll from a ship packed with African migrants that sank off the Tunisian… Read More

Twitter suffers major global outage

Twitter Inc is investigating issues related to its platform being inaccessible for users, the microblogging… Read More

Turkey warns United States against harmful steps over Russian S-400s

Turkey called on the United States on Wednesday to avoid steps harmful to bilateral relations. Read More

Turkey issues warrants for over 240 soldiers over alleged coup links

Turkish police launched raids on Tuesday seeking to arrest more than 240 military personnel suspected… Read More