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Israel demolishes homes of Palestinian attackers in West Bank - 08/10/2017

Ramallah (dpa) – Israeli forces demolished the West Bank homes of three Palestinians involved in attacks against police and Israeli settlers, and sealed shut a fourth home, the Israeli army said...

Smuggler 'deliberately drowned' dozens of migrants off Yemen coast - 08/09/2017

New York (dpa) - A smuggler "deliberately drowned" dozens of migrants from Ethiopia and Somalia by pushing them off a boat off the coast of southern Yemen on Wednesday, the International Organization...

British comedian James Corden mocks Malaysia for 'Despacito' song ban - 08/07/2017

KUALA LUMPUR, Haylena Krishnamoorthy (dpa) - The Malaysian government's ban on playing the popular hit song "Despacito" on state radio and television made an appearance on British comedian James...

FBI arrests man hailed for helping to shut down cyberattack - 08/06/2017

LOS ANGELES (dpa) - Marcus Hutchins, the cyber security researcher credited with helping to stop the global WannaCry ransomware attack in May, has been arrested on unrelated hacking charges in the...

Rowhani takes oath of office for second term as Iranian president - 08/05/2017

Tehran - Iranian President Hassan Rowhani was sworn in by lawmakers for his second term in office on Saturday, with international politicians including EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in...

Mass grave with remains of 40 bodies found in western Iraq - 08/04/2017

Cairo (dpa) - A mass grave with the remains of 40 bodies, believed to be civilians killed by Islamic State, has been found in Iraq's western city of Ramadi, Iraqi portal Alsumaria News reported,...

Trump heading to New Jersey for 17-day working vacation - 08/04/2017

Washington - US President Donald Trump was due to depart Friday for 17 days at his golf resort in New Jersey.   Trump is leaving Washington for an extended time away as his White House faces the...

PM May leads tributes as Prince Philip hosts final public event - 08/02/2017

London - British Prime Minister Theresa May led the tributes on Wednesday as Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, attended his final individual public engagement after 65 years of royal...

Persian Gulf Rivals Competed to Host Taliban, Leaked Emails Show - 08/01/2017

LONDON — In their long-running rivalry, the United Arab Emirates has often accused its neighbor Qatar of abetting Islamist militants, citing as one prime example the 2013 opening of a Taliban embassy...

Putin announces 755 US diplomats must leave Russia By dpa correspondents - 07/30/2017

Moscow (dpa) - President Vladimir Putin announced on Sunday that 755 US diplomats must leave Russia, according to state news agency TASS, in retaliation for new sanctions passed by the US Congress....
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