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Pentagon: Russia's nuclear sabre-rattling is 'playing with fire'
The United States is determined to prevent it from gaining a significant military advantage.
EU leaders: We'll take 60,000 migrants, but we don't know where they'll go
European leaders argued into the early hours over how to handle the Mediterranean migrant crisis.
Charleston pastor-politician Rev Clementa Pinckney mourned at state capitol
The body of Rev Clementa Pinckney, the state senator and pastor gunned down with eight others at a historic black church in Charleston, was taken on Wednesday to the South Carolina capitol to lie in state inside the rotunda.
Islamic State re-enters key Syria border town Kobane
Islamic State fighters launched simultaneous attacks against the Syrian army and Kurdish militiaovernight, moving back on the offensive after losing ground in recent days to Kurdish-led forces in the Islamist group's stronghold of Raqqa province.
Cameron to make case for renegotiation at EU summit in Brussels
Prime Minister David Cameron will pitch his renegotiation of Britain's relationship with the European Union at a summit on Thursday as leaders of the 28-member bloc grapple with an influx of migrants and the prospect of a Greek default.
Pakistan's Ramadan heat wave kills nearly 800 in four days
Water and power have failed in Karachi and the poor are suffering most.
California 'Sodomite Suppression Act' petition blocked by judge
The author of a ballot advocating the murder of gays and lesbians should not be allowed to gather supporting signatures, a judge says.
Syria: Kurds seize Islamic State town near militants' capital
Kurdish victories have reversed the momentum of Islamic State.
'Titanic' composer James Horner dies in plane crash
James Horner has not been heard from since his private plane crashed on Monday morning.
Charleston killings spark US soul-searching about 'racist' Confederate flag
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley called for removal of the flag at the state capitol.
Afghanistan under new Taliban pressure as northern district falls
Afghan security forces are struggling to cope with worsening militant violence.
Monica Jordan: Darryl Hamilton shot dead by girlfriend in murder-suicide
Former Major League outfielder and baseball broadcast analyst Darryl Hamilton was fatally shot at a suburban Houston home where his girlfriend was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gun wound, police in Pearland said on Monday.
Justin Nojan Sullivan: North Carolina man charged in plot to kill Americans for ISIS
A North Carolina man has been charged with an alleged plot to buy a semiautomatic rifle which he planned to use to kill Americans to show his support for the Islamic State militant group, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday.
Taliban launch suicide bomb attack on Afghan parliament
A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen launched an attack on the Afghan parliament in Kabul this morning, wounding at least 19 people.
Europe referendum: Business leaders to pour millions into 'no' campaign
A group of British business leaders and entrepreneurs are to launch "No Thanks â We're Going Global".
Greece offers last-minute concessions, EU welcomes 'forceps delivery'
The European Union says new proposals are a "good basis for progress".