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Syria: War of words as US urges Russia to halt sieges, Russia slams aid politicisation
Insurgents effectively broke a month-long government siege of eastern, opposition-held Aleppo on Saturday.
Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital
A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed at least 70 people and wounded more than a hundred on Monday in an attack on mourners gathered at a hospital in Quetta, according to officials in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.
Turkey: Millions rally in show of strength for Erdogan after coup attempt
The "Democracy and Martyrs' Rally" at the Yenikapi parade ground was a show of strength by Erdogan.
Oscar Pistorius treated for wrist injuries, denies suicide attempt
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, serving six years in jail for murdering his girlfriend, was treated in hospital for minor wrist injuries on Saturday before being returned to custody.
Nigeria: New Boko Haram leader exposes deep divisions
Boko Haram's appointment of a new leader and his apparent rejection by the group's figurehead exposes wide divisions among the Nigerian jihadists as they come under pressure from the country's military.
Man appears in court charged with murder after London knife attack
A 19-year-old man appeared in court on Saturday charged with the murder of a US woman during a knife attack in central London this week that left five others wounded.
Islamic State 'almost completely' ousted from Syria's Manbij city
US-backed forces trying to oust Islamic State militants from the Syrian city of Manbij took "almost complete control" of the city on Saturday,
Brazil casts aside crisis in rousing Rio Games opening
Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, all to the pounding beat of samba, bossa nova and funk.
Party rift widens as Trump declines to endorse top Republicans
Trump told The Washington Post in an interview that he could endorse neither Paul Ryan, the top elected Republican, nor John McCain.
Theresa May resurrects industrial policy as Britain prepares for Brexit
May will chair the first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economy and Industrial Strategy in her Downing Street Offices.
Pope says it's wrong to identify Islam with violence
Francis was responding to a question about the killing of an 85-year-old Roman Catholic priest in France.
London police chief: It's not 'if' Britain is hit by terrorists, but 'when'
Hogan-Howe acknowledged that people in Britain were becoming increasingly worried they could be next.
May intervened at Hinckley Point over China security fears
The plan by France's EDF to build two reactors with financial backing from a Chinese state-owned company was championed by May's predecessor David Cameron.
JK Rowling bids farewell to Harry Potter at 'Cursed Child' gala
Throngs of fans crowded bookstores for the midnight release of the book, hours after the play in London's West End theatre district dazzled theatre-goers.
Pope condemns 'wave of terror', urges young people to shun indifference
The pope, who ends his five-day trip to Poland today, made an unscheduled stop at the church of St Francis of Assisi in Krakow.
Turkey's President Erdogan claims West failed to show solidarity over coup attempt
Erdogan also rejected Western criticism of purges under way in Turkey's military and other state institutions.