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Kurdish referendum ruled unconstitutional by Iraqi Federal Court
Iraq's Supreme Federal Court today issued what it called a 'final' ruling that a referendum held on Kurdish independence was unconstitutional and that the results of the vote were void, a court spokesman said.

Robert Mugabe faces impeachment after refusing to resign
Robert Mugabe is facing impeachment if he doesn't resign following a rambling television address on Sunday night where the Zimbabwean President refused to quit.

My Bethlehem: Why, as its biographer, I remain optimistic for this special city
Bethlehem has long enjoyed a strong secular culture, combined with a Christian ascendancy that owns the major businesses and much of the property.

Robert Mugabe defies army and vows to stay on
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Sunday defied his own ZANU-PF party and hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding his resignation by pledging in a television address to preside over the party's next congress in December.

US nuclear chief: I would resist Donald Trump if he ordered 'illegal' strike
The top US nuclear commander said on Saturday that he would resist President Donald Trump if he ordered an 'illegal' launch of nuclear weapons.

Robert Mugabe sacked by ruling party
President Robert Mugabe was dismissed as leader of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party on Sunday in a move to force a peaceful end to his 37 years in power following a de facto military coup.

Vietnamese teen dies after being electrocuted by iPhone charger while sleeping
A 14-year-old Vietnamese girl died after being electrocuted by a faulty iPhone charger while sleeping. The family of Le Thi Xoan rushed the teenager to the hospital after the incident. Unfortunately, the hospital staff weren't able to revive the young girl.

Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) release date news: Samsung listing confirms dual-SIM variant; J2 Prime (2018) specs also revealed
Samsung's South African division launched a support page for the Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) ahead of its unveiling. The device was also spotted on Geekbench alongside the Galaxy J2 Pro (2018).

Lebanon's Hariri arrives in Paris for talks with Macron
Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as Lebanon's prime minister this month while in Saudi Arabia, arrived in Paris on Saturday for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, a statement from Hariri's press office said.

'These are tears of joy': Ecstatic Zimbabweans flood Harare to celebrate expected Mugabe downfall
Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans flooded the streets of Harare on Saturday, singing, dancing and hugging soldiers in an extraordinary outpouring of elation at the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe, their leader of the last 37 years.

Man accidentally shoots himself and wife during gun discussion in church
An 81-year-old Tennessee man, who said he carried a gun everywhere, accidentally shot himself and his wife during a discussion in church about gun violence at houses of worship, it emerged last night.

Australia's same-sex marriage vote: How did religious groups vote?
Was the vote as emphatic as it is being made out?

Pope Francis condemns 'perverse' climate change deniers
Pope Francis condemned the 'perverse attitudes' of climate change deniers and sceptics in an address to world leaders yesterday, in what may be taken as an implicit attack on the leadership of Donald Trump.

Robert Mugabe makes first public appearance as military insist 'no going back'
Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance after a military take over on Wednesday appeared to be aimed at ending his 37-year rule.

'It was then I knew it was a coup': Life in military controlled Zimbabwe
Ben Freeth, a white farmer in Zimbabwe who took Robert Mugabe to court, describes the day after the military's bloodless coup.

2018 iPad Pro specs rumors: Next-gen tablet with beefed-up iPhone X processor launching Q2 2018?
The upcoming tablet will reportedly use an octa-core A11X Bionic chipset. That is a 2-core jump from the premium iPhone's hexa-core A11 Bionic chipset and iPad Pro 10.5's hexa-core A10X Fusion chipset.