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After criticism, President Obama orders US flags lowered to honour Tennessee victims
US President Barack Obama has ordered all flags at the White House and all public buildings and grounds, military posts and naval stations and vessels to be flown at half-staff to honor and pay "respect to the victims of senseless acts of violence perpetrated on July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tennessee."
Turkey: Protesters clash with police for second night after suspected Islamic State suicide bombing
Turkish police detained at least 11 people overnight as anti-government protests following a suicide bombing blamed on Islamic State turned violent in Istanbul and other cities.
Asia Bibi could walk free after execution stayed
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi has had her execution temporarily suspended by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and could now be fully acquitted of her blasphemy charges.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signs law banning abortion beyond 20 weeks
A week after officially kicking off his White House bid, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that hopes to ban non-emergency abortions at or beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy on Monday
Iranian and US diplomats clash as UN Security Council endorses nuclear deal
The UN Security Council has unanimously endorsed the Iran nuclear deal on Monday, but what could have been a moment of celebration instead became a heated argument between American and Iranian ambassadors.
Ex-presidential bet Wesley Clark: Detain 'disloyal Americans' in internment camps
Former Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark has called for the return of World War II-style internment camps for "disloyal Americans" who support the jihadist organisation Islamic State in order to fight against Muslim extremism, which is a "out of character" based on his earlier stances against the Bush administration's excessive response to the Sept. 11 attacks.
Illegal immigrants now number 2.5 million under Obama rule; 400,000 arriving yearly
The number of illegal immigrants crossing into the United States have reached the 2.5-million mark, according to the Centre for Migration Studies the Pew Research Centre.
GOP rivals Scott Walker and Jeb Bush both want Iran deal nixed but differ on timing
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has argued that the next US president should be ready to take aggressive military action on their very first day in office, including against Iran, amid criticism from another presidential candidate, Jeb Bush (R) that promising to do so is "unrealistic."
Killing of another American by illegal immigrants blamed on US authorities
Anti-illegal immigration activists have pinned the blame on authorities for failing to deport two men who shot to death a Massachusetts woman.
Rapid sea level rise may see New York, London, other coastal cities under water before end of century, scientists warn
Many scientists have already warned of rising sea levels due to global warming triggered by mankind's greenhouse gas emissions. Now the problem has become even worse. A leading climate scientist recently warned that sea levels are rising at a more rapid rate than previously expected.
Cameroon: Nine students burned to death in suspected Boko Haram attack
Nine students burned to death and at least 14 other people were killed in an attack on a Cameroonian village by suspected Boko Haram militants.
Bishops call for an end to death penalty 'cycle of violence'
Death sentences in the US are at their lowest level since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976.
Burundi: Hopelessness and fear as election tensions heat up
The crisis in Burundi is deteriorating in the midst of today's election and is likely to worsen.
Trump way ahead of the pack in race for GOP presidential nomination â new poll
Real estate mogul Donald Trump has zoomed further into the top of the race for Republican presidential nomination, getting almost twice the support against his closest rivals, a new poll revealed.
Oldest biblical text since Dead Sea Scrolls deciphered
An ancient, charred Torah scroll from 1,500 years ago has been translated as a text from the book of Leviticus.
Bill Cosby admitted using drugs to lure women way back in 2005, 2006 â NYT
Comedian Bill Cosby has admitted using drugs to lure women into sex and having extramarital affairs.