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MH17 crash: Malaysia Airlines ‘strikes deal on damages’, says lawyer
Malaysia Airlines has settled damages with the relatives of most victims of the MH17 crash, the lawyer representing the victims, Veeru Mewa, says. Flight MH17 was shot down exactly two years ago over territory held by pro-Russian separatists, killing all 298 people on board, most of them Dutch. Dutch media say there are no...
The country that hates to be late
The Swiss derive genuine joy from the fact that life unfolds on time and in a highly efficient manner. Although many countries are saddled with stereotypes, in Switzerland’s case they’re dead on. The alpine nation really is highly efficient. And meticulously punctual. Clean, too. For chronically tardy, resolutely...
Turkey coup arrests hit 6,000 as Erdogan roots out ‘virus’
Turkey has arrested 6,000 people after a failed coup, with President Erdogan vowing to purge state bodies of the "virus" that caused the revolt. Mr Erdogan's top military aide Col Ali Yazici is among those now in custody. The overall death toll for the weekend violence has risen to 290, the foreign ministry said....
Nice attack: Sarkozy blames government for failing to prevent attacks
In the wake of the attack in Nice, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has criticised the government for not doing enough to provide security. The centre-right opposition leader called for any foreign nationals with links to radical Islam to be expelled from France. More than 80 people died when an attacker ploughed a lorry...
Syrian army takes main road into rebel-held areas of Aleppo
The Syrian army and pro-government forces have taken control of the main road leading into rebel-held areas in Aleppo, effectively cutting off the rebels' main supply route, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Sunday. Aleppo has been a major battlefield in Syria since 2010, with fierce fighting between...
Qandeel Baloch: Pakistani social media star strangled by her brother
Qandeel Baloch, one of Pakistan's most famous and controversial social media stars, has been strangled to death in what police are calling a case of so called "honor" killing in the city of Multan in the country's province of Punjab. Azhar Akram, Multan's chief police officer, told CNN that Baloch was...
The Latest: Obama Briefed on Baton Rouge Officer Shooting
The Latest on the shooting of law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge (all times local): 1:20 p.m. The White House says President Barack Obama has been briefed on the shooting of police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and has asked to be updated throughout the day as more details become available. The White House has been...
3 Officers Dead, 3 Hurt in Baton Rouge Shooting
Three officers are confirmed dead and three others wounded after a shooting in Baton Rouge, a sheriff's office spokeswoman said Sunday. One suspect is dead and law enforcement officials believe two others are still at large, the spokeswoman said. Casey Rayborn Hicks, a spokeswoman for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's...
2 More Arrests in Nice Truck Attack; 49 Dead Still Not ID’d
French authorities detained two more people Sunday and released the estranged wife of the slain Nice truck attacker from custody as they tried to determine whether he had been an Islamic extremist or just a very angry man. The Bastille Day carnage wrought by Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel on the seafront of this southern...
John Kerry Says US Concerned that Turkey Could Crack Down on Democracy After Coup Attempt
Secretary of State John Kerry expressed concern Sunday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will use this weekend's attempted military coup to crack down on democracy in the country. "We hope that will not be the case,” Kerry told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. At least 265 were killed and 1,440...
Armenia police station stormed in Yerevan with hostages taken
An armed group has stormed a police station in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, taking hostages and calling for the release of "political prisoners". One policeman has been killed. The group released a video demanding opposition leader Jirair Sefilian and a number of others be freed, and urging supporters on to the...
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