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France’s Hollande ‘open’ to six-month extension of French emergency
President Francois Hollande said Tuesday he was willing to extend France's state of emergency for another six…
Heavy rain causes disruption in Chinese capital
Persistent heavy rain on Wednesday caused widespread disruption in the Chinese capital, Beijing, forcing the delay…
Britain’s Boris Johnson refuses to apologise for ‘thesaurus’ of insults
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday it would take far too long for him to apologise for the…
Erdogan targets more than 50,000 in purge after failed Turkish coup
Turkey vowed to root out allies of the U.S.-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge…
Three people shot dead near Spalding sports complex, northern England
British police say on Tuesday three people have been shot dead near a swimming pool in the eastern England town of…
Iran’s president supports Turkish counterpart in phone call after coup crackdown
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday he had spoken with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan to…
Taiwan bus carrying Chinese tourists crashes, killing 26
A Taiwan tour bus carrying tourists from China crashed into a highway railing en route to the airport on Tuesday,…
After failed coup, Erdogan vows to build barracks in central Istanbul
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Tuesday to revive plans for an Istanbul park that sparked anti-government…
North Korea fires three ballistic missiles in show of force
North Korea fired three ballistic missiles early on Tuesday which flew between 500 and 600 kms (300 and 360 miles)…
Greece’s EU/IMF lenders approve further easing of capital controls
Greece's international lenders have approved the further easing of capital controls imposed by Athens last summer,…