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Three killed as Portuguese air force plane catches fire 12 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Lisbon: Three Portuguese air force personnel were killed and four others injured on Monday when their C130 military transport plane caught fire as...

US envoy Kerry plans trip to Moscow 12 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State John Kerry is seen in silhouette following a meeting with UN Syria envoy on May 2, 2016...

UK candidate Leadsom drops out of PM race, leaving only May 11 Jul 2016 - 05:41 pm

Andrea Leadsom, a candidate to become the next Conservative Party leader and British prime minister, rules herself out of the leadership battle during...

In Thatcher's footsteps: Theresa May, Britain's Brexit PM 11 Jul 2016 - 04:41 pm

This file photo taken on June 27, 2016 shows British Home Secretary Theresa May walking through the door of 10 Downing Street after...

Solar plane leaves Spain for penultimate leg of world tour 11 Jul 2016 - 11:26 am

Solar Impulse2, a solar powered plane piloted by Swiss aviator Andre Boschberg, flies over the GemasolarThermosolar Plant in Seville, Spain after taking off...

IS territory shrinks 12 percent since start of 2016: IHS 10 Jul 2016 - 05:50 pm

Beirut: The Islamic State group lost 12 percent of the territory it holds in Iraq and Syria in the first half of 2016,...

Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson arrested by Baton Rouge police 10 Jul 2016 - 05:25 pm

The AP tweet about the arrest. DeRay McKesson, one of the most prominent activists associated with the police reform protest movement, was arrested...

Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in separatist east 10 Jul 2016 - 03:28 pm

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko waves as arrives at the PGE National Stadium, the venue of the NATO Summit, in Warsaw, Poland July 8,...

Arrests in US protests as racial tensions heat up 10 Jul 2016 - 03:24 pm

Protestors shout slogans during a protest in Times Square in support of the Black lives matter movement in New York on July 09,...

2 Spaniards gored, 3 injured in Pamplona bull run 10 Jul 2016 - 01:06 pm

Participants run ahead of Pedraza de Yeltes' fighting bulls on the fourth day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern...

Obama makes symbolic but overshadowed Spain visit 10 Jul 2016 - 12:42 pm

U.S. President Barack Obama is welcomed by Spain's King Felipe (R) at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain, July 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Andrea Comas) ...

Death toll from South Sudan fighting climbs to 272: Government source 10 Jul 2016 - 11:50 am

This file photo taken on July 9, 2011 shows a large crowd waving the flag of the new Republic of South Sudan during...

Australia’s prime minister Turnbull declares victory in marathon election 10 Jul 2016 - 10:24 am

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declares victory for the ruling conservatives at a press conference in Sydney on July 10, 2016. (AFP /...

Ukraine NATO membership not on agenda: Stoltenberg 10 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrive for a joint press conference at the NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland July...

Obama says Europe can 'always' count on US 10 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and...