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Sat, 13/08/2016 - 00:12
A mysterious cache of leaked emails ensnares GOP officials.
Fri, 12/08/2016 - 23:25
The Games succeed because they indulge precisely what they claim to transcend – the world's basest instinct for tribalism.
Fri, 12/08/2016 - 22:49
The Syrian conflict barely received a mention at the Democratic convention. That’s because the party is at war with itself over what to do about the crisis.
Fri, 12/08/2016 - 22:46
The French city of Cannes is the latest to decide that burqinis are not welcome on its beaches.
Fri, 12/08/2016 - 22:31
Vladimir Putin dismissed longtime aide Sergei Ivanov as his chief of staff in what amounts to a major reshaping of Russia's elite leadership.
Fri, 12/08/2016 - 21:00
For weeks, senior Turkish officials have issued ominous threats and stern warnings to the United States if it fails to extradite Fethullah Gulen, the Pennsylvania-based preacher whom Ankara accuses of masterminding last month’s attempted coup. But on Friday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu struck a noticeably upbeat tone.
Fri, 12/08/2016 - 20:51
The best stories from around the world.
Fri, 12/08/2016 - 18:19
This Kenyan coach borrowed his athlete's ID to get free breakfast, then took a doping test for him too.
Fri, 12/08/2016 - 18:15
It's the third time in recent years Khan has been stopped by U.S. security.
Fri, 12/08/2016 - 16:55
Best Defense is in summer reruns. Here is an item that originally ran on April 8, 2016.
Sat, 06/08/2016 - 00:35
U.S. presidents are currently given a four-minute window to decide whether or not to initiate an irreversible apocalypse. Sad!
Fri, 05/08/2016 - 22:05
Lawyers representing U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen lampooned the Turkish government on Friday, calling Ankara’s allegations that the 75-year-old imam helped orchestrate the failed July 15 coup “absurd” and “crazy.”
Fri, 05/08/2016 - 21:47
The best stories from around the world.
Fri, 05/08/2016 - 21:36
Antonio Guterres encounters first sign of trouble in campaign to succeed Ban Ki-moon as two anonymous members of U.N. Security Council discourage him from pursuing top U.N. job.
Fri, 05/08/2016 - 21:13
Some 400 people have been killed in a massive drug crackdown in the Philippines. Now the government claims to have 500,000 people in custody.
Fri, 05/08/2016 - 19:55
Two-and-a-half years into South Sudan’s fighting, the U.N. might finally make it illegal to sell tanks and attack helicopters to the combatants.
Fri, 05/08/2016 - 19:15
The PLA has emerged from the darkness of 1989 to reclaim the hearts of the masses.
Fri, 05/08/2016 - 18:37
The 2016 race has in many ways become about the military, but in ways no one predicted.
Fri, 05/08/2016 - 18:31
Brazil's Olympics have been off to a messy start, and it seems like they're only getting worse.
Fri, 05/08/2016 - 18:31
Beijing has lashed out at neighbors and the U.S. after losing in a landmark international tribunal.
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