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Kerry lauds peace and calls for human rights

[2015-08-08 07:39]

US Secretary of State John Kerry extolled the virtues of reconciling with former enemies on Friday as he marked the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam.

NASA signs $490m Russian contract for astronaut rides

[2015-08-07 07:53]

NASA has renewed a contract with Russia's space agency for $490 million to carry US astronauts to the International Space Station for lack of Congressional funding, the US agency said on Wednesday.

Underground strike wreaks London commuter chaos

[2015-08-07 07:53]

Millions of commuters struggled to work on Thursday as a strike by London Underground rail staff brought the network to a standstill for the second time in a month over plans for a new nighttime service.

US uses Turkish air base to strike IS targets in Syria

[2015-08-07 07:53]

The United States on Wednesday launched its first airstrike from Turkey on an Islamic State target in Syria, as Ankara vowed it was ready to step up its own fight against jihadists.

'New' Suez Canal brings moment of national pride

[2015-08-07 07:53]

President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi was inaugurating a "new" Suez Canal on Thursday in a historic moment of national pride, as Egypt seeks to boost its economy and international standing.

Military helicopter crash kills 17 soldiers

[2015-08-07 07:53]

An Afghan military helicopter crashed in a remote region of southern Zabul province on Thursday, killing five pilots and 12 other soldiers, officials said.

200 migrants feared drowned as boat capsizes

[2015-08-07 07:53]

More than 200 migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean were feared to have drowned on Wednesday after their overcrowded fishing boat capsized off Libya.

First map showing ants' global locations released

[2015-08-07 07:53]

The world's first-ever ant map showing the distribution of the tiny industrious creature around the globe was launched on Thursday by the University of Hong Kong in a bid to shed more light on the insect world.

No deal on Iran 'will lead to war'

[2015-08-07 07:53]

US President Barack Obama made an aggressive case for his signature nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, telling lawmakers that rejecting diplomacy would lead to war and destroy US credibility.

Camp reopens 4 years after massacre

[2015-08-07 07:53]

Four years ago, a right-wing extremist gunned down 69 people, shattering the tranquility of the idyllic Norwegian island of Utoya after bombing government buildings in the center of Oslo, killing eight others.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-08-07 07:53]

A suicide bomb attack inside a mosque in a local security forces headquarters in Abha killed 13 people and wounded nine on Thursday, the Saudi state news agency reported, citing an interior ministry spokesman.

Survey: 60 percent of blacks say police mistreated them

[2015-08-06 07:40]

More than 3 out of 5 blacks in the United States say they or a family member have personal experience with being treated unfairly by the police and that their race is the reason why.

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