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Two police officers killed in attack claimed by Islamic State group

A man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group killed a French policeman and his partner, investigators said on Tuesday, in what authorities blasted as an "appalling terrorist act".

Jakarta turns to app to ease traffic jams

The Indonesian capital's reputation as one of the most congested cities is typically not an advantage with investors. But one company has become the country's most visible technology success with an app that relieves some of the pain of its maddening traffic.

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Terror returns with nightclub massacre

US anti-terror strategy came under fresh scrutiny after a gunman previously cleared of jihadist ties launched a hate-fueled rampage in a Florida gay club that left 50 dead.

Clinton, Trump adjust politicking

Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton adjusted their presidential politicking on Sunday, offering prayers and support to the victims. But then they infused their sympathy with sharply different statements that favor their White House aspirations, and the presidential race rolled on.

As the shootings unfolded, a horror for 1 mother via text

Mina Justice was sound asleep when she received the first text from her son, Eddie Justice, who was in the gay nightclub when a gunman opened fire, leaving 50 dead.

'Gypsy Day' offers peek into Kiwi dairy farms

Many have heard of the grandeur of the annual Great Wildebeest Migration in East Africa, while every year around early June, a similar massive migration of cows and dairy farmers takes place in New Zealand, in which thousands of households join the traffic with their herds, in trucks or on foot, to move to new properties.

Rain no hindrance to queen's birthday lunch

Braving the English summer, thousands gathered in the rain for a street party outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday, part of a weekend of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday.

Pomp and pageantry as royal family takes stage

Even Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has trouble in securing the top media spot in the UK as the country's longest-serving monarch celebrated her official birthday.

Voters ready to sacrifice PM to secure government

A majority of voters of Spain's ruling conservative People's Party (PP) would consent to its leader and acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy stepping aside if this allowed the party to stay in government, a poll showed on Sunday.

Talks on South China Sea sought

Politicians, international relations experts and opinion leaders from the Philippines on Wednesday called on President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to start bilateral talks with China on the South China Sea issue as soon as possible.