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Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa Unhurt After Blast at Rally
Footage from Zimbabwe state television showed the explosion took place near Mnangagwa as he waved to supporters.
Turkey Opposition Candidate Challenges Erdogan Again in Giant Rally
The Ankara campaign comes only a day after Muharrem Ince gathered hundreds of thousands in one of the biggest election rallies in years in the Aegean city of Izmir. And is due to hold another rally in Istanbul on Saturday.
In Big Flip-Flop, Trump Now Says North Korea Poses 'Unusual' Threat
At their summit, Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump signed a pledge "to work towards complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," a stock phrase favoured by Pyongyang that stopped short of longstanding US demands for North Korea to give up its atomic ars...
North And South Korea Agree to Round of Reunions of Divided Families
The reunions - scheduled for Aug. 20 to Aug. 26 - are an emotive issue, especially for the elderly relatives taking part in tearful meetings after decades of separation - and have taken place from time to time during periods of good ties between the two K...
193 Missing in Deadly Indonesia Ferry Disaster, Captain, Crew Detained
Three passengers have been confirmed dead, but official estimates listed 193 others -- including children -- as missing. That has raised fears that the sinking could be one of Indonesia's deadliest maritime disasters.
Pope Criticises Trump Administration Policy on Migrant Family Separation
Speaking to Reuters, the Pope said he supported recent statements by U.S. Catholic bishops who called the separation of children from their parents "contrary to our Catholic values" and "immoral".
Death Toll in Caracas Club Stampede Rises to 18
The deaths occurred after a brawl broke out during a middle school graduation party and someone detonated the tear gas.
Melania Trump Pleas to Revoke the Decision to Separate Migrant Children From Their Families
Under the controversial policy, as many as 2,000 children have been separated from their families in a period of six weeks.
Fines Fail to Deter Polluters, Mount Everest Turns World’s Highest Garbage Dump
Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas canisters and even human excrement litter the well-trodden route to the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) peak.
Immigrants Fleeing Gangs Prefer Taking Chance for US Asylum
The MS-13 gang made Jose Osmin Aparicio's life so miserable in his native El Salvador that he had no choice but to flee in the dead of night with his wife and four children, leaving behind all their belongings and paying a smuggler $8,000.
Upset Over Being Served Salad for Dinner, 12-Year-Old Calls 911 in Canada
Police used the incident to encourage parents to have a conversation with their children about the right reasons to call 911.
New York Sues Trump and His Charity Over 'Self-dealing'
Among the transactions the lawsuit cited as illegal was a $10,000 payment to the Unicorn Children's Foundation for a portrait of Trump purchased at a fundraising auction in 2014. The portrait would end up decorating a wall at Trump's Doral golf resort nea...
Weeks Before Polls, Plea by Hafiz Saeed's Outfit to Register as Political Party Rejected
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was asked by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to review its decision of last year through which it rejected MML's registration bid.
How Can a Commando be So Afraid to Return to His Country: Pakistan SC to Pervez Musharraf
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar, who is heading a three-judge bench hearing Musharraf's appeal against his 2013 disqualification by the Peshawar High Court, warned that if the former president does not show up in court by 2 pm on Thursday, a...
The 'Black Panther' Actor who is an Undocumented 'Dreamer'
The 36-year-old Bamba, who most recently appeared in "Black Panther," is one of 700,000 "Dreamers" -- immigrants brought illegally to America as children who were protected by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Britain's Theresa May Defeats Rebellion in Parliament Over Brexit Plans
After winning Tuesday's vote on changes to a future "meaningful vote" on a final agreement with Brussels in her EU withdrawal bill, May's plans to end more than 40 years of membership in the bloc were still on track.