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Turkey Court Jails Top Writers for Life Over Coup Links
Ahmet Altan, 67, is a novelist and journalist who has written for some of Turkey's leading dailies including Hurriyet and Milliyet. He founded the now-closed opposition daily Taraf.
Florida's Parkland Gunman Visited Wal-Mart, Subway and McDonald's After Killing 17 People
Authorities said the alleged gunman, Nikolas Cruz, stopped at a Wal-Mart, a Subway restaurant and a McDonald's immediately after carrying out the second-deadliest mass shooting at a public school in US history.
China Protests PM Narendra Modi's Visit to Arunachal Pradesh
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said that China and India had reached important consensus on properly managing disputes, and the two sides were working to resolve the territorial disputes through negotiation and consultation.
Donald Trump Slams India for High Import Tariffs on Harley-Davidson
US President Donald Trump, during a discussion with members of the Congress over steel industry, also threatened to increase the tariff on import of Indian motorcycles to the US.
Donald Trump Says Mulling Trade Sanctions Against China
Trump's comments came a day after he singled out South Korea and China, along with Japan, over their trade surpluses with the United States, accusing them of "getting away with murder."
WikiLeaks Founder Assange Loses Bid to Halt UK Legal Action Against Him
A rape case against Julian Assange was dropped by the Swiss government in May 2016, but Britain still has a warrant for his arrest over the breach of bail terms.
Oxfam Deputy Chief Penny Lawrence Quits Over Sex Scandal Allegations
The UK-based charity is accused of concealing the findings of an inquiry into claims that its staff hired prostitutes while delivering aid in Haiti in 2011 after the earthquake which devastated the island.
UK Threatens to Cut off Aid Cash to Charities After Oxfam Sex Report
Aid minister Penny Mordaunt said she would write to British charities working overseas demanding they declare any problems relating to the duty they have to protect their staff and the people they work with from harm and abuse - so-called 'safeguarding'.
Donald Trump Tweets on Lives 'Being Shattered By a Mere Allegation'
Trump's White House has been heavily criticized for its handling of the allegations, which come amid a national debate over sexual misconduct and the #MeToo movement that has seen an avalanche of claims fell towering figures across various industries.
Where is My Juliet? World's 'Loneliest Frog' Looks for a Mate to Save his Species
Ten years a bachelor, the childless amphibian has had to enlist human help to mount a last-ditch search for a Juliet which, if it fails, could mean the end of his species.
Two Dead as Winter Snowstorm Sweeps Across US Midwest
The snow caused dozens of crashes on icy Chicago expressways as residents of the third-biggest US city struggled to get to work and to dig out from a storm system that had stretched from Montana to Michigan.
Indian-American Raj Shah Makes White House Press Briefing Debut
Ahead of his debut behind press briefing podium, his boss Sarah Sanders, the White House Press Secretary, described him as one of the best and the brightest in the Trump Administration.
African Union Head Calls China Spying Report 'Lies'
"I don't see it is in the interest of China to spy," AU commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat said during a visit to Beijing, where he met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss deepening cooperation on a variety of issues, as well as opening...
Electric Pulses to Brain May Boost Memory by 15%, Study Reveals
The patient watched and attempted to absorb a list of words, and a computer tracking and recording brain signals made predictions based on those signals. The researchers then prompted an electrical pulse at safe levels and not felt by the participants, wh...
Trump Blames Stock Market Fall on ‘Good News'
"In the 'old days,' when good news was reported, the Stock Market would go up," Trump tweeted. "Today, when good news is reported, the Stock Market goes down."
World's First Passenger Drone Completes its Test Flight in China
EHang CEO Hu Huazhi conducted the first manned flight test of the drone in Guangzhou to prove that the multirotor aircraft to thwart safety concerns.