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Turkey Parliament to Consider Death Penalty for Coup Plotters
Today, Erdogan scoffed at the West's warnings on the death penalty.
Palestinian Attacks Israeli Troops in Occupied West Bank, Gets Injured in Retaliatory Fire
There has been a spate of car-ramming and knife attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories, most of them in the West Bank or annexed east Jerusalem.
Islamic State Has Killed Over 230 People Near Mosul, Says UN
Islamic State group fighters slaughtered at least 232 people in and around Mosul this week as Iraqi troops advanced on the city, the UN rights office said on Friday.
We're insurgents Now, Says Tony Blair. Calls for Second Brexit Referendum
Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair said on Friday there was nothing preventing a second Brexit referendum and warned that the break-up would be "very, very tough" as European leaders were in an unforgiving mood.
Rohingya Women Say Myanmar Soldiers Raped Them Amid Crackdown on Militants
Rohingya Muslims say Myanmar soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women in a remote village in the northwest of the country during the biggest upsurge in violence against the persecuted minority in four years.
Russia Hits Out at UN Aid Chief Over 'Kill Zone' Aleppo
Russia angrily accused the United Nations' aid chief of bias and arrogance after he told the Security Council that Aleppo had become a "kill zone" under Russian and Syrian bombs.
Kenya Commutes Sentences of Over 2,700 Death Row Inmates
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday commuted the sentences of 2,747 death row inmates, who will now serve life in prison.
Pakistan Likely to Attend Regional Meeting on Afghanistan in India
The Heart of Asia-Istanbul ministerial meeting is scheduled to take place in the first week of December in Amritsar in Punjab.
Donald Trump Says He Will Win General Elections
Donald Trump says he will win the November 8 US presidential election even as the mainstream media and political pundits predicted slim chances for the Republican nominee to make it to the White House.
Security Raised on London Tube Amid Counter-Terror Probe
Security was stepped up on Sunday on the London Underground network as police questioned a 19-year-old man arrested under anti-terror laws after a suspicious item was discovered on a Tube train.
Head of Militant Group Behind Dhaka Attack Dead: Police
The chief of a radical Islamist group accused of carrying out Bangladesh's deadliest terror attack on a popular cafe here in July died during a police raid, the country's elite security force announced on Saturday, in a major blow to the ISIS-linked outfi...
New Trump Accuser Said He Groped Her at 1998 Tennis Event
Another woman came forward today claiming that Donald Trump groped her and made inappropriate sexual remarks, adding to accusations of nine other women that have emerged in recent days.
Michael Moore to Release Anti-Donald Trump Film as Celebs Step Up Hillary Clinton Support
Michael Moore, the left-wing filmmaker known for provocative documentaries that deliver a biting message, will release an anti-Donald Trump movie on Tuesday as Hollywood ramps up efforts to support Democratic White House contender Hillary Clinton in the f...
Melania Trump Defends Husband Donald Over His 'Locker Room' Talks
Breaking silence over the surfacing of a 2005 video in which Donald Trump made lewd remarks about women, Melania Trump, wife of the Republican presidential candidate, has alleged that her husband was "egged on" to make the comments.
Brazil Prison Riot: 25 Killed in Fight Between Rival Gangs
Seven of the dead were beheaded and another six were set on fire in the riot at the Prison Farm of Monte Cristo, the police said on Sunday.
Bangladesh Executes JMB Militant Convicted of Killing Two Judges
Senior assistant judges -- Jagannath Pandey and Sohel Ahmed -- were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Jhalakathi on November 14, 2005 when they were going to court in a microbus.