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The Iraqi army, supported by some 700 tribal combatants, was prepared to attack the IS bastion, and had already liberated most surrounding areas, said the official.

Aiming to make a dent in the support base of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has urged the African-American community to join his campaign for a "better future".

A 28-year-old woman in the UK has put her designer wedding dress, worth 2,000 British pounds, up for sale on eBay to pay for her divorce.

A court in China upheld heavy prison terms up to 12 years for seven people convicted of poisoning endangered birds at Dongting Lake and selling them for meat.

Describing himself as a truth teller, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that he would continue with his policy even at the risk of defeat in the November general elections.

The three presidential debates scheduled this time are September 26 (Hempstead, New York), October 9 (St Louis) and October 19 in Las Vegas.

Ahead of final results, the ANC was still struggling to hold on to its outright majority in Johannesburg, the country's economic centre.

Malaysia has confirmed one of the pilots of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had plotted a course on his home flight simulator to the southern Indian Ocean.

Prachanda was the premier from 2008 to 2009 before a disagreement with the military over his attempt to sack the army chief brought his period in office to an early end.

A woman was killed and six other people were injured in a stabbing attack in central London on Thursday.

"I think the Republican nominee is unfit to serve as president," Obama said at a White House news conference.

Besides improving her standing against Trump, Clinton's convention appears to have boosted the share of Americans who think her policies will move the country in the right direction, while Trump's right direction number held roughly steady following the b...

They named him as Abdel Malik Petitjean, 19, who was killed by police in Tuesday's attack in the Normandy church along with Adel Kermiche, also 19, who had been awaiting trial on terror charges.

The tickets are now set for both parties: Hillary Clinton and running mate Kaine for the Democrats, with Republicans Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence, both of whom were nominated last week and their party's convention in Cleveland.

Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi met representatives of a Kashmiri delegation here last week and said the country stands firm "in its principled policy of providing moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmir cause",...

"They are the first two women who have been selected for special forces assessment" following the elimination of the ban on women in combat roles, said Major Melody Faulkenberry, a spokeswoman for the United States Army John F Kennedy Special Warfare Cent...