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Brazilian prison riots kill 60

At least 56 people were killed in a brutal prison riot in Manaus, the largest city in northern Brazil, and another ...

No space for Hong Kong independence, China says

There is no space for Hong Kong independence in the "one country, two systems" agreement under which Beijing governs ...

Expelled Russian diplomats leave United States

Russian diplomats who were expelled by order of US President Barack Obama left Washington on Sunday, Russian news ...

Gunman kills 39 in Istanbul nightclub attack, manhunt under way

A gunman opened fire on New Year revellers at a packed nightclub on the shores of Istanbuls Bosphorus waterway on ...

UNSC welcomes Syria ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday (Dec. 31, 2016) unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming a ceasefire ...

Japan eyes trilateral talks with China, S. Korea in Feb

Japan has approached China and South Korea about holding a trilateral summit in Tokyo in February aimed at deepening ...

U.S. expels 35 Russian diplomats, closes two compounds - official

The United States expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland in response ...

Video shows fleeing Berlin truck attack suspect in Lyon

The Tunisian suspect behind the truck attack that killed 12 people in a Berlin Christmas market last week appears to ...

Russia finds first black box from black sea crash jet

Russia has found the first flight recorder from a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea killing all 92 on ...

Aleppo City is one, no more West, or East

Rolling his wheelchair through the rubble-strewn crossing of Bustan al-Qasr into the former rebel-held eastern Aleppo, ...

7.6-magnitude quake jolts Chile, no victims reported

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake rattled southern Chile on Sunday, sparking fears of a tsunami, but causing no casualties. ...

Security stepped up in Italy, at Vatican after truck attack suspect killed

Security for the long Christmas weekend was heightened throughout Italy and at the Vatican on Saturday following the ...

Morocco says warns Germany twice before Monday`s deadly attack

Morocco had warned Germany against an imminent threat twice before Mondays deadly market attack in Berlin, local media ...

Israel to re-asses U.N. ties after settlement resolution, says Netanyahu

Israel will re-assess its tieswith the United Nations following the adoption by the Security Council of a resolution ...

Turkish authorities investigating 10,000 social media users

Turkish authorities are investigating some 10,000 people on suspicion of using social media to support terrorism, the ...