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Iraqi forces close to liberating entire Tal Afar from ISIL

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U.S. Charlottesville mayor says he was shut out of security talks

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5 killed as bus hits bridge in Turkey

AtleastfivepeoplewerekilledandmanyothersinjuredearlyThursday,whenalong-distancebuscrashedintoabridgenearTurkey'scapitalAnkara.Thebus,whichdepartedfromTurkey'sAe

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Civilians in IS-held Raqa under fire 'from all sides': Amnesty

CiviliansfleeingthebattletoousttheIslamicStategroupfromtheSyriancityofRaqafacea"deadlylabyrinth",comingunderfirefromallsides,rightsgroupAmnestywarnedThursday.Th

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Finland stabbings: Man shot and held after Turku attacks

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Street joints and empires in noodle-crazed Hong Kong

Fromdecades-oldholesinthewalltomulti-milliondollarbusinesses,HongKong'snoodlesceneisamoneyspinnerinacitythatrunsonquickandaffordablecomfortfood.Steamingbowlsare

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Charlottesville violence underscores the rise of identity politics

ByAPDWriterLiuYangOldwoundsweretornopenintheidyllictownofCharlottesville,Virginiaovertheweekend,wherehundredsofwhitesupremacists,neo-NazisandKKKmembersgathereda

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Indian capital on high alert ahead of Independence Day

The Indian capital has been put on high alert ahead of the Independence Day on Aug. 15, officials said Monday.

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Battle to break siege on Syria's Deir al-Zour imminent

ByHummamSheikhAliTheblackflagoftheIslamicState(IS)groupisallthatisleftinthestrategiccityofAl-SukhnahincentralSyria,aftertheSyrianarmyandalliedfightersrecentlyto

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Olympics: LA approves host city contract for 2028 Games

LosAngelescitycouncilrubber-stampedthehostcitycontractFriday,pavingthewayforbringingthe2028SummerOlympicstosouthernCaliforniaandcedingthe2024GamestoParis.Themem

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Beautiful Bruges: Old-world Europe in the present

Walking through central Bruges is like a romantic journey into the past.

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Beautiful Bruges: Old-world Europe in the present

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Daily average of 20 enterprises settle down in Horgos

Some4,894enterprisessettleddowninthecityofHorgos,innorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,inthefirsthalfofthisyear,ChinaNewsAgencyreported.AccordingtoChe

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Syrian army urges displaced civilians to return to southern Raqqa

The general-command of the Syrian army urged Wednesday displaced civilians to return to their homes in areas in the southern countryside of Raqqa province in northern Syria.

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NYC mayor wants to tax the rich to fix the city's subway

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a proposal on Monday for a "millionaires tax" to help fix the city's beleaguered subways.

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Brazil sends army to fight organized crime in Rio

BrazilhassteppedupsecurityinRiodeJaneiroamidaspikeinviolencebyorganizedcrime.ThousandsoftroopshavebeensenttopatrolBrazil’ssecondlargestcityasauthoritiesadmitthe

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BRICS is a group of the world's five major emerging national economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.