Turkish F-16s patrol skies days after failed coup

07/19/2016

ANKARA, Turkey — Warplanes patrolled Turkey’s skies days after a failed coup, officials said Monday, in a sign that authorities feared that the threat against the government was not yet over. A senior official said F-16 jets…

Online performance of hit song to raise funds for Florida victims

07/17/2016

NEW YORK — The deadly nightclub shooting in Florida has inspired Broadway stars to sing in concerts, record songs and perform a few blocks from the massacre. Now there’s an online philanthropic campaign modeled on the ice…

Turkish coup quashed, 194 killed in clashes

07/17/2016

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s president declared he is in control of the country early Saturday as loyal military and police forces quashed a coup attempt during a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire that left dozens…

Ex-admiral: US should defend PH reef

07/15/2016

WASHINGTON — The United States should be willing to use military force to oppose Chinese aggression at a disputed reef off the coast of the Philippines, a former commander of US forces in the Pacific told a…

Muslims worldwide mark end of bloody Ramadan

07/07/2016

Beirut — As Muslims around the world celebrate the end of Ramadan, many are struggling to comprehend a wave of attacks that killed 350 people across several continents during the holy month and made urgent the question…

2016 is hottest ever

07/05/2016

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Ski fields are struggling to open and winter electricity consumption is down in New Zealand after the first six months of 2016 proved to be the hottest start to a year that scientists…

20 hostages killed in Bangladesh

07/03/2016

Dhaka, Bangladesh —A top Bangladesh military official says 20 hostages were killed in the attack on a Dhaka restaurant where heavily armed militants held dozens of people hostage in a 10-hour standoff. Nayeem Ashfaq Chowdhury said six…

Tesla driver’s death using car’s ‘autopilot’ system triggers probe

07/03/2016

WASHINGTON — The first American death involving a car in self-driving mode presents a dilemma: How aggressively to embrace the potentially life-saving technology after a fatal crash. The driver’s history of speeding further complicates the question. The…

Michelle Obama, daughters in Africa to push girls’ education

06/29/2016

KAKATA, Liberia — US First lady Michelle Obama visited a leadership camp for girls in Liberia to launch her latest Africa visit Monday, urging the teens in one of the world’s poorest countries to keep fighting to…

Scientists send coral reef plea to Australia

06/27/2016

HONOLULU — As the largest international gathering of coral reef experts comes to a close, scientists have sent a letter to Australian officials calling for action to save the world’s reefs, which are being rapidly damaged. The…

Exit vote Britain, EU plunged into uncertainty

06/26/2016

London — Britain has jumped. Now it is wildly searching for the parachute. The U.K.’s unprecedented decision to leave the European Union sent shock waves through the country and around the world Friday, rocking financial markets, toppling…

Freed hostage: Abus rejoiced as Canadians were beheaded

06/25/2016

Manila — Abu Sayyaf extremists rejoiced as they watched two Canadians being beheaded in the jungles of the southern Philippines, said a still-shocked Filipino hostage who was freed yesterday. Marites Flor tearfully recalled to reporters the harrowing…

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