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In speech of her life, Clinton seeking to dispel doubts 29 Jul 2016 - 12:58 am

Attendees hold up signage in support of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and US Vice President nominee Tim Kaine on the fourth day...

Ex-banker Kuczynski sworn in as Peruvian president 29 Jul 2016 - 12:21 am

Peru's new president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, walks to the Government Palace after swearing-in at the Congress in Lima on July 28, 2016. Former...

Opinion: Is Vladimir Putin deliberately destabilizing US politics? 29 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 15, 2015....

Melania Trump's website deleted after degree questions 29 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Donald Trump stands on stage with his wife Melania Trump following her address to delegates at the Republican National Convention on July 18,...

Zimbabwe arrests war veteran over Mugabe rebuke 29 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe speaks during the burial of two national heroines Victoria Chitepo and Vivian Mwashita at the National Heroes Acre on...

North American forests not the climate change remedy hoped for: study 29 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Wikimedia Commons By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK: North American forests will not fight climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide at levels...

Brazil arrests man over terrorism allegations: lawyer 29 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Officials gave little detail about the arrest, which comes a week after 12 men were arrested on accusations of forming a cell to...

Insight: Fervent jihadist or suicidal refugee: the many faces of Bavarian bomber 29 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Police photographes a flat where the 27-year-old Syrian suspect lived, after an explosion in Ansbach near Nuremberg, Germany, July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle/File...

Pope Francis falls in Poland, escapes injury 28 Jul 2016 - 01:32 pm

Pope Francis takes a fall during a mass at the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, Poland on July 28, 2016. (AFP / FILIPPO...

Hillary Clinton: burning ambition and resilience to match 28 Jul 2016 - 01:13 pm

US President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton appear onstage together after his speech on the third night at the Democratic...

Second France church attacker formally identified 28 Jul 2016 - 11:13 am

Image grabs taken from a video released on July 27, 2016 by Amaq News Agency, an online service affiliated with the Islamic State...

Obama passes baton to Clinton, imploring nation to elect her 28 Jul 2016 - 10:34 am

US President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton embrace on stage during Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention at the...

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says will not quit after war veterans’ rebuke 28 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends a meeting with the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Associatioin on April 7, 2016 in Harare. AFP /...

May cautious on Brexit route as Rome urges clear timeline 28 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

British Prime Minister Theresa May (R) shakes hand with her Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi (L) during a meeting in Rome July 27, 2016....

Indian activist wins Asia’s Nobel prize for fighting manual disposal of faeces 28 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Bezwada Wilson. Photo courtesy By Anuradha Nagaraj CHENNAI, India: An Indian activist who helped to set up a human rights group campaigning for...

UK’s Johnson in Paris on Thursday to see French counterpart after Brexit 28 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Boris Johnson arrives in Uxbridge in West London, May 20, 2016. EPA F/ ACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA PARIS: British foreign minister Boris Johnson will meet...

Obama steps up to bat for ex-rival Clinton 28 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama steps onto the Democratic convention stage Wednesday to champion former political foe Hillary Clinton, defend his own legacy and...