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Putin meets Erdogan in Russia to rebuild ties 09 Aug 2016 - 02:58 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Konstantinovsky Palace outside Saint Petersburg on August 9, 2016. (AFP...

Delta Air Lines to cancel nearly 250 flights on Tuesday 09 Aug 2016 - 01:29 pm

Passengers in line await updates from Delta airline employees at Pearson International airport, in Toronto, Canada on August 8, 2016. Passengers were left...

Trump flops with Silicon Valley donors; Clinton falls short, too 09 Aug 2016 - 01:14 pm

By Julia Love When Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman announced last week that she wouldn’t vote for her party’s presidential nominee, Donald...

At least 90 protesters killed in Ethiopia - residents, opposition 09 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A policeman attempts to control protesters chanting slogans during a demonstration over what they say is unfair distribution of wealth in the country...

Family of Ahmed Mohamed arrested for homemade clock files suit 09 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on October 20, 2015 shows Ahmed Mohamed (C), during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (AFP...

Unhappy with Trump, some Republicans put forward longshot alternative 08 Aug 2016 - 06:48 pm

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is seen on video monitors as people take photographs during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S....

Trump to target taxes, regulations in Detroit economic speech 08 Aug 2016 - 06:33 pm

WINDHAM, NH - AUGUST 06: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump points to the crowd following a rally at Windham High School on August...

Pokemon Go master says not done with game, hopes for more features 08 Aug 2016 - 06:29 pm

Nick Johnson, the first person to beat "Pokemon Go" and capture all 145 Pokemon, poses with his mobile phone showing Pokemon characters he...

Third Spanish election would extend political gridlock, poll 08 Aug 2016 - 03:25 pm

People prepare their ballots at a polling station before voting in Spain's general election in Pola de Siero, northern Spain, June 26, 2016....

Computer outage grounds departing Delta Airlines flights 08 Aug 2016 - 12:54 pm

A passenger talks on her phone at a Delta Airlines gate. (REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo) Washington: A computer outage has delayed the departure of...

Mexico landslides leave 40 dead as new storm forms 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 pm

View of the community of Tlaola, Puebla in eastern Mexico on August 7, 2016. (AFP / JOSE CASTAARES) Puebla, Mexico: Landslides triggered by...

Austria threatens to block acceleration of Turkish EU talks 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Ministers from German-speaking European countries take part in a news conference after a meeting in Balzers, Liechtenstein, August 5, 2016. Pictured are (L-R):...

Hunger a weapon of war in Syria, Yemen, Nigeria 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on December 4, 2014 shows displaced women carrying sacks of food aid received during a distribution at the Cathedral...

Ecuador appeals to tourists to return as earthquake hits economy 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Maria Duarte, Minister of Urban Development and Housing of Ecuador, looks on during an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation in New York,...

Indigenous tribe applauds state move to cancel Brazil Amazon dam 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Debris of a house is pictured at Bento Rodrigues district, which was covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and...

Kenya’s traditional midwives in frontline of drive to cut maternal deaths 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A traditional birth attendant at Migosi Sub-county Hospital in Kisumu County. Photo taken in July 2016 by Anthony Langat By Anthony Langat KISUMU,...

Erdogan says if people want death penalty parties will abide 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This handout picture taken and released by the Turkey's Presidential Press Service on August 7, 2016 at Yenikapi district of Istanbul shows Turkish...