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Olympic sailors to get garbage-free waters - maybe: official 21 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Environment Institute of Rio de Janeiro State (INEA) staffers collect a bed mattress as the tide moves away from the "eco-barrier" set up...

Opinion: How the West can prevent Nice from becoming the ‘new normal’ 21 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

People lay flowers in the street of Nice to pay tribute to the victims the day after a gunman smashed a truck into...

Pavel Sheremet: fearless journalist killed in Ukraine 20 Jul 2016 - 06:39 pm

A picture of Belarus-born journalist Pavel Sheremet in laid on his table at his office at Radio Vesti, after he was killed in...

Doll picture sums up the "why?" of Nice truck massacre 20 Jul 2016 - 05:21 pm

A child's doll lying in the street stares up into the night sky next to a dead body covered in a metallic blanket...

Prominent journalist killed in car bombing in Ukraine 20 Jul 2016 - 04:50 pm

A damaged car is taken away by a tow truck at the site where journalist Pavel Sheremet was killed by a car bomb...

In bumpy coronation, Trump takes the crown 20 Jul 2016 - 03:50 pm

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on screen during the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena...

In break with nonpartisan past, Hispanic business group endorses Clinton 20 Jul 2016 - 02:52 pm

Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses the (AFSCME) American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees at their conference at the Las Vegas...

French PM warns there will be more deadly attacks 20 Jul 2016 - 10:34 am

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls delivers a speech during a debate aiming at extending the country's state of emergency for a fourth time...

European right wingers root for Trump 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Dutch politician Gert Wilders talks to reporters on the convention floor before the start of the second day of the Republican National Convention...

Half of Brazilians oppose Rio Olympics: poll 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A general view shows the venues inside the 2016 Rio Olympics Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 14, 2016. REUTERS / Fabrizio...

Canadian pilots face drink-related charges in Scotland 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Air Transat A310. Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons London: Two Canadian pilots charged on suspicion of being drunk as they prepared to fly a...

Melania Trump speech ignites controversy at Republican convention 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

This combination of file pictures created on July 19, 2016 shows Melania Trump (L), wife of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, addressing...

‘Inappropriate’ tweet spurs social media clampdown at US Department of Justice 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

By Alison Frankel NEW YORK: The U.S. Department of Justice has more than 1 million followers on Twitter, so someone was bound to...

Three dead in suspected domestic murder-suicide in UK 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A Police forensics patrols near the scene of a shooting at Castle Swimming Pool in Spalding, north-east England, on July 19, 2016. Three...

Did Melania Trump channel '80s pop meme? 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands on stage with his wife Melania Trump following her address to delegates on the first day...

French PM warns that 'there will be other attacks' 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Manuel Valls Paris: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned Tuesday that the country can expect more attacks and deaths and will have to...

Colombia to halt temporary border openings for Venezuela shoppers 19 Jul 2016 - 06:59 pm

Venezuelans cross the Simon Bolivar bridge linking San Antonio del Tachira, in Venezuela with Cucuta, Colombia in order to buy supplies, on July...

Prague bans Segways from historic city centre’s narrow streets 19 Jul 2016 - 06:48 pm

Prague’s ban follows suit of cities like Barcelona, which banned the two-wheeled vehicles from its waterfront promenade. Around 6.6 million tourists visited Prague...