Europe
Rajoy making last-ditch efforts to form new government in Spain
Spain’s acting Prime Minister and People’s Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy gestures at the start of an executive committee meeting at his party headquarters in Madrid,…
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Middle East
Road crash kills at least 35 in southern Afghanistan: Official
A file photo from a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a fuel tanker in Afghanistan Officials in Afghanistan say a head-on collision between a…
Middle East
No hate-crime charges after white supremacist runs over black teen
Larnell Malik Bruce was run over outside a convenience store on the corner of East Burnside and 188th Street in Gresham, Oregon, August 10. (file photo)…
USA
US upgrading F-15 fighter jets to match Russian, Chinese tech
A F-15C Eagle (AFP photo) The US Air Force has started a $12 billion program to upgrade its aging fleet of F-15 warplanes, in an attempt…
Europe
2016 deadliest year for refugees crossing central Mediterranean: UN
Refugees, primarily from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan are helped by volunteers as they disembark boats near Scala, on the island of Lesbos, Greece. (UNICEF) The Office…
USA
Hillary Clinton blames concussion for memory loss: FBI notes
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) she couldn't recall every briefing on preserving…
USA
British military firm gave spy gear to US police: Document
Armed American policemen at a crime scene (file photo) British military firm Cobham has provided the US police with advanced eavesdropping equipment, a leaked document shows.…
Middle East
Two Palestinian journalists injured in West Bank protests
Palestinian photojournalist Nidal Shtayyah (C) is helped by Palestinian protesters during skirmishes with Israeli military forces in the occupied West Bank town of Kafr Qaddum, September…
Europe
France to destroy ‘Jungle’ refugee camp in Calais
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve delivers a speech in front of police forces and local representatives, at the gendarmerie station in Calais, France, September 2, 2016.…
Middle East
Iran urges end to Saudi ‘hallucinations’
Bahram Qassami, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson (photo by AFP) Iran says Saudi Arabia should stop letting “hallucinations” govern its actions in the Middle East, urging Riyadh…
Africa
Post-election unrest persists in Gabon as police forces face riots
People surround the body of Axel Messa, 30, wrapped in the flag of Gabon, in a street of the Libreville district of Nzeng Ayong on September…
USA
Republican condemn Clinton after FBI documents released
US Representative Peter King (file photo) Republican leaders in the US have accused Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton of being "incredibly negligent" and unqualified to be…