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Clinton chooses Virginia veteran Tim Kaine as running mate
23 Jul 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hilary Clinton has opted for experience and steadiness in choosing Timothy Kaine, a former Virginia governor and Richmond mayor, as her running mate
Munich terror: gunman mows down 9 before killing himself
23 Jul 2016
No jihadist group has so far claimed responsibility for the lone-wolf attack in which a man of Iranian origin gunned down 9 people and injured several others at a shopping mall before committing suicide
Can Harry Potter defeat Donald Trump?
22 Jul 2016
A new study finds that Harry Potter books, with their message of tolerance and respect for difference, make Americans less favorable to Donald Trump -- and the more books read, the greater the effect
May relinquishes Britain's presidency of European Council
21 Jul 2016
Prime Minister Theresa May took the first step towards Britain’s exit from the European Union on Wednesday by relinquishing Britain's presidency of the European Council
India urges more openness in UN sanctions regime
20 Jul 2016
IMF again cuts 2-year global outlook over Brexit jitters
20 Jul 2016
Cutting its World Economic Outlook forecasts for the fifth time in 15 months, the IMF said that it now expects global GDP to grow at 3.1 per cent in 2016 and at 3.4 per cent in 2017 - down 0.1 percentage point for each year from estimates issued in April
Philippines rejects China's offer of direct talks on South China Sea
19 Jul 2016
The South China Sea dispute escalated in recent years amid a rise in Chinese military presence in the area
Turkey holds thousands in relentless post-coup crackdown
19 Jul 2016
Turkish security forces launched fresh raids on Monday in a relentless crackdown against the suspected plotters of a coup that left over 290 dead, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mooted reintroducing the death penalty to punish them
Clinton leads Trump by 5 points in latest poll
18 Jul 2016
With both the Republican and Democratic party conventions due this week, Hillary Clinton maintains her lead over Republican Donald Trump, though the email controversy has made a dent in her popularity
Over 100 plotters among 200 killed as Turkey coup fails
16 Jul 2016
Observers said common people pouring out in numbers played a major role in defeating a well-orchestrated coup attempt by a major section of the military against President Erdogan
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