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Erdogan declares 3-month state of emergency in Turkey

by Stuart WILLIAMS with Fulya OZERKAN and Frank ZELLER in Istanbul ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

Taiwan lawmakers, fishermen protest at disputed island

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwanese lawmakers and fishermen headed to an island in the disputed South China Sea Wednesday to…

Allies finalize plans to defeat IS group

by Nicolas REVISE Laurent BARTHELEMY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States gathered its allies in the coalition fighting…

British nuclear submarine docks in Gibraltar after collision

GIBRALTAR, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A British nuclear submarine docked in Gibraltar on Wednesday after it collided with a merchant…

17 arrested at flag burning near Republican convention

CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) -- Police arrested 17 people Wednesday outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland after protesters tried…

Trump staffer apologizes for Melania plagiarism row

CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) -- A Trump staffer apologized Wednesday for using remarks by Michelle Obama in a speech delivered…

Mali renews state of emergency after deadly attack

BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- The Malian government on Wednesday declared a state of emergency, a day after an attack in…

Global alarm grows as 50,000 hit by Turkey purge

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -  by Stuart WILLIAMS with Fulya OZERKAN in Istanbul Turkey faced fresh accusations it was flouting the…

Doubt cast on German train attacker’s nationality

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - by Deborah COLE German authorities cast doubt Wednesday on whether a teenager who went on an…

Erdogan critics glad coup failed, fearful of backlash

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) by Fulya OZERKAN Three years ago, critics of Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallied against him in mass…

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