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Turkey's Erdogan issues emergency decree extending detention, closing charities and schools
The decree comes after Erdogan declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, saying it would enable authorities to swiftly and effectively root out supporters of the July 15 coup attempt.
Teen gunman kills 9 people in Munich attack
The German-Iranian 18-year-old opened fire at a mall on Friday, and police say the attack has no connection to the Islamic State group.
South Africa's great white sharks are on the brink of dying out, study says
New research reveals that the number of great white sharks off the coast of South Africa is declining rapidly, with the current population potentially too low to revive.
Islamic State claims Germany train attacker was one of its members
German police say they found a hand-painted Islamic State flag in the Afghan refugee's room, but authorities have not found any evidence indicating he was a member of an Islamist network.
The EgyptAir flight that crashed in the Mediterranean may have been on fire
The reason for the crash of the Airbus A320, which killed 66 people, remains a mystery, investigators said on Saturday.
The Indian government shut down media in Kashmir as tensions rise
Authorities seized newspapers and shut down cable tv after the worst outbreak in violence the region has seen in six years
Suspected Al Shabaab recruiter kills four police officers after arrest in Kenya
The alleged militant was arrested this week and taken to a police station near the Kenyan border with Uganda, where he grabbed a gun from a guard and opened fire.
David Cameron is out, Theresa May set to become UK Prime Minister
After a formal power changing process with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, the Conservative politician will become Britain's new head of government.
Hundreds of migrants rescued from Mediterranean, four dead
Three operations were carried out off the coast of Libya on Tuesday retrieving around 500 survivors, most of which were rescued from an overcrowded wooden boat.
Beijing's claims to most of the South China Sea shot down by international court
A court at The Hague rules China has no historic jurisdiction over the disputed waters that are home to major shipping routes, natural resources, and vital fishing grounds.
The US is sending hundreds more troops to Iraq to retake Mosul
The latest force increase came less than three months after Washington announced it would dispatch about 200 more soldiers to accompany Iraqi troops advancing toward Mosul.
UN bases shelled as South Sudan plunges back into chaos
Clashes between the forces of Sudan's president and the former rebel leader who became vice president under a deal that ended a two-year civil war have killed hundreds of people since they broke out in the capital Juba four days ago.