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Russia banned from Paralympics over doping
Russia was kicked out of the Rio Paralympic Games on Sunday over "state-sponsored" doping revealed in an inquiry last month.Thailand votes on divisive junta constitution
Thailand began voting on a junta-crafted constitution Sunday in a referendum where open debate has been banned, as opponents warned the document ...Fire kills 13 after birthday cake falls to floor in French bar
A fire swept through a bar in the northern French city of Rouen overnight, killing 13 people and injuring six, after a ...At least 500 fighters killed in a week in Aleppo battle: monitor
More than 500 rebels and government forces have been killed in one week of fierce fighting to control the northern Syrian city ...Syria rebels in huge attack to break Aleppo siege
Jihadists and their rebel allies pressed an offensive Friday with a massive attack aimed at seizing a military academy south of Aleppo ...Gunmen kill 12 in northeast India market attack
Gunmen on Friday opened fire on a busy market in a restive area of northeast India, killing 12 people and wounding several ...Moroccan Olympic boxer held over alleged sex attacks
Brazilian police arrested a Moroccan Olympic boxer on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting two female cleaners in the athletes\' village in Rio ...Gong or Song from China’s Hong Kong?
Following the recent abduction of five Hong Kong publishers, alleged to have edited ...ANC battered at South Africa local elections
The African National Congress (ANC) reeled from bruising local election results Friday as South African voters drift away from the celebrated party ...Asylum applications from Turks on rise in Germany
A rising number of Turkish nationals have sought asylum in Germany, official data showed Friday, as tensions rise in Turkey over an ...