Hightlights
Istanbul bomb attack on police bus kills 11
A bomb ripped through a Turkish police bus near Istanbul\'s historic centre Tuesday, killing seven officers and four civilians in the latest ...U.N. warns Manbij battle could uproot more than 200,000 Syrians
A U.S.-backed offensive to retake the Islamic State-held northern Syrian city of Manbij has displaced some 20,000 civilians and could uproot about ...Canada secures Rio volleyball berth with 3-2 win over China
Canada beat China 3-2 on Sunday to secure the final Olympic berth at a men\'s volleyball qualification tournament.South Sudan resumes talks with Sudan on independence issues
South Sudan resumed talks with Sudan on Sunday on a raft of thorny issues, including borders and oil revenues, still outstanding from ...Boxing legend, social icon Muhammad Ali dies at 74
Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali, a 20th Century icon whose fame transcended sport during a remarkable career that spanned three decades, died ...Paris museums shut as swollen Seine reaches peak
Paris\' world-famous Louvre and Musee d\'Orsay museums shut on Friday to rush valuable artworks out of their basements, as the rain-swollen River ...Hundreds missing as migrant boat capsizes off Greek island of Crete
At least four people have died and a desperate effort was underway Friday to find hundreds more believed missing after a migrant ...Missing Japanese boy found safe after forest ordeal
A seven-year-old Japanese boy was found alive on Friday nearly a week after his parents left him in a bear-inhabited forest as ...UN seeks 2,500 extra peacekeepers for Mali
The United Nations is seeking 2,500 extra troops and police to shore up its peacekeeping operations in Mali, one of its most ...Thousands evacuated as France declares flood emergency
Torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes just south of Paris while the River Seine surged to its highest level ...