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Blast in central Istanbul tourist area leaves several killed
A suicide bomber thought to have crossed recently from Syria killed at least 10 people, most of them German tourists, in Istanbul\'s ...First aid convoys enter besieged Syrian town of Madaya
The first trucks carrying desperately needed aid entered the besieged Syrian town of Madaya on Monday, where more than two dozen people ...At least 48 killed in attacks in Iraqi capital, eastern town
Gunmen detonated suicide vests inside a shopping complex in Baghdad on Monday and a car bomb exploded nearby in an attack claimed ...Mexico formally launches process to extradite Guzman to US
Mexico began the process of extraditing drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, two days after the famed fugitive ...British music legend David Bowie dies aged 69
British music icon David Bowie has died of cancer at the age of 69, drawing an outpouring of tributes for the innovative ...Bangkok airport apologizes for snake found on luggage cart
Bangkok\'s main international airport issued an apology after a snake was found on a luggage cart in the terminal over the weekend ...Saudi executes Ethiopian woman for axe murder
Saudi authorities on Sunday executed an Ethiopian woman convicted of murdering a Saudi female with an axe, the 50th death sentence carried ...Turkish forces kill 32 Kurdish militants as conflict escalates
Security forces killed 32 Kurdish militants in Turkey\'s mainly Kurdish southeast at the weekend, army and security sources said on Sunday, escalating ...Woman raped by five men in New York City park, police say
Five men took turns raping a woman in a Brooklyn park after forcing her father at gunpoint to flee the scene, New ...Sean Penn interview helped catch Mexican drug lord
A clandestine meeting between US actor Sean Penn and Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the Mexican jungle helped lead to the drug ...