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Omar Sharif Dies in Cairo Hospital Aged 83
Omar Sharif has died in a Cairo hospital at the age of 83. Egypt-born Omar Sharif was best known for his roles in classic films...
Yanis Varoufakis Resigns as Greece’s Finance Minister
Greece’s chief bailout negotiator Euclid Tsakalotos has replaced the country’s outspoken Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, who resigned on July 6. Yanis Varoufakis had become a...
Greece Referendum Results: Greeks Vote NO and Reject Bailout Terms
Greek people decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout, the first results from a controversial debt referendum have shown as two-thirds of ballots...
Tunisia Attack: Eight Suspects Remain in Custody over Sousse Beach Attack
Eight people, including a woman, remain in Tunisian police custody on suspicion of being directly linked to the deadly attack on tourists in Sousse,...
Tunisia Attack: Twelve Suspects Arrested in Connection with Sousse Massacre
Tunisian authorities have arrested twelve suspects in connection with the deadly attack in Sousse, an official has said. Security forces were still hunting for two...
Grexit: Greece Fails to Pay €1.6 Billion Debt to IMF
Greece has failed to repay €1.6 billion loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hours after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout. However, eurozone...
Indonesia: Military Plane Crash Kills at Least 100 People in Medan
A military transport plane crashed in a residential area of the Indonesian city of Medan killing more than 100 people. The Hercules C-130 plane hit...
Japan: Two Dead in Shinkansen Bullet Train Fire
Two people have died in Japan after one of them set himself on fire on board a Shinkansen bullet train, public broadcaster NHK reports. The...
Hisham Barakat: Egyptian Prosecutor General Killed in Cairo Bomb Attack
Egyptian Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat has been killed in a bomb attack on his car in Cairo, officials say. Hisham Barakat died of his wounds...
David Sweat Caught: Second New York Escapee Shot and Captured near Canadian Border
Second New York escapee David Sweat has been captured near the Canadian border, officials say. David Sweat, 35, is now in custody after being shot...
SpaceX Falcon-9 Explodes Minutes After Cape Canaveral Launch
Unmanned SpaceX rocket Falcon-9 has exploded minutes after lifting off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Rocket debris tumbled out of the sky into the Atlantic...
Greece Parliament Backs Bailout Referendum
The Greek lawmakers have backed plans for a referendum on international creditors' terms for a new bailout. The July 5 referendum was called by Prime...
Taiwan: 519 People Injured in Formosa Water Park Explosion
Hundreds of people were injured when fire ripped through crowds at a party at Formosa Water Park outside Taiwan's capital Taipei. Saturday's incident at the...
Greece Default: Eurozone Finance Ministers Reject Greek Bailout Extension
Eurozone finance ministers have reportedly rejected Greece’s request to extend bailout program beyond June 30. According to The Wall Street Journal, Greece asked for a...
Tunisia Attack: Security Clampdown Launched Following Sousse Resort Attack
Tunisia has launched a security clampdown after Sousse attack in which 38 people were killed, PM Habib Essid has announced. Habib Essid said army reservists...
Richard Matt Dead: Escaped New York Prisoner Killed by Police near Malone
Richard Matt, one of the two escaped New York prisoners, has been killed by police after weeks on the run, officials say. Richard Matt, 49,...
Tunisia Attack: At Least 37 Tourists Killed in Sousse Attack
At least 37 people, mostly foreign tourists, have been killed and 36 others wounded after a hotel in the Tunisian coastal city of Sousse came...
Ali Awni al-Harzi Dead: US Airstrike Kills Benghazi Attack Suspect in Iraq
Benghazi attack suspect Ali Awni al-Harzi has been killed in an US airstrike in Iraq, the Pentagon says. Ali Awni al-Harzi died on June 15...
Ahmed Mansour: Al-Jazeera Reporter Freed in Germany
Al-Jazeera reporter Ahmed Mansour has been freed in Germany after being detained following an extradition request from Egypt, German prosecutors confirmed. Ahmed Mansour, who works...
Taliban Bomb Attack on Afghanistan Parliament
Afghanistan’s parliament has been attacked by the Taliban group and heavy fighting is still going on in the capital, Kabul. Attackers detonated a huge car...
Ahmed Mansour: Al-Jazeera Journalist Detained in Germany at Egypt Request
Al-Jazeera senior journalist Ahmed Mansour has been arrested in Germany at the request of Egypt. Ahmed Mansour, who works for the channel's Arabic-language service, was...
Belgium Unblocks Frozen Russian State Accounts
Belgium has unblocked frozen Russian state accounts, Belgium's foreign minister says. The assets were seized in a move triggered by a court ruling over the...
Dylann Roof Racist Photos and Manifesto Discovered Online
A collection of images of Charleston church gunman Dylann Roof posing with a gun have surfaced online. Dylann Storm Roof, 21, shot dead nine people...
Graz Car Attack: At Least Three Dead After Man Drives SUV into Crowd
A man has killed three people and injured other 34 after driving his van into crowds before getting out and stabbing bystanders in Austria's...
Dylann Roof Charged with Murder over Charleston Church Shooting
Charleston church shooting gunman Dylann Roof has been charged with nine counts of murder and one weapons possession charge, police say. Dylann Roof, 21, shot...
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