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Qatar diplomatic crisis: France aims to be 'facilitator' in talks, urges Gulf states to resolve standoff

French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian stopped in Qatar at the start of a Gulf tour aimed at helping defuse the crisis pitting Qatar against Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt

Detroit riots: 50 years ago, mayhem tore apart the motor city's fabric and set streets aflame

Riots in Detroit started after a 23 July police raid on an illegal after-hours' club. In the days that followed, 33 blacks and 10 whites were dead

A look at Japan's annual Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya

The Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, on the annual sumo wrestling events in Japan, is being held in Nagoya and will go on till 23 July.

Liu Xiaobo dies at 61: Tibetans in McLeod Ganj stand in solidarity with late Nobel laureate

Tibetans living in exile in Himachal Pradesh's McLeodganj carried out a candlelight vigil in the momory of Liu Xiaobo, who died on Thursday.

Liu Xiaobo dies at 61: Chinese Nobel laureate cremated in private ceremony

China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, who died while in custody, was cremated on Saturday. He died due to multiple organ failure following a battle with liver cancer on Thursday.

Bastille Day: France commemorates Nice attack victims; Emmanuel Macron vows to fight terror

US president Donald Trump joined French president Emmanuel Macron for the Bastille Day celebrations to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the US entry into World War I.

Erdogan to unveil monument for 'martyrs' in Turkey a year after failed coup

Turkey commemorates the first anniversary of the 15 July failed military attempt to overthrow Erdogan, with a series of events honoring some 250 people.

Jerusalem: Two dead in shooting near Al-Aqsa mosque

Three Arab-Israeli gunmen shot dead two Israeli policemen near one of Jerusalem's most holy places on Friday, and were then killed by security forces, police said

Donald Trump hails US-France bond as 'unbreakable', says will work on Syria, Iraq with Emmanuel Macron

US President Donald Trump joined Bastille Day celebration in Paris on Thursday and said that United States and France share an unbreakable bond

Donald Trump visits Paris, meets French counterpart Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron rolled out the red carpet to welcome Donald Trump to Paris for an overseas trip the White House hopes will offer respite from a growing scandal back in the US

Liu Xiaobo no more: Activists mourn passing of Nobel laureate

News of Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo’s death sparked an immediate outpouring of grief and rage.

Rex Tillerson in Saudi Arabia: In a bid to diffuse Gulf tensions, US Secretary of State meets officials

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with his Saudi counterpart on Wednesday as he looks to end a rift between Qatar and four Arab states.

Meet the Greeks who find their spiritual home in Mount Olympus

Devotees of ancient Greece's religion and culture gather each July by Mount Olympus to hold a series of events, ceremonies and seminars.

Malala Yousafzai turns 20: Nobel laureate celebrates birthday with refugee girls

Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, who turned 20 on Wednesday, completed her schooling in Britain on 7 July.

Hospitalisation of jailed Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo: Protesters in Hong Kong demand to fly him abroad for treatment

Protesters display portrait of jailed Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo during a demonstration outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong on Monday

China floods: 56 dead, over 1.2 million evacuated as heavy rains leave a trail of destruction

At least 56 people have been killed and 22 others missing as heavy rains left a trail of destruction in 11 Chinese provinces, authorities said

Army personnel rehearses for Bastille Day military parade in France

Members of US Army 1st Division, US air force, US Navy and US Marines stand during a rehearsal for the French Bastille Day parade on Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris.

Thousands evacuated as wildfires spread across western US, Canada

Wildfires barreling across the baking landscape of the western US and Canada, have destroyed a smattering of homes, forcing thousands to flee

Iraqis rejoice after government troops liberate Mosul from Islamic State

Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the "liberated" city of Mosul on Sunday, his office said, after a gruelling nearly nine-month battle against the Islamic State group.

KKK marches in Virginia to protest removal of confederate general's statue

Supporters of Ku Klux Klan marched in Virginia to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E Lee, who oversaw Confederate forces in the Civil War

G20 Summit: World leaders discuss trade and climate change as riot-hit event comes to close

World leaders made concessions on trade and climate language at the end of the most fractious and riot-hit G20 summit ever, in exchange for preserving a fragile unity of the club of major industrialised and emerging economies

Eight die after building collapses in Naples, Italy

A five-storey apartment building collapsed near the city of Naples, Italy on Friday.

G20 Summit: Violent anti-globalisation protests continue in Hamburg as world leaders meet

Thousands of anti-globalisation protesters hit the streets in Hamburg torching cars and blocking roads as G20 Summit began on Friday

G20 summit: Angela Merkel plays host to global leaders in Hamburg

The meeting at the city's trade fair center opened on Friday, as German chancellor Angela Merkel played host to global leaders in Hamburg

Fashion Week Haute Couture Fall/Winter in Paris: Check out collections from Chanel, Dior and more

Fashion Week Haute Couture Fall/Winter in Paris: Check out collections from Chanel, Dior and more

G20 summit: Anti-capitalist activists get creative on Hamburg streets

Germany's G20 summit host city Hamburg braced for a potentially violent "Welcome to Hell" protest Thursday by anti-capitalist activists

Donald Trump kicks off Europe trip with visit to Poland, slams Russia and China in public address

Donald Trump's high-stakes trip to Europe kicks off on a comforting note — in front of a friendly crowd bussed in by his sympathetic hosts in Poland

Pamplona kicks off famed annual San Fermin bull festival despite criticism from animal rights activists

Pamplona kick started the celebrations for the annual San Fermin 'Running of the Bulls' festival on Thursday despite animal rights activists protesting against the festival.

North Korea test fires inter-continental ballistic missile; sparks tension with Japan, South Korea, US

North Korea successfully tested an inter-contentinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on 4 July, in the culimination of a decades-long ambition.

Emmanuel Macron address both houses of French Parliament, says country ready for 'radically new path'

In his first address to members of the National Assembly and Senate since his election in May, French president Emmanuel Macron delivered a US-style state of the nation speech in the Versailles palace