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Jerusalem Holy Site Shut For Prayers After Shooting: Police
Israeli police have declared that Friday's prayers will not be held at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque.
Leader of Afghan IS Branch Killed in US Raid, Says Pentagon
Abu Sayed was killed in a July 11 strike in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kunar on the headquarters of IS-Khorasan Province (IS-K), which also killed additional jihadists, the Pentagon said in a statement.
Spanish Judge Schedules Exhumation of Remains of Salvador Dali on July 20
The remains of the world-famous surrealist, who is buried in his museum in Figueras, in northeastern Spain, were ordered exhumed after a woman who claims to be his daughter filed a paternity claim.
On Trump Junior's Emails 'Welcoming Russian Help', Donald Trump Says his Son is 'Innocent'
Trump Jr. released a series of emails on Tuesday that revealed he had eagerly agreed to meet a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who might have damaging information about Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as part of Moscow's official suppor...
South African Communist Party Bars Jacob Zuma From Addressing Congress
The South African Communist Party (SACP), which has been increasingly critical of President Jacob Zuma's corruption-tainted leadership, banned Zuma from addressing its congress this week.
Top Europe Court Upholds Ban on Full-face Veil in Belgium
Belgian banned the wearing of the full-face veil under a June 2011 law. It prohibits appearing in public "with a face masked or hidden, in whole or in part, in such a way as to be unidentifiable".
Fire Ravages Building in London's Popular Camden Lock Market
There were no reports of any casualties. "The first, second and third floors, plus the roof, of a building within the market are alight," the London Fire Brigade said on Twitter
Egyptian Police Kill 16 Gunmen in Raids Targeting Militants
Egypt faces an Islamist insurgency led by the Islamic State group in the restive Sinai Peninsula, where hundreds of soldiers and police have been killed since 2013.
'Suicide Squad' Brave Bullets to Rescue Civilians in Embattled Philippine Town
Saripada Pacasum Jr. gagged and turned away the first time he came across a decomposing body in Marawi City, where hundreds have died since Islamic State-inspired fighters attempted to overrun the southern Philippines town six weeks ago.
Kerdasa Incident: Egyptian Court Sentences 20 to Death For Killing Policemen
An Egyptian court on Sunday upheld the death penalty for 20 men charged with killing policemen in the violence that followed the military's ousting of an Islamist president in 2013, while changing the sentence for many others to hefty prison terms.
Sri Lanka to Outlaw Eco-destructive Bottom Trawl Fishing: Report
Sri Lanka is set to proscribe bottom trawling, one of the world's most destructive forms of fishing, according to a media report which said the move will send a strong message to Indian fishermen often blamed for it.
Pope Shakes up Vatican by Replacing Conservative Doctrinal Chief
In a major shake-up of the Vatican's administration on Saturday, Pope Francis replaced Catholicism's top theologian, a conservative German cardinal who has been at odds with the pontiff's vision of a more inclusive Church.
Snipers, Bombs, Mortars: Philippine Troops Battle Against Islamists
Philippine Troops are fighting against Islamist terrorists to retake Marawi city, where terrorists loyal to Islamic State launched a lightning strike on May 23.
Protests in Hong Kong as Xi Swears in New Leader
President Xi Jinping swore in new Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam today as the politically divided city marked 20 years since it was handed back to China by Britain, with clashes between pro and anti-Beijing protesters close to the ceremony.
China 'Outraged' by US Plans to Sell Arms Worth $1.42 Billion to Taiwan
China urged the United States to revoke immediately its "wrong decision" to sell Taiwan $1.42 billion worth of arms, saying it contradicted a "consensus" President Xi Jinping reached with his counterpart, Donald Trump, in talks in April in Florida.
German Parliament Legalises Same-sex Marriage
German lawmakers have agreed to put the legalisation of same-sex marriage to a vote in parliament's last session before its summer break, paving the way for the likely passage of the law.