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Summer storm slams into Istanbul with heavy rain, hail
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:52pm
A severe summer storm hit Istanbul with heavy rain and hail on Thursday, knocking down trees and a stone wall and flooding the Turkish city's streets as it left at least three people injured.
US-backed Syrian fighters now control almost half of IS city
Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:52pm
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters have captured almost half of the Islamic State group's de facto capital of Raqqa, but the push into the city in northern Syria has slowed due to stiff resistance and large amounts of explosives planted by the extremists, a spokeswoman for the fighters and monitors said Thursday.
Iran claims launch of satellite-carrying rocket into space
Amir Vahdat and Adam Schreck, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:41pm
Iran successfully launched its most advanced satellite-carrying rocket into space, the country's state media reported on Thursday, in what is likely the most significant step yet for the launch vehicle.
AP Count: Death toll in Venezuela civil unrest hits 100
Jorge Rueda and Christine Armario, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:32pm
Days before a polarizing vote to start rewriting its constitution, Venezuela is convulsing to a rhythm of daytime strikes and nocturnal clashes. The most recent violence drove the death toll from months of unrest to 100 on Thursday.
AP Interview: Yemen factions said to have pledged easing aid
Karin Laub, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:32pm
Warring sides in Yemen's civil war promised visiting U.N. agency chiefs to clear obstacles to aid delivery in a nation where cholera is spreading rapidly and hundreds of thousands of children are severely malnourished, the head of the U.N. child welfare agency said Thursday.
2 ministers leave Swedish Cabinet in wake of security breach
Matti Huuhtanen, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 11:38am
In a bid to avert a government crisis, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Thursday reshuffled his minority Cabinet, replacing two members, after opposition parties demanded the ouster of three government ministers over one of the largest security breaches in the country's history.
Italy ponders Libyan request for help in curbing migration
Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 11:22am
Sending Italian naval units to help Libya's coast guard could prove to be a "turning point" in efforts to stop traffickers from sending hundreds of thousands of migrants toward Italy's southern shores, Premier Paolo Gentiloni said Thursday.
UN says over 200,000 have fled Syria's Raqqa since April 1
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 11:22am
A senior U.N. humanitarian official says over 200,000 people in Syria have fled their homes in the area around the Islamic State group's de facto capital of Raqqa since April 1.
Putin in Finland on centenary of independence from Russia
Matti Huuhtanen, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 11:11am
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday tried to calm regional anxiety over joint Russian-Chinese naval maneuvers in the Baltic Sea, where tensions have grown in recent years with an increased show of military force by both Moscow and NATO.
Judge approves plan for Charlie Gard to be sent to hospice
Jill Lawless, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 11:02am
A British judge ordered Thursday that critically ill infant Charlie Gard should be moved from a hospital to a hospice, where he will "inevitably" die within a short time.
The Latest: Sessions' El Salvador trip focuses on MS-13 gang
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 10:57am
The Latest on Attorney General Jeff Sessions' trip to El Salvador (all times local):
Official: Joint US-Afghan operation kills 2 top insurgents
Amir Shah, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 10:42am
A joint U.S. and Afghan military operation in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province killed two al-Qaida-linked leaders and led to the capture of a third, a government official said Thursday.
Ethiopia to give ID cards to Rastafarians long stateless
Elias Meseret, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 10:13am
Ethiopia will issue national identity cards for the nearly 1,000 Rastafarians who long have been seen as stateless in the East African nation, the government announced Thursday.
Wife of Zimbabwe's leader tells Mugabe to name successor
Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 10:03am
Zimbabwe's first lady on Thursday publicly urged her 93-year-old husband to name a successor, wading into a subject that President Robert Mugabe has regarded as taboo.
Israel's Netanyahu calls for death penalty for Palestinian who killed 3 Israelis in attack on West Bank settlement
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 9:58am
Israel's Netanyahu calls for death penalty for Palestinian who killed 3 Israelis in attack on West Bank settlement.
UN: Cyprus rivals need to keep commitment to reunification
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 9:51am
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution encouraging Greek and Turkish Cypriots "to sustain their commitment" to reunifying the divided Mediterranean island following the collapse of talks earlier this month.
Moldova court nixes vote on increasing president's powers
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 9:35am
Moldova's Constitutional Court has ruled that a referendum that planned to ask voters whether the country's pro-Russian president should have greater powers is unconstitutional.
The Latest: Portugal makes progress on 5-day-old wildfire
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 9:11am
The Latest on the wildfires blazing in France and elsewhere in Europe (all times local):
