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France investigates ISIS claim of responsibility for Nice attack
The Week - 16 Jul 2016 13:48
French authorities are investigating the Islamic State's claim of responsibility for the Thursday night attack in Nice, France, which killed at least 84 Bastille Day revelers, including two Americans. The Nice suspect, M...
Chaos in Turkey During Attempted Coup
Time - 16 Jul 2016 02:07
Intense images emerged as President Erdogan urged supporters to resist the military's attempt
Unlikely Bastille Day jihadist 'was not a Muslim, he was a s- -t'
New York Post - 16 Jul 2016 06:44
He's a Tunisian-born petty criminal with a violent streak -- but nobody saw this coming. Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who killed at least 84 Bastille Day revelers and wounded hundreds more in Thursday night's truck rampage...
Funeral for Alton Sterling Is an Expression of Grief and Anger
The New York Times - 16 Jul 2016 04:27
Politicians and religious leaders joined family and friends at a 7,500-seat arena to mourn the man fatally shot by Baton Rouge police.
Police arrest three in Nice as Islamic State claims truck attack
Reuters - 16 Jul 2016 12:27
CAIRO/NICE, France
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack in Nice, France
The New York Times - 16 Jul 2016 13:00
The attack on a seaside promenade killed 84 people and 202 others; four acquaintances of the attacker have been detained.
A Surly Misfit With No Terror Links Turned a Truck Into a Tank
The New York Times - 16 Jul 2016 04:33
The suspect in the rampage that killed 84 people in Nice had run-ins with the law but no record of radicalization, and left no declaration of a motive.
ISIS speaks out on deadly terror attack in France
CBSNews - 16 Jul 2016 16:56
Extremist group's statement comes as authorities make arrests in wake of attack that killed scores in Nice
French official says Nice killer was 'radicalized very quickly'
New York Post - 16 Jul 2016 14:30
NICE, France — French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve says that the truck driver who killed 84 people when he careened into a crowd at a fireworks show was “radicalized very quickly.” Speaking to journalists at...
Turkey's president blames coup on exiled cleric living in the Poconos
New York Post - 16 Jul 2016 06:55
A reclusive religious cleric who lives in exile in the Poconos is behind the attempted military coup in Turkey, according to the target of the uprising, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Fethullah Gulen, who has been calle...
This Is What Istanbul Was Like As Turkey's Attempted Coup Played Out
Time - 16 Jul 2016 06:48
Istanbul was ready to explode
House GOPers call on feds to probe Clinton Foundation
New York Post - 16 Jul 2016 04:58
More than 65 House Republicans on Friday asked the feds to launch a probe into the Clinton Foundation, focusing on Bill and Hillary Clinton's ties to the for-profit college chain Laureate Education. The GOP lawmakers, ...
Neighboring Iran Warily Watches Turkey's Attempted Coup
Time - 16 Jul 2016 03:54
The coup is felt even in Turkey's third city of Izmir
Pro-Government Forces Advance in Syria Amid Talk of U.S.-Russia Cooperation
The New York Times - 16 Jul 2016 01:57
Civilians are dying from lack of food and medical care as the Syrian government tightens sieges and increases airstrikes in Aleppo and outside Damascus.
Tumult in Turkey: What We Know and What We Don't Know
The New York Times - 16 Jul 2016 00:57
The armed forces said they had seized full control of the country and declared martial law and a curfew; earlier, the prime minister said the coup attempt had failed.
US would consider extradition request for exiled cleric
Miami Herald - 16 Jul 2016 15:56
The Obama administration would entertain an extradition request for the U.S.-based cleric that Turkey's president is blaming for a failed coup attempt, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday. …
Mike Pence Flip-Flops, Aligns With Trump On Immigrant Ban
The Huffington Post - 16 Jul 2016 15:52
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. So it’s only fitting that within hours of being named Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) pulled one of his running mate’s favo...
Former CIA Officials Give Turkish Coup Plotters Advice On CNN
The Huffington Post - 16 Jul 2016 15:39
Oh, for the good old days ― when the CIA regularly assisted military coups d’états in foreign democracies. Several former spooks appearing on CNN Friday night to discuss the attempted military coup in Turkey had mor...
Egypt's pro-army media jump gun, welcome Turkey coup
Miami Herald - 16 Jul 2016 15:00
Some of Egypt's pro-army media jumped the gun in their reporting on the attempted coup in Turkey, declaring it a success and welcoming the overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. …
Pakistani social media model strangled by her brother in suspected 'honor killing'
The Week - 16 Jul 2016 14:42
A Pakistani model and social media star named Qandeel Baloch, 25, was strangled to death by her brother as she slept, officials said Saturday. Baloch had recently stirred controversy among her country's conservatives by ...
States Trump lost have bad seats at Republican convention
USA Today - 16 Jul 2016 14:32
Backed someone else during the GOP primary? Your state may be paying for it at the convention
Turkey seeks extradition of 8 coup organizers who fled to Greece
The Week - 16 Jul 2016 14:06
Greek police said a helicopter carrying eight members of the Turkish military believed to have organized the failed coup in Turkey Friday night landed in their country seeking asylum on Saturday. The surviving Turkish go...