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US envoy in Cambodia to discuss human rights, politics
Miami Herald - 18 Jul 2016 15:35
A Cambodian official says talks with a visiting U.S. envoy focused on Cambodia's political situation and human rights. …
A Strong Exit, a new play by James Graham
The Guardian - 18 Jul 2016 14:38
In a new play written for the Guardian, the award-winning writer of political smashes This House and The Vote goes inside the Brexit bunker as its sweaty-palmed task force prepare to trigger Article 50 Dramatis Personae ...
Baton Rouge Attack Deepens Anguish for Police: 'We've Seen Nothing Like This'
The New York Times - 18 Jul 2016 04:57
Law enforcement officials said it had been generations since the nation endured two separate episodes in which so many police officers were killed.
Nice attack: Sarkozy blames government for failing to prevent attacks
BBC - 18 Jul 2016 03:55
In the wake of the Nice attack, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the government is not doing enough to provide security.
Terror in Nice: Attacker 'wasn't very intelligent'
CNN - 18 Jul 2016 06:32
A lawyer who previously defended the perpetrator of the terror attack in Nice that killed 84 people last week, has said that his former client "wasn't very intelligent," and that he "could have been influenced by religio...
Twitter, Facebook move quickly to stem celebrations of Nice attack
Reuters - 18 Jul 2016 02:50
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Attack in Nice Turns Spotlight on City's Religious Divisions
The New York Times - 18 Jul 2016 04:49
Muslims and non-Muslims have lived alongside each other in Nice for generations, but last week's massacre has exacerbated tensions among residents.
Baton Rouge shootings: Obama calls for calm after three police officers killed
BBC - 18 Jul 2016 04:54
US President Barack Obama calls for restraint after three police officers were shot dead in the city of Baton Rouge in Louisiana.
One of the Slain Baton Rouge Officers Only Recently Wrote a Plea About Violence
Time - 18 Jul 2016 05:41
"Please don't let hate infect your heart," Montrell Jackson wrote. "This city MUST and WILL get better"
Nice Attack: Truck Driver May Have Been Recently Radicalized
Time - 18 Jul 2016 05:51
Officials say Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel had undergone a rapid conversion to radical Islam
Senior S. Korean prosecutor arrested for alleged corruption
Miami Herald - 18 Jul 2016 05:05
A senior South Korean prosecutor has been arrested for allegedly pocketing millions of dollars following shady stock transaction deals with a leading online game maker. …
Thousands of Venezuelans Cross Border to Colombia in Search of Scarce Food
Time - 18 Jul 2016 04:59
Shortages have continued to mount in Venezuela amid triple-digit inflation
Latest on the shooting of Baton Rouge police officers
CBSNews - 18 Jul 2016 02:33
Three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers were killed and three others wounded; deceased shooter identified
Turkish officials swear all is fine after failed coup
New York Post - 18 Jul 2016 15:37
ANKARA, Turkey -- Warplanes patrolled Turkey’s skies overnight in a sign that authorities feared that the threat against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government was not yet over, despite official assurances that ...
China fires 3 officials after typhoon in east killed 83
Miami Herald - 18 Jul 2016 04:46
The Chinese government has fired three officials in an eastern province after a strong tropical storm killed 83 people and left 19 others missing, an official news agency reported Monday. …
Malaysia Airlines settles families' MH17 damages claims on two-year anniversary
The Guardian - 18 Jul 2016 02:27
Deals emerge after memorials were held in Ukraine and Netherlands to remember victims of plane shot down in 2014 Malaysia Airlines has settled damages claims for most victims of flight MH17, Dutch national broadcaster NO...
Officer Montrell Jackson, 32, identified as Baton Rouge shooting victim
The Week - 18 Jul 2016 01:59
Montrell Jackson, 32, has been identified as one of three officers killed Sunday morning during a shootout at a Baton Rouge convenience store. Officer Montrell Jackson identified as one of three cops killed in Baton Roug...
Boris Johnson in Brussels to meet EU counterparts
BBC - 18 Jul 2016 01:53
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is set to meet his European Union counterparts for the first time during talks in Brussels later.
Morocco seeks to rejoin African Union after 32 years
BBC - 18 Jul 2016 01:49
Morocco formally announces its wish to rejoin the African Union, 32 years after leaving over a dispute about Western Sahara.
Rio 2016's record-breaking haul: 42 condoms-per-athlete
The Guardian - 18 Jul 2016 16:52
The number of condoms provided to athletes suggests that the Olympic Village's reputation as a hotbed of sexual activity is well-earned. Is that really the case? Seventeen days, 10,500 athletes, 33 venues, and 450,000 co...
Freddie Gray death: Officer cleared
CNN - 18 Jul 2016 16:45
Baltimore police Lt. Brian Rice was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office in connection with Freddie Gray's arrest and death, Judge Barry Williams ruled in a bench t...
Baton Rouge Gunman 'Was Targeting Officers,' Police Say
The New York Times - 18 Jul 2016 16:14
The gunman, a Marine veteran, "definitely ambushed those officers," a Louisiana State Police spokesman said Monday of the attack that killed three officers.