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Torture widespread after Turkey coup attempt, says UN report

Sweeping security measures adopted in Turkey after a failed July 15 coup attempt created an environment conducive to the torture and ill-treatment of detainees...

Iraqi special forces seize more Islamic State-held neighbourhoods in Mosul

Iraqi special forces fighting Islamic State militants in Mosul have seized a new neighbourhood and taken full control of another densely populated area, according...

Trump wants ‘Mad Dog’ General Mattis to lead Pentagon

US president-elect Donald Trump is nominating controversial retired general James Mattis to be his defence secretary. Mr Mattis, 66, retired from the Marine Corps in...

Huge crowds turn out to pay tribute to former Cuban leader Fidel Castro

Schools and government offices in Cuba were closed for a second day as hundreds of thousands continued to pay tribute to Fidel Castro. The day...

University cuts ties with doctor after Michelle Obama ‘monkey face’ remark

The University of Colorado is cutting ties with a doctor who made a racist remark on Facebook about US first lady Michelle Obama. The university...

Experts probe air crash that wiped out Brazilian football team

Colombian authorities are searching for answers after a charter plane carrying a football team whose Cinderella story took them to the finals of one...

Death toll in Colombian plane crash tragedy drops to 71

The death toll from the Colombian plane crash tragedy has dropped to 71 from 75, as authorities said four fewer people were on board...

Britain and France seeking to punish Syrian regime for ‘use of chemical weapons’

UN ambassadors from Britain and France have said they will seek to punish members of the Syrian regime implicated in the use of chemical...

Hundreds of flights cancelled due to fresh Lufthansa strike

Pilots at German airline Lufthansa are on strike again after a two-day break in their campaign of walkouts. The company has cancelled 816 short-haul flights...

Campus cop praised for downing Ohio State knifeman

A police officer has been praised for shooting dead a man who drove his car into a crowd at Ohio State University and began...

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