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Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5: A would-be mugger in Rio de Janeiro died when Russia’s vice consul fought back during the attempted robbery and the assailant was killed by his own weapon, police said.

Financial and technology stocks soared and investors sold the safe assets they have favored for most of this year.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested Turkey would be unable to continue its strategic allegiance to the USA if it continues to “harbour” the exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by the Turkish government of instigating the coup attempt.

Electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors Inc ended its turbulent second quarter with a larger-than-expected loss, but said it remains on track to increase production in the second half of this year and introduce a new auto next year.

“It was a tough play”. “I wanted to go back out there and get us back in the dugout to hit”. “I just have to wait for the pain to go down a little bit”.

As we arrive closer and closer to the start of the English Premier League, last season’s FA Cup champions, Manchester United, square up against the league champions, Leicester City.

Dramatic footage from inside the Emirates flight shows passengers escaping the burning plane on slides and then on foot.

Manager Kevin Cash said the Rays don’t expect Duffy to have any issues adjusting “whatsoever” back to short, and they are thrilled with the well-rounded work he does at the plate, showing off his flat, line drive-producing swing during a Wednesday batting...

Overall, said Jarrett, Wednesday’s announcement was a positive one, and she added Saunders’ family wasn’t willing to let her death be in vain.

“I have two brothers, I don’t know what they will look like now”. “I want to send them hugs and kisses”.

Shocking images show the moment a cargo plane smashed through a fence and onto a road in northern Italy after overshooting the runway.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Dylann Roof, the white man charged in the massacre of nine parishioners at a Charleston church, was assaulted Thursday by a black inmate at the SC jail where he is being held, a law official said.

County health officials confirmed that the two cases were not in San Diego. This marks the fourteenth case of travel-associated Zika virus in Arizona.

Online giant Amazon unveiled its first branded airplane Amazon One today, part of what is expected to be a fleet of “Prime Air” cargo planes.

The seven teams competed for almost $4 million in prizes in Wednesday’s competition, which was sponsored by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and performed in front of 5,000 computer security professionals and others in Las Vegas.