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An initial report by the army said that a Palestinian man ran at the soldiers with a knife at the Hawara checkpoint.

Francis, at another massive gathering in the same field Saturday, urged young people not to become “couch potatoes”, saying they should try to ignore computer screens and video games in favor of activism and political interaction.

Ozturk, who has denied involvement and insisted he had tried to suppress the rebellion, appeared in video from Turkish TV looking bruised with a bandage over his ear.

Veteran politician Yuriko Koike was elected governor of Tokyo on July 31, according to media exit polls, becoming the first woman to lead Japan’s capital.

While vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine and President Obama took the stage at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, Wikileaks was releasing another batch of hacked DNC files.

Two Republicans, including a former speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan, took the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday urging their fellow party members to vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton.

A peaceful protest that was carried out in Kabul did not let the Afghan capital remain peaceful.

The bloodiest incident, a shooting spree in Munich on July 22 that killed 10 people including the shooter, was unrelated to worldwide terrorism. In the most recent attack, …

English edition of Asharq Al-Awsat – the world’s premier pan-Arab daily.

Rakesh (39) had been suffering from a pancreatic ailment and reportedly died of multiple organ failure. Rakesh is survived by his wife, two children, parents and a younger brother. It is said CM Siddaramaiah, being his stoic self, has been trying to control his emotions and is...

Five attacks in Germany since July 18 have left 15 people dead, including four assailants, and dozens injured.

China has recently taken part in US -led multinational naval drills in the Pacific and a USA defense official said he did not expect the China-Russia exercises to affect USA military activity or behavior in the South China Sea.

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban says he’s voting for Hillary Clinton and thinks you should too.

Hours after Clinton officially became the first woman to become a major party’s nominee, she said that after her excitement from the night wore off, she was struck by the gravity of the campaign.

The Pentagon is vehemently rejecting remarks by the Turkish president that the US military was siding with plotters of the failed military coup in Turkey.