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The Turkish government is closing down schools, firing academics and university deans, and banning global travel for professors, in the latest measures in response to last week’s coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Council of Europe said it had been...

If the affair “is resolved swiftly and they are returned as swiftly as possible, that could turn into something very positive for our bilateral relations”, Turkish ambassador Kerim Uras told reporters in Athens.

Crews are battling a blaze blocking a route to Yellowstone National Park and the region of Jackson Hole as summertime visitors flock to the popular northwest Wyoming areas.

Following a relative calm on Saturday, heavy fighting resumed on Sunday, spreading through the town and continued through yesterday until the ceasefire was announced.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the measure was being taken to counter threats to Turkish democracy and wasn’t meant to curb basic freedoms. He added that it would be up to parliament to decide. Other media reports said police, military police and members of the coast guard...

After all, Pence follows the tough, polished acts of House Speaker Paul Ryan, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who all have earlier speaking slots. In the 12-minute interview, host George Stephanopoulos tried in vain 12 separate...

With its decision, the court was “absolutely violating the rights of clean athletes, creating a precedent of collective responsibility”, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said in comments televised on state channels.

Former shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Smith will go head to head against Corbyn for the party leadership.

Kejirwal targeted the BJP after meeting the victims in Rajkot civil hospital first and visiting Mota Samadhiyala village in Una to meet their family members, a day after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi met the victims. Why is police silent?

Though Melania Trump had read the Obama lines her over the phone to McIver, citing them as a source of inspiration, Mciver said the plagiarism was her “mistake”. According to her statement, McIver offered her resignation, which she said Donald and Melania Trump did...

The Kerala Anti-Terrorism Squad, in a joint operation with Maharashtra ATS, arrested one person from Navi Mumbai on Thursday for his alleged role in the disappearance of Kerala residents suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS).

A teddy bear is laid with flowers and candles to honor the victims of an attack, on the Promenade des Anglais, near the area where a truck mowed through revelers in Nice, southern France, Saturday, July 16, 2016.

The Director General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Dore Gold, in Paris to sign an official agreement, said he hoped other African countries would follow suit and open relations with Israel.

The Government has been accused of “a kick in the teeth to students” after it was announced that maximum tuition fees at English universities will rise to £9,250 a year from September 2017.

She was last seen wearing shorts and a yellow tank top.