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Prime Minister Habib Essid told a late-night session of parliament that the guidance would “have repercussions” for Britain although he did say what they might be.

“The national government, from July 20, will launch a process of de-escalation of military action in response to the suspension of offensive actions by the FARC”, the statement read, referring to a unilateral ceasefire announced by FARC leaders earlier in the week.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell talks to reporters after the Senate Republican weekly policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, July 8, 2015.

Lawmakers in the Greek parliament overwhelmingly backed a package of economic reforms and further austerity measures, in the hope that it would convince European creditors to back a third bailout of the country.

The US House of Representatives passed a resolution marking the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre on Wednesday, in which more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were mass murdered by Bosnian Serb forces on July 11, 1995. “The world – and especially Serbia...

The pressure has been on Greece all day even after the Greek parliament passed a harsh austerity package that it hopes will lead to a three-year bailout.

KABUL: At least 12 civilians were killed in twin roadside bomb blasts in Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday, blaming the attacks on the Taliban as the militants intensify their summer offensive.

Previous attempts to engage Kabul and Taliban in negotiations have fallen flat, including the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar in 2013 which was shut down after ex- Afghan President Hamid Karzai sharply criticized the move, arguing that Kabul would only engage in inter-Afghan...

Dunford noted that confirming the identity of the cyber attackers is difficult. The chairman meets with leaders of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and National Guard to craft USA military strategy.

In addition, the Kurdish Regional Government, which also controls some production of oil in the northern part of Iraq, is trading less crude with its national government over disputes in payments, reported the IEA.

The investigations into the downing of MH17 are likely to go on until the end of the year Prime Minister Najib Razak said here adding that?the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) now had a clearer picture of the cause of the tragedy.

Chinese cities have been evacuated of more than 1m people after typhoon Chan-hom brought winds of up to 100mph to the coast. The country’s railway service said more than 100 trains between the region’s cities were canceled through July 12.

Suu Kyi’s party has been seeking more changes in the constitution.

Brooks is risking nosebleeds over the weekend.

Chan-hom is expected to make landfall south of Shanghai later on Saturday.