At least 31 people killed after twin suicide blasts hit northeastern part of the country, according to a local official.
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Clashes flare as UN seeks solution in Yemen’s Hodeida
Saudi Arabia and its allies in a regional military coalition on Wednesday launched an offensive aimed at retaking the Red Sea city of Hodeida, home to the country’s most valuable port which is controlled by the Iran-backed Huthis.
Read More »Suspect dead, 20 hurt in shooting at US arts festival
At least 20 people were hurt early Sunday in a shooting at an all-night arts festival in Trenton, the state capital of New Jersey, that also left one suspect dead, a local prosecutor said. “Multiple individuals opened fire” inside the festival venue shortly before 3:00 am, Mercer County chief prosecutor Angelo Onofri told reporters. Among the injured at the Art …
Read More »Turkey says its air strikes kill 35 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Turkish warplanes killed 35 militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in air strikes in northern Iraq’s Qandil mountain region on Friday, the Turkish military said. Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan had said on Saturday that Turkish warplanes had struck a meeting of the outlawed PKK in Qandil, where he believed high-profile militants had been hit.
Read More »India faces ‘worst-ever’ water crisis: report
Alarming study finds about 600 million Indians are facing high to extreme stress over clean water access.
Read More »Italy closes ports for two more Mediterranean rescue ships
Rescuers say the stance by Italy’s new populist government risks costing more lives in the future.
Read More »Q. & A.: Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Drafting a Eulogy for Classic Rock
In “Twilight of the Gods,” Steven Hyden writes about what a generation of music gave to the culture — and whether any of it can last.
Read More »General Electric faces fines over French jobs pledge
France threatens to take the unusual step of fining General Electric for not creating jobs.
Read More »Eminem ignores Bonnaroo critics, keeps 'gunshot' sound effects at Firefly fest
You didn’t really think Eminem was going to back down because of a few negative Twitter comments, did you? After riling fans with “gunshot” sound effects at Bonnaroo, he repeated them at Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Del.
Read More »US and South Korea poised to halt war games but will 'restart immediately if talks break down', says Trump
The US and South Korea are reportedly set to halt joint military exercises as early as this week, just days after Donald Trump promised to halt something he said was both costly and “very provocative” to Kim Jong-un. During his summit with the North Korean leader last week in Singapore, Mr Trump said he wanted to halt the exercises and …
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