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Ruling and opposition parties of Turkey to rally together following military coup
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: Supporters of Turkey’s ruling and main opposition parties, usually bitter foes, were set to rally together on Sunday in support of democracy following a failed military coup as President Tayyip Erdogan tightens his grip... -
Turkey detained Fethullah Gulen after coup attempt
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: Turkey has detained a senior aide to the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen whom it blames for the coup attempt aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an official said on Saturday, reports BSS. Security... -
Iran condemned twin bomb attacks by the IS in Kabul
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned twin bomb attacks by the Islamic State group that ripped through crowds of minority Shiite Hazaras in the Afghan capital, killing at least 80, reports BSS. “Afghanistan... -
Anger erupted over floods in northern China
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: Anger erupted on Saturday over floods in northern China that left more than 200 people dead or missing, with media and internet users accusing officials of negligence, reports BSS. Torrential rain has lashed the... -
IS claims responsibility for Baghdad bomb blast
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: So-called Islamic State has said it was behind a suicide bomb attack on a security checkpoint in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, that has killed more than 20 people and injured at least another 35, reports... -
Funeral held for victims of suicide bomb attack in Kabul
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: Funerals have taken place in Kabul for victims of Saturday’s suicide bomb attack claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS), which killed 80 people. Bodies were still being collected from morgues as the first burials were... -
Gunman began planning Munich shooting one year back
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: The 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who killed nine people in Munich on Friday began planning the attack one year ago after visiting the site of a 2009 school shooting in southwest Germany that killed 15... -
China completed production of the world’s largest seaplane
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: China has completed production of the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, state media has said, the latest effort in the country’s program to wean itself off dependence on foreign aviation firms, reports BSS. The state-owned... -
Three candidates to succeed Platini as UEFA chief
Jul 23, 2016News Hour: Three candidates to succeed the disgraced Michel Platini as president of UEFA made the shortlist on Friday for the vote to take place in Athens on September 14, reports BSS. The three are Slovenia’s... -
Crashed EgyptAir flight broke up in midair after fire erupted
Jul 23, 2016News Hour: An EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean in May likely broke up in midair after a fire erupted in or near the cockpit, the New York Times reported on Friday, reports BSS. However,...
