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BEIRUT — Syrian troops reached the edge of the northern province of Raqqa on Saturday, home to the capital of the Islamic State group’s self-styled caliphate, in a push that leaves the extremists fighting battles on four fronts in Syria and neighboring Iraq. Islamic State, which controls large swaths of territory in both countries, is fighting Syrian troops, U.S.-backed fighters and opposition militants in northern Syria and is facing an offensive by Iraqi government forces across the border on their stronghold of Fallujah. Читать дальше...

Police searching for 3 men suspected in sexual assaults (AP) — Officers are investigating two separate incidents in which three male suspects sexually assaulted two men in Northern California hiking trails.

Western officials ramped up calls for China to respect an impending ruling from a Hague tribunal on Beijing’s maritime claim to the South China Sea.

But the combination of Somizi and Thando Thabethe as hosts of the South African Music Awards has to be the best decision ever.

STUART, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama, who keeps a pair of boxing gloves worn by Muhammad Ali in his private study off the Oval Office, said Saturday that Ali "shook up the world and the world is better for…

STUART, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama, who keeps a pair of boxing gloves worn by Muhammad Ali in his private study off the Oval Office, said Saturday that Ali "shook up the world and the world is better for…

The heavyweight boxing champion, who passed away Friday, appeared on "Face the Nation" in 1976

A man has died of his injuries after being hit by a 4WD as he crossed the road in Townsville's west.

Seated from left, the Celtics great Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali, the retired Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown and Lew Alcindor, then an undergraduate at U.C.L.A., at a meeting of top African-American athletes in June 1967.

OMAHA — An 11-year-old girl who had her scalp partially torn off nearly a month ago when her hair got caught in the gears of a carnival ride says she's ready to go home.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A leading Brazilian biologist who has fought for the cleanup of Rio de Janeiro's polluted waterways called Saturday on interim President Michael Temer to release emergency funds to pay for the dredging of toxic lagoons…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A leading Brazilian biologist who has fought for the cleanup of Rio de Janeiro's polluted waterways called Saturday on interim President Michael Temer to release emergency funds to pay for the dredging of toxic lagoons…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A leading Brazilian biologist who has fought for the cleanup of Rio de Janeiro's polluted waterways called Saturday on interim President Michael Temer to release emergency funds to pay for the dredging of toxic lagoons…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A leading Brazilian biologist who has fought for the cleanup of Rio de Janeiro's polluted waterways called Saturday on interim President Michael Temer to release emergency funds to pay for the dredging of toxic lagoons…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A leading Brazilian biologist who has fought for the cleanup of Rio de Janeiro's polluted waterways called Saturday on interim President Michael Temer to release emergency funds to pay for the dredging of toxic lagoons hugging the Olympic Park. A massive cleanup was billed as one of the major legacy projects of the games, but an ongoing study commissioned by The Associated Press has shown the waterways where the Olympic rowers and sailors will compete are filled with illness-causing viruses and bacteria. Читать дальше...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A leading Brazilian biologist who has fought for the cleanup of Rio de Janeiro's polluted waterways called Saturday on interim President Michael Temer to release emergency funds to pay for the dredging of toxic lagoons…

(AP) — Newport News police have identified a woman who was fatally shot and her attacker, who shot and killed himself after a police chase. Police say when officers approached Langley they saw that he was suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

As if you needed another reason to love Adele. The 28-year-old singer gave an impromptu performance of part of the Spice Girls' 1997 anthem "Spice Up Your...

The Louvre, home to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” said it won’t reopen until Wednesday, while the Orsay Museum, known for its impressionist art, was closed at least through the weekend. Other Paris landmarks shut down due to flooding include the national library and the Grand Palais, Paris’ opulent exhibition center, which was built more than 100 years ago. The death toll from flooding in France rose to four, with 24 others injured, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Saturday after a government crisis meeting... Читать дальше...

The Arsenal striker continued his recent good form at international level with Arsenal team-mate Laurent Koscielny also on target in a comfortable victory over the Scots

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is asking a bankruptcy court to set aside more than $6 million from the owner of a Fergus County gold mine to ensure treatment of polluted water after the…

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is asking a bankruptcy court to set aside more than $6 million from the owner of a Fergus County gold mine to ensure treatment of polluted water after the…

DFL Party leaders urged unity among delegates and other activists.