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Known for its low-priced, no-frills smartphones, Australian retailer Kogan last week released its first 'high-end' phone, a machine that shares many bullet points with market-leading Android handsets but is sold at roughly a third of the price.

A skydiving plane caught fire shortly after taking off from a small airport.

Minnesota voters have only a handful of primaries Tuesday, but there's still plenty at stake.

The special offers and discounts can be availed on Flipkart and LeMall for LeEco's recently launched Super TV range.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States called on China on Monday to release four human rights lawyers and activists who were convicted of subversion last week.

Attorneys Zhou Shifeng and Gou Hongguo and activists Hu Shigen and Zhai Yanmin were given sentences ranging from three to 7-1/2 years in prison by a court in China's northeastern city of Tianjin.

"We urge Chinese authorities to release the lawyers and rights defenders who are imprisoned or in detention... Читать дальше...

Michael Phelps definitely knows how to get in the zone before a race and the Internet is going crazy over the face he was making before the 200-meter butterfly semifinal on Monday (August 8) during the Rio Olympics! While other athletes were stretching and getting ready for the race, the 31-year-old swimmer was caught sitting [...]

– Nigerian teenager, Serena Omo-Lamai has set a pace academically – The 17-year-old has been granted admission in 13 universities – Serena will be studying Bio-Medical Engineering in the United states Serena Omo-Lamai has been granted admission to study in 13 universities in America and Canada, she has opted for Syracuse University, United States. Omo-Lamai, […]

Ex-soldier: "Foreign fighters, who are not crazy... can have a positive impact."

MAKHMOUR, Iraq (AP) — Two years ago, the U.S.-led coalition dropped the first airstrikes on the Islamic State group, ushering in a deeper phase of intervention that dramatically changed the fight against the militant group in Iraq. Since then, more…

MAKHMOUR, Iraq (AP) — Two years ago, the U.S.-led coalition dropped the first airstrikes on the Islamic State group, ushering in a deeper phase of intervention that dramatically changed the fight against the militant group in Iraq. Since then, more…

MAKHMOUR, Iraq (AP) — Two years ago, the U.S.-led coalition dropped the first airstrikes on the Islamic State group, ushering in a deeper phase of intervention that dramatically changed the fight against the militant group in Iraq. Since then, more…

MAKHMOUR, Iraq (AP) — Two years ago, the U.S.-led coalition dropped the first airstrikes on the Islamic State group, ushering in a deeper phase of intervention that dramatically changed the fight against the militant group in Iraq. [...] more than 9,400 coalition airstrikes have allowed Iraqi forces to slowly claw back cities, towns, supply lines and infrastructure. "If it weren't for the strikes and the heavy artillery (given to the Iraqi army by the coalition), we would still be up in the mountains," Khaylani said... Читать дальше...

TOKYO — Japanese Emperor Akihito’s video message this week, though subtle, suggested that he wishes to abdicate, and the attention now goes to his elder son, the first in line to Japan’s Chrysanthemum throne. In his 10-minute recorded message Monday, Akihito primarily cited his old age and concerns that it may become difficult for him

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 took a massive dive at up to 20,000 feet a minute, as it plunged into the Indian Ocean on March 8, 2014, new analysis of automated signals from the missing jet revealed, according to a new report. Several conspiracy theories surrounding the plane's disappearance have made the rounds over the last two years.

GROSS KIESOW - Een groot deel van de 1200 inwoners van het dorp Gross Kiesow (en een fors aantal mensen uit Borne) zaten gisteravond in de kerk in het Duitse dorp. Daar herdachten ze de omgekomen Jan Nijland (54) uit Borne, zijn dochter Esmee (20) en twee Duitse slachtoffers van 49 en 25 jaar.

– Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned the national chairman position of the party to Lagos/Ogun – The new arrangement has now streamlined the position of the National Chairman of the PDP to three individuals The Southwest zonal caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday met at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota voters have only a handful of primaries Tuesday, but there's still plenty at stake.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota voters have only a handful of primaries Tuesday, but there's still plenty at stake.

GOP Rep. John Kline's retirement set off a scramble for his southern Minnesota congressional seat, with four Republicans vying to advance to November. Conservative radio talker Jason Lewis carried the party's endorsement, with businesswoman Darlene Miller, former state Sen. John Howe and consultant Matt Erickson also in it. Daudt, seen as a potential Republican candidate for governor at some point, was trying to fend off Alan Duff, a former Isanti County commissioner who said Daudt hadn't done enough to limit state spending.

“It is a huge honour, it is a gold and two silvers now, tomorrow hopefully if we can get another gold that would be history”.

The Cat's Eye Nebula is one of the most complex planetary nebulae known.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan men's water polo goalkeeper Katsuyuki Tanamura blocks a shot in the first quarter of a match a...