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Young suicide bomber attacks Turkey wedding party; 51 dead

Published:Sunday | August 21, 2016 | 12:00 AM

ISTANBUL (AP) -- A child suicide bomber killed at least 51 people and wounded nearly 70 others at a Kurdish wedding party near Turkey's border with Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, decrying the attack as an attempt by Islamic...

Losing gracefully still an Olympic sport

Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2016 | 12:00 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP):In a world in turmoil, one thing never changes: the Olympic sport of losing gracefully.With a crisp, assured landing of his final somersault off the parallel bars, Oleg Verniaiev bumped Danell Leyva out of the gold-medal spot....

Why all those empty seats at Rio Games? Plenty of reasons

Published:Friday | August 19, 2016 | 9:49 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP):The taekwondo competition at the Rio Games last Thursday morning was sold out. Not a single seat was left for grabs at the 10,000-capacity arena, where fans spent between US$21 and US$43 to gain access.But the arena never totally...

Not everyone went gunning for gold in Rio

Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2016 | 9:47 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP):As Manu Ginobili walked off the basketball court, a legion of Argentina fans crowded around the tunnel where players exited."Ole, ole, ole, ole! Manuuuu! Manuuuuu!"Ginobili slapped hands and waved to a crowd that could not have...

Glass coated kite string kills three

Published:Thursday | August 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

NEW DELHI (AP):Indian police say three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slashed by glass-coated kite string used in competitions to bring down the kites of rivals.A three-year-old...

Volunteers sought as race to develop a Zika vaccine heats up

Published:Thursday | August 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) :Wanted: Volunteers willing to be infected with the Zika virus for science.It may sound bizarre, but researchers are planning just such a study this winter, when mosquitoes aren't biting to help speed development of much-needed...

Haiti council unveils $55 million election budget

Published:Thursday | August 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Haitian electoral authorities on Wednesday released details of a $55-million budget to organise a redo of an annulled presidential election that will not be underwritten by the US or monitored by EU observers.With...

More than 500 rescued from burning ship

Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP): More than 500 passengers and crew were evacuated yesterday from a burning ship about a mile off Puerto Rico's north coast, and many required medical care, though there were no reported fatalities. The...

First case of Zika-related microcephaly birth

Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2016 | 12:00 AM

GUATEMALA CITY (AP):Health officials in Guatemala say a mother who contracted Zika has given birth to a baby with the country's first virus-linked case of microcephaly.Dr Carlos Mejia is the director of...

Wildfire advances on thousands of California homes

Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2016 | 12:00 AM

SAN BERNARDINO (AP):California's newest huge wildfire advanced on thousands of homes yesterday, feeding on drought-stricken vegetation and destroying an untold number of structures as it expanded to...

Iran confirms Russia using its air base

Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BEIRUT (AP):In a move that could reverberate across the Middle East, Iran confirmed yesterday that Russia is using its territory to launch airstrikes in Syria, even as a second wave of Moscow's bombers flew out of the Islamic Republic to hit targets...