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India and France are now one step closer to making a deal on the procurement of 36 Rafale jet fighters, according to Indian Minister of Defense Manohar Parrikar.

Hundreds express interest in class action over water contamination.

Turkey’s justice minister sent a document to the United States on Tuesday seeking the arrest of cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania and whom Ankara accuses of instigating an attempted coup on July 15. Iraq’s prime minister issued a travel ban on Tuesday for some sitting lawmakers and politicians amid corruption allegations that surfaced during the questioning in parliament of the country’s defense minister. Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi told lawmakers this... Читать дальше...

The Japanese yen rose slightly against the dollar and the euro on Tuesday.

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The agency tasked with reviewing all shootings involving Chicago police officers inaccurately reported use of force, the city's inspector general said on Tuesday.

Inspector General Joseph Ferguson said in a 13-page report that the Independent Police Review Authority's (IPRA) public reporting of incidents involving officers who fired their weapons was incomplete and inaccurate.

From September 2007 to September 2014, IPRA reported 344... Читать дальше...

The Syrian army killed 60 Daesh militants while defending the city of Deir ez-Zor, SANA news agency reported on Tuesday.

Among young men, the most common problema were reaching climax too quickly and difficulty getting and keeping an erection

Despite last week’s news of a major Sesame Street casting shake-up, CEO Jeff Dunn insists that fans have not seen the last of Bob McGrath (Bob), Emilio Delgado (Luis) and Roscoe Orman (Gordon). In 2014, when we first began producing the current half-hour show format, we let all of our cast members know of the shorter story lines and, therefore, reduced appearances.

It's a far cry from five years ago when the nation's benchmark rate was a developed-world high and the Aussie was worth more than the greenback with the mining bonanza in full swing.

DENVER — The Los Angeles Dodgers have optioned Yasiel Puig and Ross Stripling to the minors to make room for their new additions, outfielder Josh Reddick and reliever Jesse Chavez. Los Angeles told Puig not to come to Dodger Stadium on Monday ahead of the team’s departure to Colorado for a series against the Rockies.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A white former police officer on trial for first-degree murder in Virginia testified Tuesday that he shot and killed an unarmed black teen after the 18-year-old knocked away his stun gun and charged toward him.

Medals were first awarded as prizes for Olympians at the 1896 Games. Since then, each Olympics has had its own unique medal design, differing in size, imagery and material. Here’s a preview of the 2016 Rio Olympics gold medal, followed by a look back at medals from past Olympic Games.

MEXICO CITY — Mexican actress Kate Del Castillo wants Mexico’s government to drop accusations of obstruction of justice and money laundering related to her meeting last year with drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Del Castillo’s representatives said in a statement Tuesday that the actress has filed papers seeking a court injunction demanding prosecutors “either

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EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have secured naming rights for their new headquarters, with local physician group and sports medicine provider Twin Cities Orthopedics. The Vikings announced a 20-year agreement Tuesday with TCO at the groundbreaking ceremony for the training facility and team offices they’ll move into in 2018. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but

Stephen L. Barbour, 78, of Lebanon died Tuesday at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Huston-Jost Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Every so often, an article about a woman breastfeeding her older child, up to the age of five or six, causes a furore, as parents, experts and others debate whether the practice is “healthy” for the child.

It’s 504 feet long and 80 feet high — the last of the five trussed spans that once formed the central third of the roadway from Oakland’s muddy shore to the forested knob of Yerba Buena Island. [...] even though two decks of asphalt and much of the steelwork has been removed, the homely structure still weighs roughly 3.2 million pounds. If you want a hint of how the latest act of deconstruction will take place, check out the four enormous green metal “wheels” that adorn the corners of the truss. Читать дальше...

"This was much easier," the blowhard billionaire said after accepting the award from a veteran.