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20 hostages dead in Bangladesh cafe siege
It's the latest in a series of deadly attacks, mostly using machetes rather than guns, that have targeted bloggers, atheists and religious minorities in Bangladesh in recent months.
Loretta Lynch will accept FBI's recommendations in Clinton email investigation
The move comes amid an uproar over Lynch's impromptu meeting this week with Bill Clinton while his wife is under federal investigation.
Chechen suspected of organizing Istanbul airport attack
Just days after attackers killed 44 people at Istanbul's main airport, attention has focused on Akhmed Chatayev as the possible mastermind behind the deadliest suicide bombing in Turkey this year.
Austria's far-right Freedom Party gets another shot at the presidency, by court order
Norbert Hofer was defeated by less than one percent in May. The Supreme Court says there may have been irregularities that demand a new vote.
The US military is ending the ban on transgender people serving
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday that US service members would be able to serve openly and could not be discharged simply on the basis of their gender identity, effective immediately.
Investigation underway in Istanbul airport attack that killed 41 people
The attack on Europe's third-busiest airport was the deadliest in a series of suicide bombings this year in Turkey, with investigators focusing on Islamic State militants as suspects.
America's Zika plan got derailed by a fight over Planned Parenthood
A Republican plan that failed on Tuesday in Congress would have provided $1.1 billion in funding to combat the Zika virus.
Britain's Nigel Farage to EU leaders: 'You're not laughing now, are you?'
Parliamentarians booed UKIP leader Nigel Farage as he spoke in Strasbourg, with the anti-EU politician claiming his critics were in denial.
The Justice Department wants its employees to be aware of their unconscious racism
33,000 federal agents and prosectors will receive mandatory training on how unconscious bias influences their decisions on the job.
Jordanian spies stole CIA weapons intended for Syrian rebels
Some of the stolen weapons were used in a shooting in November that killed two Americans and three others at a police training facility in Amman.
More than 3,300 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean over the weekend
The Italian coast guard said the people were picked up from 25 dinghies and one boat, all north of the Libyan coast.
Turkish riot police fire tear gas and make arrests at Istanbul gay pride parade
Turkish authorities banned Istanbul's annual pride event this year, and police detained 19 people and fired tear gas at those who attempted to march anyway.