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Dubbed as “the battle for Aleppo,” the latest chapter of massacres in the Syrian conflict continues, with reports of more civilian deaths in air strikes Friday. More than five years of bloodletting has killed close to...

A six-member crew of a Pakistani helicopter, reportedly taken hostage by the Afghan Taliban in Afghanistan’s Logar province on August 4, has been released and handed over to Pakistani authorities on Saturday. “The six-member crew of...

Each time, she splashed into a Rio Olympic swimming pool, 19-year-old Katie Ledecky made it abundantly clear that her best was yet to be. Such was the touch Ledecky displayed, proving once again why she is...

With astonishing speed, Ethiopian runner Almaz Ayana set a new world record in the 10,000 m women’ s competition on Friday in Rio Olympics. Her Ethiopian compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba grabbed bronze by timing 29:42.56. Kenyan Vivian...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday backtracked on his comment that President Barack Obama founded the Islamic State, saying it was just sarcasm. He also attacked the media for seriously reporting comment. “Ratings challenged @CNN...

As millions of refugees face hardships and uncertain future, the United Nations has appealed to countries including the United States to keep reaching out to people in need because “we will all be stronger” by building...

Michael Phelps hauled up fourth medal of the Rio Olympics Thursday evening, beating competitors including Ryan Lochte in 200-meter individual medley event – his fourth consecutive feat. The latest victory adds to the swimmer wins in...

Seeking to inject a raft of pressing scientific, climate, health and technological challenges into the 2016 election debate, a coalition of more than 50 nonpartisan science and technology organizations has posed 20 high-stakes questions, asking candidates...

Pakistan cricket’s all-time great Hanif Mohammad – who played some glorious innings to help the country emerge as a formidable cricket playing nation in the first two decades after independence, passed away Thursday after protracted illness....

For 12 years, the family kept the grief of son’s loss private. But one day, Khizr Khan decided to make a public statement in the middle of an unusually heated election year. Since that July 28...