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The leaders of Russia and US discussed Syria and Ukraine issues on the sidelines of the G20 Hangzhou summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.

A day after separatist members refused to talk to the Opposition MPs on the Kashmir unrest, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Monday, hit out at the hardliners saying, it seems they don't believe in kashmiriyat, insaniyat and jamuriyat.

Fred Flare and typewriters are so 10 years ago.

A massive wooden replica of 17th century London was torched on the River Thames to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, which paved the way for the building of the modern city. The torching of the model of London -- as it stood on September 2, 1666 -- was executed by US "burn artist" David Best and live streamed online. The Great Fire started in Thomas Farrinor's bakery on Pudding Lane and raged until September 5, destroying 80 percent of the mostly wooden, walled inner city. Читать дальше...

The fight for the soul of the ANC raged yesterday as divisions deepened over whether to hold an early conference to heal the organisation's wounds.

Utility group just bought by State Grid aims to channel more Chinese investment into Brazil

Sam Allardyce vowed to defer to captain Wayne Rooney over his positioning after starting life as England manager with a win.

The Americans beat British team Splyce in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III World League Champions final to win £600,000.

ENSCHEDE - Hulpdiensten zijn maandagochtend opgeroepen voor een kop-staartbotsing op de Kuipersdijk.

New Normandy Format talks on Ukrainian reconciliation will be held in the near future, French President Francois Hollande said Monday.

“I thought, ‘Yeah, maybe I should unplug this now before it gets much bigger’. But it had gotten big enough that it was now totally blocking the socket where I’d plugged it in. So I just sat back and watched the rest unfold.”

Upset they've not been invited to the party?

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As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to host the annual G20 summit next month, it's no secret that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be the top guest.

Come September 4, leaders of the world's biggest economies will gather in Hangzhou, China, to discuss business, trade, and a range of foreign-policy challenges.

"Russia and China now cooperate and coordinate to an unprecedented degree — politically, militarily, economically — and their cooperation... Читать дальше...

If it looks like a pony, then it is a pony. Right? Wrong, says the Supreme Court of Appeal.

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HONOLULU, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The giant panda has been officially removed from the endangered species list, the international body for species protection said.

DAMASCUS, Syria — A string of bombings, including a suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State group, struck in and around several Syrian cities on Monday, killing at least 43 people, mainly in government-controlled areas. The SANA news agency reported blasts around the coastal city of Tartus, the central city of Homs, the suburbs of

Uh oh

Billionaire SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the cause of the explosion that destroyed the Falcon 9 rocket is officially unknown, but hinted that there may have been foul play involved. The explosion, which was caught on camera, occurred shortly after 9am as Musk’s SpaceX operation were readying for launch at the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral. An unidentified spherical object can be seen passing over the rocket as it explodes. Claims the flying object was a bird have been discredited as it appears... Читать дальше...

Volkswagen heeft in twintig lidstaten van de Europese Unie de consumentenwetgeving overtreden door zijn gesjoemel met de uitstootnormen van dieselauto's. Dat meldde de Duitse krant Die Welt op basis van bronnen bij de Europese Commissie. Het gaat volgens de krant onder meer om een wet die bedrijven verbiedt om bij hun reclamecampagnes overdreven milieuclaims te gebruiken.

NAGOYA - Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura said Monday the central Japanese city is reconsidering its plan to joi...

Gavin Hunt needs no introduction to Cape Town City, the opposition his Wits team faces in the first leg of the semi-finals of the MTN8.

ENSCHEDE/AMSTERDAM - De beroemde orgelluiken van de Westerkerk in Amsterdam komen naar Enschede. De metersgrote luiken, geschilderd door de 17e-eeuwse kunstschilder Gerard de Lairesse, zijn vanaf zaterdag te zien in de tentoonstelling die het Rijksmuseum Twenthe aan De Lairesse wijdt.

Woah.