Latest and Breaking World News and Top Stories - July 5
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The Taliban in Afghanistan launch a rocket attack on dozens of oil tankers outside the capital, Kabul.
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The move follows new allegations that an employee of the German intelligence service spied for the United States.
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How do you go about your daily life while under constant threat of bombardment? We speak to families in Slavyansk to find out Continue reading...
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How do families continue with their daily lives when their country is at war? We find out from one family in Damascus Continue reading...
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How can you maintain some semblance of normality for your children when your country has become a battleground? We find out from families in Baghdad Continue reading...
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MANAMA (Reuters) - A Bahraini policeman died on Saturday of wounds sustained in a bombing that the Interior Ministry said was a terrorist act.
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Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine deny media reports they have fled their stronghold of Sloviansk.
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RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters) - Initial autopsy findings from the body of an East Jerusalem youth who Palestinians believe was kidnapped and killed by far-right Jews showed that he was burned alive, the Palestinian attorney-general is rep...
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There has been anger in Australia over the sentence handed down to Rolf Harris, after he was found guilty of abusing young girls.
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Andargachew Tsige, Ethiopian-born with British citizenship, was arrested while transiting through Yemen last month.
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The 46 women from Kerala were trapped while working in a hospital in the city of Tikrit when rebels attacked.
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The US celebrates its Independence Day with firework displays across the country.
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The California Highway Patrol says that it is investigating footage that shows a policeman repeatedly punching the head of a prostrate woman.
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More than 400 trucks carrying fuel and oil were found ablaze on roads outside the capital Kabul, as Taliban claim to have attacked a depot used to supply NATO forces.
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More than 60 people are reported injured in clashes across the city following the funeral of a Palestinian teen who was killed, possibly in retaliation for the murder of three Israeli teens.
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Up to two million fans are expected on the roads of Yorkshire this weekend as Chris Froome starts his Tour de France defence.
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Country's foreign minister says the side's success is showing people that 'Belgians can achieve great things together' Continue reading...
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Critics, though, wish compatriots would pay as much attention to corruption and mismanagement in government as to the footie Continue reading...
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There were goals, there was choreographed dancing, there were moments of great footballing beauty, but Colombia -- one of the teams to excite most at this most thrilling of World Cups -- is going home after a quarterfinal defeat at the h...
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Official: At least 400 fuel tankers burn in parking lot outside Kabul
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The government increases prices by up to 78 percent, following on a promise to cut subsidies.
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These sci fi-esque designs for tourist developments are out of this world.
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The 101st Tour de France, which begins in Yorkshire, will receive a send-off from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
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NATO signals it's taking no new members for the present, but says its door 'remains open'
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Fifa is facing fresh embarrassment as the son of the body's vice president is accused of illegally re-selling World Cup tickets.
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi-owned al-Arabia television said on Saturday that two suspected al Qaeda militants who had been surrounded inside a government building in southern Saudi Arabia after an attack on a border post with Yemen blew them...
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Spain is likely to be the stand-in for Dorne in HBO's lush fantasy drama.
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Local Government Association says funding to repair potholes is not enough to tackle backlog of crumbling roads Continue reading...
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The Beijing-based artist and beekeeper Ren Ri is a focused man. His new three-part series -- titled "Yuansu" in reference to the Chinese word for "element" -- turns bees into his collaborators. Yuansu II features sculptures made by bees,...
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With 150 million Indians lacking access to clean water, authorities are looking towards "water ATMs" to combat shortages, through a scheme known as "Sarvajal" -- meaning water for all.
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A new technology might help India's poor access clean drinking water. CNN's Sumnima Udas reports.
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There are few joys as nostalgic and pure as packing up a wicker basket full of treats and hitting the grass, picnic style. The only thing missing from this leisurely trifecta of food, sunshine and horizontal relaxation was, of course, ar...
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The idea was to raise the profile of a small Navajo art festival by roping in Ai Weiwei, the fiery Chinese dissident artist. And that's precisely what's happened. Suddenly, Navajo TIME , an annual festival that takes place deep in the de...
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When family tales are passed from generation to generation with no single point of origin, when history fails to document years of pain and struggle, when personal identity becomes too complex to describe in a single sitting, when memory...
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Neymar, who has scored four goals for Brazil so far, suffers a fractured vertebra and will miss the rest of the tournament.
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As the woman frantically calls 911 after their car plummets into the pit, a passing truck drives over them.
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Host nation Brazil made the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup.
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Clashes surround funeral of Mohammed Abu Khdair, 17, killed in apparent revenge attack in occupied East Jerusalem.
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Australia distances itself from disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris
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Americans across the nation celebrated Independence Day on Friday.
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Brazil's striker fractured his vertebrae in the closing stages of the 2-1 quarter-final win over Colombia.
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Australia is refusing to comment on the fate of more than 200 Tamil asylum seekers reportedly intercepted in the country's northern waters.
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Against a backdrop of crisis as insurgency rages, Iraqi Prime Minister refuses to rule out another run at
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Former general and retired commodore guilty of ordering 1976 murder of Enrique Angelelli during the military dictatorship Continue reading...
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These elegant, mysterious women embody this traditional city.
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The move against Aminata Toure comes after she failed to win a seat at local elections on Sunday.
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A convicted murderer ties the knot with his pregnant girlfriend in a "simple ceremony" behind bars.
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SAN JUAN ARRIBA Honduras (Reuters) - Rescuers freed three miners on Friday who had been trapped by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in southern Honduras, but eight more remained unaccounted for as the search moved into its second day.
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CNN's Ben Wedeman finds himself pinned down between clashing Palestinians and Israeli security forces.
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Mats Hummels scores early to oust the French, as Germany sets a new World Cup record.
