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Iraqi police use batons to disperse protesters outside Zubair oilfield
Iraqi police used batons and rubber hoses to disperse about 250 protesters at the main entrance to the giant Zubair oilfield near Basra on Tuesday as unrest across southern cities over poor basic services gathers pace.
Judge rules for Trump administration in suit over family-planning program shift
A federal judge ruled on Monday against birth control organizations that sought to block the Trump administration from shifting a federal family-planning grant program toward prioritizing groups that are faith-based and counsel abstinence.
ICBC behind 'unidentified' provisional $9 billion order for 80 Airbus A320neo: source
China's ICBC Leasing has emerged as the major financier behind a provisional $8.8 billion order at list prices for 80 Airbus A320neo single-aisle jets, a person familiar with the matter said.
Indiana authorities to release more information on 1988 murder case
Indiana authorities were expected on Tuesday to release more details about a cold case they say has been solved after DNA led them to a man who they arrested and charged for the assault and murder in 1988 of an 8-year-old girl.
Thyssenkrupp leadership vacuum revives restructuring hopes
Thyssenkrupp shares were indicated 3.4 percent higher early on Tuesday as analysts expect a deeper restructuring of the German submarines-to-elevators conglomerate after the resignation of its chairman.
Vote Leave referred to police for breaching spending rules
Britain's electoral commission said on Tuesday it had fined the officially designated pro-Brexit campaign group for breaching spending rules in the 2016 referendum and referred it to the police.
Moonwalking: South Korea's wage, hours policies backfire for jobless, low income workers
President Moon Jae-in wants South Koreans to work less and earn more – and to achieve that his government has hiked the minimum wage and slashed the maximum length of the working week. But Heo Jeong, who serves barley tea samples at a Lotte Mart stor...
Israeli lawmakers vote to ban some left-wing groups from schools
Israel's parliament passed a law on Tuesday that could see groups critical of government policies toward the Palestinians banned from entering Israeli schools and speaking with pupils.
Syrian army says it captures strategic hill overlooking Israeli border
The Syrian army and its allies have taken control of a strategic hill overlooking the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as it pushes forward with an offensive to seize the remaining parts of the southwest from rebels, state TV and rebels said on Monday.
China big-budget movie pulled after box office flop
A Chinese blockbuster hopeful, backed by Alibaba Pictures Group and with a reported budget of over $100 million, has been abruptly pulled from cinemas in the country after sinking on its opening weekend at the box office.
U.S. general says remarks on Afghan peace talks 'mischaracterized'
The NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan on Tuesday rejected reports its commander General John Nicholson had said the United States was ready to join direct negotiations with the Taliban, saying his comments were "mischaracterized".
U.S. judge suspends deportations of reunited immigrant families
A federal judge temporarily barred the U.S. government on Monday from the rapid deportation of immigrant parents reunited with their children, while a court considers the impact on children's rights to seek asylum.
Asia stocks sag after oil slides, dollar steady before Fed speech
Asian stocks sagged on Tuesday, weighed by a sharp decline in crude oil prices as Libyan ports reopened, while the dollar steadied ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's first congressional testimony.
U.S. Treasury moves to protect identities of 'dark money' political donors
The U.S. Treasury said on Monday that it will no longer require certain tax-exempt organizations including politically active nonprofit groups, such as the National Rifle Association and Planned Parenthood, to identify their financial donors to U.S....
IBM seeks $167 million from Groupon in dispute over early internet patents
International Business Machines Corp on Monday asked a U.S. jury to award it $167 million in a lawsuit accusing e-commerce marketplace operator Groupon Inc of using patented technology without authorization.
Texas fetal tissue burial law on trial at U.S. court
A court hearing on a Texas law requiring the burial or cremation of aborted fetal tissue opened on Monday with the state arguing the requirement was a matter of dignity, while abortion providers called it unnecessary and aimed at impeding clinic oper...
Trump on Twitter (July 16): NATO, Russian Meddling
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Asia stocks sag after oil tumbles, dollar on defensive before Fed speech
Asian stocks sagged on Tuesday, weighed by a sharp decline in crude oil prices as Libyan ports reopened, while the dollar was on the defensive ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's first congressional testimony.
U.S. politician denounces as 'sick fraud' Baron Cohen TV guns prank
A Republican congressman filmed for Sacha Baron Cohen's satirical television series who appeared to back a fictitious scheme to train toddlers to use guns said on Monday that he was the victim of "a sick fraud."
Pennsylvania woman charged after baby's death blamed on drugs in breast milk
A Pennsylvania woman was charged with criminal homicide for the death of her 11-week-old son after an autopsy showed the baby had died because of drugs in the mother's breast milk, prosecutors said.