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Although Gates did not specify the areas the fresh investment would be made in, healthcare is likely to receive a huge chunk of the money.

The page created by two boys from the Brighton Grammar School carried pictures of girls, some of whom were as young as 11 or 12, without their knowledge.

The former South African president would have turned 98 Monday.

The U.S. secretary of state said after meeting EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday that the cooperation was as intense now as it has ever been.

Stanford researchers argue that a rigorous scientific exploration of ecstasy’s effects is needed to identify precisely how the drug works.

The two are suspected of supplying an automatic pistol to Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the driver involved in last week’s truck attack.

After Turkey’s military attempted to overthrow Erdogan’s government, world leaders have cautioned the president against using the coup to override the rule of law.

Buoyant economic data released Friday from the U.S. and China, the world’s two biggest economies, also supported oil prices.

The latest effort to improve discipline amid a corruption crackdown especially targets leaders in local anti-graft bodies.

The court reportedly found that the group’s political activities had “deviated” toward incitement to violence.

Qandeel Baloch’s brother, who was arrested by police late Saturday, said he had drugged Qandeel before strangling her to death.

The image of the galaxy, released Friday, shows MCG+07-33-027 — a “starburst” galaxy located roughly 300 million light-years from Earth.

A staggering 93 percent of the Philippine island’s land mammals are found nowhere else — a trait that makes it a biological treasure trove.

There was no danger of a tsunami and no immediate report of injuries or major damage.

The move to deploy more police reservists comes at a time when French President François Hollande’s socialist government is being blamed for security failures.

Less than a day after a coup attempt was foiled, the Turkish government — backed by thousands of supporters who have gathered in cities across Turkey — has launched a massive crackdown.

International Trade Secretary Liam Fox is currently preparing to renegotiate Britain's commercial ties following its vote last month to leave the European Union.

Speaking at an Asia-Europe summit, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for greater international support for the country’s anti-terror fight.

In a statement issued Saturday, the Free Syrian Army congratulated the Turkish government “for the victory of the Turkish people and the government they elected.”

The Mars 2020 rover, which NASA aims to land on the red planet in February 2021, is now ready to enter the final design and construction phase.

Qandeel Baloch, who was highly controversial because of her bold appearances, had faced severe criticism for being vulgar and allegedly distorting Pakistan’s image.

The 75-year-old reclusive cleric, living in self-imposed exile in the U.S., has been accused by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of plotting a coup to unseat him.

The Russian Defense Ministry has already received the first of the modernized combat aircraft that can defeat cruise missiles and target strategic enemy locations.

The Dutch Safety Board concluded last year that the Boeing 777 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile in July 2014.

The extremist group said the truck driver carried out “the operation” in response to its calls to target nationals of countries that are part of the U.S.-led coalition.

The Turkish president is reportedly purging the armed forces and the judiciary after a quashed coup killed hundreds of "plotters," police officers and civilians in clashes across the country.

Dozens of lawyers and activists associated with the Beijing Fengrui law firm have been swept up in the crackdown and held since last July.

A section of the Turkish military has reportedly attempted to take over the government, triggering violence that has killed at least 42 people so far.

As reports filtered out of an attempted military takeover in Turkey, it was unclear who was in power.