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Britain's May tells ministers to work for Brexit success
New British Prime Minister Theresa May told the first meeting of her senior ministers on July 19 that they must all play their part in making Britain's exit from the European Union a success.
Zika mystery widens as Utah caregiver contracts virus
U.S. health officials are investigating the mysterious case of a person in Utah who contracted Zika while caring for an elderly man infected with the virus who died last month.
Italy says 3,200 boat migrants rescued July 19, one body recovered
Some 3,200 migrants were plucked from overcrowded boats off the coast of Libya on July 19 and one dead body was recovered, Italy's coast guard said, as people smugglers operating in Libya took advantage of calm seas and warm weather.
Turkey widens post-coup purge, demands US hand over cleric
Turkey purged its police on July 18 after rounding up thousands of soldiers in the wake of a failed military coup, and said it could reconsider its friendship with the United States unless Washington hands over a cleric Ankara blames for the putsch.
Afghan refugee with ax attacks passengers on German train
A 17-year-old Afghan refugee wielding an ax and a knife attacked passengers on a train in southern Germany on July 18 evening, severely wounding four, before he was shot dead by police, the interior minister for the state of Bavaria said.
Arrests hit 6,000 as Turkey cracks down on army and judges after coup bid
Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup on July 17, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed forces and judiciary to 6,000, and the government said it was in control of the country and economy.
Wounded fight for life in Nice as killer's brother tells of pre-attack call
The man who mowed through a crowd with a truck, killing 84 Bastille Day revelers in Nice on July 14, had phoned home hours earlier and sent a 'laughing' picture from the French city, his brother told Reuters.
UN-backed Yemen peace talks resume in Kuwait
United Nations-sponsored talks to end nearly 16 months of war in Yemen resumed in Kuwait on July 16, delegates said, despite threats by representatives of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government not to attend.
Police arrest three in Nice as Islamic State claims truck attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility on Jully 16 for the truck attack that killed at least 84 people celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice and police arrested three more people there in connection with the seafront carnage.
Turkey rounds up plot suspects after thwarting coup against Erdogan
Turkish authorities rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters on July 16 and ordered thousands of judges detained after thwarting a coup by rebels using tanks and attack helicopters to try to topple President Tayyip Erdogan.