The US has rejected accusations that it was behind the failed military coup attempt in Turkey and said such public insinuations are harmful to our bilateral relations. Secretary of StateJohn Kerry called his Turkish counterpart yesterday to offer US support in the wake of a failed coup and protest claims that US had backed it ... ....
PARIS. The man behind the truck attack that killed at least 84 people celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice had recently been radicalised, French Prime MinisterManuel Valls said in remarks published on Sunday. Thursday night’s attack in the Riviera city of Nice plunged France into new grief and fear just eight months after gunmen killed 130 people in Paris... SECURITY FAILURES? ... ... ....
Hundreds of women are murdered in Pakistan for honor every year. On Friday, Pakistani model and social media celebrity Qandeel Balock was killed by one of her brothers, police said. Balock was spending the Ed holiday with her family and had travelled from Karachi to Muzaffarabad village in central Punjab province. She was asleep, police said, when one of her six brothers strangled Baloch to death in the family’s home... ....
Receding glaciers, volatile weather, and rapid greenhouse gas accumulation all point towards human-induced climate change. In fact, 97 percent of published reports agree that climate change is fuelled by manmade greenhouse gases. But while there is overwhelming consensus within the scientific community, climate change remains a contentious topic in politics in the United States... Politicians fall into two camps ... Source. Al Jazeera ... ....
RepublicanU.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) applauds and Indiana GovernorMike Pence waves as Pence's daughter Charlotte looks on at a press event held to introduce Pence as Trump's running mate in New York, U.S., July 16, 2016. (Reuters) - In 1990, during a close and bitter congressional race, Mike Pence came under attack for using campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, including his mortgage and credit card bills ... ....
TROON, Scotland (AP) — The Latest on the final round of the British Open (all times local).. ___. 2.35 p.m. The duel is on at the British Open. Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelsonteed off Sunday in the final group at Royal Troon, the sun breaking through the clouds just as they hit their opening shots along the Irish Sea. Stenson is at 12-under 201, giving him a one-shot lead over Mickelson. It looks to be a two-man competition ... ___. 2.10 ... ......
With the wind picking up, Jordan Spieth bogeyed nine and 10. (Source. AP) ...The Americanteed off at 8.55 am local time and carded four early birdies to get back to level par but things then got ugly as he approached the turn with the weather deteriorating. The wind had shifted overnight to out of the west, putting it from left to right on the inward nine ... ....
Andrew 'Beef' Johnston has emerged as one of the stars of this year's Open Championship and entered the final day as the highest-ranked English player. Here, Press AssociationSport lists five things you may not have known about the 27-year-old from Barnet... newslide. 1. A head full of beef ... newslide. 2 ... Challenged to swap a golf ball for a cheeseburger he obliged, sending the watching crowd into raptures as he teed off into the meat ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... ....
(Source. PGA Tour Inc).Rory McIlroy's chance to win The Open ended halfway through this week, after he played in the toughest conditions to hit Royal Troon. McIlroy was 2 under par after 36 holes; he was 10 shots behind leader Phil Mickelson, but also had the best score among the players who teed off Friday afternoon, when the course was hit by high winds and rain ... McIlroy finished fifth at 4-under 280 (69-71-73-67) ... 4 in the FedExCup....
Golfers, family members and friends gathered around the 18th green Sunday at the Reid ParkNorthCourse. They were all watching to see if Zach Fowler could end eight years of disappointment at the SpringfieldCityAmateur. With a routine par, Fowler finally had a City Am title he can keep ...Stuff happens ... “I told my caddy Tom Kreitz before we teed off — he’s a great caddy by the way — that even par will win it,” Fowler said “And it did.”....
(Source. ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board). Rory Burns, the Surrey opening batsman, struck his first century of the season as the visitors made light work on a flat track at the Ageas Bowl ...Quietly, as the wickets tumbled around him, Australian international Aaron Finchteed off in entertaining fashion - pilfering a quick 50 before the close to stand overnight on 56, his team on top at 332 for four ... (noodl. 34574075) ....
(Source. Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds plc). Second-half goals from Danny Ings and Ben Woodburn ensured Liverpool maintained their 100 per cent pre-season record with a 2-0 victory at Wigan Athletic... At the other end, more Coutinho brilliance - this time in the form of a delightful pirouette in the area - teed up Sadio Mane for a close-range shot that was blocked by Wigan 'keeper Lee Nicholls ... (noodl. 34573714) ....
TROON, Scotland (AP) -- The Latest on the final round of the British Open (all times local).. ---. 3.20 p.m. There already have been two lead changes in the first three holes of the British Open ... 1 ... Then, at No ... ---. 2.35 p.m. The duel is on at the British Open. Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelsonteed off Sunday in the final group at Royal Troon, the sun breaking through the clouds just as they hit their opening shots along the Irish Sea ... --- ... ....
(Source. Blackburn RoversFootball & Athletic plc). Following a first half where chances were few and far between, the second half was in stark contrast, as Rovers peppered Morecambe's goal, but they were unable to find a way past Barry Roche... Rovers created the game's first chance on four minutes ... Conway then crossed from the left to Marshall, who teed himself up and volleyed on the turn, but again Roche made a comfortable save ... Booked....
The Latest on the final round of the British Open (all times local).. ___. 4.25 p.m. "The Railway" hole can prove to be a card-wrecker at Royal Troon. Just ask ThomasPieters... He was 2-under for his final round at that point ... Like it did on Thursday and Saturday ... 1 ... Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelsonteed off Sunday in the final group at Royal Troon, the sun breaking through the clouds just as they hit their opening shots along the Irish Sea....
TROON, Scotland — The Latest on the final round of the British Open (all times local).. ___. 4.35 p.m. Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson are locked in a memorable duel at Royal Troon...Together, they have combined for seven birdies, one eagle and just one bogey ... 1 ... Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson teed off Sunday in the final group at Royal Troon, the sun breaking through the clouds just as they hit their opening shots along the Irish Sea....