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Outrage in Russia as abused teen sisters charged with murder

Murder charges against the three daughters of Mikhail Khachaturyan, now aged 18, 19 and 20, have shone light on how Russia deals with cases of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

USA

Billionaire philanthropist Chris Cline dies

West Virginia officials said the Foresight Energy founder is dead. Reports that he died in a helicopter crash that killed seven people were unconfirmed.

Russia

Deadly fire located in battery compartment of nuclear-powered sub

The origin of a fire that killed 14 crew aboard a nuclear-powered submarine has been located to the vessel's battery compartment.

USA

'Hands off Hong Kong' and drop 'colonial mindset,' China tells U.K.

"In the minds of some people, they regard Hong Kong as still under British rule," China's ambassador to London said.

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Woman, 68, charged in hit-and-run death of Holocaust survivor

Gennady Bolotsky, 91, who escaped the Nazi occupation and came to the U.S. from the Ukraine, was killed in the June 17 hit-and-run.

USA

Volcano erupts on Italian island of Stromboli, killing one person

A hiker was killed by falling stones in the blast, which also sparked fires and sent tourists fleeing into the Mediterranean Sea for safety.

USA

Imelda Marcos' 90th birthday bash ruined as hundreds treated for food poisoning

"The food may have been spoiled, but we remain solid," the former Philippine first lady's daughter said as dozens of ambulances transported at least 240 people.

USA

Meet the women tapped for two of Europe's most powerful jobs

Urusla von der Leyen is in line to become the first woman to head up the European Union's powerful executive.

USA

'Search where the angel looks': Vatican to open tombs after tip on teen missing since 1983

The family's lawyer received an anonymous tip that Orlandi's remains were buried in the small Teutonic Cemetery.

USA

Rapper A$AP Rocky arrested on suspicion of assault in Sweden

In a video on the rapper's Instagram account, he is seen telling one of the men, "Listen, we don't want to fight y'all. We not trying to go to jail."

USA

Close the windows? Amsterdam mulls red-light district change

Amsterdam is proposing "fundamental" changes to its famed red-light district to ensure the rights of sex workers, prevent crime and reduce nuisance for local residents and businesses.

United Kingdom

Everybody needs to play their part in climate change: May

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday took questions in Parliament at one of her last PMQs in office.

USA

Over 1 million in Japan urged to evacuate due to danheavy rains

Heavy rain has continued in southern Japan since Friday, killing an elderly woman in a mudslide in Kagoshima. The rain also has flooded dozens of homes.

USA

Dozens killed as airstrike hits migrant detention center in Libya

Strike may lead to more Western pressure on Khalifa Hifter, a renegade general who President Donald Trump has praised for countering terrorism.

USA

Iran warns it will increase nuclear enrichment within days

President Hassan Rouhani's warning increases pressure on European partners to salvage the unraveling 2015 nuclear deal.

World News

England out of Women’s World Cup as USA squeeze through 2-1

England out of Women’s World Cup as USA squeeze through 2-1

USA

Suspected U.S. spies 'due to be' sentenced to death, Iran says

NBC News could not independently confirm the reports and the CIA said it had no comment.

Italy

Sea-Watch captain Carola Rackete released by Italian judge

An Italian judge ruled on Tuesday that the German captain of a migrant charity ship had not broken the law when she forced a naval blockade at the weekend, saying she had carried out her duty to protect life.

USA

Dalai Lama sorry for saying female successor would have to be "attractive"

"If a female Dalai Lama comes, she should be more attractive," the Dalai Lama told the BBC in a recent interview.

USA

14 killed in fire on Russian navy submersible

The ministry said that the blaze broke out Monday while the vessel was performing tests in Russia's territorial waters.