By CEYLAN YEGINSU
The prime minister assigned the interim government, which includes cabinet ministers from a pro-Kurdish party for the first time, until elections on Nov. 1.
Published: August 29, 2015 at 12:00AM
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The Drunk Man in the Park
By NABIH BULOS
Unaccustomed to people drinking alcohol in public, a group of Syrian refugees is discomforted by a local Belgrade resident, who is helpful but drunk.
Published: August 28, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Death of Knut the Polar Bear Is Explained at Last
By EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
The beloved star of the Berlin Zoo drowned in 2011 in his enclosure after a seizure caused by a treatable form of encephalitis thought to affect only humans.
Published: August 29, 2015 at 12:00AM
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India and Pakistan Accuse Each Other in Deaths of Civilians
By SALMAN MASOOD
Nearly a dozen deaths from cross-border violence have been reported after planned talks between the countries’ security advisers were canceled.
Published: August 29, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Syrian Refugees on Their Journeys
By CAITLIN PRENTKE
Record numbers of people have arrived in Europe this year to seek asylum, many of them fleeing the war in Syria. Some of those refugees described their experiences.
Published: August 28, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Human Obstacle Surprises Horse, Ends Ireland’s Olympics Bid
By VICTOR MATHER
After an official wandered onto the show jumping course, Cian O’Connor and his horse knocked over a rail, causing Ireland to miss out on an Olympic berth.
Published: August 28, 2015 at 08:00PM
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Fans in Cary, N.C., Protest as FIFA Scandal Hits Their Little Home Team
By REBECCA R. RUIZ
The Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League face existential questions as a result of a crackdown on corruption at the sport’s highest levels.
Published: August 28, 2015 at 08:00PM
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Vatican Envoy Dies While Awaiting Trial
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A spokesman for the Vatican announced that Jozef Wesolowski, a former Vatican envoy who had been charged with child sex abuse, was found dead in his apartment on Friday morning.
Published: August 28, 2015 at 12:00AM
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U.S. Citizen, Once Held in Egypt’s Crackdown, Becomes Voice for Inmates
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Mohamed Soltan, who had been arrested at an Islamist protest, has argued to American officials that Egypt’s mass incarcerations are radicalizing youth and damaging United States interests.
Published: August 29, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Jessica Mendoza to Replace Curt Schilling for ESPN Broadcast
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
Mendoza, a gold medal-winning Olympic softball player, will fill in Sunday for Schilling, who was pulled after a controversial Twitter post.
Published: August 27, 2015 at 08:00PM
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