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Shami, Yadav Keep West Indies In Check
Opening bowlers Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav shared seven wickets to limit the West Indies to 205 for nine batting...
UN-OPCW Probe of Syria Sarin Gas Attack Comes Under Heavy Pressure
A joint UN-OPCW panel tasked with determining who was behind the deadly sarin gas attack in the Syrian town of Khan...
Microsoft Announces ‘some’ Job Cuts
Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the US tech giant was reorganizing...
Photo Revives Speculation On Amelia Earhart Fate
It is one of the most tantalizing mysteries in aviation lore -- the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. What happened to...
Eight DR Congo Soldiers Get Stiff Jail Terms For Kasai Killings
A military court in DR Congo on Thursday handed stiff jail terms, including life imprisonment, to eight soldiers for...
Tupac Breakup Letter To Madonna Cites Race
Rap legend Tupac Shakur broke off a hush-hush fling with Madonna two decades ago because he thought dating the white...
Saudi Arabia Accuses Qatar of Using Twitter To Stoke Dissent
Saudi Arabia, which is leading a four-country blockade of Gulf neighbour Qatar, on Thursday accused Doha of being...
US Services Sector Growth Rebounds In June
The US economy's huge services sector saw growth accelerate in June after a slowdown in May, as new orders climbed even...
Malawi Independence Day Stampede Leaves Eight Dead
Seven children and one adult were killed in a stampede at Malawi's national stadium on Thursday as large crowds...
Zambia President Blames Rivals For State of Emergency
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday justified imposing a state of emergency by alleging that opposition parties...
Russia Blocks UN Statement Calling For N. Korea Sanctions
Russia on Thursday blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for "significant measures" in response to North...
Bernard Tomic Dumped By Racquet Sponsor After Wimbledon Rant
Wimbledon bad boy Bernard Tomic was axed by his racquet sponsor just hours after he was fined £11,600 ($15,000) on...
New York Street Homeless Population Up Nearly 40%
The number of people living rough on the streets of New York increased nearly 40 percent this year as America's...
Benghazi Celebrates After Jihadists Driven Out
Forced from his neighbourhood in Libya's Benghazi three years ago, Said al-Mabruk is looking forward to going back...
Once Tax-Free, Saudi Arabia Starts Expat Levy
Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it had begun taxing foreigners working in the private sector as part of fiscal reforms...
17 Declared Dead In Ghana Goldmine Collapse
Rescuers on Thursday called off a search for miners who were trapped underground after an illegal goldmine collapsed in...
Classmates Rescue Indian Child Bride
An Indian teenager sent to live with a much older husband who she married aged just 11 has returned to school after...
In East Aleppo, Industrial Zones Emerge From the Rubble
In a formerly rebel-held district of Syria's Aleppo, factory owner Karam allows himself a small smile as he watches his...
US Trade Gap Narrows In May On Record Exports
The US trade deficit shrank in May as American exports hit their highest level in two years, the Commerce Department...