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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...

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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...

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Microsoft Announces ‘some’ Job Cuts

Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the US tech giant was reorganizing...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...