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Libya Forces Corner Jihadists In Benghazi District
Forces loyal to east Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar said Wednesday they have cornered the last jihadists in a...
UN Political Chief In Kuwait To Discuss Gulf Crisis
The UN's political chief, Jeffrey Feltman, is in Kuwait for talks on ending the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its...
Appeals Grow To Pardon Mentally Ill US Killer
Two top UN rights officials added their voices Wednesday to a growing chorus of appeals to Virginia's governor to spare...
AU Chair Questions US Stance On African Peacekeeping
The African Union's new chair Moussa Faki Mahamat on Wednesday questioned US commitment to fighting terrorism on the...
Hamas Says Egypt Ready To Help Gaza
Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said Wednesday recent talks in Egypt could lead to improving the humanitarian suffering in...
Top US Diplomat Tillerson To Visit Ukraine
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Ukraine following the G20 Summit in Hamburg, sending a message that...
Pentagon Is Confident It Can Stop N Korean ICBM
The Pentagon is confident it can protect the United States against an incoming North Korean rocket, an official said...
LA ‘delighted’ With IOC Report Verdict On Hosting Olympics
Los Angeles 2024 chiefs on Wednesday welcomed an International Olympic Committee report on the city's bid for the Games...
Beachgoers Killed, Flights Halted By Clashes At Libya Airport
Stray fire from fighting between armed groups that control Libya's Mitiga airport killed five people at a nearby beach...
Barcelona’s Football Star Alba Steps Into Gulf Crisis
Barcelona star Jordi Alba has become the latest Spanish footballer to enter the Gulf diplomatic crisis after he was...
A ‘tale of Two Great Olympic Cities’, Says IOC
The IOC lavished praise Wednesday on Los Angeles and Paris in an evaluation of the two cities' bid to host the 2024...
Nigerian Lawmakers Want Ex-President Quizzed About Oil Deal
Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday said former president Goodluck Jonathan should give evidence at an inquiry into an oil...
An Iceberg the Size of Delaware Is About To Break Off From Antarctica
A chunk of ice bigger than the US state of Delaware is hanging 'by a thread' from the West Antarctic ice shelf,...
Saudi-Led Bloc Regrets ‘negative’ Qatar Response To Demands
Foreign ministers of the Saudi-led bloc that imposed an embargo on Qatar said Wednesday they regretted the emirate's...
Tanzanian MP Arrested For Insulting ‘problematic’ Magufuli
A female Tanzanian MP has been arrested for allegedly insulting President John Magufuli, who is seen as increasingly...
Calls For Clarity Over Nigeria’s Absent President
The president of Africa's most populous nation was last seen in public two months ago and since the start of 2017, he's...
S.Africa’s Zuma Tries To Quell High-Risk Succession Battle
South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday sought to calm an increasingly fractious battle to succeed him that is...
Israel To Lift Ban On Politicians Visiting Holy Site
Israel will lift a two-year-old ban preventing politicians visiting a Jerusalem holy site for five days later this...
US Soldier Killed In Afghanistan’s Helmand
A US soldier has been killed and two others wounded in an attack in Afghanistan's Helmand province, US military...