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‘Indian Spiderman’ Escapes Drug Ban
India's anti-doping agency Wednesday revoked the suspension of veteran goalkeeper Subrata Paul after the footballer...
Rappers Azalea, Banks Put Aside Bitter Feud
Iggy Azalea and Azealia Banks -- two leading women in hip-hop who were embroiled in a bitter, racially tinged row --...
Jerusalem Aquarium Set To Open
Jerusalem is a good distance from the sea, but residents and visitors will soon be able to view specimens of Israel's...
Merkel Pledges Star Treatment For China’s Panda ‘envoys’
Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Wednesday to make China's new "special envoys" feel welcome in Berlin, as she unveiled...
Five Bodies Spotted In Collapsed Ghana Mine
Five bodies were spotted in an illegal goldmine that collapsed in Ghana, a government official said Wednesday, as the...
Root ‘excited’ To Lead England At Last Against S. Africa
Joe Root says he feels excited by the prospect of finally leading England in a Test on the eve of the South Africa...
Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul After PM Fetes ‘victory’
Iraqi forces battled the last Islamic State group holdouts in Mosul on Wednesday, a day after the country's premier...
Kenya’s Main Candidates Pull Out of Televised Election Debate
Both Kenya's leading presidential contenders have pulled out of two planned televised debates ahead of the August 8...
Holiday Weekened Leaves More Than 100 Gunfire Victims In Chicago
The United States celebrated Independence Day with a long weekend of barbecues and fireworks, but in violence-plagued...
New York Police Officer Shot and Killed In Vehicle
A New York officer was shot and killed Wednesday while sitting in a marked police vehicle in what authorities called an...
US Stocks Pressured By Weak Oil Shares
Petroleum-linked shares tumbled early Wednesday, on lower oil prices, pressuring US stocks, while some big technology...
US Envoy Haley Leading Anti-Palestinian ‘crusade’
A senior Palestinian official on Wednesday blasted US President Donald Trump's United Nations envoy, accusing her of...
Music Streaming Keeps Booming In US In 2017
This file photo taken on June 29, 2017 shows a New York City bus with an advertisement for rapper Jay-Z's album "4:44"...
Israel Court Rejects Demand To Demolish Home of Jewish Assailants
Israel's top court has rejected a demand that the state demolish the homes of Jewish extremists who murdered a...
Bus Crash Kills 11 In Central Pakistan
A passenger bus hit a tree and overturned in central Pakistan Wednesday, killing 11 people and wounding 36 others on...
Spinner Dawson In England Test Team To Face S. Africa
Joe Root, the new England captain, has confirmed that spinner Liam Dawson will play in the first Test against South...
Wreckage of Missing Indian Chopper Found
The wreckage of an Indian Air Force chopper which went missing a day ago near the country's border with China has been...
US Payments Firm Vantiv Agrees Tie-Up With Worldpay
US payment processing giant Vantiv has agreed to take over British peer Worldpay, the pair said Wednesday, to create a...
Saudi Funding Extremism In UK
Foreign funding for Islamist extremism in Britain mostly originates from Saudi Arabia, a think-tank report said on...