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US Consumer Confidence Rises In June
US consumer confidence rose slightly this month, returning to near-record highs after a modest dip in May, according to...
Egyptian Warplanes Hit Arms Convoy From Libya
Egyptian warplanes struck a convoy of 12 vehicles about to be driven across the border from Libya carrying weapons and...
Nic Pothas Promoted To Sri Lanka Interim Coach
Sri Lanka on Tuesday placed the national cricket team in the charge of fielding coach Nic Pothas before finding a...
Sri Lanka Name Uncapped Batsman For Zimbabwe ODI Series
Sri Lanka on Tuesday named a 13-member squad, including a 19-year-old uncapped batsman, for the five-match one-day...
US Suspects Chem Weapons ‘activity’ At Syria Base Used In Attack
The US warning that Syria may be preparing another chemical weapons attack was based on suspect activity at the launch...
Kenya Records Five Million New Voters For August Polls
Kenya's election commission announced Tuesday that there would be five million new voters taking part in August polls,...
Hamas Says PA, Israel Refusing Travel Documents For Sick Gazans
Hamas on Tuesday accused the Palestinian Authority and Israel of refusing to grant documents to Gazans in need of...
Syria’s Assad Visits Russian Airbase
President Bashar al-Assad toured a Russian airbase in western Syria on Tuesday in his first official visit to Moscow's...
US Lists China Among Worst Human Trafficking Offenders
President Donald Trump's administration hit China Tuesday over its rights record, listing the country alongside Sudan...
Former Syrian Defence Minister Dies In Paris
Syria's former defence minister Mustafa Tlass, a close friend of President Bashar al-Assad's father and predecessor...
Next America’s Cup Taking Shape As Kiwis Take ‘Auld Mug’ Home
Team New Zealand will "do the right thing" in formulating the next America's Cup, chief executive Grant Dalton vowed...
IMF Cuts US Growth Outlook Amid Absent Policies
The lack of details on President Donald Trump's plans to reform the US economy prompted the International Monetary Fund...
Donald Trump Is Unpopular Worldwide According To New Poll
US President Donald Trump and his policies are broadly unpopular around the world – with the notable exceptions of...
US Misses Out On First 2017 World Taekwando Gold
The United States narrowly missed out Tuesday on its first gold at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships when Paige...
Pakistan Slams US Sanctions On Kashmiri Militant
Pakistan Tuesday strongly criticised the US decision to impose sanctions on Syed Salahuddin, senior leader of the...
Dozens Dead In US-Led Strikes On Jihadist-Run Syrian Prison
US-led coalition air strikes killed nearly 60 people at a Syrian prison run by the Islamic State group, a monitor said...
DR Congo To Probe Ex-Minister’s Suspected Role In Kasai Violence
Parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo has authorised the state prosecutor to probe alleged involvement by a...
Wayde van Niekerk Vows To Get ‘ridiculous’ On Ostrava Track
South African track sensation Wayde van Niekerk vowed to get "ridiculous" when he competes in the little-run 300m at...
China Bans Use of Torture, Forced Confessions — Again
Chinese police and prosecutors are banned from using torture to obtain evidence under rules released Tuesday, in the...