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Philippine Forces Declare Eid Truce In War-Torn City
The Philippine armed forces declared an eight-hour ceasefire Sunday in its ongoing offensive against Islamist militants...
Families Separated By US-Mexico Border Have Fleeting Reunion
After more than a decade apart, the Pastrana family on Saturday finally got to embrace during a special event allowing...
Hopes Dim In Search For 118 Buried By China Landslide
Rescuers dug through earth and rocks for a second day on Sunday in an increasingly bleak search for some 118 people...
Harrison Romps, Kendricks Soars At US Trials
Hurdles star Keni Harrison romped to victory at the US World Championships trials on Saturday as pole vaulter Sam...
Spieth Keeps PGA Travelers Lead With Late Birdie Binge
Jordan Spieth birdied three of the last four holes, including the last with a dramatic 20-foot putt, to grab a...
Trump Wishes Muslims ‘warm Greetings’ For Eid
US President Donald Trump on Saturday sent warm greetings" to Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan, after his...
Jowly Martha Named World’s Ugliest Dog
A lumbering canine with deep-set wrinkles and a gas problem, Martha the Mastiff is no beauty queen -- but as the newly...
Eight Killed In Huge Explosion At Illegal Mine In Colombia
At least eight people were killed and five remain missing after an explosion at an illegal coal mine in Colombia. A...
Mourners Return To Mali Resort Hit By Jihadists
The debris of the jihadist attack is still scattered for all to see: broken tea cups, charred mobile phones and upended...
Gulf States To Mark End of Ramadan From Sunday
The Eid al-Fitr feast marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is to start on Sunday in Saudi Arabia and...
Egypt’s Sisi Ratifies Handover of Islands To Saudi Arabia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified a treaty that hands over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in a deal...
Mali Relaunches Beleaguered Peace Process
Mali's government and armed groups which signed a 2015 peace deal have relaunched talks aimed at speeding up its...
Kenya’s Kipruto Ready To Step Up Steeplechase Ladder
Kenya's Olympic 3,000 metres steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto feels victory at this year's world championships...
‘Dream Performance’ As Srikanth Sets Up Chen Badminton Final
India's Kidambi Srikanth blew away China's Shi Yuqi with a "dream" performance to set up an Australian Open final...
Egypt’s Sisi Ratifies Island Handover To Saudi Arabia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified a treaty that hands over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in a deal...
South Sudan Cancels Independence Day Events
South Sudan, the world's youngest nation gripped by civil war, has cancelled its official independence day celebrations...
Israel Launches Raid On Syria In Return For Projectile Fire
An Israeli aircraft carried out a strike on Syria after 10 projectiles fired from the war-torn country hit the occupied...
US Treasury Chief To Wed Scottish Actress In Glitzy DC Affair
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Scottish actress Louise Linton will marry Saturday in a glitzy Washington...
In Mosul, Ghostly Civilians Emerge From Old City Hell
They all say they are back from "hell". Quivering and emaciated, the civilians emerging from Mosul's Old City have...