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Democrat Eyes Anti-Trump Upset In Photo-Finish Georgia Race
Voters in Georgia cast ballots Tuesday in the priciest US congressional race ever, a $60 million political nailbiter...
NBA Sixers Like Fultz First, Lakers Eye Ball As Draft Looms
Markelle Fultz is expected to become the number one pick in Thursday's NBA Draft after the Philadelphia 76ers swung a...
NFL Hall of Fame Defender Sapp Suffering Memory Loss
Warren Sapp, an American Football Hall of Fame defender, said Tuesday he is experiencing memory loss and will donate...
Leading US-Based Index To Include Chinese Stocks For 1st Time
Chinese stocks will be included for the first time in a leading US-based index of emerging market shares, New...
Oil Giants Endorse Carbon Tax After Trump’s Paris Exit
Major oil producers, including for the first time ExxonMobil, expressed support on Tuesday for a new US carbon tax,...
De Villiers Aims For T20 Success After Champions Trophy Heartbreak
South Africa captain AB de Villiers wants the Twenty20 series against England to help soothe the Proteas' wounds after...
The Syria Hotline For US and Russian Militaries
Russia has said it is suspending a special hotline to communicate with the US-led coalition about operations in Syria,...
LA Aims For 2024 Games, But Keeps 2028 In Mind
US Olympic Committee officials are working on the possibility of Los Angeles being offered the 2028 Olympics while...
Qatar Accuses ‘neighbours’ of Hacking That Led To Row
Qatar on Tuesday accused "neighbouring countries" that have cut ties with Doha of being responsible for the alleged...
Einstein Letters On God, Israel and Physics Fetch $210,000
Letters written by Albert Einstein about God, Israel and physics fetched nearly $210,000 at a Jerusalem auction...
Egypt Court Rules Against Island Transfer To Saudi
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ruled that previous judicial decisions in favour of transferring two Red Sea islands to...
US ‘mystified’ By Saudi Failure To Justify Qatar Embargo
The United States is "mystified" that Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies have failed to present details justifying their...
Trump Says China Efforts On N.Korea ‘have Not Worked Out’
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to thank China for attempting to resolve tensions with North Korea,...
Mali Ex-Rebels Reject National Charter On Peace Deal Anniversary
Mali's former rebel alliance on Tuesday rejected a national reconciliation charter unveiled on the second anniversary...
Children of Jihadists Flown Back To Sudan From Libya
Sudanese authorities on Tuesday brought home from Libya eight children, including a one-year-old, whose parents are...
France, US Agree UN Draft On Anti-Jihadist Sahel Force
France and the United States have reached agreement on a draft UN resolution that would pave the way for the deployment...
Grounded Flights, Fires and Power Outages As Temps Soar In US
A scorching heatwave in the western United States has grounded flights, caused fires and prompted power outages, with...
A Deadly City In A Dangerous Country
The death of two journalists in Mosul has highlighted once more the particular dangers of covering the battle to...
UN Chief Concerned About Possible Escalation In Syria
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the recent downings of a Syrian jet and of an Iranian-made...