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US Quartet Smash 4x100m Medley Record At World Champs
The United States broke the world record for the mixed 4x100m medley relay at the world aquatic championships in...
Thais Free 1,066 Turtles To Celebrate King’s Birthday
Hundreds of Thai schoolchildren and naval officers sent 1,066 turtles scuttling into the sea on Wednesday in a ceremony...
China To Change State-Owned Firms Into Corporations
China said Wednesday it would move to transform all state-owned companies into corporations by the end of this year, as...
10 Kidnapped On Nigeria Oil Exploration Mission
Gunmen believed to be Boko Haram Islamists have kidnapped 10 members of an oil exploration team in northeast Nigeria,...
Top Chinese Clubs Pay Debts After Expulsion Threat
Ten Chinese Super League clubs say they have paid off debts related to player wages, bonuses and transfers after 13 of...
Syrian Civilians Fleeing IS In Raqa Turn To Smugglers
Civilians fleeing the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion of Raqa are paying smugglers to lead them out of the city...
Clashes Rock Syria Truce Zone
Clashes erupted overnight in a rebel-held enclave outside Damascus, which was also hit by government air strikes...
With Veggie Cake and Jazz, Manatee Celebrates Birthday In Style
To the strains of upbeat jazz and with a vegetable cake laid on as a special treat, Canola the Singaporean manatee...
Denying Husbands Sex Is Abuse
A Malaysian lawmaker came under fire Wednesday for saying that women who deny their husbands sex were subjecting them...
Iran Will Respond In Kind To US Breaches of Nuclear Deal
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran would respond in kind to any breach by the United States of the...
Qatar Says New Saudi Bloc Blacklist ‘disappointing’
Qatar said on Wednesday that a new blacklist released by Saudi Arabia and its allies came as a "disappointing surprise"...
26 Afghan Soldiers Killed In Taliban Attack On Kandahar Base
At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kandahar...
EU Court Upholds Hamas Terror Listing
The European Union's top court on Wednesday upheld the bloc's decision to put Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on...
Indian Super League Teams Eligible For AFC Cup
Asia's football governing body has dealt a major boost to the Indian Super League by ruling that its franchise-based...
US Sanctions Vote ‘hostile’, Says Top Iran Negotiator
Iran's top nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday that new sanctions approved by the US House of Representatives were "a...
India’s Dhawan Dominates In First Sri Lanka Test
Opener Shikhar Dhawan hit an unbeaten 64 to give India a steady start on the first day of the opening Test against Sri...
Chinese Olympic Diving Champion He Zi Retires At 26
Chinese Olympic diving champion He Zi has reluctantly retired aged 26 citing a nagging foot injury and her joy at...
US Inmate To Be First Executed In Ohio In Three Years
The US state of Ohio planned to execute its first prisoner in more than three years Wednesday, putting to death a man...
Woman Held In Japan Over Claim She Wrecked Ex’s 54…
A woman has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of destroying 54 violins and 70 bows worth around $950,000 that were...