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Zimbabwe Gives Mugabe Power To Appoint Judges
Zimbabwe's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill amending the constitution to give the president sweeping powers to...
US Detects Signs of New NKorea Missile Test
The Pentagon has picked up signs that North Korea is prepping for another missile test, a US defense official said...
Israeli Settlers Occupy Disputed Building In Hebron
A group of Israeli settlers seized a disputed building in the occupied West Bank's flashpoint city of Hebron on...
Musk, Zuckerberg Duel Over Artificial Intelligence
Visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg were trading jabs on social media over artificial...
MTV Scraps Gender Categories As Kendrick Leads VMA Nods
MTV has rid itself of gender-specific categories as the network revealed nominees Tuesday for this year's Video Music...
China’s Xu Wins Men’s 100m Backstroke World Title
China's Xu Jiayu won men's 100m backstroke gold at the world aquatics championships on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Olympic...
Botswana Confirms Dalai Lama Visit Despite China Anger
Botswana on Tuesday confirmed it will allow the Dalai Lama to visit next month as "a foreign dignitary" in the face of...
Trump Defies Political Norms — Again — With Attacks On Ally
From publicly attacking a member of his own cabinet to delivering a partisan speech to a gathering of Boy Scouts,...
Journalists, NGO Slam Saudi ‘threats’ To Close Al-Jazeera
Journalists and human rights activists on Tuesday denounced "threats" by Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatari...
Microsoft Keeps Paint In Its Software Palette
Microsoft put out word that it would not abandon Paint after reports of its pending demise triggered a deluge of lament...
Craig Reportedly Back As 007 In 2019
Daniel Craig, the British actor who once complained he'd rather slash his wrists than play James Bond a fifth time, is...
NKorea Appears To Be Prepping For Missile Test
This picture taken and released on July 4, 2017 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North...
Rescuers Find 13 Bodies In Crowded Migrant Dinghy Off Libya
Rescuers coming to the aid of a dinghy packed with migrants off the coast of Libya said Tuesday they had discovered 13...
Shops Close In Ethiopian Capital Over Tax Dispute
Shops closed their doors in Addis Ababa's largest market on Tuesday in protest at a recent hike in business taxes,...
US Sees Progress In Push For ‘pretty Serious’ N. Korea Sanctions
US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday cited progress in talks with China on imposing what she termed as "pretty serious"...
Ledecky Wins Historic 12th World Championship Gold
Katie Ledecky of the United States made history on Tuesday by becoming the first woman to win 12 world swimming...
Angola’s Likely Next President Hits the Campaign Trail
Angolan presidential candidate Joao Lourenco, who appears set to win next month's election, launched his campaign on...
US House Set To Vote To Sanction Russia, Iran, NKorea
The US House of Representatives will vote Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that limits President...
Sun Yang Wins Men’s 200m Freestyle World Gold
Chinese superstar Sun Yang won the men's 200m freestyle gold at the world aquatics championships on Tuesday to add to...