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Last Chance For Peace, Afghan President Warns Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued an ultimatum to the Taliban Tuesday, warning them to embrace peace or "face...
Trump Wants To Re-Engage With Moscow, Tillerson Says
US President Donald Trump has told his top diplomat to ignore trouble in Washington and re-engage with Russia to...
Nigerian President’s Wife Returns After Sick Bed Visit
The wife of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari returned from London Tuesday after visiting her ailing husband, who is...
Yemen Rebels To Boycott UN Envoy
Rebels who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa have said they will have no further dealings with a UN envoy who has...
Thais Jail Singapore Bank ‘note’ Robber For 14 Months
A Thai court on Tuesday sentenced a Canadian man to 14 months in jail for crimes linked to a rare bank robbery in...
China Concerns Spark Australia Spy Law Review
Australia has ordered an inquiry into espionage laws and foreign government interference amid growing concerns about...
Toll In Last Week’s Kabul Truck Bomb Now Over 150
The death toll from a devastating truck bomb in Kabul's diplomatic quarter last week has jumped to more than 150,...
Indian Baby Dies After ‘rapists’ Throw Her From Rickshaw
A nine-month-old baby died when she was thrown out of a moving autorickshaw by men accused of gang-raping her mother,...
Envoys Wade In To Help US Waters Despite Trump Climate Snub
President Donald Trump may have torpedoed the Paris climate accord as US diplomats brace for huge cuts to their...
Age Is Just A Number For Hong Kong’s Harbour Swimmers
Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour is one of the world's busiest ports, but every morning daring elderly swimmers dive in to...
Nuclear-Wary Japan Restarts Another Atomic Reactor
A Japanese utility switched on another nuclear reactor Tuesday in a small victory for the government's pro-atomic push,...
Olympic Swimming Champion Chalmers Has Successful Heart Op
Australian Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers on Tuesday said he had undergone successful surgery to treat a...
Tragic Tiote ‘suddenly Fainted’, Says Beijing Enterprises FC
Ivory Coast international Cheick Tiote "suddenly fainted" at training and died later in hospital, his Chinese club said...
New York Times and Washington Post Loom Large In the Age of Trump
Through a drumbeat of almost daily scoops and leaks, The Washington Post and The New York Times have emerged as the...
Leaked Intel Report Shows Russian Hackers Probed US Voting Systems
A top secret US report showing that hackers from Russian military intelligence tried repeatedly to break into US voting...
Predators Stun Penguins To Level Stanley Cup Series
The Nashville Predators roared back into Stanley Cup contention on Monday with a series-leveling 4-1 victory over the...
Myanmar’s Edible Bird Nest Industry Comes Home To Roost
The cries of amorous swiftlets echo around the dark room, an unlikely gold mine for traders in southern Myanmar who are...
Top Career US Diplomat In China Embassy Steps Down
The top career diplomat at the US embassy in China has stepped down, an American official in Beijing confirmed Tuesday,...
Cameroon Soldiers Arrested After Demanding Bonuses
Around 30 Cameroonian soldiers fighting the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram were arrested after a demonstration to...