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Sri Lanka Deploys More Troops As Flood Toll Climbs To 177

Thousands of Sri Lankan troops battled Monday to get relief supplies to nearly half a million people displaced by the...

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England Slump To 20-6 Against South Africa At Lords

England suffered a stunning collapse as they slumped to 20 for six in five overs after being sent into bat by South...

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Lawyer For Kim Murder Accused Slams ‘unethical’ Authorities

A lawyer for one of two women charged with assassinating Kim Jong-Nam accused Malaysian authorities Monday of an...

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Nigeria’s Buhari Absent On Second Anniversary As President

Nigeria's ailing president was glaringly absent on Monday as his deputy marked their two years in power, with no word...

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Macron Hosts Putin In Latest Diplomatic Test

French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in their first meeting since he...

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China’s ‘toilet Revolution’ Targets Dirty Lavatories

China is taking care of a pressing need: Authorities have installed or upgraded over 50,000 lavatories in a "national...

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Morocco Arrests Leader of Northern Protest Movement

Authorities in Morocco on Monday arrested the fugitive leader of a protest movement that has shaken the country's...

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Japan Toasts Takuma Sato After Indy 500 Triumph

Formula One misfit Takuma Sato was the toast of Japan on Monday after becoming the first driver from his country to win...

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China Calls For Dialogue After N.Korea Missile Test

China pleaded again for dialogue on Monday to ease regional tensions after North Korea launched its latest missile test...

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Iraq Presses Mosul Assault, Calls On Civilians To Flee

Iraqi forces pressed forward on Monday with a broad offensive targeting Islamic State group-held areas in west Mosul...

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Kenya Unveils First New Railway In A Century

More than a century after a colonial railway gave birth to modern Kenya, the country is betting on a new Chinese-built...

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India Rejects Pakistan Cricket Series

India on Monday ruled out any cricket series against Pakistan until "cross-border terrorism" stops. The Indian and...

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Morocco Protest Leader Arrested

Authorities in Morocco have arrested the fugitive leader of a protest movement that has shaken the country's northern...

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Iraq Presses Mosul Assault, Calls Civilians To Flee

Iraqi forces pressed forward on Monday with a broad offensive targeting Islamic State group-held areas in west Mosul...

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Israeli Minister Grilled On Graft Suspicions

Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and his wife were being questioned by fraud squad detectives Monday as part of a...

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Third Night of Protests In Northern Morocco

Protesters have rallied for a third night running in Morocco's city of Al-Hoceima, in a northern region of the country...

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Tunisian Public Health Sector Struggles To Heal Itself

Overcrowded hospitals, exhausted staff and, disgruntled patients... Tunisia's public health sector is struggling to...

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Facebook ‘ban’ of Anti-Muslim Slur Sparks Myanmar Outcry

Myanmar netizens were in uproar on Monday after Facebook seemingly banned people from posting the word "kalar," often...

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Japan Golfer Miyazato Blames Mental Slump For Decision To Quit

Former women's world number one Ai Miyazato said Monday that a crisis of confidence triggered her decision to retire...