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26 Killed In Fresh Attack On Egypt Christians
Masked gunmen attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians on a visit to a monastery south of the Egyptian capital on...
Turkey Seeks Arrest of NBA Star Kanter
Turkey issued an arrest warrant on Friday for Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter, accusing him of being a member of a "terror...
New York Exhibition Fetes 70 Years of Magnum Photos
An exhibition spanning the second half of the 20th century and celebrating the last 70 years of the oldest photographic...
New US-Led Syria Strike Kills 80 Relatives of IS Fighters
A US-led coalition air strike on the eastern Syrian town of Mayadeen early Friday killed at least 80 relatives of...
US First-Quarter Growth Revised Up Sharply To 1.2%
The US economy grew much faster than originally reported in the first quarter due to sharp increases in business and...
Jayawardene Named Coach of Bangladesh League Team
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene was Friday named as the head coach of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)...
Philippine Military Flags Martial Law Censorship
The Philippine military said Friday it would censor the press and social media to protect "national security" across...
Foreign Militants In Deadly Philippine Urban Battle
Foreigners are among Islamist gunmen battling security forces in a southern Philippine city, the government said Friday...
Egypt’s Targeted Christian Copts
Egypt's Copts, targeted by gunmen Friday as they travelled in a bus to a monastery south of Cairo, are the Middle...
Fifty Years of Lagos. But What About the Next 50?
The Nigerian megacity of Lagos, with its 20 million inhabitants, is the biggest in sub-Saharan Africa and is...
Half-A-Century of Urban Chaos
It's only when the thick smog of humidity and pollution lifts that the size of Lagos becomes clear: from above, the...
UN Urges Anti-IS Coalition To Protect Civilians
The UN on Friday urged all nations bombing jihadist targets in Syria to better distinguish between civilian and...
Syria Army Takes Control of Damascus-Palmyra Road
The Syrian army is in full control of the highway from Damascus to ancient Palmyra for the first time since 2014 after...
Paralysed Argentinian Man Flies A Drone Using Virtual Reality
Agustin Zanoli had always been an adrenaline junkie, racing across rough terrain on motorbikes and hurtling himself...
Nepal Lets Everest Permit Dodger Off $22,000 Fine
Nepal said Friday a South African who tried to climb Mount Everest without a permit can go home without paying a...
China-Backed Militia New Powerbrokers In Myanmar Peace Process
Branded as Asia's most heavily-armed drug dealers, the China-backed ethnic Wa rebels have emerged as key players in...
New Taliban Attack On Afghan Base Kills At Least 15 Soldiers
At least 15 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters attacked their army base in the southern province of...
Rival Militias Clash In Libya Capital
Fierce clashes erupted on Friday between rival armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli, seat of the country's...
Cannes Satire Takes Jab At African ‘witchcraft’ Accusations
Being accused of witchcraft is no laughing matter in Africa -- but movie director Rungano Nyoni decided a dose of...