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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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)...

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Philippine Military Flags Martial Law Censorship

The Philippine military said Friday it would censor the press and social media to protect "national security" across...

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Foreign Militants In Deadly Philippine Urban Battle

Foreigners are among Islamist gunmen battling security forces in a southern Philippine city, the government said Friday...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...