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German Map Project To Aid Future Rebirth of Aleppo
With its battered facades, pulverised houses and skeletons of buildings, one of the world's oldest cities, Aleppo, has...
Arab TV Series Showcases Untold Stories of IS Women
They are mothers, daughters, wives -- and suicide bombers: an Arab television drama timed for the Muslim holy month of...
Syria Girls Escape Nightmare of War With Snow White Fable
To escape the nightmare of life in their besieged hometown near Syria's capital, 13 young girls sought refuge in a...
Former Top Chinese Cop Executed For Murder
A former regional police chief in China was executed for murder, state media said Friday, after reports described his...
Kunitz Scores OT Winner, Penguins Return To NHL Finals
Chris Kunitz scored 5:09 into the second overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 win over Ottawa to book...
Kidney Traffickers Arrested In Cambodia
Two Cambodians have been arrested for allegedly trafficking at least ten organ donors to India for illegal kidney...
Afghan Women Shelters Bring Succour To Abuse Victims
Heavily pregnant at 16 after being raped by an insurgent commander, Malala was on the brink of committing suicide when...
Australia To Overhaul Coaching System Amid Super Rugby Woes
The Australian Rugby Union unveiled plans Friday for a national panel to oversee coaching development as it grapples...
Cavaliers Crush Celtics To Book NBA Title Clash With Warriors
The Cleveland Cavaliers, fueled by another milestone night for LeBron James, powered into a third straight NBA Finals...
IS Claims Suicide Attack On Jakarta Bus Station
The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing at a Jakarta bus terminal that...
Navratilova Urges Renaming of Margaret Court Arena
Martina Navratilova Friday called for a name change of the Margaret Court Arena at Melbourne Park after the Australian...
Expert In Escaping North Korea Has A Message For Trump
"I'm good at escaping," says Grace Jo, a slender 25-year-old who managed to flee North Korea and its authoritarian...
Seoul Approves Civilian Contact With North Korea
Contacts between North and South Korea are extremely limited, and their tense shared border is one of the few places it...
Paris Climate Commitment ‘crippling’ To US Growth
US compliance with its commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change would be "crippling" to growth, the...
Bangladesh Removes ‘Greek’ Statue After Islamists’ Protests
Bangladesh Friday removed a controversial statue which religious radicals claim represents an "un-Islamic" Greek...
Macron Unshaken By Trump Power Grip
Diplomacy can be a white-knuckle ride at times, but French President Emmanuel Macron refused to be shaken when he found...
Dotcom Drops Out of His Party’s New Zealand Election Bid
Kim Dotcom's Internet Party in New Zealand unveiled plans Friday to contest the September general election, but the...
Hsu, Lewis Share Early Lead At LPGA Volvik Championship
What a difference a year makes for Taiwan's Hsu Wei-Ling, who fired a 65 on Thursday to grab a share of the lead with...
Warriors Coach Kerr Uncertain For NBA Finals
The Golden State Warriors still don't know if they'll have head coach Steve Kerr back for the NBA Finals as he...