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Chinese Fans Trash Blackout As Google AI Wins Again
Chinese netizens fumed Thursday over a government ban on live coverage of Google algorithm AlphaGo's battle with the...
Philippine Troops Bomb Islamist Militants In City
Philippine security forces bombed a southern city on Thursday as they battled Islamist militants who were holding...
NATO Will Join Anti-IS Coalition At Trump Summit
NATO will join the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State jihadis, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday,...
Is It A Drone? Is It A Balloon? No, It’s A Bird, Says N.Korea
North Korea on Thursday accused the South of unleashing more than 450 machine gun rounds at a flock of birds in an...
Successful Launch Puts New Zealand In Space Race
New Zealand joined the exclusive space-race club on Thursday with the successful launch of a Rocket Lab test craft...
Indian Cricket Board Raises Concerns After Manchester Attack
The Indian cricket board has sent a security officer to England amid concerns over team safety in the Champions Trophy...
US Warship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing
A US warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea on Thursday, a US official said, the first...
Dead Student From Sunken S. Korea Ferry Identified
A third set of human remains found following the recovery of South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry has been identified as...
Taiwan War Games Simulate China Invasion
Taiwan forces simulated an invasion by China Thursday as part of live-fire war games against a backdrop of rising...
Tennis Great Margaret Court Boycotts Qantas Over Gay Marriage
Australian tennis great Margaret Court Thursday announced she will stop flying Qantas "where possible" in protest of...
Film Breaks Silence On ‘madness’ of Sri Lanka Civil War
Jude Ratnam is worried how his film might go down with his fellow Sri Lankan Tamils. And he has a point. "Demons in...
Harley-Davidson To Build Assembly Plant In Thailand
Harley-Davidson, the iconic motorcycle brand hailed by US President Donald Trump for keeping jobs in America, is...
Dead Parrot Leads To Black Cap Bracewell’s Conviction
New Zealand fast bowler Doug Bracewell was Thursday sentenced to 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty...
US To Mark Its First National Poppy Day
Long an international symbol of remembrance for fallen soldiers, the brilliant red bloom of the poppy may soon gain...
Philippine Troops Battle Islamist Militants In City
Philippine troops aboard helicopters and in armoured tanks battled Islamist militants inside a southern city on...
China Tightens Clampdown Ahead of Football Transfer Window
The Chinese Football Association has stepped up its fight against spiralling big-money deals for foreign players by...
US Says Navy Ship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing
A US Navy ship has sailed in disputed South China Sea waters near a reef claimed by Beijing in the first "freedom of...
All Aboard India’s New Luxury Affordable Train
India's passenger trains are notorious for being rickety and spartan, but the government is hoping to change all that...
Iraq Radio Show Finds Talent Amid Rubble of Mosul
It's a radio talent contest with a mission: showcasing the skills of Mosul's youth after years of jihadist rule and a...