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China Orders Anbang To Sell Waldorf Astoria, Other Foreign Assets
China has ordered Anbang Insurance Group, the conglomerate which owns New York's historic Waldorf Astoria hotel, to...
Myanmar Journalist Sued By Buddhist Hardliners Gets Bail
One of Myanmar's most prominent investigative journalists was granted bail on Monday after being charged with insulting...
Senegal Ruling Party Coalition Claims Election Landslide
The ruling coalition of Senegal's President Macky Sall won a widely expected landslide in a legislative election, his...
Moeen Ali Takes Hat-Trick As England Thrash South Africa
Moeen Ali became the first bowler in The Oval's 100-Test history to take a hat-trick as England wrapped up a crushing...
Food Access In Syria’s Raqa At ‘critical Turning Point’
Food access in Syria's battle-torn Raqa is now at "a critical turning point," aid organisations said Monday, with...
Top Kenya Election Official ‘tortured and Murdered’
A top official overseeing Kenya's electronic voting system was found tortured to death just over a week before national...
Sri Lankan Crew Averts Mid-Air Fire Caused By Phone
Crew on a Sri Lankan Airlines plane carrying 202 passengers have extinguished a mid-flight fire triggered by a mobile...
US Jury Deliberates In ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Fraud Trial
A US jury was deliberating Monday on whether to convict Martin Shkreli, a former hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical...
Trump Swears In New Chief of Staff, Says No White House ‘chaos’
John Kelly was sworn in Monday as the new White House chief of staff, as US President Donald Trump looked to the...
Discovery Buys Scripps Networks For $14.6 Bn
Discovery Communications announced Monday it was buying television rival Scripps Networks Interactive for $14.6...
Online ‘suicide’ Searches Spiked After Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’
Online searches about suicide and suicidal methods soared in the weeks following the release of controversial Netflix...
Ukraine To Start Receiving Coal From US For First Time
The United States is set to start shipping coal to Ukraine for the first time under a "historic" deal announced Monday...
SAfrican Activist Jumped To Death, Ex-Guard Tells Apartheid Probe
A South African policeman present when an anti-apartheid operative plunged to his death more than 40 years ago insisted...
Florida Gears Up For Tropical Storm Emily
The US state of Florida braced Monday for a tropical storm as authorities declared an emergency in some areas and...
Trump Brings In New Chief of Staff In Bid To Reset White House
Donald Trump installed retired Marine Corps general John Kelly as his new chief of staff Monday, hoping to bring order...
US Actor, Playwright Sam Shepard Dead At 73
Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor whose celebrated career spanned nearly...
UK Minister To Meet Silicon Valley Over Online Extremism
Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd will meet with tech leaders in California's Silicon Valley this week to try and...
Saudi Arabia Slams Qatar’s Criticisms of Hajj Pilgrimage Restrictions
Qatari authorities have accused Saudi Arabia of jeopardising the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca of Qatari pilgrims by...
Ex-Warlord, Footballer Weah Begin Liberia Presidential Campaigns
Liberia's 20 presidential candidates, including a former warlord, footballer George Weah and a former fashion model,...