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Clashes Erupt At Palestinian Protest To Support Hunger Strikers
Clashes erupted in the occupied West Bank on Thursday between Israeli soldiers and hundreds of Palestinians protesting...
Security In Afghanistan Likely To ‘deteriorate’
The head of US intelligence agencies offered a pessimistic assessment Thursday of the security situation in...
Ali Lumbers To 100 For Prudent Pakistan
Azhar Ali crawled to a second hundred in as many matches as Pakistan reached 227 for three at lunch on the second day...
Comey Firing Won’t Stop Russia Probe
The acting chief of the FBI told the US Congress Thursday that President Donald Trump's shock firing of James Comey...
SLeone Govt To Seek Higher Diamond Offers In Belgium
Sierra Leone's government said Thursday it would seek higher offers in Belgium for a massive 709-carat diamond found by...
Wells Fargo Announces $2 Bn In Additional Cost Cuts
Tarnished banking giant Wells Fargo said Thursday it will cut an additional $2 billion in costs each year as it aims to...
Trump’s Intel Bosses Reiterate
Six top US intelligence officials told Congress Thursday they agree with the conclusion that Russia acted to influence...
Snapchat Faces Harsh Reality Check After Earnings Miss
Snapchat's hopes to become the next big social media platform hit a brutal reality check with the first earnings report...
As Fighting Ebbs In West Syria, Army Looks East
With hostilities subsiding on Syria's western battlefronts, President Bashar al-Assad's army is seeking to head off...
Army Makes Gains In Rebel Area of Damascus
Syrian government forces have gained ground in a rebel-held district of Damascus as part of the regime's efforts to...
Palestinian Charged Over Murder of British Student
Israeli authorities on Thursday charged a Palestinian with murder over the fatal stabbing of a young British woman on a...
Gianni Infantino Slams FIFA ‘fake News’ and Defends Record
Gianni Infantino slammed "fake news" and "alternative facts" surrounding FIFA and insisted football's scandal-ridden...
Hollywood Stars, Billionaires Meet IOC Delegation
Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid chiefs rolled out an array of stars from Hollywood, the sports world and big business in a...
Chibok Girls To Reunite With Parents ‘next Week’
Eighty-two Chibok schoolgirls who were released after being held for more than three years by Boko Haram will be...
Dramatic Terror Drill Ahead of China Visit
Hong Kong staged a dramatic terror drill Thursday ahead of an expected visit by China's President Xi Jinping this...
Nigeria Meningitis Death Toll Tops 1,000
More than 1,000 people have died in an outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria, the Centre for Disease Control said Thursday,...
India Urges UN Court To Stop Pakistan Executing ‘spy’
The UN's top court will hold an emergency hearing on Monday as India seeks to stop Pakistan from executing an Indian...
US Wholesale Prices Rebound Sharply In April
Mounting services costs drove up US wholesale inflation in April, with the annual measure hitting its fastest pace in...
Suspected Killer of Hamas Commander Arrested In Gaza Strip
Hamas has arrested the suspected murderer of one of its key military commanders in Gaza, the Palestinian Islamist...