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Libya Forces Advance On Last Jihadist Bastions In Benghazi
Forces loyal to Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Monday launched an offensive to oust jihadist from their...
North Korea-Malaysia Football Match To Be Played In Pyongyang
An Asian Cup qualifier between North Korea and Malaysia will be played in Pyongyang, the Asian Football Confederation...
US Studying Moscow’s Syria Deal
The United States is closely examining whether a Russia-brokered deal to establish safe zones in Syria can work in the...
Iran’s Rouhani Says Election Rivals Are ‘violent Extremists’
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani launched a scathing attack on his conservative election rivals on Monday, saying their...
Macau Launches Facial Recognition Checks At ATMs
Casino hub Macau said Monday it would launch facial recognition and identity card checks on ATM users in what looks to...
Pakistan Says To Use Google Maps In Afghan Border Dispute
Pakistan and Afghanistan plan on using Google Maps to help resolve a border dispute that led to deadly clashes last...
Wife Seeks Release of Turkish Businessman Held In Malaysia
The wife of a Turkish businessman detained in Malaysia for alleged terrorism offences made a tearful appeal to the...
Things Get Messi For Iranian Lookalike
Iranian student Reza Parastesh looks so much like his sporting hero Lionel Messi that it almost landed him in jail for...
South Africa ‘coup Plotter’ Granted Bail
A South African court Monday granted bail to a man charged with conspiracy to assassinate top politicians including...
India Court Orders Ex-Minister Stand Trial For Graft Again
India's top court Monday ordered that a key opposition leader and influential former minister stand trial on historic...
Former Rebels Block Entrance To I. Coast’s Second City
Several hundred ex-rebels on Monday blocked access to Ivory Coast's second city Bouake, their former stronghold,...
Philippines Drug War Under Fire At UN Rights Council
Countries across the world put the Philippines on notice over its deadly drug war on Monday, demanding an end to...
Syria FM Rejects UN Monitors For ‘de-Escalation’ Deal
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday his country would reject any United Nations role in monitoring the...
‘Baahubali 2’ Becomes India’s Highest-Grossing Movie
An epic battle movie from one of India's lesser-known film industries has trumped Bollywood by becoming the country's...
Indonesia To Disband Radical Islamist Group Hizb Ut-Tahrir
Indonesia said Monday it would disband the local branch of radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, as concerns grow...
First Evacuations From Damascus Rebel District
Syrian rebels and their families begin evacuating from a district of the capital Damascus for the first time on Monday,...
Shami Named In India’s Delayed Trophy Squad
India recalled fit-again fast bowler Mohammed Shami on Monday as they belatedly unveiled a squad to defend their...
First Evacuations From Damascus Rebel District
Syrian rebels and their families began leaving a northern district of the capital on Monday, state television said, in...
Obama Calls For Political Courage In Health Care Battle
Former US president Barack Obama urged lawmakers to follow their conscience and protect vulnerable Americans, as a...