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Washington’s Oubre Suspended For Key Playoff Game
Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jnr was suspended by the NBA on Saturday for Sunday's crucial playoff game...
Italy’s Molinari Grabs Lead At Weather-Hit PGA Event
Italy's Francesco Molinari completed a second-round level par 72 Saturday morning to grab a one-stroke lead at the...
Voting Begins In Crucial French Presidential Election
Voting for the next president of France has begun in some overseas territories. As the polls opened Brigitte Trogneux,...
Italian FM In Libya For Talks On Peace and Migrants
Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano on Saturday held talks in Tripoli with top Libyan officials on peace efforts...
At Least 29 Schoolchildren Killed In Tanzania Bus Crash
At least 29 final year primary school pupils were killed in a bus crash in northern Tanzania on Saturday, along with...
From Refugee Camp To Charismatic Hamas Leader
Ismail Haniya, named Saturday as head of Hamas, is a charismatic leader from the Gaza streets who represents the more...
Twin Blasts In Philippine Capital Kill At Least Two
Two explosions in the Philippine capital on Saturday night killed at least two people and injured four others, police...
Make-Up Artists Showcase Peacock Beauty In Malaysia
Women donned peacock-style headgear and brightly coloured make-up in Malaysia at an event showcasing creative...
85-Year-Old Dies On Everest During World Record Bid
An 85-year-old ex-Gurkha who was attempting to reclaim his title as the world's oldest person to summit Mount Everest...
Libya Rescues 129 Migrants Stranded At Sea
Gunmen mugged 129 migrants on a rubber dinghy headed for Europe and also stole the craft's motor, abandoning them off...
Egypt Azhar University Head Replaced After ‘apostacy’ Remarks
The head of Egypt's Al-Azhar university, one of the world's leading Islamic seats of learning, has been replaced after...
Egypt Reopens Crossing With Gaza In Humanitarian Move
Egypt reopened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for three days starting on Saturday to allow hundreds of...
Ex-Gaza Chief Haniya Elected Leader of Hamas
Hamas's former chief in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, has been elected overall head of the Palestinian Islamist group,...
Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins
Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter...
Islamic Jihad Rejects Palestine State Within 1967 Borders
The radical Palestinian group Islamic Jihad has rejected Hamas's new policy of easing its stand on Israel and accepting...
China Jails 20 For Deadly 2015 Landslide
Chinese courts have sentenced 19 government officials and one business leader to prison for up to 20 years for their...
Police and Villagers Recapture 250 Escaped Prisoners In Indonesia
Indonesian security forces have successfully rounded up most of the 250 inmates who escaped during a mass breakout from...
In Ruins of Iraq Christian Town, Fires A Sign of Rebirth
Several plumes of smoke rise above Iraq's main Christian town Qaraqosh, but this time it isn't the Islamic State...
Iran Army Criticises Rouhani’s Missile Comments
Iran's armed forces warned President Hassan Rouhani against discussing the country's defence programme after he...