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South Africa’s Zuma Quits Rally After Being Jeered
South African President Jacob Zuma abandoned a Mayday rally on Monday after he was booed and jeered by trade union...
Murders Touch Off Riots In DR Congo’s Gold-Rich Northeast
Protesters angered by a string of unsolved murders threw up roadblocks and mobbed government offices in three days of...
Anonymous App Yik Yak Shuts Down
Yik Yak, a mobile application which gained popularity for allowing users to make anonymous comments and which sparked...
Top Democrat Trolls Trump Via Spotify
The US Senate's top Democrat has needled Donald Trump through a playlist on Spotify, selecting songs that pointedly...
Quake Rattles Alaska, Canada Border Area
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck a remote border area between Canada and southeastern Alaska Monday, the US Geological...
SpaceX Successfully Launches A Rocket
SpaceX today blasted off a secretive US government payload, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military launch...
Key US Inflation Measure Sees First Drop In 16 Years
The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure fell in March, and a key component dropped for the first time in...
Philippines’ Duterte Hesitant On US Visit, Warm On China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United...
SpaceX Makes First US Military Launch, Then Lands Rocket Again
SpaceX on Monday blasted off a secretive US government satellite, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military...
Seven Killed In Raid On Bank van In Indian Kashmir
Seven people including five policemen were killed Monday when suspected militants attacked a bank van carrying cash in...
New Syria War Crimes Panel To Launch Soon
A new UN body tasked with identifying individuals guilty of atrocities in Syria should start work shortly, a key step...
In Iraq’s Mosul, Mobile Clinics Deliver Precious Medical Care
Men, women and children stand in separate lines in the scorching sun baking west Mosul's Baghdad Square for a turn in...
India Accuses Pakistan of Killing and Mutilating Soldiers
Pakistani troops killed two Indian soldiers in disputed Kashmir on Monday and mutilated their bodies, India's army...
SpaceX Launches Classified Payload For US Government
SpaceX on Monday blasted off a secretive US government payload, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military...
Broadway Comedy Musical Tells the Story of the 2003 Iraq War
A musical comedy based on the intelligence failures which led to the war in Iraq has opened Off-Broadway. 'Baghdaddy'...
Israel Silent To Remember Fallen Troops, Slain Civilians
Israelis stood silent for two minutes while sirens wailed across the country on Monday marking an annual day of...
Microsoft Creates the World’s First City FONT For Dubai
The Dubai government has announced the launch of 'Dubai Font' - the first typeface developed by Microsoft for a city....
US-Led Strikes Against IS Have Killed 352 Civilians
US-led strikes aimed against the Islamic State group have "unintentionally" killed 352 civilians since the offensive...
Turbulence Injures 27 On Aeroflot Flight To Bangkok
Passengers on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Thailand were slammed into the ceiling after their aircraft hit a patch...