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Famed Swiss Climber Ueli Steck Dies On Everest
Swiss climber Ueli Steck, one of the most feted mountaineers of his generation and famed for his speed ascents of...
South Korea, US Conduct Military Drills Despite Pyongyang Threats
South Korea and the United States wrapped up their annual large-scale military drills on Sunday, but continued a...
Libya Seizes Oil Tankers and Crew After Shootout At Sea
Libya has seized two foreign-flagged oil tankers and detained their crews for allegedly smuggling fuel after an...
China ‘putting Pressure’ On North Korea
Donald Trump thinks Chinese President Xi Jinping is "putting pressure" on North Korea, the US president said in an...
‘Godfather’ Cast Members Reunite At New York Film Fest
Cast members of "The Godfather" movies were reunited in Manhattan, nearly half a century after the first of the...
US-Backed Syria Force Advances Against IS In Tabqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against the Islamic State group in the key town of Tabqa near the...
Trump Invites Philippines’ Duterte To Washington For Talks
US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart to Washington in a "friendly" call in which...
Japan Warship To Escort US Supply Vessel In Pacific
Japan will dispatch its biggest warship since World War II to protect a US supply ship, as tensions mount in the region...
Jets Receiver Smith To Miss 2017 Season With Knee Injury
New York Jets wide receiver Devin Smith suffered his second major knee injury in less than two years and will miss the...
Trump Invites Philippines’ Duterte To Washington
US President Donald Trump invited his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte to Washington in a "friendly" call in...
Morocco’s Christian Converts Emerge From the Shadows
Moroccans who secretly converted to Christianity are demanding the right to practise their faith openly in a country...
‘Tontine’ Microcredit Helps Senegal Women Do Business
After months of waiting, 50-year-old Ndeye Khari Pouye has finally won the "cagnotte de la tontine", a precious jackpot...
Canterbury Crusaders Charge On Without Injured Skipper Read
The unbeaten Canterbury Crusaders won a ninth Super Rugby game this weekend, but the result was soured by an injury to...
China Targets Debt Risks, But Does It Mean Business?
China has launched perhaps its most concerted push yet to clean up a toxic brew of unregulated and risky lending...
Trump Cuts Spark Fears of Global Tax War
Donald Trump's plans to slash corporate taxes in the United States have sparked concerns of a new global fiscal race to...
Rangers’ Gomez Hits For Cycle In Win Over Angels
Carlos Gomez hit for the cycle for the second time in his Major League Baseball career on Saturday as the Texas Rangers...
Philippines’ Duterte Gives China Free Pass Over Sea Row
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte failed to condemn China's push to control most of the disputed South China Sea on...
Hong Kong Pulls Out Stops To Mark 20 Years of Chinese Rule
A multi-million dollar programme of events in Hong Kong will mark 20 years since the city was handed back to China by...
Cavaliers, Warriors Well Rested As NBA Playoffs Round Two Opens
Defending champion Cleveland and season win leader Golden State, each seeking a third consecutive NBA Finals...