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Marcus Miller Pays Tribute To Senegal’s Past At Jazz Fest
American star Marcus Miller has made soulful amends to the Senegalese jazz festival he skipped a year ago, stirring...
Trump Tax Plan To Cut Corporate Rate To 15%
The Trump administration's long-awaited tax reform plan will propose slashing corporate taxes to 15 percent, from the...
Jet Airways Suspends Pilot Over Racism, Assault Claims
The Mumbai-based airline confirmed the incident took place on April 3 on a Chandigarh-Mumbai flight, adding the pilot...
Mass Funeral For Dozens Killed In Attack On Evacuees
Hundreds gathered at a Shiite Muslim shrine south of Damascus on Wednesday to mourn the victims of a suicide bombing...
Top Human Rights Prize Names Finalists
An El Salvadoran transgender advocate, five detained Cambodian activists and an Egyptian legal scholar were nominated...
Boeing Profits Jump But Commercial Air Deliveries Fall
Aerospace giant Boeing said Wednesday declining costs boosted earnings for the latest quarter, but revenues missed...
IS Using Weaponised Drones To Defend Syria’s Tabqa
The Islamic State group is using weaponised drones to hold off US-backed forces advancing in a key Syrian town, a...
Afghanistan Arrests 35 Soldiers After Attack On Base
Authorities have arrested 35 soldiers who served on an army base in northern Afghanistan where the Taliban staged a...
Indian Kashmir Blocks Social Media After Clashes
Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir on Wednesday ordered internet service providers to block popular social...
Trump Slams US Court Ruling Against Immigration Order
President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed as "ridiculous" a US judge's ruling blocking an executive order that could...
Celebrity’s Giant Rabbit Dies On United Airlines Flight
United Airlines was under fire again Wednesday after a huge rabbit named Simon died while hopping over from London to...
US Troops Hunting LRA Warlord Kony Begin C.Africa Pullout
US special forces on Wednesday began to pull out from Central Africa, ending a five-year hunt for brutal LRA warlord...
Court Deals Setback To South Africa’s Nuclear Ambitions
A South African court on Wednesday halted the government's accords with several countries to develop new nuclear power...
India Gets Its First Free Condom Store
A global charity Wednesday launched a free condom store in India to try to reduce new cases of HIV/AIDS in a country...
Twitter Upbeat On User Growth Despite Revenue Drop
Twitter said Wednesday user growth picked up in the past quarter, offering an upbeat outlook despite a decline in...
Death Toll In Pakistan Roadside Bomb Rises To 13
The death toll from a roadside bomb targeting a passenger vehicle in Pakistan's northwest rose to 13 on Wednesday after...
P&G Cites Rocky Geopolitics As Earnings Decline
Procter & Gamble reported declines in both sales and profits Wednesday, saying challenging geopolitical and economic...
Sri Lanka Overturns Ban On Adopting Elephants
Sri Lanka said Wednesday it would allow rich individuals and temples to adopt baby elephants, overturning a ban put in...
Peace Reigns In Nigeria’s Damasak But Children Still Missing
Yagana Bukar's younger brothers Mohammed and Sadiq were among about 300 children kidnapped by Boko Haram from the town...