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Frontline Clinic Window On Hell of IS-Held Mosul Areas
The horrific wounds and gruesome accounts of the victims filling a frontline clinic in west Mosul in Iraq offer a...
20 Dead After Boat Capsizes In Senegal
At least 20 people, the vast majority of them women, were killed when a wooden boat capsized off the coast of central...
Iraq Forces Retake Large Mosul Neighbourhood From IS
Iraqi forces retook full control of one the largest neighbourhoods of west Mosul Tuesday from the Islamic State group...
Philippine Allows ‘photobomber’ Building To Go Up
A high-rise condominium dubbed "the national photobomber" will continue to loom over a historic Philippine monument...
Chad’s Hissene Habre Awaits Appeal Verdict For War Crimes
Chad's former president Hissene Habre will Thursday hear the final decision on an appeal against a life sentence for...
After Two Years, No End In Sight To Burundi’s Deadly Turmoil
Two years after Burundi's president plunged the central African country into turmoil, the regime shows no signs of...
Japan’s Abe To Visit Russia For Putin Meet
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Russia this week for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin...
Indian Doctors Defend 500kg Egyptian’s Weight Loss Amid Row
Indian doctors on Tuesday angrily rejected claims that they had lied about the amount of weight an Egyptian once...
Turkish Strikes Kill Kurdish Fighters In Syria, Iraq
Turkish warplanes killed more than 20 Kurdish fighters Tuesday in strikes in Syria and Iraq, where the Kurds are key...
US Rekindles Trade Conflict With Canada Over Lumber
The United States rekindled an old trade conflict with Canada when it announced Monday that it was slapping new tariffs...
Rebels Used Villagers As Shields In India Attack
Maoist rebels who killed 25 paramilitary troops in an ambush in central India used local villagers as human shields, a...
The Nepal Quake Survivors Who Can Never Go Home
Nepal marked the second anniversary of a devastating quake on Tuesday with rebuilding finally under way, but thousands...
Khamenei Urges Presidential Hopefuls To Focus On Iran
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Tuesday on candidates for next month's presidential election not to...
Japan Sells Gold Darth Vader Mask
A solid gold Darth Vader mask is going on sale in Japan, with a $1.4 million price tag for a one-of-a-kind likeness of...
As Bibliomania Hits Guinea, Book Lovers Seize Rare Chance
As Conakry's year as World Book Capital gets under way, book lovers in Guinea are seizing a rare opportunity to instil...
Pakistan Hangs Four Militants
Pakistan on Tuesday hanged four militants involved in attacks on civilians, police and troops after they were convicted...
Empty Slopes At N.Korea’s Ski Resort
Outside a large stone tablet acclaims "the work of Dear Leader Kim Jong-Un who devoted hard work and heart and soul to...
N. Korea Marks Military Anniversary With Firing Drill
Nuclear-armed North Korea on Tuesday marked a military anniversary with a massive conventional firing drill, Seoul...
‘March For Bread’ Protestors Reach Key Yemen Port
Yemeni protestors reached the Red Sea city of Hodeida Tuesday, ending a weeklong march from the capital to demand the...