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IS Ambush Kills 10 Iraqi Forces

Islamic State group fighters disguised as soldiers ambushed a government convoy in a remote desert region of western...

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NHL Kings Promote Assistant Stevens Into Top Coach Post

John Stevens, an assistant coach on the Los Angeles Kings staff for the past seven seasons, has been promoted to head...

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Oprah Winfrey Conquers Acting Fears In ‘Henrietta Lacks’

Before Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer in 1951, doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore removed some of...

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Pakistan 59-2 After Amir Claims Career Best 6-44

Pakistan lost two early wickets to be 59 for two replying to the West Indies first innings total of 286 after Mohammad...

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‘Furious’ Leaves Competition In the Dust At N.America Box Office

"The Fate of the Furious" ran at full throttle for a second weekend, raking in $38.7 million to head North American...

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Bulls Guard Rondo, Rockets Guard Beverley Draw Fines

Chicago Bulls guard Rajon Rondo and Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley were each fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday...

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$600m Mumbai Redevelopment Will See Thousands Get New Homes For Free

Farida Kachwala is vacating her family's cramped home of eighty years, one of thousands receiving modern apartments...

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Mallya’s $1bn Debt Is the ‘tip of the Iceberg’ of India’s Unpaid Loans

The recent arrest of Vijay Mallya highlighted the problem of bad loans in India, but analysts say the tycoon's unpaid...

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Yemen Missile Seriously Wounds AFP Photographer

A local photographer who works with AFP was seriously wounded in a missile strike on Sunday in southwest Yemen, his...

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Trump To Insist On Border Wall Funds As Budget Deadline Looms

High-powered aides to Donald Trump pressed for funding of a Mexico border wall Sunday as a looming spending showdown in...

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Angolan Activists Jailed Over Election Protest

Seven Angolan opposition activists have been sentenced to 45 days in jail over a protest calling for transparency in...

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Egypt’s Sisi Visits Saudi Arabia As Tensions Ease

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a royal welcome from King Salman as he landed Sunday in Saudi Arabia...

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Italy Prosecutor Stirs Migrant ‘taxis’ Row With NGOs

Charity boats rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean are colluding with traffickers in Libya, an Italian prosecutor was...

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‘Happy Days’ Actress Erin Moran Dies At 56

US actress Erin Moran, who played mischievous kid sister Joanie on the sitcom "Happy Days" and its spin-off "Joanie...

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Gazans Create Own Limo From Five Different Cars

A Gazan firm has found a way to add style to weddings in the Palestinian enclave despite being unable to import a...

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Top Conservationist Kuki Gallman Wounded In Kenya Gun Attack

Italian-born conservationist and writer Kuki Gallman was Sunday seriously injured after being shot in her conservation...

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Kenya’s Keitany Wins London Marathon In Record Time

Kenya's Mary Keitany set the fastest time in a women-only marathon as she won a third London Marathon on Sunday in an...

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N. Korea Detains US Citizen

A US citizen has been arrested as he tried to fly out of North Korea, becoming the third American to be detained there,...

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US Defense Secretary Mattis Visits Strategic Djibouti

US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived Sunday for a short visit to Djibouti, a strategically important country on...