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Syria Evacuees On Move Again After 48-Hour Delay
Hundreds of frightened Syrian evacuees were on the move again Friday after being blocked for 48 hours at a transit...
US Defence Chief In Israel For Talks On Iran, Syria
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis visited Israel on Friday for talks expected to focus on Iran, Syria and the two...
Spielberg Waxes Lyrical On the Joy of Movie Theaters
He has ruffled feathers with his backing of home streaming as a model for watching features, but Steven Spielberg...
Tevez Defends Disney Jaunt That Angered Fans
Carlos Tevez, the world's highest-paid footballer, has defended his visit to Disneyland while missing a game for...
New Actor Trump Heightens N. Korea Drama
Geopolitical tensions flare every spring on the Korean peninsula, but analysts say the anxiety of recent weeks has been...
Eastwood To Make Movie On Thwarted Paris Train Attacker
Clint Eastwood is to direct the heroic true story of three Americans who stopped a terrorist plot on a train bound for...
Amla’s Maiden T20 Century In Vain
South African batsman Hashim Amla cracked his maiden Twenty20 century but his sublime knock for his Indian Premier...
Former Addict Manyonga Eyes World Long Jump Record
Rio Olympic Games silver medalist and former drug addict Luvo Manyonga of South Africa has his sights set on smashing...
Arkansas Carries Out First of Planned Executions
The US state of Arkansas carried out its first execution in nearly a decade, the state's attorney general said,...
China Carmakers Ape Foreign Brands At Shanghai Show
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then global carmakers are basking in the compliments at Shanghai's auto...
Chevron Faces Big Australia Tax Bill After Court Loss
Energy giant Chevron on Friday lost its appeal in major battle against a Aus$269-million (US$203 million) tax bill in a...
Syria Evacuees On Move Again After 48-Hour Delay
Hundreds of frightened Syrian evacuees were on the move again Friday after being blocked for 48 hours at a transit...
Pence Announces $10 Bn In Deals On Indonesia Trip
US Vice President Mike Pence announced $10 billion in deals between American and Indonesian companies during a visit to...
500kg Egyptian Sheds Half Her Weight After India Surgery
The "world's heaviest woman" has shed half her weight -- around a quarter of a tonne -- in the two months she's been in...
Fujifilm Delays Earnings Over NZ Unit Accounting Problems
Fujifilm is delaying the release of its financial results as it probes accounting irregularities at a New Zealand unit,...
Philippine Fishermen Accuse China of Firing On Vessel
A group of Filipino fishermen have accused China's coast guard of shooting at their vessel in disputed South China Sea...
Gambia’s Race To Save Its ‘Roots’ On Kunta Kinteh Island
As the rebel slave who defied his captors, Kunta Kinte, immortalised in print and on screen in "Roots", put The Gambia...
Arrest of WikiLeaks’s Assange A ‘priority’
The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a US "priority," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, as media...
Giants Quarterback Manning Denies Memorabilia Scam
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning angrily denied accusations that he knowingly provided fake game-used...