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Israel To Get 3 More F-35 Jets On Sunday
Israel is to take delivery of three more F-35 stealth fighters from the United States on Sunday, adding to two which...
Rouhani Among 6 Candidates Selected For Iran Election
President Hassan Rouhani was among six candidates approved Thursday by Iran's conservative-dominated Guardian Council...
Singapore FA Raided In White-Collar Crime Probe
Singapore police Thursday raided the offices of the city-state's football governing body, which is in the throes of a...
New South African Alliance Calls For Zuma’s Exit
South African opposition parties, religious groups and civil society activists on Thursday launched a new alliance to...
Uno Lifts Japan Into Lead In Figure Skating World Team Trophy
Japan's teen Shoma Uno topped the men's short programme at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Thursday, making up...
UN Security Council Threatens New Sanctions On N.Korea
The UN Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned North Korea's latest missile test and threatened to impose new...
Iran Bans Live Election Debates
Iran's interior ministry said Thursday there would be no live debates in the run-up to next month's presidential...
US Urges UN Council To Focus On ‘chief Culprit’ Iran
The United States on Thursday urged the UN Security Council to devote less attention to the Israeli-Palestinian...
Civil War Flick Set In Trump’s US Set For Cannes Film Festival
A tongue-in-cheek action movie about a Trump-era civil war between redneck Texans and East Coast liberals will feature...
Venezuela Oil Subsidiary Gave Trump Inauguration $500,000
Citgo, the US affiliate of Venezuela's state-run oil company, donated half a million dollars to Donald Trump's...
Apple Touts Greater Use of Recycled Metal In Gadgets
Technology giant Apple wants to "one day" end the need to mine materials from the earth to make its gadgets, the...
Three Pakistani Women Confess To Killing Blasphemy Suspect
Three young Pakistani women have confessed to killing a man accused of blasphemy, police said Thursday, after he was...
Egypt, Sudan Vow Not To Aid Respective Opposition Groups
Egypt and Sudan said on Thursday they will not harbour or support opposition groups fighting their respective...
Moroccan Police Arrest ‘drunk’ Ferrari Driving ‘rich Kid’
Moroccan police said they have arrested a young Ferrari driver who triggered a scandal by posting video footage of...
Zambian Opposition Leader To Stay In Custody Over Treason Charge
Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema will remain in custody until at least next week after a court said...
Trump Plans His Own Asia Pivot With Attendance At Two November Summits
Donald Trump will attend a series of key summits in Asia in November, his vice president said Thursday, adding it was a...
Misbah, Pakistan’s Redeemer From Scandal To Supremacy
Misbah-ul-Haq defied critics and his advancing age to take Pakistan from the depths of a major spot-fixing scandal to...
Clashes At Protest To Support Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Several dozen Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli forces Thursday outside a prison where detainees are on a...
Saudi Malls To Hire Locals Only
Foreigners will no longer be allowed to work in Saudi Arabia's numerous shopping malls, the labour ministry announced...