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Iraqi Forces Treated For Chemical Exposure
Several Iraqi troops required medical treatment following a chemical weapons attack by the Islamic State group over the...
US Economy Continues Moderate Rise, Price Gains Modest
The US economy has continued to expand with only modest price increases, but companies are increasingly complaining of...
Bus Crash Kills 44 In Northern India
A bus has swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a deep ravine in a Himalayan region of northern India, killing...
Zimbabwe Opposition Pledge Unity Against Mugabe
Zimbabwe's main opposition and the party led by the country's former deputy president Joice Mujuru on Wednesday signed...
‘Incontrovertible’ Sarin Gas Used In Syria
The head of a global arms watchdog said Wednesday that "incontrovertible" test results from an alleged chemical strike...
Pentagon Chief Warns of Yemen ‘Hezbollah’
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis warned Wednesday of Iranian efforts to create a Yemeni militia "in the image" of...
Grizzlies Coach Fizdale Fined $30,000 For Refs Tirade
Memphis coach David Fizdale, whose "take that" rant on the officiating in the Grizzlies' Monday playoff loss at San...
US Man Dies ‘peacefully’ After Told Trump Was Impeached
A 75-year-old man died "peacefully" at his home in the US state of Oregon after his ex-wife led him to believe that...
We Never Said the Armada Was On Its Way, White House Says
In a face-saving declaration, the White House on Wednesday claimed the president's comments about the carrier strike...
Burkina Faso Ousted Leader’s Trial Branded A ‘witch Hunt’
Former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore goes on trial next week over the deadly crackdown against the popular...
Emirates Cuts Flights To US As Demand Weakens
Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, said Wednesday that it will reduce flights to the United States after...
Lions Captain Warburton Eager To Taste New Zealand Blood
Sam Warburton has never savoured victory over New Zealand but says he is relishing scaling the "pinnacle of my career"...
Crop-Killing Armyworm Caterpillar Reaches Rwanda, Kenya
Rwanda's government announced on Wednesday it had discovered fall armyworm on its crops, making it the third east...
Spat Over Kenyan Electronic Vote Tender Goes To Court
Six Kenyans urged a court Wednesday to suspend a controversial decision by election officials to scrap a tender process...
Serena Hints At Pregnancy With ’20 Weeks’ Post
Tennis great Serena Williams hinted Wednesday that she's expecting her first child, posting a photo of herself on...
Yemeni Protestors March On Key Port To Demand Humanitarian Zone
A group of Yemeni protestors set out from rebel-held capital Sanaa Wednesday on a 225-kilometre (140-mile) march to...
France Says Will ‘prove’ Damascus Behind Syria ‘chemical Attack’
France will produce proof "in a few days" that the regime of Bashar al-Assad launched a chemical strike on a Syrian...
China Says Tycoon Guo Wengui Wanted By Interpol
China confirmed Wednesday that Interpol has issued a "red notice" for Guo Wengui, a real estate kingpin and outspoken...
UN Says 17 Mass Graves Found In DR Congo
The UN said Wednesday it had found a further 17 mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo's central Kasai region,...