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Migrant Rescuers, Island Mayor Win UNESCO Peace Prize
UNESCO awarded its prestigious peace prize on Wednesday to migrant rescue association SOS Mediterranee and the mayor of...
Ugandan Army Says LRA ‘neutralised’, Begins Withdrawal
The Ugandan army said Wednesday it has neutralised the Lord's Resistance Army, as troops began withdrawing from the...
Iran Guards Member Begins Work As Iraq Ambassador
In a sign of the growing regional influence of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, a close advisor to its foreign operations...
Nigeria’s Buhari Suspends Key Aides Over Alleged Graft
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday suspended two key aides over an alleged contract scam and for keeping...
Pakistan Military Chief Signs Death Warrants For 30 Militants
Pakistan's powerful army chief has confirmed the death sentences passed by military courts on 30 militants, some of...
Zambia Opposition Leader Hichilema Seeks To Quash ‘treason’ Charge
Lawyers for the Zambian opposition leader arrested last week after allegedly refusing to give way to President Edgar...
Security Forces Deny Access To Site of US Blast In Afghanistan
Security forceswere still blocking accessWednesday to the site in eastern Afghanistan where the US dropped a massive...
Palestinians Slam Israel For Refusing Talks With Hunger Strikers
Palestinian leaders on Wednesday denounced Israel's refusal to negotiate with Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli...
3 Dead In Suicide Attack In Cameroon Border Town
Three people were killed and four others wounded on Wednesday in a suicide attack in Cameroon's restive Far North, a...
US Pentagon Chief Meets Saudi King With Iran In Focus
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the...
Indian Court Acquits French Official of Raping Daughter
An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted a French consular official of raping his three-year-old daughter, the embassy in...
South Africa Court Drops Case Against Penguin Thieves
A court in South Africa Wednesday dropped the case against two students who freed a penguin from a marine park and...
Ex-NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Commits Suicide In Prison
Former American football star Aaron Hernandez was found dead on Wednesday after committing suicide in prison, where he...
India Bans Red Car Beacons To End Elitist Culture
India said Wednesday it will ban ministers and senior officials from using red beacons on their cars to cut through...
Sri Lanka Ends Search For Garbage Survivors As Toll Hits 32
Sri Lanka on Wednesday ended the grim search for survivors five days after a huge garbage mountain collapsed onto a...
Philander Sidelined With Groin Injury
South Africa all rounder Vernon Philander will miss Sussex's One Day Cup group stage fixtures after suffering a groin...
Five Things To Know About India’s Mosque Dispute
India's Supreme Court said Wednesday three senior members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should face trial...
Argentina To Take On Minnows Singapore
Lionel Messi's Argentina will take on football minnows Singapore in a June friendly match in the city-state, organisers...
VP Pence Thanks Corporate Japan For Boosting US Growth
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday hailed Japanese companies for contributing to US economic prosperity, moving to...