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N.Korea Seeks To Brighten Image With White ‘fairyland’
The penthouse apartments at the top of the tallest tower in Pyongyang's showpiece development offer impressive views,...
Syria’s Assad Says Chemical Attack ‘100 Percent Fabrication’
A handout picture released by the Syrian presidency's press office shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during an...
Filipino Expats In Gulf Look To Hardman Duterte
With more than a million Filipino workers spread across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar, it is small wonder that...
Filipino Catholics Perform Gruesome Religious Rituals On the Streets
Whipping their backs until they pour blood then nailing themselves to crosses, these are the Filipino Catholics who...
Coppola, Haneke, Haynes Films In Lineup For Cannes
Sofia Coppola's Civil War thriller "The Beguiled" starring Nicole Kidman and "Happy End" by Austria's Michael Haneke...
JPMorgan Chase Reports Higher Profits On Strong Trading
JPMorgan Chase reported higher first-quarter profits Thursday, driven by a strong performance in its corporate and...
Diarrhoea Kills More Than 500 In Somalia Since January
Cholera and acute diarrhoea have killed more than 500 people and left tens of thousands of others sick in drought-hit...
Jews Hold Mass Passover Blessing At Western Wall
Tens of thousands of Jews congregated at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Thursday for a mass priestly blessing on...
UK Says South Sudan Violence Amounts To ‘genocide’
Targeted killings of specific ethnic groups in South Sudan's civil war amount to "genocide", according to Britain's...
Uber Reboots In Taiwan With Scaled-Back Ride-Hailing Service
Uber relaunched in Taiwan with a limited version of its ride-hailing service Thursday, as the scandal-hit firm...
Kim Assassination Suspects Should Not Be Ambushed
Two women accused of assassinating the half-brother of North Korea's leader risk being subjected to a "trial by...
Holly Holm To Headline UFC Asia Return
American fighter Holly Holm, who knocked out top mixed martial arts fighter Ronda Rousey in her prime, will headline...
Tensions Simmer After Ile-Ife Ethnic Clashes In Nigeria
For his whole life, Hausa trader Bashiru Tanko has lived peacefully alongside the Yoruba people of Ile-Ife in southwest...
N. Korea May Be Capable of Sarin-Loaded Missile Attack
North Korea may have the capacity to launch a warhead loaded with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
Invading ‘rat of the Sky’ Irks Algerians
"It's not a bird, it's a rat -- and it's squatting on my terrace," Ali says of his new neighbour, a yellow-legged gull...
Saudi Raises $9 Bn In First Global Islamic Bond Issue
Saudi Arabia raised $9 billion in its first global Islamic bond issue, the government announced on Thursday, a move...
N. Korea May Be Capable of Sarin-Loaded Missile Attack
North Korea may have the capacity to launch a warhead loaded with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
Rebel Court Sentences Yemen Journalist To Death
A Yemeni court in the rebel-held capital has sentenced a veteran journalist to death on charges of spying for...
India’s Infosys Reports Subdued Fourth Quarter Growth
Indian software giant Infosys pledged Thursday to return $2 billion to shareholders this year as it reported subdued...