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S.Africa’s Ex-Leader Wades Into Zuma No-Confidence Vote
South Africa's ex-leader Thabo Mbeki on Tuesday waded into a no-confidence debate against President Jacob Zuma, urging...
Myanmar Begins Shuttering Three Rakhine Camps
Myanmar has started shutting down three displacement camps in strife-torn Rakhine state, a senior official said...
Two Turkish Nationals Kidnapped In Nigeria
Gunmen have kidnapped two Turkish nationals from their hotel in southern Nigeria's oil-rich Akwa Ibom state, police...
Toshiba Faces Earnings Deadline As Delisting Looms
Toshiba faced a deadline Tuesday to publish a long-overdue earnings report with the loss-hit industrial giant's shares...
Platypuses Decapitated In ‘despicable’ Australia Killings
Two platypuses have been found decapitated in Australia, with wildlife officials Tuesday saying they were deliberately...
Indonesian Graft Investigator Injured In Acid Attack
A prominent Indonesian corruption investigator had acid thrown in his face by motorbike-riding assailants Tuesday in an...
Five Dead As Militants Attack Philippine Tourist Island
Five people including a Philippine police officer were killed Tuesday in clashes with 10 suspected members of the Abu...
Cubs Down Dodgers On Banner Night At Wrigley Field
Anthony Rizzo drove in the game-winning run with two outs in the ninth inning on Monday to lift the Chicago Cubs to a...
Syria Dominates G7 Meet Before Tillerson Heads To Russia
Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...
Alabama Governor Brought Down By Humiliating Sex Scandal
The governor of the conservative southern US state of Alabama resigned Monday, shortly after lawmakers began...
Wizards Spoil Pistons’ Farewell To Palace of Auburn Hills
Bradley Beal and Markieff Morris made sure the Detroit Pistons' Palace at Auburn Hills era wouldn't end with a victory...
Japan Thanks Retiring Figure Skater Asada
Japan on Tuesday expressed national thanks to former world champion figure skater Mao Asada, a day after she shocked...
On Missile-Hit Warship, Israel Readies For All Threats
White specks appear on the horizon and a voice crackles over the radio with a warning: "The speed boat is acting...
US Takes Down Huge Botnet As Spain Arrests Notorious Russian Hacker
US authorities moved Monday to take down a global computer botnet behind the massive theft of personal data and...
Mining Giant BHP Rejects Radical Restructure Proposal
Mining giant BHP Billiton Tuesday rejected an activist hedge fund proposal that it restructure the business and spin...
Los Angeles Kings Sack Coach Sutter, Exec Lombardi
The Los Angeles Kings sacked coach Darryl Sutter and general manager Dean Lombardi on Monday, parting ways with a...
North Korea Vows Response To ‘reckless’ US Navy Move
North Korea denounced Washington's deployment of a naval strike group to the Korean peninsula Tuesday, warning it was...
RugbyWA Goes To Court Over Force Axe Threat
RugbyWA has launched legal action against the Australian Rugby Union in a bid to keep threatened Super franchise...
Amnesty Hails Decline In Executions
US death penalty sentences fell to a historic low last year and executions also dropped sharply, contributing to a...