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US, Mexico, Canada In Joint Bid For 2026 World Cup
The United States, Mexico and Canada announced a joint bid to stage the 2026 World Cup on Monday, aiming to become the...
Janet Jackson, Husband Split Months After Baby
Pop superstar Janet Jackson has split from her husband, the Qatari tycoon Wissam Al Mana, just months after they had a...
US Strike Destroyed 20 Percent of Syria’s Working Jets
Last week's US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of President Bashar al-Assad's working warplanes, Pentagon...
Road Salt Runoff Threatens US, Canada Lakes
Salting of roads in winter helps drivers navigate snow and ice, but the runoff may be irreparably damaging freshwater...
India’s Flipkart Raises $1.4 Bn From Microsoft, EBay, Tencent
A record funding round worth $1.4 billion has shored up India's top e-commerce company Flipkart in its fight against...
Shooting At California School, Possible Murder-Suicide
Gunfire erupted in an elementary school classroom in the California city of San Bernardino on Monday in what police...
Niger Troops Kill 57 Boko Haram Fighters
Niger troops have killed 57 Boko Haram jihadists during fighting in the southeast Niger, a security source told AFP...
At Least 16 Killed In Fighting In S.Sudan Second City
At least 16 civilians were killed in fighting Monday between government troops and rebels in South Sudan's...
Pentagon Suspects Chemical Weapons Still At Syrian Air Base
The Pentagon believes the Syrian regime likely has additional chemical weapons stocks at the airfield struck by US...
Dead Bat Found In Florida Prepackaged Salad
US health authorities on Monday studied the remains of a dead bat discovered inside a prepackaged salad mix sold in...
Mosul Zoo Lion and Bear Flown Out of Iraq
Simba the lion and Lula the bear, the ailing last two residents of Mosul zoo, were flown out of Iraq Monday to receive...
United Passenger Dragged Off Overbooked Flight
United Airlines found itself in the middle of a social media storm on Monday, after the US carrier forcefully removed a...
Morocco Jails Man For Throwing Himself At King’s Car
A Moroccan court sentenced a man to three years in jail for trying to throw himself on King Mohammed VI's car to give...
Southern EU Leaders Say US Strike On Syria ‘understandable’
The leaders of southern EU nations said Monday that a US missile strike on a Syrian air base in retaliation for a...
UN Chief Pushes Change In Trump-Era Turmoil
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marks his first 100 days in office on Monday, facing a long list of worsening...
Deadly Fighting Erupts In South Sudan’s Second City
Deadly fighting erupted, with civilians killed along ethnic lines and thousands displaced in clashes Monday between...
Syrian Teen Sentenced In Germany Over Bomb Plot
A 16-year-old Syrian refugee was convicted in Germany Monday of planning a bomb attack on behalf of the Islamic State...
Egypt Under Emergency Rule After Church Attacks
Hundreds gathered Monday to mourn 45 Egyptian Christians killed in jihadist bombings just a week before Easter, after...
‘IS’ Rocket Fired From Egypt Hits Israel, Crossing Shut
A rocket fired from Egypt's Sinai crashed into Israel on Monday, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist...