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Ugandan Academic Charged Over Museveni ‘buttocks’ Jibe
A prominent female academic and activist was charged on Monday with cyber-harassment for calling President Yoweri...
Tesla Overtakes General Motors In Market Value
Tesla Motors overtook top US automaker General Motors in market capitalization Monday following an upbeat report by an...
Japan’s Former World Champ Asada Retires
Japan's former world champion Mao Asada retired from figure skating Monday in a bombshell announcement, citing a lack...
Gorsuch Sworn In As US Supreme Court Justice
Neil Gorsuch was sworn in Monday as the US Supreme Court's ninth justice, retilting the bench to the right as he filled...
Yemen Clashes Kill More Than 40 In 24 Hours
Clashes and air strikes in southwest Yemen have killed more than 40 soldiers, rebels and civilians over the past 24...
British DJ To Perform World’s Highest Gig On Everest
Legendary British DJ Paul Oakenfold has reached Mount Everest's base camp where he plans to throw the 'highest party on...
Wells Fargo Claws Back Another $75 Mn From Former Executives
Wells Fargo took back another $75 million in pay from two former executives who played key roles in the bank's fake...
Two Russians, One American Land Back On Earth From ISS
Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday, following a 173-day mission...
India’s Flipkart Raises $1.4 Bn From Microsoft, EBay, Tencent
India's top e-commerce company Flipkart announced Monday it had raised $1.4 billion in a record funding round that...
South African President Brands Anti-Govt Protests ‘racist’
South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday described last week's protests demanding that he resign as racist, as he...
Pope Still Plans Egypt Visit Despite Bombings
Pope Francis will visit Egypt as planned this month despite the weekend bombings of two Coptic Christian churches that...
Two Russians, One American Land Back On Earth From ISS
Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday, following a 173-day mission...
Gunmen Ambush Near Lagos Kills Six
Gunmen have shot dead four policemen, an army captain and a civilian in an attack on a community outside Nigeria's...
Leading Electronic Fest Ultra Expands To China, India
Leading electronic music festival Ultra announced an expansion Monday to China and India, sensing a bright future for...
Village Life In the City
Gu Chen has slept and worked in the same one-room apartment in Beijing's ancient 'hutong' neighbourhood of Beixinqiao...
China’s Xi Praises Normalisation of Ties With Norway
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday praised the normalisation of relations with Norway, six years after a dispute...
Near Mosul, Soldiers and Displaced Meet At the Spa
Hammam al-Alil's sulphur springs and reopened spa have become a spot where the soldiers fighting in Mosul and the...
Singapore Asks Top Court To Review Showbiz Pastor Case
Singapore prosecutors are seeking a review of a court ruling which sparked a public outcry by reducing the jail term of...
Syria, Russia To Top Agenda As G7 Ministers Meet
G7 foreign ministers were on Monday to send a "clear and coordinated message" to Russia over its stance on Syria as...