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Tunisia Sack Polish Coach Kasperczak
Tunisia, aiming to qualify for their first World Cup finals since 2006, have sacked their coach Henryk Kasperczak, the...
Iraqi Shiite Cleric Sadr Urges Assad To Step Down
Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Saturday called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, also calling...
Uganda Arrests Academic Who Criticised President’s Wife
A prominent academic has been arrested for criticising the wife of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on social media,...
Lee, Lin To Battle In Malaysia Open Finals
Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei and two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan of China, the two greatest badminton stars of this era,...
Clashes In Lebanon Palestinian Camp Kill Two
Palestinian factions battled an extremist group in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Saturday in a second day of...
Man of Steel Pieters, Rahm Ready For Masters Showdown
Two newcomers with nerves of steel, Thomas Pieters of Belgium and Spain's Jon Rahm, are both handily placed Saturday to...
India Woos Bangladesh With $500 Mn Defence Loan, Credit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered $4.5 billion in concessional loans to Bangladesh, underlining...
Strike Kills 15 Near Syria’s IS-Held Raqa
At least 15 civilians, including four children, were killed in a suspected US-led coalition airstrike on Saturday near...
British FM Johnson Cancels Moscow Visit Over ‘developments In Syria’
Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has cancelled a scheduled visit to Moscow next week, his office announced...
My Promise To Finish Orson’s Last Movie
It was to be the great director Orson Welles's big comeback, marking his triumphant return to the United States after a...
Alonso ‘like An Animal’ In Shanghai
Former world champion Fernando Alonso credited divine intervention after driving "like an animal" in Saturday's...
Dalai Lama Accuses China of Fooling Its People
The Dalai Lama on Saturday accused China of spreading false information about his trip to a monastery near India's...
Lauda Loses Bet Against His Own Mercedes Team
Mercedes chairman Nikki Lauda bet against his team grabbing the pole position on Saturday for the Chinese Grand Prix,...
Panic, Damage As Three Strong Quakes Hit Philippines
A trio of strong earthquakes damaged buildings and caused panicked tourists to flee a popular dive resort near the...
Fresh Gaza Protests After Palestinian Pay Cut
Fresh protests against civil service pay cuts broke out in Gaza on Saturday, AFP reporters said, amid pressure on...
Hamilton Blazes To Pole Position In China
Lewis Hamilton roared to pole position in Saturday's qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix as Mercedes look to avenge a...
Hamilton Blazes To Pole Position In China
Lewis Hamilton roared to pole position in Saturday's qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix as Mercedes look to avenge a...
US Sends Message To N. Korea, China With Syria Strike
The US missile strike on Syria contained a clear message for North Korea and its main ally China, but not one strong...
Iran’s Rouhani Says Trump Abetting Syria ‘terrorists’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that "terrorists" were applauding his US counterpart Donald Trump for...