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Amnesty Concerned Over ‘El Chapo’ Detention Conditions
Amnesty International has requested to speak with jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, over concerns...
S.African Rand Plunges After Finance Minister Sacked In Reshuffle
South Africa's rand plunged five percent Friday after President Jacob Zuma sacked his finance minister and made ten new...
Malaysians’ Emotional Return From Pyongyang In Kim Body Swap
Nine Malaysians freed by Pyongyang made an emotional return home Friday, after Kuala Lumpur sent back the body of the...
Asian Traders Tread Carefully As Quarter Draws To A Close
Asian investors moved cautiously Friday following a Wall Street rally inspired by better-than-expected US economic...
Top Bangladesh Army Officer Dies From IS-Claimed Blast
A senior army officer who headed the intelligence wing of Bangladesh's elite security force died Friday, days after he...
France’s Icher Leads At Wind-Halted LPGA Major
France's Karine Icher fired a five-under par 67 to seize the lead before high winds halted Thursday's opening round of...
South Korean Kang One Back of Fowler Atop PGA Houston Open
South Korea's Kang Sung, seeking a win to reach his first Masters, birdied four holes in a row before a closing bogey...
S.Korea’s Park In Custody After Court Orders Arrest
South Korea's ousted president Park Geun-Hye was spending her first day in custody Friday after a court ordered her...
Indians Try To Follow Cubs In Ending MLB Title Curse
There's still a bit of hangover from last year's epic World Series as the 2017 Major League Baseball campaign opens...
Federer, Kyrgios Advance To Miami Open Semis
Roger Federer dramatically fought his way into the Miami Open semi-finals with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (8/6) victory over Czech...
S.Africa’s Respected Former Finance Minister
Pravin Gordhan, who was sacked late Thursday, was admired by many ordinary South Africans -- an unusual achievement for...
Ship Carrying S. Korea Sewol Ferry Wreck Sails For Shore
The salvaged wreck of South Korea's Sewol ferry on Friday started its final journey to shore, officials said, as...
Former Trump Advisor Flynn Offers Testimony For Immunity
Ousted White House national security advisor Michael Flynn has agreed to provide testimony to officials investigating...
Flame of Reconciliation To Burn Brightly At Commonwealth Games
The two decade reconciliation process which has seen Australia confront its treatment of indigenous people has been...
Oculus Co-Founder Palmer Luckey Gone From Facebook
Facebook on Thursday confirmed that trouble-tainted Oculus cofounder Palmer Luckey has left the leading social network,...
Flooding Overwhelms Australian Towns After Cyclone
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in two Australian states as authorities warned Friday there...
Trump Boosts US Military Authority For In Somalia Fighting
President Donald Trump has boosted the US military's authority to step up air strikes in the fight against Islamist...
IS Propaganda Team Killed In Iraq Air Strike
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Thursday that it had killed a propaganda chief and...
SpaceX Hails ‘revolution’ After Recycled Rocket Launch, Landing
SpaceX chief Elon Musk hailed a "revolution in spaceflight" after blasting off a recycled rocket for the first time...