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McDonald’s To Use Fresh Beef On Some US Burgers
McDonald's announced Thursday it will shift to fresh beef in its new made-to-order Quarter Pounder hamburgers in most...
Oil Workers Seized By S.Sudan Rebels Freed
Three foreign petroleum engineers abducted by South Sudanese rebels have been released after negotiations brokered by...
King Abdullah To Visit White House April 5
Jordan's King Abdullah will visit the White House next week for his second meeting with Donald Trump since the US...
Gulf Ministers Condemn Iran’s Support To Bahrain ‘terrorists’
Gulf ministers meeting in Riyadh on Thursday condemned what they termed Iran's support for "terrorist gangs" in Bahrain...
Pakistan Defends Irfan Cricket Sentence In Fixing Case
A top Pakistan cricket official on Thursday defended a one-year ban for fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, saying there will...
Comedian Izzard ‘banned’ From Palestine Marathon Over Israel Show
British comedian Eddie Izzard on Thursday was banned from running in the Palestine Marathon, organisers said, after he...
Lyft Rollsout ‘fixed Route’ Carpool Service To Take On Busses
Forget Uber, Lyft has its sights set on a new competitor – buses. The ride-hailing app is introducing a pilot program...
Space Blanket Floats Away During Historic Spacewalk
A space blanket floated away from American astronaut Peggy Whitson on Thursday as she made a historic spacewalk outside...
Trump ‘serious’ About Israel-Palestine Peace
President Donald Trump is "serious" about solving the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said...
Trump Lifts Rights Conditions On Bahrain Arms Sales
The US State Department is removing human rights conditions on a large sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain, as the...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Defends First Year In Power
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi defended her civilian government's first year in power in a rare public address on Thursday,...
Ford Boosts Research In Canada For Connected Cars
US auto maker Ford announced Thursday it will invest Can$500 million (US$376 million) in Canada to create 300 research...
A Timeline of Key Events In the Kim Assassination
The body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea's leader, which has been stored in a Malaysian morgue for more...
Senators Voice Alarm Over Russian Election Interference
US senators warned Thursday of Russia's "unprecedented" threat to American and European democratic institutions...
UN Experts Call US Anti-Protest Bills ‘undemocratic’
UN experts urged American lawmakers Thursday to stop pushing "undemocratic" anti-protest legislation, which they warned...
UN To Cut Back DR Congo Peacekeeping Force
The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday to cut the number of troops and police in its peacekeeping mission...
VW Reaches $157 Mn Diesel Settlement With 10 US States
German automaker Volkswagen AG said Thursday it reached a settlement with 10 US states on environmental and consumer...
Rush Hour On Mosul’s ‘displacement Highway’
On west Mosul's Baghdad street, thousands of displaced Iraqis flee the fighting with their meagre belongings but...
Trump Targets Dissenting Republicans
President Donald Trump lashed out a rebellious conservatives Thursday, threatening to "fight them" in 2018 legislative...