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Zuma Skips Funeral of S.Africa Anti-Apartheid Icon
President Jacob Zuma will not attend the funeral on Wednesday of celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed...
Evacuation Deal Reached For 4 Besieged Syria Towns
Four Syrian towns that have been under crippling siege for more than two years are to be evacuated under a deal reached...
Hong Kong Convicts Two For Ivory On Radiocarbon Dating
A Hong Kong court has convicted two men for illegal possession of ivory chopsticks after radiocarbon dating proved it...
Grenade Attack As Bangladesh Police Raid Islamist Hideout
Bangladesh police came under grenade attack when they raided two suspected Islamist extremist hideouts on Wednesday,...
Iran’s Esteghlal Fined Over Laser Beams
Iran's Esteghlal FC have been fined $51,000 after fans flashed laser beams at opposing players and referees during AFC...
Indian Police Set Up Security After Mob Attack On Africans
Police stepped up security Wednesday in a northern Indian city where a mob attacked African students following the...
Australian Meat Industry Licks Lips At Post-Brexit Europe
As Britain's divorce from the European Union begins Wednesday, Australia's meat industry is licking its lips at the...
Mercedes, VW Recall Million Vehicles In China
German automakers Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen will recall nearly one million vehicles in China, according to the...
Australian Media Slam ‘classless’ Indian Skipper Kohli
Australian media labelled Indian skipper Virat Kohli "classless" and childish on Wednesday after his provocative...
The Illegal Deliveryman Who Became One of China’s Richest Men
From making illegal cross-border deliveries to China in a minivan to buying a fleet of Boeing aircraft, the boss of SF...
Myanmar Stumbles On Path To Democracy Under Aung San Suu Kyi
For decades Myanmar's people dreamed of democracy, but a year into office Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government is...
Ruby Rush Brings Gangland Turf War To Mozambique
The stakes are high in Montepuez where the discovery of rubies has led to violence among miners that has turned the...
Warriors Hold Off Rockets Despite Harden’s Triple-Double
Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors withstood Houston star James Harden's 20th triple-double of...
Dempsey Strikes Again But US Held By Panama In World Cup Qualifier
Clint Dempsey scored his fourth goal in two games as the United States were held to a 1-1 draw in a hard-fought...
Duterte Offers Authoritarianism As Philippine Panacea
Three turbulent decades after the Philippines shed dictatorship, President Rodrigo Duterte is offering a return to...
Storm Brews Over Palestinian Pints In Israeli Pub
Just when it seemed there was nothing else left to divide Israelis and Palestinians, some Jewish hardliners have found...
Freed From IS, But Iraq’s Qaraqosh Is Now A Ghost Town
In the Iraqi Christian town of Qaraqosh, time stands still. The Islamic State group was expelled in October 2016, but...
Seoul Approves N.Korea Women’s Hockey Visit
Seoul has granted rival North Korea's women's ice hockey team permission to play in the South next week, the...
How Cyclone Debbie Got Her Name
The huge storm that tore through parts of northeastern Australia this week was almost called Caleb instead of Debbie....