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Maldives Ruling Party Sacks Leader After Revolt
The Maldives' ruling party has sacked the country's former strongman president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom as its leader after...
China Southern, American Airlines Announce Tie-Up
China Southern Airlines said Tuesday it would sell almost a one-tenth stake to American Airlines in a $200 million...
South African Anti-Apartheid Icon Ahmed Kathrada Dead At 87
Celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, a Robben Island prisoner and one of Nelson Mandela's...
Noble Son Or Killer? China Court Case Prompts Debate
A virtuous son or a vigilante murderer: the case of a man who killed a debt collector in defence of his mother has...
Hurricanes’ Lack Stretched Off In OT Loss To Red Wings
Carolina Hurricanes goalie Eddie Lack was in hospital Monday night after being sent sprawling as the Detroit Red Wings'...
Taiwan Director’s Courageous Tale of Family Strife
Filmmaker Huang Hui-chen felt bound by labels while growing up in Taiwan -- impoverished, a school dropout and daughter...
US Veteran Gets Terror, Racism Charges Over Black Man’s Murder
A white US Army veteran faced terror and racism charges on Monday as he was indicted for fatally stabbing a 66-year-old...
Trump Pivots To Tax Reform After Obamacare Shipwreck
After a crushing defeat in the effort to repeal Obamacare, the Trump administration is hoping for smoother sailing on...
‘Incitement’ Or History? Israeli-Palestinian Debate Rages
At Amin al-Husseini secondary school in the occupied West Bank, with an Israeli settlement visible in the distance,...
At Syria Dam, US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Jihadists
The road to the Tabqa dam in northern Syria is strewn with evidence of the clashes being waged by a US-backed alliance...
DR Congo Police Accuse Rebels of Killing 39 Officers
Congolese national police on Monday accused rebels of massacring 39 of their officers in the violence-wracked Kasai...
Kerber Advances As Cibulkova, Muguruza Ousted At WTA Miami
World number one Angelique Kerber reached the quarter-finals of the Miami Open after swiftly dealing with Japanese...
Williamson Hits 176 As New Zealand Lead Grows
Kane Williamson's mammoth knock came to an end at 176 but not before he had cemented New Zealand's strong position on...
US Vows To End ‘Israel-Bashing’ At United Nations
The US ambassador to the United Nations received a rapturous welcome Monday at Washington's biggest pro-Israel forum,...
Northeast Australia In Grip of ‘monster’ Cyclone Debbie
Lashing rain and howling winds battered northeast Australia Tuesday as towns went into lockdown ahead of a "monster"...
Amid Boycott Threat, US Senators Question Women’s Treatment
With America's women ice hockey players threatening a World Championships boycott, 14 US senators have written to USA...
Wall Street’s ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue To Stay Until 2018
The popular bronze statue of a young girl staring down a bull on Wall Street will stay in place until March 2018, New...
Uber Putting Self-Driving Cars Back On the Road
Uber on Monday said its self-driving cars were being put back in action on roads after a weekend crash prompted the...
Pitch Invasions End I.Coast-Senegal Match Early
Numerous pitch invasions forced Monday's friendly between Ivory Coast and Senegal in Paris to be abandoned before...