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Indian Farmer Wins Train In Legal Fight With Railway
An Indian farmer's battle for proper compensation for land seized to build a railway reached an unexpected conclusion...
Iran Pilgrims To Join This Year’s Hajj
Iranian pilgrims will participate in this year's annual hajj, Saudi Arabia said on Friday, after an absence last year...
Dozens of Somali Refugees Shot Dead In Red Sea Attack
Dozens of Somali refugees including women and children have been shot dead aboard a boat on the Red Sea, Yemeni...
Iraq Commander Announces Gains In Mosul Old City
A commander said Friday that Iraqi forces have gained ground from jihadists inside the Old City of Mosul, an area that...
In Backing Syria’s Assad, Russia Looks To Outdo Iran
In Aleppo, portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin hang shoulder-to-shoulder with those of his Syrian counterpart...
Indian Protesters Attack Bollywood Film Set
Indian protesters burned costumes and vandalised the set of Bollywood movie "Padmavati" this week over tabloid rumours...
Japan Court Rules Government Liable For Fukushima Disaster
A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima...
Thai Ex-PM Yingluck Lambasts $450m Bill Aimed At Her Brother
Deposed premier Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday accused Thailand's junta of "hounding" her family after it pressed for a...
China Blocks Pinterest
Image-curation website Pinterest has become the latest social media service blocked in China, checks on censorship...
Uganda’s Police Spokesman Shot Dead Outside Home
Uganda's second most prominent policeman was shot and killed in his car on Friday along with two other officers as he...
Warhol Mao Portrait Goes Under the Hammer In Hong Kong
An Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong will be auctioned in Hong Kong in a landmark sale that...
Saudi King Cancels Maldives Visit Over Swine Flu Fears
The Saudi king has cancelled a scheduled visit to the politically-troubled atoll nation of the Maldives because of an...
Suicide Attacker Targets Bangladesh Army Camp
A man blew himself up on Friday at a camp for Bangladesh's elite security forces, wounding two others, in an apparent...
Intel Deal May Fuel Israel’s Rise As Builder of Car Brains
Intel's $15-billion purchase of Israeli firm Mobileye could help fuel the country's rise in the driverless car industry...
Syria Says Shot Down Israeli Plane After Raids Near Palmyra
Syria's army said Friday it shot down an Israeli plane that had been carrying out pre-dawn raids on a military target...
Israeli Warplanes Hit Targets In Syria As Tensions Flare
Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory missiles launches, in the most...
Popular Saudi Cleric Banned From Twitter
A Saudi Islamic leader with more than two million Twitter followers has been banned from writing by a court that...
S&P Cuts Troubled Toshiba’s Credit Rating
Standard & Poor's cut its credit rating on Toshiba again Friday, warning that the troubled company's finances were...
Denmark To Extradite South Korea ‘Rasputin’ Daughter
Denmark's prosecution authority said Friday it had decided to extradite the daughter of Choi Soon-Sil, the woman at the...