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Trump Budget Chief Defends Aid Cuts For Children, Elderly
President Donald Trump's budget chief defended the proposed elimination of after-school programs that support children...
From Syria To Paris, Music Provides Haven For ‘Refugees of Rap’
Staccato lyrics may be no match for Bashar al-Assad's military firepower, but two brothers, who fled to Paris from...
Japan Launches Latest North Korea Spy Satellite
Japan launched a new spy satellite on Friday, the country's space agency said, as the region grows increasingly uneasy...
Activist Defiant In Her Quest For ‘free, Just’ Zimbabwe
She bears scars from police beatings, has been arrested many times, detained for months, and become the first person to...
Tillerson Seeks New North Korea Plan On Seoul Visit
Washington's top diplomat was to hold talks in South Korea on Friday after China challenged him to come up with a new...
De Grandhomme Leads Four Wicket Raid On South Africa
New Zealand took charge of the second Test against South Africa as Colin de Grandhomme led a four-wicket raid on the...
Turkey To Ban TV DATING Shows In Latest Sign of Gradual Islamisation
The Turkish government is to ban several popular television dating shows which do not fit in with 'traditions and...
Former Trump Aide Flynn Paid Over $55,000 By Russian Entities
Russian and Russia-linked entities paid President Donald Trump's former national security advisor Mike Flynn $55,500...
Snags Slow Trump’s White House Debut
Donald Trump wants to act swiftly, but 55 days after moving into the White House the president has little to show for...
State Dept, Int’l Community Worried By US Budget Cuts
With his department reeling over President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts and the international community worried,...
Mladenovic Beats Wozniacki To Reach Indian Wells Semis
France's Kristina Mladenovic rallied to beat former world number one Caroline Wozniacki 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 on Thursday...
Somali Pirates Release Captured Oil Tanker, Hostages
Somali pirates handed over on Thursday an oil tanker and eight Sri Lankan hostages just days after capturing the...
Israel Brands Palestinian Fund ‘terrorist’ Organisation
Israel's Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday labelled the Palestinian National Fund, which provides...
Key Forces Battling For Control In Libya
Dozens of armed factions have battled for control of oil-rich Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer...
Colossus Found In Egypt May Have Depicted Psammetich I
An ancient colossus uncovered in Cairo last week may have depicted the famed pharaoh Psammetich I, Egypt's antiquities...
Kyrgios’s Skill Takes Center Stage
Nick Kyrgios's back-to-back victories over Novak Djokovic at last have the explosive Australian tennis talent in the...
Sierra Leone Pastor Unearths 706-Carat Diamond
A pastor working in the mines of eastern Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond, a discovery that experts said...
US Treasury Halts Retirement Outlays To Stay Under Debt Limit
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday announced his department is suspending contributions to government...
Arkansas Court Rejects Appeal of One of 8 Inmates Set To Die In April
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal from one of eight inmates facing execution next month, as the...