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Assange Accuses CIA of ‘devastating Incompetence’ Over Leaks
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday accused the CIA of "devastating incompetence" for failing to protect its...
Putin Urges Netanyahu To Focus On Present Iran Ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Israel Thursday to focus on today's "different world" after premier Benjamin...
Netherlands Urges Support For Syria War Crimes Database
Dutch officials on Thursday urged nations to boost efforts to create a database of alleged war crimes in Syria, using...
White House Presses Iran For Info On Ex-FBI Agent
The White House on Thursday expressed its "unwavering" commitment to locate and return ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson,...
Vaccine Created To Protect Ebola-Ravaged Chimps
Scientists announced Thursday that they have developed a vaccine to shield endangered chimpanzees and gorillas against...
French-Swiss Firm Lafarge Ready To Sell Cement For Trump’s Wall
French-Swiss group LafargeHolcim is ready to sell its cement to build US President Donald Trump's controversial border...
Facing Activist Pressure, AIG Chief To Step Down
Insurance giant American International Group announced Thursday that chief executive Peter Hancock will step down...
Sri Lanka To Scale Back Port Deal With China
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is to scale back a profitable but controversial deal to sell a deep-sea port to a Chinese...
Tunisair Suspends Flights Over Worker Row
Tunisair suspended all of its flights for several hours on Thursday because of a row between pilots and maintenance...
Trump Ban Could Hit World Cup Bid
American President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban could make it impossible for his country to host the 2026...
US Jobless Claims Rise At Start of March
New US claims for jobless benefits rose in early March but continued a record streak of low levels, attesting to the...
Algeria’s Ailing President Doing ‘very Well’
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has rarely appeared in public since a crippling stroke in 2013, is doing...
Tired But Happy, Iraqis Finally Escape Mosul Jihadists
Civilians rush down a hillside on the outskirts of Mosul to waiting Iraqi forces, tired but happy after finally being...
Is Yellow Fever the New Zika Virus?
Health experts fear a random outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil could affect millions if it isn't contained. The entire...
Recession-Hit Nigeria Details Economic Recovery Plan
Nigeria's government this week launched a master plan to lift it out of recession, hoping to hit 7.0 percent growth by...
Hong Kong ‘Snowden Refugees’ Seek Asylum In Canada
Refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are formally seeking asylum from the Canadian...
Pakistan Threatens To Block Social Media Over ‘blasphemy’
A Pakistani court has ordered the government to open an investigation into online "blasphemy", threatening to ban...
Suicide Bombers Kill 26 At Iraq Wedding Celebration
Two suicide bombers attacked a celebration being held the night before a wedding north of Baghdad, killing 26 people, a...
IS Leader Baghdadi ‘flees Mosul’ As Iraqi Forces Advance
Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to...