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Republican Health Care Reform Up In Air As McCain Recovers
The future of the Republican effort to squash Obamacare hung in the balance Monday with Senator John McCain, whose vote...
Thousands More Canadians On Evacuation Alert As Wildfires Spread
Thousands more Canadians were warned Monday they could face evacuation under threat of huge forest fires that have...
Probe Into Fatal US Police Shooting of Australian Woman
Authorities in the US state of Minnesota on Monday were investigating the police-involved shooting of an Australian...
US Boosts Seasonal Worker Visas Halfway Through Summer Season
The Trump administration announced Monday an increase in seasonal worker visas that US resorts depend on, but the move...
EU Curbs Rubber Dinghy Sales To Libya To Stop Migrants
The European Union on Monday adopted limits on the export of inflatable boats to Libya in a bid to make it harder for...
Second Qatari Stadium On Schedule
A second stadium being built for the football World Cup 2022 in Qatar will be ready on schedule next year despite...
15 Yemeni Rebels, 8 Soldiers Killed In Clashes
At least 15 Yemeni rebels and eight soldiers were killed Monday as government forces attacked insurgent positions in...
Air Strikes Pummel Syria’s Raqa As US-Backed Forces Advance On IS
Heavy bombardment and fierce fighting shook the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold Raqa on Monday, as US-backed...
Woods Outside Top 1,000 For First Time In New Golf Rankings
Tiger Woods has dropped outside the top 1,000 players in the world for the first time in his professional career,...
Iraqis Accused of Siding With IS Targeted For Revenge
Revenge attacks against Iraqis accused of siding with the Islamic State group in Mosul are on the rise after Iraqi...
Trump Asked To Turn Over Mar-A-Lago Visitor Records
A US court has asked President Donald Trump's staff to turn over records of visitors to his Mar-a-Lago estate in...
UN Envoy Lilly Singh Calls On India To Show Comic Tolerance
Comic and UN ambassador Lilly Singh has called on the Indian government to be more tolerant of satire after a popular...
Internet Back In Somalia After Weeks-Long Outage
Somalia rejoined the world wide web on Monday, more than three weeks after internet access was cut when a container...
Frankie Fredericks Suspended By IAAF Over Disgraced Diack Payment
Former world champion sprinter Frankie Fredericks has been provisionally suspended from his role in athletics pending...
Japan Says Time For Pressure, Not Dialogue With N.Korea
Japan on Monday downplayed South Korea's offer to hold military talks with North Korea, saying the priority should be...
Uber Driver Dies After Car Torched In S.Africa
A South African Uber driver whose car was torched five weeks ago died of his injuries on Monday, the company said,...
CAF ‘think Tank’ To Mull Africa Cup of Nations Changes
New-look Africa Cup of Nations and CAF Champions League competitions could emerge this week from discussions in Morocco...
Malian Soldiers’ Bodies Recovered After ‘jihadist’ Attack
The bodies of eight missing Malian soldiers have been found following a presumed jihadist attack on July 9, official...
Tribal Militia Kidnap Two Priests In DR Congo
Tribal militia forces have kidnapped two Roman Catholic priests in the troubled North Kivu province of the Democratic...