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18 Dead, 18 Missing In China Flooding
Flooding in China's northeast has left 18 dead and 18 missing, state media said Monday, after the latest deadly deluge...
Mendis Stays Firm In Record Sri Lanka Chase
Kusal Mendis scored a fluent half-century to keep Sri Lanka's hopes of chasing a record 388 alive on day four of the...
Israeli Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter Moved To House Arrest
An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant will be placed on house arrest pending his appeal of...
EU Raises Prospect of New Sanctions Against NKorea
European Union member states agreed Monday to consider imposing new sanctions on North Korea after it tested its first...
Bowlers Put S. Africa In Sight of Victory In Second England Test
Vernon Philander and Chris Morris took two wickets apiece as South Africa closed in on a crushing and series-levelling...
Mandela Ambulance ‘caught Fire’, His Surgeon Reveals
An ambulance carrying South Africa's first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela caught fire as it was...
Qatar Is ‘undermining’ GCC Allies
The United Arab Emirates warned Qatar on Monday it could not belong to the Gulf Cooperation Council if it undermined...
Senegal Football Club Suspended After Stadium Tragedy
Senegal's US Ouakam team was suspended from the country's football federation on Monday after accusations its...
Kremlin Says ‘contradictory’ Reports On Baghdadi Death
Moscow on Monday said it was struggling to confirm if the leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is...
Philippines’ Duterte Offers Muslim Self-Rule To Counter IS
President Rodrigo Duterte offered self-rule to the Philippines' Muslim minority on Monday in an attempt to defeat...
Dhawan Replaces Injured Vijay For Sri Lanka Tests
Injured opener Murali Vijay was Monday ruled out from India's upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, the cricket board...
Muslims Heed Calls To Avoid Holy Site Over Israeli Security Measures
Muslims heeded calls Monday not to enter a Jerusalem holy site and protested outside after Israeli authorities...
EU Charges Teva Over Delaying Cheap Sleep Drug
European Union regulators on Monday filed antitrust charges against Israeli drug-maker Teva for colluding to delay a...
Jordanian Soldier Gets Life For Killing 3 US Trainers
A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a soldier to life imprisonment over the killing of three American military...
Italy Delays Citizenship Rights Bill Under Migrant Pressure
Italy's government has delayed a parliamentary vote on a citizenship rights bill as tensions rise over the number of...
Malaysia Arrests Vietnamese Man For ‘ivory Smuggling’
Malaysian authorities have arrested a Vietnamese man and seized a stash of elephant ivory worth almost $70,000, an...
EU Sanctions 16 More Syrians Over Chemical Attacks
The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions against 16 more high-ranking military Syrian officials and scientists...
Afghan Civilian Deaths Hit New High
The people of war-torn Afghanistan continue to bear the brunt of the grinding conflict with civilian deaths at their...
Saving the Grapes of Raqa
Since she fled her home near the jihadist stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria more than a month ago, Warda al-Jassem...