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Malaysia Bans National Team From N. Korea Match

Malaysia has banned its football team from playing an Asian Cup match in Pyongyang citing security threats as...

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Zimbabwe State Doctors End Crippling Strike

State doctors in Zimbabwe called off a three-week strike that paralysed hospitals "on compassionate grounds", a union...

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US-Backed Forces Cut Key Supply Route To IS-Held Raqa

US-backed forces in Syria on Monday cut off a key supply route between the Islamic State group's stronghold Raqa and...

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Five Troops, 10 Militants Dead In Pakistan Border Raid

Five Pakistani soldiers and 10 militants were killed in a coordinated overnight raid at several border posts on the...

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Iraq Forces Advance In Renewed Mosul Push

Iraqi security forces advanced Monday towards a compound of jihadist-held government buildings and a bridgehead, on the...

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Japan 50-Yr-Old Striker Miura Surpasses Stanley Matthews Landmark

Twinkle-toed Japanese footballer Kazuyoshi Miura has racked up another astonishing landmark by eclipsing former England...

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Myanmar Army Accuses Rebels of Deadly Kokang Attack

At least six police officers were killed Monday in a surprise pre-dawn raid by ethnic minority rebels on a town in a...

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Misbah To Lead Pakistan In West Indies Tour

Pakistan's ageing Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Monday made himself available for next month's series in the West...

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Five Questions On North Korea’s Missile Programme

North Korea launched four missiles on Monday, three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone -- waters...

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Air India Claims Record With All-Female Round-World Flight

India's national airline claimed Monday to have set a new record with the first round-the-world flight staffed entirely...

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Philippine Police ‘reload’, Rejoin Drug War

The Philippine police chief said Monday his forces had "reloaded" and were back fighting their president's deadly war...

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Fifth Night of Suspected US Raids On Yemen

Yemen was hit by a fifth consecutive night of suspected US air strikes targeting Al-Qaeda members in the impoverished...

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Japan’s ‘fake Food’ More Appetising Than the Original

They may look good enough to eat, but Japan's mouthwatering food replicas are only for show as restaurateurs compete...

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South Africa Quicks Target New Zealand Unbeaten Streak

South Africa are backing their pace attack to snap New Zealand's unbeaten run at Dunedin's University Oval when the...

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India Fight Back As Jadeja Takes Six Wickets

Lokesh Rahul and Abhinav Mukund reached 38-0 at lunch on the third day of the second Test Monday after Ravindra Jadeja...

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Malaysia PM Not Waiting For Apology As N. Korea Envoy Expelled

Malaysia's prime minister Monday said he expects no apology from North Korea over its comments on the investigation...

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Carlos Tevez Scores On Chinese Super League Debut

Carlos Tevez scored on his Chinese Super League debut for Shanghai Shenhua as he started repaying wages that have...

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Palestinian Killed In West Bank Firefight

A Palestinian was killed Sunday night in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the...

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Nine Dead In Japan Helicopter Crash

All nine people aboard a helicopter that crashed during a mountain rescue drill in Japan over the weekend were killed,...