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US-Led Strikes Claim Another 21 Civilian Lives
Twenty-one civilians were killed in US-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Iraq and Syria in recent...
Read moreIraqi Forces On Schedule In Mosul Fight
Iraqi security forces are progressing as planned in their battle to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State group but the...
Read morePhilippine Defence Chief Visits US Carrier In S. China Sea
The Philippines' defence secretary on Saturday visited a US aircraft carrier patrolling the South China Sea, hailing the "strong relationship"...
Read moreCommonwealth Games Chief Visits Over Durban 2022 Doubts
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president visited South Africa for talks with officials as government hinted that the country may...
Read moreBahrain Says 25 Arrested Over Jailbreak, Unrest
Bahrain said Saturday that it had arrested 25 suspects accused of involvement in unrest in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, including a...
Read moreUN Delivers Medicine To Besieged Yemen City of Taiz
The UN health agency on Saturday said it had delivered eight tonnes of medications to hospitals in the third largest...
Read moreIraq Minister Criticises UN Efforts For Mosul Displaced
An Iraqi minister on Saturday sharply criticised UN efforts to aid civilians fleeing fighting in west Mosul, even as the...
Read moreGay Mardi Gras Lights Up Sydney
Glitter sparkled on the faces and dresses of Sydney's drag queens Saturday as thousands paraded through the city championing equality...
Read moreFrance To Encourage Banks To Work With Iran
France wants to encourage the "normalisation" of banking relations with Iran to improve economic relations with the Islamic republic, French...
Read moreGambia’s Barrow ‘allows Coup Plotters Back Into Army’
Gambian President Adama Barrow has allowed six soldiers convicted of plotting a coup against former leader Yahya Jammeh back into...
Read moreMass S. Korea Rallies As Final Park Impeachment Ruling Looms
Thousands of South Korean protesters held rival mass rallies Saturday over the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye as judges prepare...
Read moreMalaysia Expels North Korea Ambassador
Malaysia said Saturday it would expel the North Korean ambassador in a deepening diplomatic row over the assassination of the...
Read moreAir Strikes Kill 11 Civilians In Central Syria
At least 11 civilians were killed and dozens more wounded on Saturday in air strikes on a central Syrian village...
Read moreIndia Child Protection Officers Held In Trafficking Probe
Two child protection officers have been arrested for alleged links with a trafficking gang that ran illegal adoption centres in...
Read moreUN Gives $5 Mn In Aid For Crisis-Hit DR Congo Region
The United Nations announced aid worth $5 million (4.7 million euros) on Saturday to help people affected by the humanitarian...
Read moreUS Agents In Aggressive Sweep For Unauthorized Migrants
US immigration agents increasingly are detaining unauthorized migrants in or near places once considered "safe" like courthouses and churches, spreading...
Read moreTrump Accuses Obama of ‘tapping’ His Phone During Campaign
President Donald Trump on Saturday accused his predecessor Barack Obama of "tapping" his phone during last year's White House campaign,...
Read moreThousands Flee Syria Army Advance In North
Tens of thousands of Syrian civilians have fled advancing Russian-backed regime forces fighting Islamic State group jihadists in the north...
Read moreIran’s S-300 Air Defence System ‘operational’
Iran's advanced S-300 air defence system, delivered by Russia following a July 2015 nuclear deal after years of delay, is...
Read moreForces of East Libya Strongman Concede Loss of Oil Export Terminal
The forces of eastern Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar have lost control of a key oil export terminal they had...
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