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South Africa Hospital Roof Collapse Sparks Search
Emergency workers dug through rubble in Johannesburg on Thursday after part of a hospital's roof collapsed, reportedly...
Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in...
Pakistan Plans To End Separate Status For ‘tribal Areas’
Pakistan on Thursday announced plans to bring its militancy-wracked tribal areas into the mainstream political fold by...
Egypt Appeals Court Acquits Mubarak Over Protester Killings
Egypt's top appeals court on Thursday acquitted ex-president Hosni Mubarak of involvement in the killing of protesters...
Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in...
Syria Torture Victims File Criminal Case In Germany
Seven Syrian torture survivors, two lawyers and a human rights group have filed a criminal complaint in Germany against...
US Jobless Claims Hit 44-Year Low At End of February
The tight US labor market produced another record low for new claims for unemployment insurance last week, which hit...
Beijing Pushes ‘China Solution’ For Governing Web
Beijing said Thursday it will push a "China solution" to global cyber governance after releasing its first strategy...
US Drone Kills Two On Motorbike In Pakistan
A US drone on Thursday killed two men riding a motorbike in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, officials said, the...
Israeli Photographer David Rubinger Dead At 92
Israeli photojournalist David Rubinger, whose picture of Israeli paratroopers gazing at the Western Wall after...
UN Drugs Board Criticises Killings In Philippines
The UN-linked International Narcotics Control Board on Thursday condemned the use of extrajudicial killings in the...
Syria’s Ancient Palmyra, Symbol of Jihadist Destruction
Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, which government forces are again battling to retake from jihadists, has become a...
Malaysia To Free North Korean Arrested In Kim Killing
The only North Korean arrested over the dramatic airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam is to be deported, Malaysia said...
Sudan’s First PM Since 1989 Coup Takes Oath
A former army general and top aide to President Omar al-Bashir was sworn in Thursday as Sudan's first prime minister...
George W. Bush Exhibits His Portraits of US War Veterans
After putting down his executive pen former US President George W. Bush picked up a paint brush -- and the hobby has...
Hungry and Afraid, Mosul Civilians Flee
The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing...
Olympic Chiefs Get Tough Over Tokyo 2020 Golf Venue
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday issued a sharp warning to the private club set to host golf at...
War of Words After Death of North Korean
The murder of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother in a crowded Malaysian airport has made headlines...
Bali Prosecutors Seek One-Year Jail For UK Ex-War Reporter
Indonesian prosecutors Thursday demanded a one-year jail term for a British former war correspondent on trial for...