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Muslim, Christian Clerics Convene Co-Existence Meeting
Top Muslim and Christian clerics from the Middle East gathered in Cairo on Tuesday for a two-day conference on...
UN Documents Nearly 1,500 Child Soldiers In Yemen
Nearly 1,500 children have been recruited by Yemen's warring parties, mostly the Shiite Huthi rebels, since March 2015,...
Durban’s Commonwealth Games In Doubt, S.Africa Admits
South Africa's sports minister Fikile Mbalula said on Tuesday that host city Durban may not be able to hold the 2022...
Indian Court Rejects Plea To Abort Foetus With Down’s Syndrome
India's top court Tuesday denied a plea by a pregnant woman to terminate her 26-week old foetus diagnosed with Down's...
Israel Unprepared For Tunnel Threat In 2014 Gaza War
An Israeli state inquiry accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top army brass Tuesday of being unprepared for...
Burkina Parties For Top Film Festival A Year After Attacks
A year after jihadist attacks killed 33 people, Burkina Faso's capital is kicking up its heels on the back of Africa's...
Top Palestinian Official Denied Entry To Egypt
A senior Palestinian official has been denied entry to Egypt, prompting a Palestinian delegation to withdraw in protest...
US Confirms Disappointing Growth In 2016
The US Commerce Department on Tuesday confirmed a picture of sluggish growth in 2016, with the world's largest economy...
Rusty Wawrinka Dumped Out In Dubai Upset
Holder Stan Wawrinka was sensationally dumped out of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday as his form collapsed...
Shelling Blocks UN Aid Chief Visit To Yemen’s Taez
UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien on Tuesday cancelled a visit to Yemen's third city Taez when shelling and a rebel...
Somali President Declares ‘national Disaster’ Over Drought
Somali's newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Tuesday declared a "national disaster" due to severe...
India Growth Rate Slips To 7% In Q3 After Cash Ban
India's economic growth rate fell to seven percent in the third quarter of the financial year after the controversial...
India Students Rally After Woman Threatened With Rape
Rallies were held in India's capital Tuesday in support of a student who received rape threats over her controversial...
Thai Army, Rebel Negotiators Agree ‘safety Zone’ For Unrest-Hit South
Thai army and Muslim rebel peace negotiators agreed Tuesday to create a "safety zone" in Thailand's insurgency-hit...
Palestinian Municipal Elections In West Bank Only
Palestinian local elections scheduled for May will take place in the West Bank only and not in Gaza, the government...
Guinea President Sacks Ministers Following Deadly Protests
Guinean President Alpha Conde has sacked three ministers, including his education minister, in a reshuffle after a long...
Protests In Taiwan As Island Marks 70 Years Since Massacre
Hundreds of protesters rallied in Taiwan on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of a massacre by nationalist Chinese...
Tunisian Police ‘shambolic’ Over Beach Attack
The Tunisian police response to the 2015 Sousse beach resort massacre was "at best shambolic, at worst cowardly", the...
Pune Pitch ‘poor’, Says Match Referee
Match referee Chris Broad has rated the Pune track as poor after the first Test between India and Australia ended...