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Canada Fires Drive Thousands More Out of Their Homes
Thousands of people fled their homes in western Canada over the weekend as strong winds fanned forest fires that have...
China Dominant In Men’s 1m Springboard
Chinese divers Peng Jianfeng and He Chao completed a one-two in the men's one-metre springboard at the world aquatics...
‘Apes’ Flicks ‘Spider-Man’ Aside To Win Box Office War
New release "War for the Planet of the Apes" won this weekend's war for box office supremacy in North America, riding...
Congo Votes For Parliament With Opposition Calling Foul
Voters went to the polls in legislative elections in the oil-rich Republic of Congo on Sunday, the first since a...
Pakistan Says India Cross-Border Fire Kills Four Soldiers
Pakistan's military on Sunday accused India of hitting a military vehicle and killing four soldiers in cross-border...
US-China Citizen Given 10 Years For Espionage In Iran
A Chinese American accused of "infiltration" in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, local media reported on...
Macron Chides Netanyahu On Settlements, Urges New Mideast Talks
French President Emmanuel Macron told Israel's visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that Paris opposes...
Trump Back On Offensive After Brief Respite In Paris and On the Links
US President Donald Trump, fresh from a political holiday in Paris, went back on the offensive Sunday as a new poll...
27 Dead, 54 Missing, In DR Congo Boat Sinking
At least 27 people have perished and 54 are missing after an overcrowded boat sank in a river in the Democratic...
Libya PM Calls For Elections In March
The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government has announced a new political roadmap for his violence-wracked country,...
Syria War Has Killed More Than 330,000
More than 330,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict since it started six years ago, around a third of them...
Iran President’s Brother Held On Financial Crime Charges
Iran's judiciary on Sunday announced the arrest of President Hassan Rouhani's brother Hossein Fereydoun on financial...
Egypt Says 9 Militants Killed In Sinai
Security forces have killed nine militants in the Sinai Peninsula and also destroyed 15 vehicles transporting weapons...
Macron Urges Resumption of Mideast Talks Based On Two States
French President Emmanuel Macron called Sunday for a resumption of long-stalled Middle East peace talks based on a...
French FM In Kuwait For Gulf Crisis Talks
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held talks with top officials in Kuwait on Sunday in a bid to bolster the...
Jerusalem’s Flashpoint Holy Site
The Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem reopened Sunday after being closed following a deadly attack, but Muslims were...
S.African Communists Mull Quitting ANC Election Pact
South Africa's communist party has said it could contest elections on its own rather than as part of the alliance led...
Amla Strengthens South Africa’s Grip On Second Test
Hashim Amla's second fifty of the match cemented South Africa's strong position in the second Test at Trent Bridge as...
Kidnapped US Journalist In DR Congo Found Safe and Sound
A US journalist kidnapped by a militia group in Democratic Republic of Congo was found safe and sound early Sunday, a...