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Despite Egypt Reforms, Investors Seen Wary of Returning
Egypt is pursuing a raft of reforms to try to revive an economy weakened by years of turmoil, but analysts say that...
US Girl Scouts Mark 100 Years of Their Iconic Cookies
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, Molly Sheridan is hard at work in front of a Starbucks coffee shop in Chicago. The...
ZTE Launches World’s First 5G-Ready Smartphone
Chinese telecoms giant ZTE unveiled Sunday what it said is the world's first smartphone compatible with the...
Sudan’s Bashir Frees Jailed Czech Missionary
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has ordered the release of a Czech Christian aid worker sentenced to 24 years in jail...
London Open-Air Screening Backs Oscar Boycott Director Farhadi
Thousands of film buffs were expected to gather in London's Trafalgar Square Sunday for a screening of "The Salesman"...
Pakistan Airline Denies Passengers Forced To Stand
Pakistan's national carrier said Sunday it would investigate allegations that a plane flew from Karachi to Saudi Arabia...
India Demands ‘strongest Action’ From US After Kansas Killing
India Sunday demanded the "strongest action" from the US government after an Indian man was killed and another wounded...
Sri Lanka Slams Lawyers Over ‘Snowden Refugee’ Claims
Sri Lankan police Sunday formally denied hunting nationals who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong...
China Detains 24 After Deadly Hotel Fire
Authorities have detained 24 people after a fire sparked by unsafe welding and cutting work killed 10 people in eastern...
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Writes Open Letter To Trump
Iran's ex-president Mahmud Ahmadinejad published Sunday an open letter to Donald Trump, welcoming his criticism of the...
Solidarity In US Indian Community Over Shooting Death of Engineer
The Indian community in the United States reached out over the weekend in solidarity with the victims of an apparent...
Golf’s Yang Makes It Two Out of Three In Thailand
Amy Yang swept to victory after a gruelling bout of catch-up thanks to thundery skies in the Honda LGPA in Thailand on...
Bethlehem Fetes Palestinian Arab Idol Singing Hero
Hundreds of Palestinians celebrated in Bethlehem after a young singer from the occupied West Bank city became the...
Japan’s ‘King Kazu’ Turns 50 With J-League Start
Twinkle-toed former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura celebrated his 50th birthday by starting a J-League game for Yokohama...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Breaks Silence On Killing of Top Lawyer
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has broken a month long silence on the daylight assassination of her...
France Sends Backup To Niger After 16 Troops Killed
France is to send a contingent of counterterror forces to help the army in Niger after militants ambushed a military...
Central America Hosts Its Own Burning Man
As the sun shimmered yellow then sank past the horizon, nearly 1,000 people packing the hot Costa Rican beach paused...
Iran’s Rouhani To Run For Second Term
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has decided to run for re-election in May, the vice-president for parliamentary affairs...
Rockets Explode For 22 Three Pointers Against ‘Wolves
James Harden led a balanced scoring attack with 24 points as the Houston Rockets set a league record for three pointers...