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California Requests $440 Mn For Flood Control After Dam Crisis
California's governor announced Friday a $437 million plan for flood control and emergency response following a recent...
UN Warns Burundi’s President Over Fourth Term
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza against seeking a fourth term,...
In Name At Least, ISIL Is Defeated
ISIL is no more. At least, that's the case in the hallways of the Pentagon, where military officials have done an...
White House Accused of Picking Media Favorites
President Donald Trump's White House barred several major US media outlets from a daily press briefing Friday, raising...
FIFA Chief Infantino Meets Zimbabwe’s Mugabe
FIFA president Gianni Infantino met Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe on Friday a day after he attended a birthday party...
Morocco Urges UN To End Polisario ‘provocation’
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Friday asked the United Nations to take urgent measures to end "provocation" by the...
Cousins Rips ‘coward’ Kings Over Trade To Pelicans
All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins branded the Sacramento Kings' handling of his trade to the New Orleans Pelicans as "a...
Solar-Powered Cinema Opens In Burkina Ahead of Festival
A solar-powered cinema was unveiled in Burkina Faso Friday ahead of Ouagadougou's hosting of Africa's top film...
Top US Commander For Mideast In Secret Syria Trip
The top US military commander for the Middle East made a secret trip to northern Syria Friday to meet a US-backed...
Indian Man Killed, Another Wounded In Suspected Kansas Hate Crime
An Indian man was killed and another wounded in a shooting being investigated by US authorities in the midwestern state...
Lance Armstrong Fraud Trial Set For November
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong's battle against a $100 million lawsuit brought by the US government over whether he...
Aussie Top NBA Pick Simmons Ruled Out For Season
Australian playmaker Ben Simmons, the top pick in last year's NBA draft, has been officially ruled out for the rest of...
Private Data Leaked Online By Cloudflare Bug
Internet users Friday were being urged to change all their passwords in the wake of a Cloudflare bug that could have...
New Putter Helps Fichardt To Joburg Open Lead
A new putter helped South African Darren Fichardt to a 66 Friday and a one-shot clubhouse lead in the rain-affected...
Dubai Loss Ends Kerber Number One Dream
Angelique Kerber lost the chance to return to the top of the WTA rankings, after losing 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) to Elina...
At Least 9 Hurt As Heavy Fire Paralyses Libya Capital
Armed groups traded fire with heavy weapons in the centre of Tripoli, injuring at least nine people and paralysing the...
Angola Decriminalises Abortion In Some Cases
Angola's parliament has approved changes to a colonial-era law and decriminalised abortion in some cases, including for...
Ululations, Pleas For Cigarettes As Iraq Forces Enter Mosul
As Iraqi forces entered west Mosul on Friday, for the first time since they launched their operation against the...
North Korea Steps Up Sanctions-Busting
North Korea is flouting tougher new UN sanctions with more ingenuous tactics, circumventing trade bans by relying on...