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Syria Opposition Seeks ‘direct Negotiations’ With Regime
Salem al-Meslet (L), spokesman for the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) umbrella group, speaks to journalists on the...
UN Needs $4.4 Bn For Famine Relief In Four Countries
UN aid agencies need $4.4 billion in emergency funding to address famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UN...
Ireland To Visit USA Eagles For June Rugby Test
Ireland will face the United States in a June Test match in suburban New York, USA Rugby announced Wednesday. The...
Thousands Flee As Floodwaters Threaten California City
Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes early Wednesday in the northern California city of San Jose as...
Trump To Unveil First Budget ‘mid-March’
US President Donald Trump in mid-March will unveil his first government budget, a keystone statement of his priorities...
US Fed Officials Say They May Need To Raise Rates ‘fairly Soon’
Federal Reserve officials said their outlook for the economy and interest rates had not changed much since December...
Somali President Says No Quick Fix For Nation’s Woes
Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed sought to downplay high expectations of his new administration at his...
I.Coast Hosting Bid To Save Its Last Chimpanzees
Ivory Coast, which has seen a 90 percent decrease in its chimpanzees in just 20 years, is to host international talks...
Apple ‘spaceship’ Headquarters Readies For Boarding
Apple on Wednesday announced that workers will start boarding its futuristic new "spaceship" campus in Silicon Valley...
US Forces Have Come Under Fire In Mosul Fight
US forces have been shot at and returned fire in the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul, a coalition official...
Mallya Dreams Big As Force India Eye Top Three Finish
Vijay Mallya has promised Force India will "dream big" as they look to break into the top three of Formula One this...
Genital Herpes In Pregnancy Doubles Autism Risk
Women who are infected with genital herpes early in their pregnancy may face twice the risk of bearing a child with...
Jay Z the First Rapper Named To Songwriters Hall of Fame
Hip-hop icon Jay Z is the first rapper chosen for the Songwriters Hall of Fame, heading a class of inductees that also...
US Supreme Court Blocks Death Sentence Over Racial Bias
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked the death sentence against an African American man who challenged it as...
Africa Wants 10 World Cup Places
Africa wants 10 places in a proposed 48-nation World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino was told in Johannesburg...
Iran Sends Team To Saudi Arabia For Hajj Talks
Iran said Wednesday it has sent a team for talks in Saudi Arabia on the next annual pilgrimage after missing the hajj...
JK Rowling Boosts US Muslims’ Fundraiser For Jewish Cemetery
A fundraiser started by a pair of Muslim-American activists got a boost from famed Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling,...
UN Concerned Over New West Bank Demolition Plans
The United Nations raised concerns Wednesday over newly announced demolition plans in a Palestinian Bedouin village in...
Sunni Islam’s Al-Azhar In Cairo Dialogue With Vatican
Representatives of Sunni Islam's prestigious Al-Azhar institution and from the Vatican held talks in Cairo on Wednesday...