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Trump Fears May Thaw Iran, Gulf Relations
Shared fears over US President Donald Trump's policies could bring Iran and Gulf Arab countries closer together,...
Nations Cup Winner Broos, Mancini Want S. Africa Job
Belgian Hugo Broos, who guided Cameroon to a shock Africa Cup of Nations title 11 days ago, has applied for the vacant...
Trump Taps Acosta To Labor Post, 1st Hispanic Cabinet Pick
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he has nominated Alexander Acosta to be the US secretary of labor, the first...
Sea Ice At Poles Hit Record Low For January
The amount of sea ice at the Earth's poles fell to a record low for January, while the planet's temperatures last month...
Trump Tweet Celebrates Wall Street Rally
President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed Wall Street's continuing rally, tweeting out a celebratory message as the...
Clinton Defends Immigration To Standing Ovation In NY
Hillary Clinton delivered a defense of immigration at a ceremony honoring the late Dominican-born designer Oscar de la...
Roman Polanski In Legal Bid To Return To US
Fugitive movie director Roman Polanski plans to return to the United States, his lawyer said Thursday, and is seeking...
French FM Says US Position On Mideast Peace ‘confusing’
Washington's position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains "confusing", French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc...
Israel’s Lieberman Warns Hamas After Flare-Up
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday warned Hamas of a tough response to "provocation", after a...
DC Restaurants Close In Immigrant Solidarity Show
From burger joints to fine eateries, dozens of Washington restaurants shut down Thursday to protest President Donald...
Israel’s Lieberman Warns Hamas After Flare-Up
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday warned Hamas of a tough response to "provocation", after a...
Comic-Con Opens In Saudi
Nobody gave Ahmed al-Dainiy a second glance Thursday as he walked among the youthful crowd on the opening day of Saudi...
Key Powers Push Syria Truce As Regime, Rebels Make No Progress
Syrian regime and rebel representatives failed Thursday to make any breakthroughs at talks in Kazakhstan, as key...
Trump Presses Showdown With Intelligence Agencies
President Donald Trump pressed his attacks on US intelligence agencies Thursday, vowing to catch "low-life leakers"...
Islamic State-Claimed Bomb Kills 70 At Pakistani Shrine
At least 70 people died Thursday when a bomb ripped through a crowded Sufi shrine in Pakistan, police said, in the...
US Pledges Nuclear Defence For Japan, S.Korea After N.Korea Missile…
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday pledged that Washington would use the full range of its arsenal,...
Portuguese Prosecutors Charge Angolan VP With Corruption
Portuguese prosecutors on Thursday charged Angolan Vice President Manuel Vicente with corruption over allegations he...
Shabaab Claims Attack As New Somali Leader Takes Office
Somalia's Shabaab extremists claimed a mortar strike that left two children dead near the presidential palace Thursday...
Armyworms Threaten Southern Africa Food Supply
An outbreak of armyworm caterpillars present in several southern African countries threatens to strip the entire region...