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Woods Nursing Back Spasms, Advised To Limit Activities
Tiger Woods has been advised to limit his activities as he battles back spasms that have hindered his return to...
UNICEF Launches $110 Mln Appeal For Sudan Children
The UN children's agency on Wednesday launched a $110 million appeal to help two million acutely malnourished children...
What Is the Two-State Solution?
The idea of a Palestinian state existing alongside Israel has been the basis of decades of international efforts to end...
Iran’s Rouhani Begins Gulf Tour To Soothe Relations
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited Oman on Wednesday as part of a regional tour to improve relations with Gulf...
Syria Rebels Head To Astana Talks
Syrian rebel figures were en route to the Kazakh capital on Wednesday for fresh talks on reinforcing a faltering...
Tunisian Fashion Designers Look To Past For Inspiration
Traditional embroidery on modern dresses, men's robes turned into women's jackets -- Tunisian designers are making...
Warm Weather Saps US Industrial Output In January
Unusually high temperatures last month prompted a sharp decline in the need for heating, which dragged down overall US...
Shanghai SIPG Sign Ex-Madrid Defender Carvalho
Shanghai SIPG confirmed Wednesday the signing of former Real Madrid and Chelsea player Ricardo Carvalho, the official...
US Inflation Hits Fastest Pace In 4 Years
US consumer prices in January rose at their fastest pace in nearly four years, a fresh sign that a pickup in inflation...
France’s Le Pen To Visit Lebanon
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen will visit Lebanon next week for talks with leaders of Paris's former...
Trump Denies Talk of Russian Connection As ‘non-Sense’
Michael Flynn (right) was an early supporter of Donald Trump's bid for the presidency and encouraged him to adopt...
UAE Envoy To Kabul Dies of Wounds From January Bombing
The United Arab Emirates' ambassador to Afghanistan has died of wounds sustained in a January 10 bombing in Kandahar...
Alleged ‘horse Killer’ In Fray As Indian State Casts Vote
A politician fighting to clear his name over the death of a celebrity horse was among candidates trying to woo voters...
Oil Attacks In 2016 Cost Nigeria Up To $100bln
Militant attacks on key oil facilities last year reduced Nigeria's output by one million barrels per day, resulting in...
West Mosul Eating Once A Day and Bracing For Worse
As the noose tightens around holdout jihadists in west Mosul, so does the belt around the waists of hundreds of...
Disgraced Tamil Leader Heads To Jail Over Graft
Disgraced Indian politician VK Sasikala prepared Wednesday to hand herself over to begin a four-year jail term for...
Myanmar Activists Fight For Child Servant Rights
Thi Thi Nwe waited three days until the girl was left unguarded in her hospital bed to approach her, the first step in...
North Koreans Watch Ice Fest Unaware of Kim Jong-Nam Assassination
Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, small girls in frilly pastel...
Rolf Harris Faces UK Retrial Over Sex Charges
Veteran Australian entertainer Rolf Harris will be retried over three sex offences after a British court failed to...