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Tragic End To Raqa Family’s Hopes of Burying Loved Ones
While thousands of people scramble to flee Syria's battle-torn Raqa, members of the Sheikh Wais family bravely headed...
Ageless Venus Eyes Historic Wimbledon Title
Venus Williams believes her big game experience will prove decisive as the American star bids to become the oldest...
On Your Marks, Get Set… Who Goes? The NY Baby Race
It's a race of laughter, false starts and wild bottle waving: New York's Diaper Derby sees 30 infants battle it out for...
Dow, S&P 500 End Week At Records; Dollar Tumbles
Wall Street stocks finished at fresh records Friday following solid bank earnings, while the dollar retreated after...
Mark Hamill Pays Tribute To ‘space Sis’ Carrie Fisher
"Star Wars" icon Mark Hamill paid emotional tribute to his "space sis" Carrie Fisher Friday, as both were bestowed with...
US Moves To Seize $140 Mn From Nigerian Oil Corruption
US officials said Friday they plan to confiscate $144 million in corruption-tainted assets of Nigerian oil executives...
Russia Lobbyist At Trump Jr. Meeting Denies Spy Past
A Russian-American lobbyist revealed to have attended a meeting by Donald Trump Jr seeking damaging information on...
Lee Leads As Trump Arrives At US Women’s Open
South Korea's Lee Jeong-Eun6 fired her second consecutive three-under par 69 to seize the early clubhouse lead in...
Leader of Afghan IS Branch Killed In US Raid
US forces killed the leader of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan branch in a raid earlier this week in the...
Gulen Blasts ‘despicable’ 2016 Turkey Coup Bid, Subsequent ‘witch…
US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, the man blamed by Turkey for a failed coup attempt a year ago, on Friday again...
AT&T Could Create Media Division After Time Warner Merger
Telecoms giant AT&T is likely to create a separate media division upon completion of its planned merger with Time...
Bail For Accused In S.African Coffin Assault Case
Two white South African farmers accused of pushing a black labourer into a coffin and threatening to burn him alive...
Round of UN Syria Talks Closes With Rivals Trading Blame
The latest round of Syria peace talks wound down Friday with rival sides trading familiar soundbites as the UN envoy...
US Lawmakers Hit Beijing At Hearing On Liu Xiaobo’s Death
US congressional Democrats and Republicans condemned Beijing on Friday over the recent death of Liu Xiaobo, saying the...
US Federal Judge Weakens Trump Travel Ban
A Hawaii judge has dealt a fresh setback to President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from six mainly-Muslim countries...
JPMorgan CEO Being American ‘almost An Embarassment’
JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon ripped into the political gridlock in Washington and said Friday that they...
Ban Over, Top IPL Teams Back Into Fray
Two popular Indian Premier League teams will be back in action next year after serving a two-year ban over a scandal...
US Industrial Output Rises In June On Jump In Drilling
US industrial output rose for the fifth straight month in June on the continued rise in oil and gas drilling and coal...
Trump Urges Republicans To Unite, Pass Health Care Bill
US President Donald Trump on Friday urged divided Senate Republicans to "do what is right" and pass a revised health...