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Jury Convicts Man Over NY Child’s Murder In 1979
A New York jury on Tuesday convicted a man of the kidnapping and murder of a six-year-old boy in Manhattan...
Read moreCatherine II Steals Show At Israeli Diamond Fair
A replica of Russian Queen Catherine the Great's imperial crown stole the show at this week's Israeli diamond market in...
Read moreValentine’s Day Returns To Iraq’s IS-Free East Mosul
Valentine's Day returned Tuesday to the eastern sector of the Iraqi city of Mosul from where the Islamic State group...
Read moreBrady Fine With Team-Mates Skipping White House Visit
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said Tuesday he had no problem with team-mates choosing to skip a likely White...
Read moreLebanon PM Stands Firm On Assad ‘crimes’
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Monday he stood firm against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's "crimes", at an event marking...
Read moreTrump Faces Calls For Probe After Aide Ousted Over Russia Talks
Donald Trump's young presidency was plunged into deep crisis Tuesday as the forced departure of a key national security aide...
Read moreWrestling Magnate Confirmed To Head US Small Business Admin
The US Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed billionaire professional wrestling tycoon Linda McMahon to head the Small Business Administration, filling...
Read moreGerman Shepherd In Rare Bid For Westminster’s Top Prize
A German Shepherd named Rumor will attempt Tuesday night to claim the crown at the Westminster Dog Show for just...
Read moreBritish Police Make Two Arrests In Pakistan Fixing Probe
British police said Tuesday they had made two arrests in connection with bribery offences as part of an investigation into...
Read moreSeven Killed In Indian Kashmir Gunbattles
Three soldiers and four suspected militants were killed in separate gunbattles in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said, marking an...
Read moreSaudi’s First Comic-Con Fest Set To Wow
Superheroes from Hollywood's Marvel studios are among the characters set to wow thousands of curious Saudis at the Islamic kingdom's...
Read moreEl Nino Gobbled Up California’s Beaches
Last year's unusually potent El Nino produced monster waves that carved away record-breaking swathes of the US West Coast's beaches,...
Read moreThousands In Iraq Pay Homage To Victims of Baghdad Protest
Thousands of Iraqis, mostly supporters of prominent cleric Moqtada Sadr, gathered in Baghdad Tuesday to pay their respects to seven...
Read moreGambia Welcomes British FM For First Time Since Independence
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who in the past sparked fury over comments about Africans, arrives in The Gambia on...
Read moreAmazon Launches Videoconferencing For Cloud Customers
US online giant Amazon on Tuesday announced the launch of a "unified communications service" which offers video and audio conferencing...
Read moreSaudi Royals Host Erdogan Ahead of Syria Talks
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia's top leadership on Tuesday during a visit to further strengthen ties as...
Read moreFed’s Yellen Says Fiscal Policy Adds ‘uncertainty’ To Outlook
Possible changes in fiscal policy by US President Donald Trump are among the factors adding "uncertainty" to the economic outlook,...
Read moreIranian Women Dressed As Men Barred From Football Game
Eight Iranian girls who disguised themselves as boys to attend a football match despite an official ban were prevented from...
Read moreUS To Give Uganda $25 Mn In Aid For Refugees
The United States will give over $25 million in humanitarian aid to Uganda, to help the nation cope with a...
Read moreIndia, Russia Close In On Chopper Deal
Russia is close to finalising a deal to build helicopters in India, an executive said Tuesday, a move that would...
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