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‘Apple-Shaped’ Body Could Raise Risk of Diabetes
People who are genetically predisposed to storing belly fat, or having an apple-shaped body type, could face a higher...
Intense Cyclone Barrels Towards Mozambique
A powerful cyclone is set to slam into the southern coast of Mozambique in the early hours of Thursday, bringing...
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 almost 40...
Catherine 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...
Valentine’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...
Brady 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...
Lebanon 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...
Trump 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...
Wrestling 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...
German 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 the...
British 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...
Seven Killed In Indian Kashmir Gunbattles
Three soldiers and four suspected militants were killed in separate gunbattles in Indian-administered Kashmir on...
Saudi’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...
El 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...
Thousands 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...
Gambia 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...
Amazon Launches Videoconferencing For Cloud Customers
US online giant Amazon on Tuesday announced the launch of a "unified communications service" which offers video and...
Saudi 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...
Fed’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...