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Indian Doctors Prepare ‘world’s Heaviest Woman’ For Surgery
Indian doctors put an Egyptian believed to be the world's heaviest woman on a special liquid diet Monday as they...
Myanmar To Execute Rohingya Man For Raid On Police Post
Myanmar authorities have sentenced a Rohingya man to death for leading raids on police border posts that sparked a...
Japan’s Kirin Selling Brazilian Unit To Heineken
Japanese brewer Kirin said Monday it would sell its Brazilian unit to Dutch beer giant Heineken for $706 million,...
Aoun Makes First Egypt Visit As Lebanese President
Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday started his first visit to Cairo since his election in October and held talks...
Fresh US Drilling Capping Oil Price
Renewed drilling by US oil producers is keeping a ceiling on a global crude price recovery, cutting into the impact of...
Children Learn Patriotic Spirit At
In powder blue and gray military uniforms, red kerchiefs, and caps emblazoned with crimson stars, young Chinese...
Indonesian Muslim School Students Protest Valentine’s Day
Indonesian Muslim school students staged a protest against Valentine's Day on Monday, denouncing what they said was a...
Hamas Military Hardliner Sinwar Elected Group’s Gaza Chief
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas elected a hardline member of its armed wing as its new Gaza head Monday, Hamas...
The Real and Imagined Crimes of Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh
The Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh wielded a potent mix of brute force and mysticism to keep citizens in a...
Trump Under Fire At Berlin Film Fest
He hasn't been anywhere near the red carpet but Donald Trump has taken centre stage at this year's Berlin film...
UN Chief ‘deeply’ Regrets Veto of Palestinian Ex-PM As Envoy
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said he "deeply" regretted opposition to former Palestinian prime minister Salam...
OPEC Delivering On Agreed Oil Output Cuts
The OPEC oil cartel has implemented more than 90 percent of its agreed output cuts aimed at curbing a glut on world...
Mass Evacuation Ordered In California As Dam Weakened By Rain
Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders Monday after damage to the auxiliary spillway of a dam in northern...
Russia Releases Drone Footage of Fresh Palmyra Destruction
Russia's military on Monday released drone footage showing more destruction of treasured monuments by the Islamic State...
20 Killed As Clashes Erupt On Yemen’s Coast
Twenty rebels and government troops were killed overnight in clashes as warring parties pushed north along Yemen's...
Andre Villas-Boas Promises ‘special Night’ For SIPG Boss
Shanghai SIPG coach Andre Villas-Boas on Monday said his team must deliver silverware after the club spent big...
Kenya Court Jails Doctors’ Union Officials Over Strike
A Kenyan court on Monday jailed seven union officials for a month over a doctors strike that has crippled public...
Children Learn Patriotic Spirit At
In powder blue and gray military uniforms, red kerchiefs, and caps emblazoned with crimson stars, young Chinese...
Q and A On Indonesia’s Rising Religious Intolerance
Jakarta goes to the polls on Wednesday to elect a leader, but a blasphemy case against the Indonesian capital's...