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Southern Yemenis Rally For Independence
Thousands of Yemenis demanding southern secession rallied in the streets of Aden on Friday, waving the flag of the...
Solid Jobs Report Lifts US Stocks, Dollar
Wall Street stocks rallied and the dollar advanced Friday following a better-than-expected US jobs report for June,...
Mariners’ Cano Among Six Added To American League All-Stars
Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano was one of half a dozen players added to the American League squad for...
Kenya Court Cancels Presidential Ballot Printing Contract
A Kenyan court on Friday cancelled a contract to print presidential ballot papers for next month's elections after the...
Facebook Wants To Turn Campus Into A ‘village’
Facebook on Friday unveiled plans to transform its Silicon Valley headquarters campus into a "mixed-use village"...
N. Korea Military Options A ‘long Way Away’
Military options against North Korea are a "long way away," Britain's defense minister Michael Fallon said Friday after...
Rwanda Clears Two Candidates To Run Against Kagame
Rwanda's election commission on Friday permitted two opposition candidates to run against President Paul Kagame in...
Lowry, Ibaka Complete Raptors Basketball Deals
Kyle Lowry re-signed with the Toronto Raptors on Friday as the franchise completed a multi-year deal for free agent...
Chinese Boys Prefer Ping-Pong
Peng Shuai said the dearth of male Chinese tennis players was down to the strength of ping pong and badminton, as the...
Sierra Leone Grants Mothers Right To Pass On Citizenship
Women from Sierra Leone can now pass on their nationality to their children, following the passage of what women's...
US Reviews Ties With UNESCO Over Hebron Decision
The United States said on Friday it was reviewing ties with UNESCO after the UN cultural agency declared the Old City...
Indians Manager Francona To Miss All-Star Game After Heart Operation
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona underwent a heart procedure and won't manage in Tuesday's All-Star Game, the...
In First Talks, Trump Presses Putin On Meddling
Donald Trump pressed Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday on allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US...
UNESCO Declares China’s Hoh Xil Nature Reserve A Heritage Site
UNESCO on Friday declared the Hoh Xil nature reserve in China's Qinghai Province a natural heritage site in a...
Gambian Army ‘hostile Elements’ Working Against Government
The head of a West African force maintaining security in The Gambia told AFP Friday that army officials loyal to...
US, Russia Agree On Ceasefire In South Syria From Sunday
Russia and the United States have agreed to a ceasefire in southern Syria starting from midday on Sunday, Russian...
Borneo’s Orangutans In ‘alarming’ Decline, Study Warns
The orangutan population on the island of Borneo has shrunk by a quarter in the last decade, researchers said Friday,...
DR Congo Poll Body Says Elections ‘not Possible’ Before December
Long-overdue presidential and legislative polls can only be held at the end of year in troubled Democratic Republic of...
Venus Oldest Player In Wimbledon Last-16 For 23 Years
Venus Williams became the oldest player to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon in 23 years as the five-time champion...