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Twenty Policemen, Dozens of Taliban Killed In Shah Joi

At least 20 policemen were killed in Taliban ambushes in southern Afghanistan, officials said, as security forces...

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German and Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul Guest House Attack

A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed as gunmen stormed an international guest house in central Kabul,...

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Taliban Raid Kills 20 Policemen In Southern Afghanistan

At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed early Sunday when Taliban fighters stormed multiple security outposts in the...

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Bongo MP, It Was NDC That Came Out of A Coup d’Etat!

Bongo MP, it was NDC that came out of a coup d’état! I read with a glint of incredulity all over my face about the...

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Australia Declares Game-Up For ‘fake Refugees’

Australia Sunday gave 7,500 boatpeople until October to prove they are genuine refugees or be kicked out, declaring the...

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Assad Vows To Continue Working With Iran After Rouhani Win

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad lauded his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani Saturday on his election victory and...

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Afghan VP Dostum Departs For Turkey Amid Rape Probe

Afghanistan's embattled vice president Abdul Rashid Dostum has left for Turkey, officials said Saturday, in what could...

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US and UK Far From Top 10 In Global Health Rankings

The US and UK lagged far behind other leading nations in a new global healthcare report. Although both nations are seen...

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American War Photographer Stanley Greene Dies Aged 68

American war photographer Stanley Greene, who won five World Press Photo awards, died in Paris on Friday aged 68, the...

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Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Members of Afghan Family

Eleven members of an Afghan family, mostly women and children, were killed Friday when their vehicle hit a roadside...

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India’s Karthik Recalled For Champions Trophy Cricket

Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has earned a recall to India's one-day international squad for the upcoming...

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Which Countries Have the Best Healthcare?

Neither Canada nor Japan cracked the top 10, and the United States finished a dismal 35th, according to a much...

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How ‘dark Genius’ Ailes Reshaped US Television News

Championed by conservatives as a visionary, reviled by liberals as a menace, Fox News founder Roger Ailes re-shaped US...

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Some NATO Allies Favour Joining Anti-IS Coalition

Some NATO allies believe joining the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq could send a...

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Pakistan Buzkashi Game Faces Final Whistle

In a remote northern Pakistani valley surrounded by giant ice-capped peaks, villagers gather to watch a game of...

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From Antisecrecy Activist To Transgender Idol

Chelsea Manning was a meek, geeky army private who stunned the world in 2010 by leaking a massive trove of secret US...

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Newly-Freed Chelsea Manning Says Putting Past Behind Her

Chelsea Manning, the transgender army private jailed for giving US secrets to WikiLeaks, said Wednesday she was looking...

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From Combat Videos To Candid Comments

From graphic videos of US military assaults in Iraq and Afghanistan, to candid comments by heads of state, secrets...

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WikiLeaks Source Chelsea Manning Set To Be Released

Chelsea Manning, the transgender army private jailed for one of the largest leaks of classified documents in US...