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New Podcast ‘S-Town’ From ‘Serial’ Creators Tops Charts

The new radio show "S-Town," by the team behind "Serial," the most downloaded podcast in history, is leading download...

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US Embassy In Kabul Fires Six Over Drugs

The dismissal of six employees from the US embassy in Kabul for using or possessing drugs is an embarrassment to...

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Appointments’ Committee Grills Karbo Thursday

Members of the Appointment's Committee of Parliament are expected to seriously grill the Member of Parliament for Lawra...

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Afghan Women Swimmers Defy Threats For Olympic Dream

There are just 30 pools in Afghanistan, only one which welcomes girls -- and it is facing militant threats for doing...

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Royal Marine Alexander Blackman Gets Seven Years For Taliban Killing

A Royal Marine convicted of killing a wounded Taliban fighter in Afghanistan has been jailed for seven years. Sgt...

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US Veteran Gets Terror, Racism Charges Over Black Man’s Murder

A white US Army veteran faced terror and racism charges on Monday as he was indicted for fatally stabbing a 66-year-old...

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US Veteran Charged With Terrorism For Killing Black Man

A white US army veteran accused of fatally stabbing a 66-year-old black man has been charged with murder as an act of...

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The Pentagon ‘has Been Let Off the Leash’ Under Trump

The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is experiencing greater freedom to run wars without seeking White House...

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Pakistan Building Border Fence With Afghanistan

Pakistan has begun building a fence along its border with Afghanistan to curtail the movement of militants, its army...

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US Air Strike In Afghanistan Killed Senior Qaeda Leader

A senior Al-Qaeda commander linked to major attacks in Pakistan including the bombing of a luxury hotel and an assault...

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Pentagon Enjoying Greater Leeway Under Trump

The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is enjoying greater freedom to run its wars the way it wants -- and not...

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NATO Troops Race Winter To Give Afghan Forces A Morale Boost

The target is behind a slope, the advance is unprotected: crawl, fire! Italian instructors in western Afghanistan have...

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Senior Al Qaeda Leader Killed In Drone Strike, US Military Reveals

A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed the senior Al Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin, who has...

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US Air Strike In Afghanistan Killed Senior Qaeda Leader

A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed the senior Al-Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin, who has...

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3 Escape Death From Fuel Tanker Fire

Three persons escaped death when a fuel tanker they were travelling in burst into flames on the Accra-Kumasi highway....

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UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Protecting Heritage

The United Nations Security Council on Friday strengthened its protection of global cultural heritage sites threatened...

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116 Million African Children To Get Polio Vaccines

The World Health Organization said Friday 116 million children are to receive polio vaccines in 13 countries in west...

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Russia Denies It Is Supplying the Taliban After Nato General Claim

Russia may be supplying the Taliban in Afghanistan, a US general has said Russia has denied a top Nato general's...

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Russia Denies Supplying Taliban After NATO Claim

Russia on Friday denied allegations by the commander of NATO that Moscow may be assisting the Taliban as the insurgents...