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Qatar Copies Rival Saudi’s ‘investment Diplomacy’

President Donald Trump may accuse Qatar of sponsoring terrorism, but that did not stop the wealthy emirate this week...

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Advanced Prosthetic Arms Developed By Pentagon Set For Sale

Fred Downs, a 72-year-old Vietnam war veteran, remembers fighting back tears when he regained the ability to pick up...

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Pakistan Beefs Up Security In Tribal Northwest

Pakistan is beefing up security in the tribal northwest, the military said Friday, after days of protests over twin...

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NATO Agrees Afghanistan Troop Boost But No Combat Role

NATO will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help train local forces facing a resurgent Taliban but will not...

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No NATO Combat Role In Afghanistan

NATO allies will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help the government battle a resurgent Taliban but there is...

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3FM’s ‘Jollof War’- Let There Be No Cease Fire!

“So, which aspect of journalism do you consider majoring someday?” friends, family and well-wishers have asked me...

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Michigan Airport Attacker To Stay In Jail Pending Trial

A US judge denied bond Wednesday to the Canadian man accused of stabbing a police officer at a Michigan airport, in...

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Afghan Teenager Has English Counties In A Spin

Afghanistan teenage leg spin ace Rashid Khan is being courted by two English counties according to Wednesday's Daily...

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Sri Lanka Eye Redemption Against Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka are looking to pick themselves up as the series against Zimbabwe begins this week in Galle after a string of...

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Bromance As Trump and Modi Hail Friendship At First Talks

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embraced each other as friends and partners Monday,...

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Talks Between Modi and Trump Get Off To A Positive Start

President Donald Trump congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for leading India towards economic prosperity, as the...

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Key US Republican Threatens To Block Arms To Gulf

A top Republican lawmaker on Monday threatened to block US arms sales to members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation...

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Trump Hosts ‘true Friend’ Modi For First One-On-One

US President Donald Trump hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for a first face-to-face meeting, seeking...

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Afghan Subculture of Child Sex Slavery

AFP has traced three former victims of "bacha bazi", or the sexual exploitation of boys, whose testimonies lay bare one...

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Life After Sexual Slavery In Afghanistan

Adorned in makeup, fake breasts and bells, Jawed whirls around middle-aged men at Kabul's underground bacha bazi, or...

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Prince Harry ‘wanted Out’ of Royal Family

Prince Harry was once so disillusioned with being part of the Royal Family that he decided he “wanted out”. Having...

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‘Toy’ Bomb Kills Six Children In NW Pakistan

A bomb resembling a toy killed at least six children Sunday in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area bordering...

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The Worst Oil Tanker Fires Around the World

At least 123 people were killed and scores injured in central Pakistan early Sunday when a fire erupted after crowds...

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India’s Modi In Washington For ‘no Frills’ Trump Meet

India's leader Narendra Modi arrived in the US for his first meeting Monday with President Donald Trump, seeking to...