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Legendary Swiss Climber To Be Cremated Near Everest
The body of legendary Swiss climber Ueli Steck, who died on Mount Everest, will be cremated on Thursday at a Buddhist...
US Marines Return To Afghanistan’s Volatile Helmand
US Marines returned to Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province Saturday, the first to be deployed in the war-torn...
Ukraine Opens Terror Probe After OSCE Medic Killed
Ukraine opened a terror investigation Monday into a mine blast that killed an American medic from the Organization for...
At Least 97 Migrants Missing As Boat Sinks Off Libya
At least 97 migrants were missing after their boat sank on Thursday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said....
Evacuation of Syria Towns Begins With Prisoner Exchange
A deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns began Wednesday with an exchange of prisoners between rebels and...
Clashes In Lebanon Palestinian Camp Kill Two
Palestinian factions battled an extremist group in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Saturday in a second day of...
US Strike In Syria Not Enough, Further Steps Needed
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday welcomed the US strike on an airbase of the Syrian regime but said it...
Double-Decker Tram Overturns In Central Hong Kong Leaving 14 Injured
Surveillance footage has emerged showing the heart-stopping moment when a double-decker tram toppled over in central...
Driver Arrested After HK Tram Flips Over, Injuring 14
The driver of a double-decker tram that tipped over in Hong Kong injuring 14 people was arrested Thursday on suspicion...
Shelling of Rebel Bastion Near Syria Capital Kills 19
At least 19 civilians were killed on Tuesday in heavy aerial bombardment of several opposition-held towns east of the...
Palestinian Stabs Three Israelis, Is Shot Dead
A Palestinian from the occupied West Bank stabbed and wounded three Israelis in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday before...
Malaysians’ Emotional Return From Pyongyang In Kim Body Swap
Nine Malaysians freed by Pyongyang made an emotional return home Friday, after Kuala Lumpur sent back the body of the...
Iraq Forces Launch Renewed Attack On Mosul’s Old City
Iraqi forces renewed their assault Monday against jihadists in Mosul's Old City, after days in which the battle was...
Air Strike Kills 16 Civilians Near Damascus
At least 16 civilians were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in an air strike on a rebel-held area outside...
Thousands Attend Funeral of Slain Hamas Official
Thousands of Hamas supporters on Saturday called for "revenge" during the Gaza funeral of an official from the...
Buhari Returns To Nigeria After London Treatment
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived back in Nigeria on Friday after nearly two months in London receiving treatment for...
Lebanon Raids Financial Offices Over Transfers To IS
Lebanese authorities carried out raids Wednesday against currency exchange offices and money transfer companies on...
Egyptians Protest Over New Bread Subsidies System
Dozens of Egyptians take part in demonstration in front of a government office in downtown Alexandria on March 7, 2017,...
Long-Delayed Interim Authority Installed In North Mali
An interim authority for Mali's troubled northern Kidal region, a stronghold of the former Tuareg rebellion, was...