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Britain’s May Heads To Saudi Seeking Deals

British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's "immense...

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US-Led Strikes Kill 229 Civilians In 3years

At a time of growing concern about civilian casualties in Iraq, the US-led coalition issued a report Saturday that says...

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Obinim In Verbal Exchange With Accuser In Flogging Case

Prosecution in the alleged assault case involving Bishop Daniel Obinim, the Founder of God’s Way International...

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Britain Apologises After Egg Thrown At Saudi General

Britain has apologised after an egg was thrown at a Saudi military official during a visit to London, Saudi state media...

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High-Tech War Kit Can’t Prevent Civilian Deaths In Iraq

Despite using state-of-the-art weaponry, the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq appears unable...

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Amnesty Concerned Over ‘El Chapo’ Detention Conditions

Amnesty International has requested to speak with jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, over concerns...

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Amnesty Concerned Over ‘El Chapo’ Detention Conditions

Amnesty International has requested to speak with jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, over concerns...

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In Iraq, UN Chief Guterres Calls For Protection of Civilians

UN chief Antonio Guterres visited Iraq on Thursday, calling for protecting civilians to be the "absolute priority" as...

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Hong Kong Activists Appear In Court

Nine Hong Kong democracy activists appeared in court Thursday over the Umbrella Movement mass protests in a case they...

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Amnesty Slams ‘outrageous’ Fiji Newspaper Sedition Case

Sedition charges brought against executives at Fiji's oldest newspaper are "absolutely outrageous", Amnesty...

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UN, Amnesty Call For More Efforts To Protect Mosul Civilians

The United Nations and Amnesty International called Tuesday for greater efforts to protect civilians in west Mosul,...

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VPN Users In China Megacity Chongqing Face Fines

People in the Chinese megacity Chongqing could be fined for using VPNs to jump over the country's "Great Firewall" that...

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Rwanda Court Releases UK Woman

A Rwandan court has released a pregnant woman from the United Kingdom who was accused of involvement in a plot against...

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Bahraini, 18, Dies After Attack On Cleric’s Home

An 18-year-old Bahraini died Friday, nearly two months after he was shot in the head near a top opposition cleric's...

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Turkey’s Erdogan Warns Europeans ‘won’t Be Safe’ If Diplomatic Row Continues

Europeans across the world will not be able to walk the streets safely if they keep up their current attitude towards...

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Amnesty Condemns US, UK Over Yemen Arms

Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the United States and Britain for transferring arms to Saudi Arabia to use...

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Philippines’ Duterte Reignites Martial Law Fears

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Thursday he may impose martial law and suspend elections for tens of...

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Philippines’ Duterte Calls European Critics ‘crazies’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described European lawmakers as "crazies" in a salty-tongued rebuttal to...

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Police Displace Thousands In Nigeria’s Otodo-Gbame Slum

Thousands of people fled Nigeria's largest informal fishing settlement on Friday as security forces used gunfire and...