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Iraq Forces Make Mosul Gains, But Anti-IS War Far From Over
Iraqi forces made major gains in the six months since launching the operation to retake Mosul, but the battle for...
‘Skinny Bundles’ Step Up Challenge To US Big Cable
For years, US cable operators got rich by offering fat "bundles" of hundreds of channels and raising prices regularly...
What Would Hardliner Raisi Mean For Iran and the World?
Ebrahim Raisi, the leading candidate for Iran's hardliners in next month's presidential election, has left many...
China’s Q1 Growth Stabilises At 6.8%
China's growth stabilised in the first quarter thanks to rising investments and a recovery in exports, experts said,...
Brittle Economy Risk For Erdogan Ahead of Turkey Poll
At rallies ahead of Sunday's referendum on expanding his powers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fond of...
India’s Infosys Reports Subdued Fourth Quarter Growth
Indian software giant Infosys pledged Thursday to return $2 billion to shareholders this year as it reported subdued...
Huawei Chief Dismisses Usefulness of Smartwatches
Eric Xu, chief executive of Chinese tech firm Huawei has said he doesn’t see the point in smartwatches. This is...
Reactions and Causes of Recurring Tribal Conflicts
At least two people have been confirmed dead following the Konkomba-Dagomba clash which rocked the Agbobgloshie Yam...
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Registers To Run For President
Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the shock move on Wednesday of registering for next month's...
Iran’s Former Hardline President Ahmadinejad To Run In New Elections
Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken the surprise move of registering to run in next month's...
Post-Election Vigilante Violence Flares In Ghana
Ghanaians were horrified when members of a vigilante group loosely affiliated with the ruling party stormed a court to...
Tesla Overtakes General Motors In Market Value
Tesla Motors overtook top US automaker General Motors in market capitalization Monday following an upbeat report by an...
Trump National Security Adviser ‘to Step Down’
President Donald Trump’s deputy national security adviser, KT McFarland, has been asked to step down after just three...
China Envoy Holds North Korea Nuclear Talks As US Mulls Options
China's top nuclear envoy arrived in Seoul Monday for talks on the North Korean threat, as the US sent a naval strike...
Trump National Security Adviser KT McFarland ‘to Step Down’
President Donald Trump's deputy national security adviser, KT McFarland, has been asked to step down after just three...
China Binges On African Oil Like Never Before After OPEC Cuts
China is set to import record amounts of crude oil from West Africa this month as OPEC’s supply cuts pave the way for...
Election Campaigning Makes Muted Start In Algeria
Campaigning for Algeria's May 4 elections got off to a muted start Sunday, with the public showing little interest in...
A Booze Ban Stresses Indian Business
When Shailja Singh headed to her favourite bar for a post-work beer this week she found it shut, victim of a Supreme...
‘Fake News’ Another Weapon In Orban’s Illiberal Hungary
Few outlets illustrate better the cosy relationship between Hungary's media and Prime Minister Viktor Orban than Origo,...