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Afghan Girl Roboticists Granted US Visas
A group of Afghan school girls taking part in a robotics competition in the US have been granted visas to attend it,...
Qatar Flight Ban Begins As Crisis Grows
Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...
Qatar Faces Airspace Ban As Crisis With Neighbours Grows
Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...
Driver ‘heard Voices’
A man who drove a car along three blocks of pavement in New York’s Times Square, killing a teenager and injuring 22...
Times Square Car Crash Driver ‘heard Voices’
Richard Rojas was arrested after ramming his car into pedestrians, one of whom died A man who drove a car along three...
US, Canada and Mexico To Renegotiate NAFTA
US President Donald Trump has told the leaders of Mexico and Canada that he will not pull out of the North American...
South Sudan Attack ‘could Hinder Aid Deliveries’
Aid agencies say the “shocking” killing of six aid workers in South Sudan on Saturday is causing them to re-assess...
South Sudan Aid Workers’ Families Await Release of Bodies
Families of aid workers killed in an ambush in South Sudan on Saturday have been at the morgue in the capital, Juba,...
Hundreds Arrested In Belarus Protests
Police in Belarus have arrested hundreds of people during protests against a so-called "social parasites" tax on the...
Taliban Capture Key Afghan District; 9 Police Killed
The Taliban captured a key district centre in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Thursday while in the...
US To Ban Laptops and Tablets On Flights From Eight Countries
The US is banning electronic devices such as laptops and tablets from cabin baggage on flights from eight Middle...
Pakistan Asks Facebook To Help Fight Blasphemy
Pakistan says it has asked Facebook to help investigate “blasphemous content” posted on the social network by...
Ethiopia Rubbish Dump Landslide
Rescue workers are searching for survivors of a landslide that has killed 50 people at a vast dump in Ethiopia's...
Ethiopia Rubbish Landslide Kills 48 In Addis Ababa
At least 48 people have been killed in a landslide at a vast rubbish dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital...
Ethiopia’s Rubbish Landslide Kills 15 In Addis Ababa
The area has been a dumping ground for Addis Ababa's garbage for more than 50 years At least 15 people have been killed...
74 Dead Refugees Wash Ashore In Zawiya
Refugee deaths have risen to record levels across the Mediterranean Sea in the past year Libya's Red Crescent has said...
Best-Selling Miffy the Rabbit Author Dick Bruna Dies
The Dutch creator of Miffy the cartoon rabbit has died aged 89, his publishers have announced. Writer and illustrator...
Cocoa Farmers Protest In Ivory Coast
Many are brandishing documents showing buyers have not paid them since December Cocoa growers have been marching in...
Angolan Vice-President Faces Corruption Charges In Portugal
Portuguese prosecutors are bringing charges of corruption, money-laundering and forgery against Angolan Vice-president...