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Uganda Ends Hunt For LRA Leader Joseph Kony

Ugandan troops have pulled out of the hunt for rebel leader Joseph Kony in the Central African Republic (CAR), the army...

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Ugandan Army Says LRA ‘neutralised’, Begins Withdrawal

The Ugandan army said Wednesday it has neutralised the Lord's Resistance Army, as troops began withdrawing from the...

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Pakistan Military Chief Signs Death Warrants For 30 Militants

Pakistan's powerful army chief has confirmed the death sentences passed by military courts on 30 militants, some of...

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Bomb In Syria’s Aleppo Kills Six, Injures 30

A bomb killed six people and wounded more than 30 in Syria's second city Aleppo on Wednesday, state television...

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Internet Pioneer Robert Taylor Dies

One of the founding fathers of the internet, Robert Taylor, has died. While working at the Pentagon in the 1960s, he...

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Peace Along the Border Despite N. Korean Threats

One soldier enjoys a cigarette, another sits reading quietly on the riverbank: seen from the Chinese side of the...

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The Battle For Mosul

Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they...

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Security Tight As Egypt Copts Hold Easter Mass

Egyptian Coptic Christians observed Easter Mass under tight security on Saturday with the ancient minority still...

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Egypt Copts Ready For Easter Mass Despite Attacks

Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday, marking one of Christianity's most joyous occasions just days...

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Troops Mass In Pyongyang Show of Strength

North Korea's military forces were massed in Pyongyang early Saturday for a show of strength by leader Kim Jong-Un as...

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Egypt Copts Mark Solemn Good Friday

Egyptian Copts observed a solemn Good Friday with prayers and fasting, as the community reeled from two church bombings...

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Egypt Copts Mark Solemn Good Friday

Egyptian Copts observed a solemn Good Friday with prayers and fasting, as the community reeled from two church bombings...

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Chain of Events After Suspected Syria Chemical Attack

A suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in Syria's Idlib province on April 4 killed dozens of people. Western...

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Syria’s Assad, Hated By the West But Defended By Russia

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has denied ordering last week's suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town,...

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Praise For Kim At Showpiece North Korea Project

With tens of thousands of adoring citizens looking on --along with invited international media -- North Korean leader...

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Amnesty Attacks Thai Junta Ban On Online Contact With Dissidents

Amnesty International has slammed an unprecedented ban by Thailand's junta on using the internet to communicate with...

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Four Dead In Army, Police Clashes In Nigeria

A bloody clash between the army and police in Nigeria's restive northeastern Yobe state left one soldier and three...

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Militants Flee After Foiled Philippine Resort Kidnap Raid

Islamic militants who landed on a Philippine tourist island triggering deadly clashes with security forces had planned...

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More Troops Sent To Fight Gunmen On Philippine Tourist Island

The Philippines sent military reinforcements to one of its most famous tourist islands Wednesday as a deadly operation...