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Myanmar Rebuffs UN Probe of Crimes Against Rohingya

Myanmar on Saturday rejected the UN rights council's decision to investigate allegations that security officers have...

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NDC Must Reconnect With Base – Boakye Djan

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Osahene Major Boakye Gyan (rtd), believes the party’s...

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Syria Army Retakes Damascus Areas From Rebels

Syrian government troops on Friday recaptured all points taken by rebels in a surprise offensive launched late last...

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Protect Image of Military – New Officers Urged

The hospital in Kumasi will also be designated as an emergency hospital The Ghana Military Academy and Training School...

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UN To ‘urgently’ Send Rights Probe To Myanmar

The UN rights council agreed Friday to "urgently" launch an investigation into violations against Myanmar's Rohingya...

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Where Are the Leaders Now?

What happened to the leaders whose power was challenged in the so-called Arab Spring that began in late 2010? Here is a...

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Hosni Mubarak, Symbol of Dashed Hopes, Goes Free

In six years, Egypt's Hosni Mubarak has gone from symbolising the hubris of Middle East dictators swept away by the...

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NDC Can’t Take Instructions From Retired Kwabena Adjei – Azorka

Sofo Azorka, the Northern regional Chairman of the NDC says the party cannot submit to the orders of the immediate past...

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British-Born Attacker ‘known To MI5’

The Westminster attacker was British-born and known to the police and intelligence services, the prime minister has...

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10 Egyptian Soldiers Killed In Sinai Roadside Bombings

Ten Egyptian soldiers were killed in two roadside bombings as they clashed with Islamic State group jihadists in the...

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UN Urges DRC To Implement December Political Deal

The United Nations said Tuesday that nearly three months after a political agreement was signed in the Democratic...

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Nude-Photo Scandal Prompts US Marines To Update Social Media Rules

The US Marine Corps has revised its social media guidelines amid a scandal involving the nonconsensual online sharing...

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Myanmar Mother Sues Son For Calling Her A ‘prostitute’

A Myanmar woman is suing her own son for calling her a "prostitute" on Facebook, the latest case under a controversial...

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Billionaire Philanthropist David Rockefeller Dies Aged 101

Billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller has died at the age of 101. His spokesperson Fraser P Seitel said the...

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Sri Lanka Ex-Leader’s Brother ‘led Death Squad’

Former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapakse's brother Gotabhaya directed a top-secret death squad which targeted...

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Mass Graves In Central Congo Bear Witness To Growing Violence

The increasingly brutal nature of fighting in central Congo between the army and local militia is on vivid display in...

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Clashes In Syria’s Damascus After Surprise Rebel Attack

Heavy clashes rocked eastern districts of the Syrian capital on Sunday after rebel fighters launched a surprise assault...

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In Creating Rock, Chuck Berry Faced Daunting Racial Barrier

With "Johnny B. Goode," a 1958 song that so defined rock 'n' roll that the US space program chose it to introduce the...

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Damascus Sees Fierce Clashes After Rebel Attack

Syrian security forces are engaged in fierce clashes with rebels on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus,...