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West Mosul Eating Once A Day and Bracing For Worse

As the noose tightens around holdout jihadists in west Mosul, so does the belt around the waists of hundreds of...

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UAE Ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah Al-Kaabi Dies After Afghan Blast

Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi, centre, has died of wounds sustained in the Kandahar attack The ambassador of the...

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North Koreans Watch Ice Fest Unaware of Kim Jong-Nam Assassination

Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, small girls in frilly pastel...

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Kim Jong-Nam Death: Malaysia Police Hold Female Suspect

A female suspect has been arrested in Malaysia in connection with the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s...

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Vote In Muslim Indonesia’s Capital Heads For Run-Off

Jakarta's Christian governor looked set for a tough run-off against a Muslim opponent in city elections seen as a test...

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South Korea Suspects Female Assassins Killed Half-Brother of North Korea Leader

South Korea's spy agency suspects two female North Korean agents assassinated the estranged half-brother of North...

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North Korea’s State Killings

The Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is the latest in...

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Eight Killed In Knife Attack In China’s Xinjiang

Eight people were killed in a knife attack on a crowd in China's restive Xinjiang region, including three assailants...

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Sub-Saharan Africa Lags In Sustainable Energy Policies

Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than a half billion people live without electricity, trails the world in government...

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Syria Refugees Shrug Off Peace Talks But Dream of Home

Almost six years into a war that has devastated their country, Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon say they expect...

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Syria Talks Delayed Due To ‘technical Reasons’

Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran scheduled to...

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Killing Could Be Sign of ‘brutal’ N Korean Regime

South Korea has confirmed the killing of the brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, saying it could be a sign of...

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N.Korean Assassination Shows Regime’s Brutality

The assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother illustrates the "brutal and inhuman" nature of the regime...

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Tolerance Test As Muslim Indonesia’s Capital Votes

Jakarta goes to the polls Wednesday with the city's Christian governor fighting to keep his job in a high-stakes...

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Chinese Weapons Reaching ‘near-Parity’ With West

China is beginning to export its own weapon designs, including armed drones, worldwide and is reaching 'near-parity'...

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Valentine’s Day Returns To Iraq’s IS-Free East Mosul

Valentine's Day returned Tuesday to the eastern sector of the Iraqi city of Mosul from where the Islamic State group...

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Saudi’s First Comic-Con Fest Set To Wow

Superheroes from Hollywood's Marvel studios are among the characters set to wow thousands of curious Saudis at the...

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Saudi Royals Host Erdogan Ahead of Syria Talks

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia's top leadership on Tuesday during a visit to further...

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Syria Talks In Astana ‘to Be Held Behind Closed Doors’

Kazakhstan said Tuesday that a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran will take...