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Rare Albino Orangutan Rescued On Borneo Island

A rare albino orangutan has been rescued on the Indonesian part of Borneo island where villagers were keeping the...

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US Aims To Eliminate IS From Afghanistan This Year

After dropping a monster bomb on its fighters, then targeting its leader, the US military is looking to destroy the...

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Iran Big Winner From Region’s Turmoil

Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit warned Monday that Iran and Israel were the main beneficiaries of turmoil across the...

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India Accuses Pakistan of Killing and Mutilating Soldiers

Pakistani troops killed two Indian soldiers in disputed Kashmir on Monday and mutilated their bodies, India's army...

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Israel Silent To Remember Fallen Troops, Slain Civilians

Israelis stood silent for two minutes while sirens wailed across the country on Monday marking an annual day of...

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Turbulence Injures 27 On Aeroflot Flight To Bangkok

Passengers on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Thailand were slammed into the ceiling after their aircraft hit a patch...

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North Korea Warns of ‘catastrophic Consequences’

South Korea and the United States wrapped up their annual large-scale military drills on Sunday but continued a...

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We’ll Pay For Missile Defense System In South Korea

After President Trump set off a furor over who should pay for a U. S. missile defense system that's being installed in...

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Thai Junta Chief Accepts Trump Invite

Thailand's junta chief has accepted an invitation to visit the White House from President Donald Trump, his spokesman...

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Turkey Threatens Further Strikes On US-Allied Syrian Kurds

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday his government is 'seriously saddened' by television footage showing...

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15-Day-Old Baby Among the 30 Rohingya Refugees Rescued By Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's coastguard have detained an Indian boat which illegally entered the island's territorial waters and rescued...

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Dozens of Yazidis Enslaved By IS In Iraq Now Free

hirty-six members of the Yazidi religious minority are free after nearly three years in the hands of so-called Islamic...

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Sri Lanka Rescues 30 Rohingya Aboard Indian Boat

Sri Lanka's coastguard Sunday detained an Indian boat which had illegally entered the island's territorial waters and...

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Microsoft Creates ‘Dubai Font’ Typeface For the City

The Dubai government on Sunday announced the launch of "Dubai Font", the first typeface developed by Microsoft for a...

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China, Taiwan and Japan Strike Gold At Asia Championships

Rio Olympic gold medallist Chen Long beat his Chinese team-mate Lin Dan in the men´s singles final on Sunday to win...

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Iranian CEO Saeed Karimian Shot Dead In Istanbul

The founder and chairman of the Persian-language Gem TV company has been killed in Istanbul. Saeed Karimian was shot...

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Japan’s Neorealism Wins Hong Kong’s QEII Cup

Japanese raider Neorealism held off a late challenge from the fast-finishing Pakistan Star to win Sunday´s Audemars...

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Celebration and Protest As Indonesian Leader Visits Hong Kong

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo was greeted by a mixture of celebration and protest in Hong Kong Sunday with calls to...

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Trump Invites Philippines’ Duterte To White House In ‘friendly’ Call

US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte to Washington in a "friendly"...