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Sissi Defends Anti-Jihadists Fight After Copts Flee Sinai

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has defended his government’s strategy in the fight against jihadists in...

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Syria Regime, Rebels Committed War Crimes In Aleppo

All Syrian sides that fought in the battle for Aleppo committed war crimes and the deal to evacuate civilians following...

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Indonesia, Saudi Sign Deals As King Salman Starts Landmark Visit

Indonesia and Saudi Arabia Wednesday signed agreements in areas ranging from trade to aviation as the kingdom's monarch...

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Pictures of China’s Fearsome New Tanks Leaked Online

A leaked picture of two fearsome Chinese tanks has sparked speculation that China is developing new military vehicles....

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N. Korea Pours Scorn On ‘absurd’ Claims Over Nerve Agent

North Korea Wednesday poured scorn on "absurd" claims that one of its people was killed in Malaysia with a highly...

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Fed Trumps Trump As Dollar, U.S. Treasury Yields Soar

The dollar and U. S. Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday, while stocks were mixed, as investors focused less on U.S....

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Myanmar Swats Away ‘biased’ UN Abuse Claims

A close aide to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday dismissed mounting international pressure over alleged abuses...

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Foreigners Laundering Gold Money

The Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana Gold Buyers Association is alleging that foreigners engaged in gold buying in...

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Cambodian Gunman Called ‘Meet To Kill’ Admits To Murdering Kem Ley

An unemployed former Cambodian soldier who calls himself "Meet to Kill" admitted to the brazen murder of a renowned...

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As Civilians Flee Mosul, A Delicate Search For Jihadists

The Iraqi officer addresses a group of men who fled fighting in Mosul, urging them to admit any affiliation with the...

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Malaysian Court Charges Two Women With Kim Murder

A tightly-guarded Malaysian court Wednesday charged two women with murdering the estranged half-brother of North...

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Kim Jong-Nam Death: Two Women Charged With Murder

Latest: Ebola fighter, Time person of the year, dies in childbirth Two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the...

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Saudi King Visits Indonesia With Huge Entourage, Tons of Gear

King Salman Wednesday began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia in almost 50 years, seeking to strengthen...

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Bloody Islamic State Video Puts China In Cross-Hairs

Islamic State militants from China's Uighur ethnic minority have vowed to return home and "shed blood like rivers",...

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Two Women Charged With Murder

Two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, have been charged with...

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Pressure Mounts On S.Korea’s Chaebols

Once a driver of growth and a source of national pride, South Korea's family-led conglomerates are becoming instead...

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Sisi Defends Anti-IS Fight After Copts Flee Sinai

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has defended his country's fight against the Islamic State group, after dozens...

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Crowdfunding Drive For Singaporean Woman Deported From UK

A crowdfunding campaign for legal fees to help a Singaporean grandmother deported from Britain for breaching...

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One Dead As Clashes Rock Palestinian Camp In Lebanon

One civilian was killed and four wounded on Tuesday in fierce clashes that rocked Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee...