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Mali ‘Islamist Militant Attack’ Kills Five

Five Malian soldiers have been killed by suspected Islamist militants on Tuesday in the northern city of Timbuktu, BBC...

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Baidu To Share Self-Drive Car Technology

Chinese internet giant Baidu has said it will share much of the technology it has created for its self-driving cars....

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North Korea Tension: US ‘armada’ Was Not Sailing To Korean Peninsula

A US aircraft carrier and other warships did not sail towards North Korea – but went in the opposite direction, it...

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Indian Politicians To Face Trial Over Mosque Demolition

Three senior members of India's ruling Hindu nationalist party including a government minister should face trial over...

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‘Phenomenal’ Progress Made In Fighting Tropical Diseases

There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and...

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US ‘armada’ Was Not Sailing To N Korea

The USS Carl Vinson (left) and other warships were in the Indian Ocean over the weekend A US aircraft carrier and other...

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UK MPs Ready To Approve Snap Poll On 8 June

Theresa May’s plan for a snap general election on 8 June is set to be authorised by MPs later. The early poll is...

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‘Phenomenal’ Progress In Fighting Tropical Diseases

There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and...

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Tense Run-Off Expected For Governor Post

Voters in Jakarta are choosing a governor in a run-off election, that has been called "the dirtiest and most divisive"...

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Google Earth Re-Invented For New Era

Google on Tuesday launched a re-imagined version of its free Earth mapping service, weaving in storytelling and...

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Nigeria Reopens Abuja Airport After Runway Repairs

Successive governments ignored the runway which was supposed to be upgraded in 2002 Nigeria’s airport in the capital,...

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Theresa May To Seek Snap Election

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed...

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Problems Persist For Kotoko, Mourinho Masterclass

Citi Sports editor Nathan Quao returns with his column and today, he focuses on Asante Kotoko’s problems in Week 12...

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Microsoft Tackled ‘NSA Hack’ Before Leak

Microsoft says it had already fixed software flaws linked to an alleged breach of the global banking system before they...

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US ‘working With China’ On Response

The US and China are working on a “range of options” on North Korea, the US top security adviser has said, as...

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‘At Least 68 Children Among 126 Killed’ In Bus Bombing

At least 68 children were among 126 people killed in Saturday’s bomb attack on buses carrying evacuees from besieged...

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France Gives Citizenship To 28 African WW2 Veterans

French President Francois Hollande has given citizenship to 28 Africans who fought for France in World War Two and...

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Huge Bomb Kills Dozens of Evacuees In Syria

A huge car bomb has blasted a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees from government-held towns in Syria, killing at least...

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90 IS Fighters Killed In Afghanistan

At least 90 militants from the Islamic State (IS) group were killed by a huge bomb dropped by the US in Afghanistan, a...