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Australia Builds Separate Prison Wing For Extremist Inmates
Australia's largest state Sunday said it was building a separate prison wing for extremist inmates to tackle...
Puerto Rico, A US Cousin, Mulls Its Status and Identity
"How pretty is the flag, is the flag of Puerto Rico!" The salsa lyric blasts out of a little ice cream stand outside...
Trump To Privatize Air Traffic Control
US President Donald Trump wants to privatise air traffic control operations, creating a not-for-profit company to...
US Travel Ban Goes To Supreme Court
The White House has asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a travel ban on people from majority Muslim countries. The...
Ghanaian Found Dead Near Manitoba Border Reportedly Trying To Reunite With Daughter
It was the scenario that residents of Emerson, Man., had been fearing for months — that someone among the throngs who...
Sharp Rise In Number of Homeless In Los Angeles
The number of homeless people in Los Angeles County rose sharply by 23 percent in the last year despite increased...
Drug Testing of Welfare Clients Found Only Tiny Number of Users In the U.S.
Drug testing for welfare clients in the United States has led to the disqualification of as few as 0.01 percent of...
Indian State To Challenge Modi’s Cow Slaughter Ban
A southern Indian state announced Sunday it would go to the supreme court to challenge a federal ban on the sale of...
Indian State To Challenge Modi’s Cow Slaughter Ban
A southern Indian state announced Sunday it would go to the supreme court to challenge a federal ban on the sale of...
Government Ready To Mediate In Australia Cricket Pay Row
Sports Minister Greg Hunt said Sunday the federal government was prepared to provide mediation between Cricket...
A Painful Chapter In Nigeria’s History
Fifty years ago, the Igbo people of southeast Nigeria seceded, declaring an independent Republic of Biafra and sparking...
Half-A-Century of Urban Chaos
It's only when the thick smog of humidity and pollution lifts that the size of Lagos becomes clear: from above, the...
Wealth of Dangote, 4 Others Can End Poverty In Nigeria – Report
The wealth of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote and four other Nigerians is enough to end poverty in Africa’s...
The Orphans of Boko Haram
After a night on the streets, the pack of young boys move into Maiduguri's abandoned amusement park in the early...
Who’s To Blame For Ransomware Outbreak?
Questions are swirling over who is responsible for the security flaws exploited by hackers in the world's biggest...
Australian Politician Becomes First To Breastfeed In Parliament
Australian Senator Larissa Waters has become the first politician to breastfeed in the nation's parliament. Ms Waters,...
Coates Wins Bitter Fight To Remain Australian Olympic Chief
Long-time Australian Olympic Committee chief John Coates on Saturday beat off challenger Danni Roche to remain the...
Trump Says His New Jersey Weekend Will Save Money, Spare NY
US President Donald Trump is spending the weekend at his golf club in New Jersey, saying he wanted to spare New York...
Obamacare Is ‘dead’ – Trump Declares After Healthcare Victory
President Donald Trump has declared Obamacare “dead” after the Republican healthcare bill was narrowly passed by...