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French Forces Battle Militants In Northern Mali

French forces operating in northern Mali said Friday that they had taken "out of action" around 20 militants in...

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South African Januarie Joins Agen

South Africa international scrum-half Enrico Januarie has signed for French Top 14 newboys Agen for next season, the...

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E. Guinea, Poland, Kuwait Among Six Elected To UN Security Council

Equatorial Guinea was for the first time elected to the UN Security Council on Friday during a vote that saw Ivory...

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UN Confirms Iran Compliance To Nuclear Deal

Iran is still sticking to the 2015 nuclear accord with major powers even as tensions rise between Tehran and US...

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India Committed To Paris Climate Deal

India's environment minister Friday said his country is committed to the Paris climate accord irrespective of the...

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Chad Blasts UN Report On Troop Abuses In C. Africa

Chad has strongly objected to a UN report accusing its soldiers of abuses in Central African Republic in an official...

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Bill Cosby Latest In Litany of Famous Sexual Assault Cases

Megastar turned pariah Bill Cosby, who goes on trial Monday for allegedly drugging and assaulting a woman in 2004,...

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Dismay As Trump Signals Exit From Accord

There has been widespread international condemnation of President Trump’s announcement that the US is withdrawing...

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Six-Shooting USA Take Aim At First Under-20 Football World Title

The United States have raised hopes of a surprise Under-20 World Cup win after they stormed into the quarter-finals...

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Trump Pulls US Out of 2015 Accord

President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He said moves to...

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Ageing Japan Faces Healthcare Crisis

Kanemasa Ito compares caring for his wife Kimiko to waging a daily war with the devil. The woman he loved has all but...

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US May Do Less Harm Outside Climate Pact Than In It

America's withdrawal from the climate-rescue Paris Agreement under Donald Trump is a blow to global unity but may be a...

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Quitting Paris Deal For Us? No Thanks, Says Pittsburgh Mayor

Donald Trump said he was championing the people of Pittsburgh by leaving the Paris climate accord. But the city's Mayor...

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US Proposes New N. Korea Sanctions At UN

The United States presented a draft UN Security Council resolution Thursday that would impose new sanctions on North...

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Republicans Hail Trump For Exiting Paris Climate Deal

Donald Trump's Republican allies applauded the president Thursday for announcing an end to US participation in the...

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S.Korean Linked To Ferry Disaster To Be Extradited Tuesday

The daughter of a South Korean tycoon blamed for the deadly 2014 Sewol ferry disaster will be extradited on Tuesday...

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Lack of Aid Funds Fuelling C. Africa Crisis

A dire lack of aid funds in the strife-torn Central African Republic risks leaving a vacuum that armed groups will...

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Zambia Come From Behind To Beat Germany

African champions Zambia came from behind to beat Germany 4-3 after extra-time and advance to the quarter-finals of the...

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Global Outrage After ‘barbaric’ Kabul Truck Bomb Kills 90

President Donald Trump has condemned the "barbaric" truck-bombing in Kabul in a phone call with his Afghan counterpart,...