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Jordan Seeks To Question Israel Guard Over Embassy Shooting
Jordan said Monday it was looking to question an Israeli security guard who killed two Jordanians at the Amman embassy...
Tanzanian Opposition Figure Held For Denouncing President
Tanzanian opposition number two Tundu Lissu was arrested on Thursday, three days after having called President John...
Facebook Refuses Pakistan’s ID Demands
Facebook has rejected Pakistan’s demand to link new accounts on its main service to users’ mobile phone numbers....
Botswana Risks China Ties With Visit From Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama will visit Botswana next month and meet with President Ian Khama, Botswana officials confirmed, in a...
Japan Executes Two Convicted Murderers
Japan executed two convicted murderers on Thursday, the justice ministry said, ignoring calls from international rights...
Donald Trump, An Unpredictable American In Paris
Six weeks after welcoming Russia's Vladimir Putin to France at the Palace of Versailles, new French President Emmanuel...
Japan PM Abe’s Support Dips To Lowest Level
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has fallen to the lowest level of his premiership, opinion polls...
Sri Lanka Vows Tamil Autonomy Despite Buddhist Resistance
Sri Lanka vowed Wednesday to grant greater autonomy to its Tamil minority in a new constitution after an influential...
Several People Killed In Germany Tour Bus Fire
Many people were killed when a coach burst into flames after colliding with a truck on a motorway in the German state...
Cyber-Attack Was About Data and Not Money, Say Experts
The Petya malware variant that hit businesses around the world may not have been an attempt to make money, suspect...
US Urges Qatar and Saudi-Led Group To ‘lower Rhetoric’
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Sunday for a "lowering of rhetoric" between Qatar and a four-nation group...
Japan Media Mourns Death of Cancer-Fighting Newsreader Mao Kobayashi
The death of a former newsreader who won acclaim for blogging about her breast cancer fight hit the headlines Saturday...
China’s Xi Visit To Hong Kong Confirmed
President Xi Jinping will come to Hong Kong next week to mark 20 years since the city was handed back to China by...
20 Dead As Car Bomb Hits Bank In Southern Afghanistan
Twenty people were killed Thursday when a powerful car bomb struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city as...
‘Multiple Casualties As Car Bomb Hits Bank In South Afghanistan’
A powerful car bomb Thursday struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city when civilian and military government...
Govt-Backed DR Congo Militia Shot Babies, Hacked Toddlers
The UN accused DR Congo on Tuesday of backing a militia that has mutilated toddlers and hacked pregnant women in the...
Macron Party Set For Big Parliamentary Win
The centrist party of French President Emmanuel Macron looks on course to win a landslide victory following the first...
DRC President Honors Former Police Chief Accused of Abuses
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has elevated a controversial former police chief, General John...
Internet, Social Media Back In Ethiopia After Block
Ethiopia re-activated cellphone data services and unexpectedly allowed access to social media sites that had been...