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Saudi King Arrives In Tokyo For Four-Day Visit

Saudi Arabia's King Salman arrived in Tokyo Sunday, making the first visit to Japan by a monarch from the oil-rich...

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Ghana Signs Double Taxation Agreement With Mauritius

The Government of Ghana has signed a Double Taxation Avoidance agreement (DTA) with the government of Mauritius. The...

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Cyclone Kills 38, Displaces 53,000 In Madagascar

Cyclone Enawo killed 38 people, injured 180 others and displaced 53,000 after it slammed into Madagascar earlier this...

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Maldives Opposition Protests Saudi King’s Visit

Maldivian opposition parties protested Friday a planned visit by King Salman following reports that Saudi business...

International

Meet the Donald Trump of Indonesia

On top of a rock formation on the Indonesian island of Bali, sits Tanah Lot. It's a simple 16th century Balinese...

International

Five Dead In Madagasca

Five people are now known to have died in Madagascar from a cyclone that made landfall in the north-east of the island...

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10,000 Displaced As Cyclone Pounds Madagascar

More than 10,000 Madagascans have been forced out of their homes over the past 48 hours as tropical cyclone Enawo...

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Madagascan Cock Fighters Claw Their Way To Glory

Two competing roosters rear up to face each other in the heart of a rowdy Madagascan arena before bursting forward in...

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Cyclone Kills Four, Heading Towards Madagascar Capital

At least four people have been killed by tropical cyclone Enawo in Madagascar, the prime minister said Wednesday, as...

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Maldives Deny Atoll Sale To Saudis After Protests

The Maldives government on Wednesday denied it was selling a cluster of small islands to Saudi Arabia, following...

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Cyclone Enawo Batters Madagascar, Threatens Capital

Tropical cyclone Enawo struck Madagascar on Tuesday, buffeting the island with powerful winds, heavy rain and high seas...

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Australia Plays Downs Chance of Sea Patrols With Indonesia

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Tuesday played down the possibility that Australia and Indonesia would stage joint...

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Madagascar Braces For Cyclone Enawo

Madagascan authorities on Monday issued a warning of severe floods and storm damage as tropical cyclone Enawo bore down...

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Lions Clubs Int Launches Anniversary

LIONS Clubs International has launched its centennial celebrations in Multiple District ‘403’ in Accra. The...

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S.African Police Fire Rubber Bullets At Anti-Immigrant March

South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to break up clashes between local protesters and migrants...

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Crowds Gather For S.Africa Anti-Immigration March

At least 300 people gathered for an anti-immigration march in the South African capital Pretoria on Friday, as...

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Surf King Kelly Slater Calls For Reunion Shark Cull

One of the greatest surfers of all time, Kelly Slater, has sparked controversy by calling for a shark cull around the...

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Mogadishu On Lockdown For President’s Inauguration

Somalia's capital Mogadishu was under security lockdown Wednesday, with roads closed and commercial flights cancelled...

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Illegal Foreigners Risk Deportation After Swoop By Mauritius Authorities

About 40 illegal foreigners have been arrested in a police operation against illegal foreigners staying on the Indian...