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Militants Used Water Route To Beat Philippine Offensive

Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern Philippine city used a water route to bring in ammunition and evacuate...

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Abducted Priest Seen Alive As Islamists Hold Out In Philippines

A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen...

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Eid Truce In Philippines War-Torn City Ends

An eight-hour ceasefire in a Philippine city allowing residents to celebrate the end of Ramadan came to an abrupt end...

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India’s Srikanth Stuns Chen To Win Australian Open Badminton

India's Kidambi Srikanth claimed a first victory over Olympic and two-time world champion Chen Long to win the...

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AirAsia Plane ‘shaking Like Washing Machine’ Returns To Australia

An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced back to Australia Sunday due to a technical problem, with one passenger saying...

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Alleged IS Militants Kill Police Officer In Indonesia

Two alleged Islamic State group militants stabbed a police officer to death in western Indonesia, authorities said...

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‘Dream Performance’ As Srikanth Sets Up Chen Badminton Final

India's Kidambi Srikanth blew away China's Shi Yuqi with a "dream" performance to set up an Australian Open final...

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World Poverty Could Be Cut In Half If…

A new UNESCO policy paper shows that the global poverty rate could be more than halved if all adults completed...

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US Wanted Terror Leader May Have Fled Philippine City

One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern...

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Obama Kicks Off Tropical Holiday In Indonesia

Barack Obama kicked off a 10-day family holiday in Indonesia that will take in Bali and Jakarta, the city where he...

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Two Bali Escaped Inmates Captured In East Timor

Two foreign inmates who tunnelled their way out of a Bali prison have been captured in East Timor, police said Friday,...

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Islamic Militants Attack Philippine Village

Islamic militants launched a day-long assault on a southern Philippine village Wednesday during which they held 31...

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Islamic Militants Take Hostages At Philippine School

Islamic militants occupied a primary school and took hostages in a southern Philippine village on Wednesday, a few...

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Indonesia Tackles Illegal Mining Boom

Hulking excavators claw at riverbanks on Indonesia's Sumatra island in the hunt for gold, transforming what was once a...

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Climate Imperils Ethiopia’s Coffee Output

Climate change could wipe out more than half of Ethiopia's coffee production unless farmers move to higher ground,...

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Philippine Troops Pound Islamists As Death Toll Passes 300

Philippine troops pounded Islamist militants holding parts of southern Marawi city with air strikes and artillery...

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Indonesians Decry IS ‘lies’ After Fleeing Syria’s Raqa

When Leefa set out from Indonesia for the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold of Raqa, she says she thought she was...

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Indonesians Decry IS ‘lies’ After Fleeing Syria’s Raqa

When Leefa set out from Indonesia for the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold of Raqa, she says she thought she was...

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Indonesia Seizes Pangolins, Scales Worth $190,000

Indonesian authorities have seized hundreds of critically endangered pangolins and scales in a haul worth $190,000...