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French Police ‘hero’ Dies of Wounds
A French police officer who swapped himself for a hostage in a supermarket siege on Friday has died, officials say....
Key Challenges In Putting An End To Libya’s Chaos
France is hosting a rare meeting on Tuesday between Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and military...
Donald Trump Attacks ‘illegal’ Report On Sessions Russian Meeting
US President Donald Trump has attacked “illegal leaks” following reports his attorney general discussed...
Angola Adopts Law Limiting Power of Future Presidents
Angola's parliament passed a law on Friday that will drastically limit the powers of the country's future presidents in...
Boko Haram Suspects Killed, Tortured In Cameroon Custody
Dozens of Boko Haram suspects have died in Cameroon custody, rights group Amnesty International said Thursday, with...
Iran President’s Brother Held On Financial Crime Charges
Iran's judiciary on Sunday announced the arrest of President Hassan Rouhani's brother Hossein Fereydoun on financial...
Mosul Becomes ‘graveyard’ For Foreign Jihadists
The decaying bodies of foreign jihadists are piling up among the ruins of Mosul where the last few dozen Islamic State...
North Korea Threatens To Kill South’s Ex-President Park
North Korea threatened on Wednesday to "impose the death penalty" on the South's former president Park Geun-Hye over an...
Israel Accuses Hezbollah of ‘dangerous Provocation’
Israel on Thursday accused its Lebanese arch-foe Hezbollah of expanding observation posts along the border under the...
Iran Tracks Down and Kills IS Suspects After Attacks
Iran has tracked down and killed several suspected jihadists including the alleged mastermind of twin attacks in Tehran...
Notre Dame Attacker A Self-Radicalised Novice
An Algerian man who attacked a policeman with a hammer outside Notre Dame cathedral was a loner with a deep interest in...
Men ‘planned To Use 7.5 Tonne Lorry’
But the three men failed to provide payment details and the vehicle was not picked up, prompting them to use a smaller...
US Government Contractor Arrested After NSA Leak Report
A US government contractor has been arrested on suspicion of leaking top-secret information to a news outlet. Reality...
Putin Says Snowden No ‘traitor’ In Oliver Stone Interviews
In US director Oliver Stone's edgy new interview series, Russian leader Vladimir Putin says he believes intelligence...
Iran Reformists Take Power Across Major Cities
Iran's coalition of reformists and moderates has swept to power in major cities across the country, results showed...
Hardliners In US and Iran Stand In Way of Rouhani Reforms
After his re-election triumph, President Hassan Rouhani must now grapple with a fiercely hostile United States and...
Gay Lebanese Dare To Tell Their Stories
When they grabbed the microphone in Beirut this week, Lea boldly declared she preferred women to men, but Joseph...
A Moderate Cleric Open To the World
President Hassan Rouhani has spent three decades at the heart of Iran's revolutionary establishment but is strongly...
North Korea Detains Another US Citizen
North Korea has detained another US citizen for committing "hostile acts", it said Sunday, its second arrest of an...