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Indian Super League Teams Eligible For AFC Cup

Asia's football governing body has dealt a major boost to the Indian Super League by ruling that its franchise-based...

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Venezuela Lawmakers Beaten By Mob

Dozens of government supporters have burst into Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly, injuring several...

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Not Lovin It! McDonald’s Shuts 41 of Its 55 Delhi Restaurants

McDonald's India said on Thursday that it has temporarily closed 41 restaurants in Delhi due to expired licenses in a...

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McDonald’s Shuts 41 Delhi Restaurants Over Expired Licenses

McDonald's India said on Thursday it has temporarily closed 41 restaurants in Delhi due to expired licenses in a major...

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Tens of Thousands Stranded By Sri Lanka Doctors’ Strike

Tens of thousands of patients have been left in the lurch by a doctor-led strike at Sri Lanka's state-run hospitals, a...

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’15 Missing’ As Residents Join Search

Fifteen people are reported missing after a seven-storey building collapsed on Monday night in an eastern suburb of the...

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US Forces Assist Philippines Military As Marawi Siege Rages On.

US forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by...

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Maldives Arrests Key Dissident After UN Censure

The Maldives arrested one of the few vocal dissidents still in the country on Thursday, a day after facing censure at...

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Two Arrested Over Deadly Oakland Blaze

Two people have been arrested over a warehouse fire last year in Oakland, California, that left 36 people dead. Derick...

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Gunman Opens Fire At Business Headquarters In Florida; Many Injured

Police are investigating ‘multiple fatalities’ following a mass shooting at a business premises on a busy...

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In Swedish Asylum Limbo, Young Afghans Turn To Heroin

Beer cans, newspapers drenched in vomit and aluminium foil litters the ground inside a parking garage where young...

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Pressure On S.Africa’s Zuma As ANC Leadership Meets

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma faced further opposition at a meeting of his party's top leadership Sunday but...

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Afghan Plane Forced To Fly Back After MPs Miss Flight

Afghan aviation authorities have filed an official complaint against two members of parliament after a Bamiyan-bound...

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O.J. Simpson Could Be Paroled In July

O. J. Simpson could be released from prison this year after spending nearly a decade behind bars. The former NFL star...

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Wall Collapse Kills 22 Wedding Guests In India

At least 22 people were killed when a wall collapsed during a wedding party in northern India. The guests had taken...

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Google Coughs Up 306 Million Euros In Italy Tax Settlement

Google said Thursday that it would pay 306 million euros ($334 million) to settle a tax dispute in Italy, where it was...

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Politics, Potholes and Price Drops

Kenya plans to export its first oil in June, but analysts say the test phase faces major challenges and appears...

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Malaysia Police Arrest Turks Over ‘security Threat’

Two Turkish nationals who went missing in Malaysia have been arrested as a security threat, the police chief announced...

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Palestinian ‘day of Rage’ In Support of Prisoners

Palestinians prepared for a "day of rage" across the occupied Palestinian territories on Friday in solidarity with more...