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Long-Awaited Concert Music To the Ears of Saudis
Legendary Arab singer Rashed al-Majed gave his fans three encores in the Saudi capital on Thursday night. Why not? They...
Tokyo Hit By New Olympic Stadium Cost Fears
Already under fire over soaring expenses, Tokyo's 2020 Olympic organisers on Friday sought to downplay fears that...
Japan, US Conduct Navy Drill In East China Sea
The Japanese and US navies are conducting joint exercises in the East China Sea as tension intensifies in the region...
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...
‘Justin Bieber Impostor’ On 931 Child Sex-Related Charges
A man who posed as Justin Bieber online has been charged with more than 900 child sex-related crimes in Australia. The...
Guatemala Mourns After Children’s Home Fire Kills 21 Girls
Guatemala has declared three days of national mourning after a fire killed at least 21 teenage girls at a children’s...
Guatemala Mourns After Children’s Home Fire Kills 21 Girls
Guatemala has declared three days of national mourning after a fire killed at least 21 teenage girls at a children’s...
Guatemala Children’s Home Blaze Kills 19 Teenage Girls
Nineteen teenage girls have died in a blaze at a children's care home in Guatemala, officials say. About 25 other...
Indonesia Shrugs Off Asian Games Graft, Organisation Woes
Organisers of Indonesia's 2018 Asian Games insisted Wednesday preparations were on track after the build-up was hit by...
Japan Court Strikes Down Ban On ‘mannequin Mob’ Protest
Japanese political dissenters chalked up a small victory Wednesday when a court struck down a city's move to ban a...
Olympics Coach Godwin Attram Faces Sack After Poor Run In GHPL
Accra Great Olympics Coach Godwin Attram is likely be relieved off his post following strings of poor results in the...
Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Activist Takes On Parliament
Since he accused Sierra Leone's parliament of diverting public funds from some of the world's poorest people, including...
Nyantakyi Cleared To Stand For Fresh FIFA Council Elections
Ghana FA President Kwesi Nyantakyi received a fresh global credibility boost on Wednesday as he passed his second FIFA...
Israeli Police Grill Netanyahu For 4th Time
Israeli police grilled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his official Jerusalem home on Monday in a long-running...
Japan 50-Yr-Old Striker Miura Surpasses Stanley Matthews Landmark
Twinkle-toed Japanese footballer Kazuyoshi Miura has racked up another astonishing landmark by eclipsing former England...
Female Saudi Horse Trainer Sees Hope For Women
Dana al-Gosaibi's passion for horses has been hard to pursue in Saudi Arabia, where conservatives resist women's...
Iran Blows US Fifth Fleet Out of the Water In Animated Film
A new animated film from Iran shows the US Navy's Fifth Fleet being blown out of the water in the latest effort to...
Indian Muslim Leader Syed Shahabuddin Dies Aged 82
Indian politician Syed Shahabuddin, an influential political figure for minority Indian Muslims, has died aged 82. The...
N. Korea To Top Agenda On Tillerson Asia Visit
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to visit Japan, China and South Korea later this month to discuss Pyongyang's...