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Pastor Wins Race To Be Vanuatu’s New President
Vanuatu elected a pastor as its new president Thursday as the tiny pacific nation eyes continued "moral leadership"...
US Woman Arrested Over Disposal of Bullets At Tokyo Airport
A woman from the United States was arrested Wednesday for allegedly tossing 100 live bullets into the garbage at an...
Bangladesh Says Faulty Boiler Caused Deadly Factory Blast
A faulty boiler caused an explosion at a Bangladesh factory that killed 13 people this week, authorities said...
US Lifts Laptop Ban On Flights From Istanbul
The United States lifted Wednesday a ban on carrying large electronic devices such as laptops in the cabin of US-bound...
Fox Sports Executive Fired Amid Sexual Harassment Probe
A Fox Sports executive was abruptly fired on Monday amid a probe by the US cable giant on sexual harassment in the...
S.Africa Police Asked To Probe Zuma Allies’ Wedding
A South African opposition party on Monday asked police to investigate allegations that taxpayers' money paid for the...
Man’s Fingertip Bitten Off At Sydney Wedding Reception
A man has been arrested after allegedly biting off a wedding guest’s fingertip at a reception in Sydney. The...
South Africa’s Record-Breaking Running ‘Grand Dame’
Deirdre Larkin breezes through Johannesburg's suburbs most mornings, her white hair buffeted by the wind as she runs...
Suarez’s Statue Vandalised For Attending Messi’s Wedding
Luis Suarez has often suffered accusations of going to ground too easily, hitting the deck in the hope of winning a...
Obama Visits Childhood Home Jakarta
Former US president Barack Obama arrived Friday in his former childhood home Jakarta, where he met Indonesia's...
Washington’s Anti-IS Envoy In Ankara After Syria Visit
The White House envoy coordinating the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group was holding talks in Ankara on...
Room Service? Xi Takes Over Hong Kong Luxury Hotels
China's President Xi Jinping will want for nothing during his three-day visit to Hong Kong after taking over two entire...
Painted Huts Offer DR Congo Village A Tourism Lifeline
There's no electricity and only 500 residents in the Congolese village of Makwatsha, but a longstanding tradition by...
Kenya Delays Early Oil Export By Three Months
Kenya has delayed plans to export its first oil in June by three months to better negotiate revenue sharing with the...
Chinese-Built Bridge Collapses Two Weeks After Presidential Inspection
The collapse occurred less than two weeks after president Kenyatta visited the site as part of a campaign tour before...
Gatland’s All Black Hopes Hang On Lions’ Win
Warren Gatland's dream of one day coaching the All Blacks -- already a long shot -- is almost certainly doomed unless...
US Man Breaks the Ten Commandments — With His Car
A 32-year-old man has been arrested for ramming his car into a monument to the Ten Commandments outside the Arkansas...
Lions Coach Gatland Eyes Forward Reshuffle For 2nd All Backs Test
British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has given the strongest indication yet he will overhaul the forward pack...
Nigeria’s Ill President Sends Recorded Greetings From London
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has marked the end of Ramadan with an audio broadcast to the nation, the...