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New Zealand Sprint Cyclists Dream of Olympic Glory After World Gold

New Zealand's team sprint trio allowed themselves to dream of an elusive Olympic gold medal after they underlined their...

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Dutch Concern At Visit of Top Eritrean Official

The Dutch government voiced concern Tuesday over a visit by an Eritrean presidential advisor to The Netherlands, where...

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Indonesian Men Face Caning For Gay Sex

Indonesia's Aceh looks set to cane two men who admitted having sex in contravention of Islamic laws, an official said...

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New Evidence On Oil Payments

The BBC has seen evidence that top executives at Shell knew money paid to the Nigerian government for a vast oil field...

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South Africa Tells ICC It Didn’t Break Rules By Failing To Arrest Sudan’s Bashir

South Africa on Friday denied flouting international law in 2015 by failing to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar...

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My Promise To Finish Orson’s Last Movie

It was to be the great director Orson Welles's big comeback, marking his triumphant return to the United States after a...

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Why Ghana Declined, Brazil’s Breakthrough and More

Ghana made a significant fall to 45th position in the latest FIFA ranking. The Black Stars were 45th in the world but...

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S.Africa Denies Breaking Rules By Not Arresting Sudan’s Bashir

South Africa on Friday denied it had flouted international law by refusing in 2015 to arrest visiting Sudanese...

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Tunisia Sentences British DJ For Muslim Prayer Remix

A Tunisian court has sentenced a British DJ to a year in jail after he played a dance remix of the Muslim call to...

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Syrian Refugees Settle In Egypt, Give Up On West

After fleeing to Egypt from the war devastating their country, more Syrians are abandoning migration to the West...

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S.Africa In Dock For Failing To Arrest Sudan’s Bashir

South Africa will on Friday seek to defend its failure to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who is...

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Netherlands Drop To Lowest-Ever FIFA Ranking

Netherlands have dropped to their lowest ever position in FIFA's latest World Ranking, following a dismal run under...

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Brazil Top FIFA Rankings For First Time In Seven Years

Five-times world champions Brazil have returned to what they will consider their rightful place at the top of the FIFA...

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Erdogan Has Command Responsibility For Aiding Terrorism

The infamy of the crimes against humanity carried out by Islamic State is legendary, but the still untold story is how...

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Dutch Men Hold Hands To Protest Against Homophobia

Dutch men are uploading pictures of themselves holding hands on to social media to stand against homophobia. The trend...

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US Model Bella Hadid ‘proud To Be A Muslim’

US model Bella Hadid has spoken out against President Donald Trump's attempted travel bans, saying she is proud to be a...

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Taiwan Announces Submarine Building Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

Taiwan has announced plans for eight new submarines, a senior Taiwanese navy official confirmed on Wednesday. The new...

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Islam Critic Cancels Tour Over Security

A former Dutch MP and prominent critic of conservative Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, has cancelled a speaking tour of...

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Islam Critic Hirsi Ali Cancels Australia Tour Over Security Fears

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born women's advocate and leading critic of Islam, on Monday cancelled a tour of Australia...