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Couple Stoned To Death In North Mali By ‘Islamists’

An unmarried couple were stoned to death in public in northeast Mali by Islamists, local officials told AFP on...

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US Congress Demands Ex-FBI Chief’s Memos

A senior Republican congressman has called on the FBI to hand over records of former director James Comey’s contacts...

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Trump ‘asked FBI To Halt Flynn Inquiry’

President Donald Trump asked FBI chief James Comey to end an inquiry into links between his ex-national security...

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Hamas Names Chief Suspect In Commander Killing

A military court in Gaza on Monday held the first hearing of three men accused of assassinating a Hamas military...

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Three British Gurkhas Return To Everest, Make Summit

Three British Gurkha soldiers reached the summit of Mount Everest on Monday, two years after being caught in an...

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EU Pushes Myanmar For Aid Access In Northern Rakhine

A senior European Union official has urged Myanmar to allow full aid access to the north of Rakhine state, where...

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Pope Aide Denies New Australia Abuse Claims

Vatican finance chief George Pell accused sections of the Australian media of interfering in the course of justice...

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Why Age Is Just A Number In Ghana

Letter from Africa: Why age is just a number in Ghana In our series of letters from African journalists, veteran...

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Isolated and Agitated, Trump Rattles White House From Within

Isolated and agitated, Trump rattles White House from within A buoyant President Donald Trump reemerged into public for...

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Tunisians Protest Over Corruption Amnesty Bill

More than 2,000 Tunisians protested Saturday in the capital against a bill that would allow officials being prosecuted...

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North Korea ‘would Hold Talks’ With Trump Administration

President Donald Trump has said he would be "honoured" to meet Kim Jong-un if conditions were right North Korea has...

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US To Discuss With EU Possible Laptop Ban On Flights

US and EU officials are due to discuss the possible extension of a US ban on laptops and tablets in cabin baggage when...

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No US Involvement In Deal With IS Fighters

The Pentagon said Friday it played no part in an unusual deal in which Islamic State jihadists were allowed to leave a...

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Pakistan Blast Kills At Least 10, Wounds ‘many’

A "huge" explosion in Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan province that apparently targeted a top official's...

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India Calls For Deeper Ties With Sri Lanka As China Looms

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Friday his desire for a "quantum jump" in relations with Sri Lanka, as New...

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Trump Tries To Save Face After Russia Released Photos of Meeting

Donald Trump has tweeted photos of meetings he had with the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers - a day after the...

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Egypt Cleric Suspended, Faces Trial For Non-Muslim Remarks

An Egyptian Muslim cleric has been barred from preaching and is set to appear before a court for saying Christians and...

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As Fighting Ebbs In West Syria, Army Looks East

With hostilities subsiding on Syria's western battlefronts, President Bashar al-Assad's army is seeking to head off...

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CIA Creates Korea Mission Centre Focused On North

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has announced the establishment of a Korea Mission Centre dedicated to dealing...