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No NATO Combat Role In Afghanistan

NATO allies will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help the government battle a resurgent Taliban but there is...

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Mongolia Changes Presidential Runoff Date To July 7

Mongolia's first-ever presidential runoff has been brought forward by two days to July 7 due to a traditional sporting...

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Italy Threatens To BAN Migrant Vessels Amid ‘unsustainable’ Influx

Italy has threatened to close its ports to aid groups rescuing migrants off Libya's coast as it struggles to cope with...

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Bhutan Protests To China Over Border Road Dispute

Bhutan has protested to China over the construction of a road in disputed territory that has already heightened...

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Another Bribery Scandal Hits Parliament

Former Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, James Klutse Avedzi, has admitted his committee received money...

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220 Galamseyers Nabbed In Ashanti Region

About 220 illegal small-scale miners in the Ashanti Region who were operating despite a ban on the activity, have been...

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What Comes Next?

The US Supreme Court's partial reinstatement of President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban has immigration...

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NDC Sold 58% Bauxite Concession To Ibrahim Mahama – Godwin Boako

Economic Advisor to the Vice President, Godwin Boako, has said the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has no...

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Trump Travel Ban To Take Partial Effect

US President Donald Trump's order to block arrivals from six mainly Muslim countries takes partial effect Thursday...

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South Korean President Arrives In Washington

South Korea's President Moon Jae-In arrived in Washington Wednesday on his first overseas trip since taking office, for...

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Under US Pressure, UN Agrees On Deep Cuts To Peacekeeping

A deal on cutting nearly $600 million from the UN peacekeeping budget was reached Wednesday following weeks of...

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Vietnam Blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’ On Trial

A prominent Vietnamese blogger known as 'Mother Mushroom' went on trial Thursday for anti-state propaganda, a court...

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Bangladesh Attack Cafe Thrives A Year On, But Fears Persist

As the chatter of customers and the smell of warm bread fill the Holey Artisan Bakery it is easy to forget the scenes...

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Trump Raises Funds For Trump At the Trump Hotel

The next US election is still more than 1,200 days away, but Donald Trump is already drumming up cash to pay for his...

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SKorea President Arrives In Washington

South Korea's President Moon Jae-In arrived in Washington on his first overseas trip since taking office, for planned...

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Provocateur Ai Weiwei Taunts US With Activist Piece

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is blunt. When he wanted to make a political statement about crackdowns on dissent, he brought...

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Parliament Wades Into EC Impasse

Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, who is also the Member of Parliament for Akuapem South in...

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North Korea Takes Aim At US Offer of Talks In Rare UN Statement

North Korea's deputy ambassador to the UN Kim in Ryong described the US' sanctions against North Korea as a "mean and...

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China’s President Xi In Landmark Visit To Hong Kong

President Xi Jinping arrives in Hong Kong on Thursday to mark 20 years since it was handed back to China by Britain, a...