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China Urges US To Stop ‘unfriendly’ Recon Flights

China on Tuesday called on the United States to stop "unfriendly" and "dangerous" military flights after two Chinese...

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‘We Don’t Care’ About US Travel Ban

Washington's ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea will have no effect on the country's tourism industry and...

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Man Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ Attacks Police On Morocco-Spain Border

A knife-wielding man shouting "Allahu Akbar" charged across the border between Morocco and the Spanish territory of...

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China Urges ASEAN To Reject Outside Interference

Beijing urged Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday to unite and "say no" to outside forces seeking to interfere in the...

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Govt Shoots Down ‘friendship’ Ties With IMF After 2018

Government has insisted it will not subscribe unto the Policy Sector Initiative (PSI) with the International Monetary...

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What Is All This Noise At the EC About?

WHEN former President of the United States of America (USA), Barrack Hussein Obama, visited Ghana in 2009, he applauded...

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Violence Against Afghan Journalists Soars

At least 10 journalists were killed in Afghanistan in the first half of 2017, a 35 percent surge from last year, a...

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PPP Warns EC Commissioners To Step Aside For Independent Investigation

In the wake of the allegations and counter allegations by the Commissioners of the Electoral Commission (EC), the...

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Israel Removes Metal Detectors From Jerusalem Holy Site

Israel removed metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site before dawn on Tuesday and said they would...

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Deadly Strike Hits Syria Rebel Town Despite Truce

An air strike killed eight civilians late Monday in a rebel-held town east of Damascus where a truce was supposed to...

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N. Korea Appears To Be Preparing New Missile Test

Speculation intensified Tuesday that North Korea is preparing another missile launch to coincide with a military...

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Saudi, Allies Unveil Qatar ‘terrorist’ Blacklist

Saudi Arabia and its allies unveiled a "terrorist" blacklist on Tuesday of 18 organisations and individuals suspected...

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Thai Authorities Freeze Ousted PM Yingluck’s Bank Accounts

Thai authorities have frozen seven bank accounts belonging to ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra over a $1 billion fine she...

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India’s Kovind To Be Sworn In As President

Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn in as India's president Tuesday, becoming just the second leader from the oppressed Dalit...

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Japan Aims To Reduce Suicides By 30% In 10 Years

Japan aims to cut suicides by 30 percent over 10 years, with the government Tuesday approving a plan which seeks to...

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NPP To Miss Budget Deficit Target If … – Terkper

Former Finance minister, Seth Terkper has predicted that the NPP government will miss its budget deficit target for...

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Maldives Says Parliament Shut For Security

The Maldivian government Tuesday defended its controversial deployment of troops to block opposition legislators...

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US House Votes Tuesday To Sanction Russia, Iran, NKorea

The US House of Representatives votes Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that limits President Donald...

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Syrian Rebel Aid Program Was ‘dangerous and Wasteful’

US President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had ended a program to support rebels fighting against Syrian...