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Leader of Afghan IS Branch Killed In US Raid

US forces killed the leader of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan branch in a raid earlier this week in the...

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Gulen Blasts ‘despicable’ 2016 Turkey Coup Bid, Subsequent ‘witch…

US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, the man blamed by Turkey for a failed coup attempt a year ago, on Friday again...

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Sydney’s Apology To Parliament ‘weak’ – Ras Mubarak

It seems anti-corruption campaigner and member of pressure group, Occupy Ghana, Sydney Casely-Hayford, is not out of...

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Bail For Accused In S.African Coffin Assault Case

Two white South African farmers accused of pushing a black labourer into a coffin and threatening to burn him alive...

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Round of UN Syria Talks Closes With Rivals Trading Blame

The latest round of Syria peace talks wound down Friday with rival sides trading familiar soundbites as the UN envoy...

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US Lawmakers Hit Beijing At Hearing On Liu Xiaobo’s Death

US congressional Democrats and Republicans condemned Beijing on Friday over the recent death of Liu Xiaobo, saying the...

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US Federal Judge Weakens Trump Travel Ban

A Hawaii judge has dealt a fresh setback to President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from six mainly-Muslim countries...

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Trump Urges Republicans To Unite, Pass Health Care Bill

US President Donald Trump on Friday urged divided Senate Republicans to "do what is right" and pass a revised health...

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Protests After Hong Kong Lawmakers Disqualified From Parliament

Activists accused Beijing of crippling Hong Kong's parliament Friday after four pro-democracy lawmakers were...

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UN Chief Fears Jerusalem Attack Could Ignite More Violence

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday that an attack that killed two Israeli police officers in Jerusalem...

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Nana Addo Approves Act Establishing 3 Dev’t Authorities

President Akufo Addo has given approval for the Act establishing the three development authorities to be laid before...

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Trump Jr. Meeting Included Ex-Russian Intel Agent

Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting last June seeking damaging information on Hillary Clinton from a Russian lawyer was also...

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US Has No Proof IS Leader Baghdadi Is Dead

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Friday he cannot confirm whether or not Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is...

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Former US President Carter Released From Canada Hospital

Former US president Jimmy Carter was released from a hospital in Canada Friday after being treated for dehydration...

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Mahama Can’t Be President Again – NPP’s Nana Boakye

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Dennis Amfo-Sefa, says any attempt by former President John...

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Sri Lanka Fails To Investigate War Crimes

Sri Lanka has failed to deliver on its international commitments to prosecute government troops and Tamil rebels for...

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Over 800 Ghanaians In Saudi Arabia To Return Home

About 800 Ghanaian migrants living in Saudi Arabia illegally have turned themselves in at Ghana’s mission there to be...

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Top Malian Jihadist Killed As Unrest Intensifies

The Malian army said Friday it had killed a top jihadist commander operating in the country's troubled central region,...

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Ankara, Doha Insist Turkish Base Will Stay In Qatar

Turkey and Qatar on Friday insisted Ankara would keep a new military base in the emirate, rejecting demands from other...