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Syria Warns of Allied Response In Case of US Attack

The Syrian government on Monday warned that any new attack by Washington on the war-ravaged country would provoke an...

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Zimbabwe Leader Sells Cows To Fund AU

As the African Union struggles to get members to pay dues, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe took the bull by the...

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S.Africa Police Asked To Probe Zuma Allies’ Wedding

A South African opposition party on Monday asked police to investigate allegations that taxpayers' money paid for the...

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EU’s Kenya Election Observers Warn Against Possible Violence

The EU warned Monday of possible violence in Kenya's elections as it deployed observers ahead of the August 8 poll...

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US Pullout Gives ‘global Push’ To Paris Climate Deal

The US decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement has given a "global push" to the deal, as other...

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Why Has Iran’s Investment Gold Rush Been So Slow To Emerge?

When Iran signed its landmark deal with world powers in 2015, curbing its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions...

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Sudan’s Bashir Plans Maiden Russia Trip

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will visit Moscow for the first time in August following an invitation from his...

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Germany Urges Treatment For China’s Cancer-Stricken Liu Xiaobo

Germany on Monday urged China to allow terminally ill Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo to quickly get the medical help he...

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Trump, Merkel Plan To Meet Thursday Ahead of G20

US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel plan to meet in Hamburg on Thursday, the eve of a Group...

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Nigeria’s First Lady To Visit Ailing Husband In London

The wife of ailing Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has left the country to visit him in London after first...

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Militants Cling On To Hundreds of Buildings In Besieged Philippine…

Islamist gunmen led by one of the world's most wanted terrorists still hold about 1,500 buildings in a southern...

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New Syrian Pound Features Assad For First Time

The Syrian Central Bank has released the war-ravaged country's largest currency note yet, featuring the face of...

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Qatar To Respond After Arab Nations Extend Deadline

Qatar was to respond on Monday after Saudi Arabia and its allies gave a defiant Doha another 48 hours to accept a...

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Maldives Opposition In Fresh Bid To Take Parliament

Maldives opposition parties on Monday launched a new bid to seize control of parliament through a third attempt to...

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Sri Lanka Eyes Elephant Menace At Cricket Stadium

Sri Lanka is to deploy game wardens to stop wild elephants straying onto the pitch when the country hosts Zimbabwe for...

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Man Commits Suicide Over Misunderstanding With Girlfriend

A 30-year-old man over the weekend committed suicide at Axim, Western Region, over a misunderstanding with his...

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South Korea’s Moon Urges IOC Help To Invite North To Pyeongchang

South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Monday urged the International Olympic Committee to help with inviting North...

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US, Japan ‘united’ On Pressuring N. Korea

The United States and Japan are united in their efforts to clamp down on North Korea's "growing threat," as the regime...

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Modi Set To Become First Indian PM To Visit Israel

Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel when he arrives on Tuesday, the result of growing...