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Egypt Faces Uphill Battle Against Corruption
When Egyptian real estate developer Hassan tried building an apartment block without paying bribes, officials stalled...
What Would Hardliner Raisi Mean For Iran and the World?
Ebrahim Raisi, the leading candidate for Iran's hardliners in next month's presidential election, has left many...
China’s Q1 Growth Stabilises At 6.8%
China's growth stabilised in the first quarter thanks to rising investments and a recovery in exports, experts said,...
Ridding the World of Chemical Weapons
Russia criticised the world's chemical weapons watchdog for not sending experts to the site of an alleged chemical...
Uber Says Growth Strong As It Gives A Peek At Earnings
Uber on Friday provided a glimpse at its earnings, saying it is growing strong while working to overhaul company...
Huge US Bomb Kills Dozens of IS Militants In Afghanistan
The US military's largest non-nuclear bomb killed dozens of Islamic State militants as it smashed their mountain...
Brittle Economy Risk For Erdogan Ahead of Turkey Poll
At rallies ahead of Sunday's referendum on expanding his powers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fond of...
China Warns of War As N.Korea Vows ‘merciless’ Response To US
China issued a stern warning Friday that a conflict over North Korea could break out "at any moment", as Pyongyang...
Buses Evacuate Hundreds From Four Besieged Syria Towns
Hundreds of civilians and fighters who have been under crippling siege for more than two years left four Syrian towns...
Strong US Dollar A Threat To Trump Campaign Pledges
President Donald Trump takes credit for revitalizing the US economy even though he has not yet been in office for 100...
Former Top General Jailed Over I.Coast Novotel Murders
A court in Ivory Coast has handed a former top general 18 years behind bars in connection with the abduction and murder...
Assad Comments On Chemical Attack ‘100% Lies’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's comments that last week's chemical weapons attack was a fabrication to justify a US...
Russia Urges ‘restraint’ Over N. Korea Tensions
Russia on Friday called for "restraint" over the situation in North Korea, warning against any "provocative steps"...
Troops Mass In Pyongyang Show of Strength
North Korea's military forces were massed in Pyongyang early Saturday for a show of strength by leader Kim Jong-Un as...
British Woman Stabbed To Death In Jerusalem
A Palestinian man stabbed a British woman to death on Friday near Jerusalem's Old City, where thousands of Jewish and...
‘They Will Kill Me’
Activists feared Friday for the safety of a young Saudi woman they say was returned to the kingdom against her will, in...
Iran’s Rouhani Registers To Run For Re-Election
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the driving force behind a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, registered on Friday...
Nigeria Marks Third Anniversary of Schoolgirl Kidnap
Nigerians rallied Friday to mark the third anniversary of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, as their...
N. Korea Army Vows ‘merciless’ Response To US Provocation
North Korea's army on Friday vowed a 'merciless' response to any US provocation, as tensions soar over Pyongyang's...