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NATO Mulls Sending Thousands More Troops To Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that military chiefs wanted a few thousand more troops from the...
S. Korea’s Moon Sworn In, Says Willing To Go To North
South Korea's new president was sworn in on Wednesday, just a day after a landslide election victory, and immediately...
South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Sworn In Vowing To Address North
South Korea's new leader Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North in...
FIFA Delays Decision On Israel West Bank Clubs
FIFA said on Tuesday it was "premature" to take any final decision on the controversial issue of Israeli clubs in the...
X Japan Leader, Famed For Intense Drumming, Needs Surgery
Yoshiki, the force behind Japanese rockers X Japan who is known for such intense drumming he sometimes collapses on...
Kabila Names New Government Under Power-Sharing Deal
Congolese President Joseph Kabila named an expanded new government on Tuesday, with almost all his old team retained,...
DR Congo Police Surround Opposition HQ In ‘tomb Row’
About 100 riot police surrounded the main opposition party HQ in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa Tuesday, an AFP...
Sri Lanka Evicts Thousands of Wasps Ahead of Modi Visit
Sri Lanka has taken the unusual step of clearing thousands of wasps from a tea plantation to ensure Indian Prime...
Abbas Says Ready To Meet Israel PM As Part of Trump Peace Efforts
Mahmud Abbas said Tuesday Donald Trump was expected to visit the Palestinian territories "soon" and that he was ready...
India Anti-Corruption Party Denies Bribery Allegation
The leader of India's anti-corruption Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Arvind Kejriwal, has rejected a colleague's allegation...
Australia Vows ‘practical’ Budget To Counter Voter Frustrations
Australia was set to unveil a "practical" budget Tuesday focused on infrastructure spending and housing affordability...
India Finding It Hard To End Love Affair With Cash
Fat wads of bank notes move across counters in Old Delhi's gold and diamond district in one of many challenges to six...
Erdogan Says US Debates Over Jerusalem Embassy Move ‘wrong’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said debates over the possibility of moving the US embassy in Israel...
Tough Task Ahead After Macron’s Victory In France
Mr Macron (centre left) on his first duty as president-elect, with President François Hollande Emmanuel Macron took...
Palestinian Football Chief Hits Out At Netanyahu Over West Bank Clubs
Any attempt by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pressure FIFA over the issue of Israeli clubs in the West...
India Court Orders Ex-Minister Stand Trial For Graft Again
India's top court Monday ordered that a key opposition leader and influential former minister stand trial on historic...
How Macron Faces A Battle To Govern Without Traditional Party Support
Emmanuel Macron is already facing a battle to govern France after his election victory - because he does not have the...
The Mekong Middlemen Running Drugs Across Asia
Compared to their ultra-violent Central and Latin American cousins, the drug dealers of Southeast Asia's Golden...
Mr X and the Cartels Hooking SE Asia On Pills
The downfall of millionaire "Mr X", long shielded by cash and contacts in Laos, has highlighted the role of the...