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Libya Unity Govt Denies Accord For Italy Ships To Deploy

Libya's UN-backed unity government chief has denied that an agreement has been struck with Rome to deploy Italian...

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Three Strikes For Pakistan’s Political Survivor Sharif

Pakistan's three-time premier Nawaz Sharif, whose power base earned him the moniker "Lion of Punjab", is a political...

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Who Could Be Pakistan’s Next PM?

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was Friday ousted from the top office by the Supreme Court, but as the head of...

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What Happens Now Pakistan’s PM Has Been Disqualified?

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been ousted from power by the Supreme Court, an unceremonious end to his third...

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Pakistan Court Disqualifies PM Sharif From Office

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over long-running corruption allegations, a...

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Pakistan’s Supreme Court To Rule On Fate of PM Sharif

Pakistan's Supreme Court was set to announce a new judgement Friday that could topple Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who...

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President Sall Faces Double Challenge As Senegal Elects MPs

Senegal holds a legislative election on Sunday following a campaign gripped by tension between the rival coalitions of...

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Japan’s Scandal-Hit Defence Chief Announces Resignation

Hawkish Japanese defence minister Tomomi Inada on Friday announced her resignation over a long-brewing scandal...

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UN Security Council Backs Plan Agreed By Libya Rivals

The UN Security Council on Thursday endorsed a plan agreed by Libya's rival leaders for a ceasefire, political talks...

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Haftar’s Libya Expels 12 Sudan Diplomats

Authorities in eastern Libya backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Thursday ordered the closure of a Sudanese...

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Netanyahu Wants Execution of Palestinian Who Stabbed To Death 3…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called for the execution of a Palestinian who stabbed to death three...

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Jordan King Calls For Israeli Embassy Shooter To Face Trial

Jordan's king on Thursday called for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ensure a security guard who killed...

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Nobel Laureate Yunus Cancels Meet In Bangladesh

Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus Thursday cancelled an international conference of social business entrepreneurs...

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Italy Moving Quickly On Plan To Deploy Ships To Libya

An Italian government plan to deploy vessels in Libyan territorial waters to help fight human trafficking will be...

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Japan’s Defence Minister To Resign Over Scandal

Japan's defence minister Tomomi Inada will resign over an alleged coverup involving military documents, local media...

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Malaysia MP: ‘Denying Husbands Sex Is Abuse’

A Malaysian lawmaker has come under fire for saying that women denying sex to their husbands was a form of...

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Another Four Arrested In Pakistan Revenge Rape

Pakistan police on Thursday arrested four more men involved in the rape of a teenage girl as punishment for a rape...

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Modi Boosts Grip On Power With Alliance In Scandal-Hit India State

A former arch-rival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aligned with the Hindu nationalist leader on Thursday to...

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China and India Locked In High-Stakes, High-Altitude Border Row

A border standoff between Chinese and Indian troops on a remote Himalayan plateau has heightened long-standing tensions...