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Tony Blair Denies Pitch To Be Trump’s Middle East Envoy
Tony Blair has not pitched to become a Middle East envoy for US President Donald Trump, a spokesman has said. The...
New Rules Give Japan’s Abe Chance To Lead Until 2021
Japan's ruling party on Sunday extended term limits for its leaders, a change that gives Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a...
Battle-Hardened In Britain, May Prepares For Brexit Talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May is unlikely to bow to political expedience in Brexit negotiations but will make up...
Somalia Says 110 Dead In Last 48 Hours Due To Drought
Some 110 people have died in southern Somalia in the last two days from famine and diarrhea resulting from a drought,...
Syrian Military Plane Crashes Near Turkish Border
A Syrian military plane crashed in Turkey on Saturday near the country's border with Syria, the Turkish state-run news...
More Than 100 Die From Hunger In One Region
Somalia's Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Haire, says 110 people have died from hunger in a single region in the past 48...
UN Envoys Plan Paris Conference To Aid Chad
UN envoys on a mission to the Lake Chad region said Saturday that a conference would soon be held in Paris aimed at...
Quetta, Peshawar Boosted By Foreign Stars For PSL Final
Quetta and Peshawar will have a host of foreign players available for Sunday's Pakistan Super League final in...
N. Korea To Top Agenda On Tillerson Asia Visit
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to visit Japan, China and South Korea later this month to discuss Pyongyang's...
Bodies Go Unburied At Election Time In India’s Manipur
The body of Pausuan Lian has lain in a hospital mortuary for more than 500 days since he was shot dead during a land...
Congo Opposition Leader’s Son Takes Over
The son of Etienne Tshisekedi, the Democratic Republic of Congo's late opposition leader, has been chosen as his...
Angela Merkel Visits Tunisia For Talks On Migrant Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to press Tunisian leaders to step up efforts to help curb an influx of illegal...
Bangladesh Arrests Cafe Attackers’ ‘spiritual Leader’
Bangladesh police said Friday they had arrested the "spiritual leader" of a banned Islamist outfit alleged to have...
Jail Postponed For Israeli Soldier Who Killed Palestinian
A military court postponed on Thursday the jailing of an Israeli soldier convicted of shooting dead a wounded...
US Drone Kills Two On Motorbike In Pakistan
A US drone on Thursday killed two men riding a motorbike in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, officials said, the...
Sudan’s First PM Since 1989 Coup Takes Oath
A former army general and top aide to President Omar al-Bashir was sworn in Thursday as Sudan's first prime minister...
George W. Bush Exhibits His Portraits of US War Veterans
After putting down his executive pen former US President George W. Bush picked up a paint brush -- and the hobby has...
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Loses Parliament Vote
Mosisili has three days to either resign or advise the king to call elections Lesotho's prime minister has lost a...
For Netanyahu, Gaza Report Risks ‘Mr Security’ Reputation
A report severely criticising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership in the 2014 Gaza war may weaken...