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China’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival Opens Despite Rumoured Ban
China's notorious Yulin Dog Meat Festival opened today despite rumours that authorities would impose a ban this year....
Islamic Militants Take Hostages At Philippine School
Islamic militants occupied a primary school and took hostages in a southern Philippine village on Wednesday, a few...
Embattled Uber CEO Kalanick Steps Down
Uber said Wednesday that its embattled chief executive Travis Kalanick had agreed to step down from his job, as the...
Man Utd Cleared By Fifa Over Pogba Deal
Manchester United have been cleared by Fifa of wrongdoing in the deal to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus last August....
Clashes Erupt In C. Africa A Day After Peace Deal
Intense fighting in the Central African Republic killed at least 40 people Tuesday and injured dozens more, dashing...
At Least 40 Killed In C.Africa Day After Ceasefire Agreed
At least 40 people were killed in clashes on Tuesday in the Central African Republic, aid and security sources said,...
The Syria Hotline For US and Russian Militaries
Russia has said it is suspending a special hotline to communicate with the US-led coalition about operations in Syria,...
Polio Paralyses 17 Children In Syria
A polio outbreak in war-ravaged Syria has paralysed at least 17 children since March, the World Health Organization...
Home Beckons Across the Border For Exiled Ivorian Children
Hurbain Souomi was only five years old, but he still remembers the day he trekked 50 kilometres (30 miles) across the...
Yemen Cholera Death Toll Passes 1,100
Cholera has killed 1,170 people in war-ravaged Yemen and the number of suspected cases is now at nearly 2,000 a day,...
Fresh Med Shipwreck Horror On World Refugee Day
Nearly 2,000 people are believed to have drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean this year, the UN's refugee agency...
Otto Warmbier’s Death ‘unfortunate’
China on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the death of US student Otto Warmbier following his release from North Korea in...
Israel Starts Work On New Settlement Amid US Peace Push
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the start of work Tuesday on a new settlement in the occupied West...
He Speaks! Top White House Aide Kushner Gives Rare Remarks
Top White House aide -- and presidential son-in-law -- Jared Kushner is among the most powerful men in America, but few...
Nearly 130 Migrants Feared Dead In Mediterranean After Shipwreck
At least 126 migrants were feared dead after their boat sank off the coast of Libya while trying to make the perilous...
US Working To Relaunch Military Hotline With Russia
The United States is seeking to re-establish a military hotline with Russia that has been vital in protecting both...
Amma Asante Honoured With MBE By Queen of England
Ghanaian-British Filmmaker Amma Asante has been honoured with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Asante was...
Police Seize Arms In Burundi
Burundian police on Saturday night uncovered eight grenades hidden in a small bush at Sororezo in Kanyosha district in...
10 Militants Killed After Clashes In Faryab Province of Afghan
A total of 10 militants have been killed and 15 others injured as clash erupted in Qaisar district of Afghanistan’s...