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US-Backed Force Advances In Fight For IS Syria Bastion
US-backed Syrian fighters Friday seized part of a district on the western edge of the Islamic State group's Raqa...
10,000 Residents Evacuated Amid Fire
Up to 10,000 people have been evacuated from a scenic coastal town in South Africa that has been devastated by...
Heavy US-Led Strikes As Fighters Battle IS In Syria’s Raqa
US-led coalition forces launched heavy raids into Friday morning in support of Syrian fighters battling to oust the...
China Arrests 22 Over Sale of Apple Private Data
Chinese authorities say they have uncovered a massive underground operation involving the sale of Apple users' personal...
South African Fires Force ‘10,000 To Flee’
Up to 10,000 people have been evacuated from a scenic coastal town in South Africa that has been devastated by...
Sessions Recused From Russia Probe Only Over Campaign Role
The US Justice Department on Thursday said Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the probe into Russia's...
Israel Advances Settlement Plans Despite Trump Plea
Israel has advanced plans for more than 3,000 homes in West Bank settlements this week, despite US President Donald...
Saudi Snub To Minute’s Silence ‘a Disgrace’
The Saudi Arabia football team was accused of "a disgraceful lack of respect" Friday for failing to observe a minute's...
Pro-Syria Regime Drone Shot Down After It Fires On Coalition
A US warplane shot down a pro-regime drone in Syria on Thursday after it fired at coalition forces, officials said,...
When IS Group Reign Ends, Who Will Rule Syria’s Raqa?
The battle by US-backed forces to oust the Islamic State group from its Syrian bastion of Raqa will solve one problem...
Israel Advances Plans For Further 1,500 Settler Homes
Israel has advanced plans for a further 1,500 homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, Peace Now said on...
China To Bar Foreign Climbers From Everest’s Tibet Side
China will bar foreigners from climbing the Tibetan side of Mount Everest during the coming autumn season after a...
Repatriation of Afghans Slowing As Conditions In Pakistan Improve
The number of Afghan refugees in Pakistan returning to their homeland is expected to decrease this year, UN officials...
Thousands Evacuated In South Africa As Storm Fans Fires
Up to ten thousand people were evacuated from their homes as fires continued to ravage South Africa's Western Cape...
Myanmar Scours Sea For 122 Missing After Plane Disappears
Myanmar's military was on Thursday scouring the waves for more than 120 people missing after their plane vanished...
Bald People Targets of Ritual Killings In Mozambique, Police Warns
Police in Mozambique has warned that bald people could be the targets of ritual attacks, after the brutal killing of...
From Criminal Lawyer To FBI Chief
Tapped by Donald Trump as the new head of the FBI, Christopher Wray is a high-flying criminal lawyer who represented...
S.Africa West Coast Storm Kills 8, Causes Chaos
A ferocious storm killed eight people as it pummelled South Africa's west coast on Wednesday, forcing the closure of...
Israel Settlement Plans ‘challenge’ To Trump
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's spokesman said Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vow to...