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US Issues Warning After Ethiopia Grenade Attacks

The United States issued a warning Thursday to its citizens about travelling to a popular tourist region in Ethiopia...

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South Africa Foils ‘coup Plot’

A suspected "coup plotter" has been arrested in South Africa for planning to assassinate nearly 19 people - including...

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Tunisian Coastguard Tackles High-Speed Smugglers

Dimming the lights on their patrol boat, Tunisian coastguards stand in silence scanning the sea for speedboats on...

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Thai Red Bull Heir Threatened With Arrest After Latest No-Show

Thai prosecutors vowed Thursday to seek the first arrest warrant for the heir to the Red Bull fortune after he dodged...

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Cambodian PM Asks US To Stop Deporting Criminals

Cambodian leader Hun Sen called on the United States on Thursday to stop forcibly deporting convicts with Cambodian...

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US Victims of Crimes By Undocumented Migrants To Get Extra Support

US victims of crimes committed by undocumented migrants will receive dedicated support services, the Trump...

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Syria Kurds, Turks Clash In Wake of Deadly Air Raids

Fighting erupted on Wednesday along Syria's northeastern border between Turkish forces and Kurdish militiamen, as...

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‘ US Admiral Takes Blame In Carrier To N.Korea Fiasco

The US admiral who ordered an aircraft carrier and other warships toward the Korean Peninsula in a much-hyped...

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US Warship Fires Warning Flare At Iran Vessel In Gulf

A US warship has fired a warning flare at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards vessel that refused to maintain distance in...

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Turkey Says US, Russia Informed of Strikes On Kurd Militia

Turkey informed the United States and Russia before launching strikes against Kurdish forces in Syria and Iraq, the...

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Afghanistan Arrests 35 Soldiers After Attack On Base

Authorities have arrested 35 soldiers who served on an army base in northern Afghanistan where the Taliban staged a...

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US Troops Hunting LRA Warlord Kony Begin C.Africa Pullout

US special forces on Wednesday began to pull out from Central Africa, ending a five-year hunt for brutal LRA warlord...

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Death Toll In Pakistan Roadside Bomb Rises To 13

The death toll from a roadside bomb targeting a passenger vehicle in Pakistan's northwest rose to 13 on Wednesday after...

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David Moyes Charged Over ‘slap’ Comment

Sunderland manager David Moyes has been charged by the Football Association after telling BBC reporter Vicki Sparks she...

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Death Toll In Turkish Raids On Syria Kurds Hits 28

The toll in Turkish air raids on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria rose to 28 killed, a monitor said Wednesday, a...

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Pope To Boost Muslim Ties On Security-Tight Egypt Trip

Pope Francis heads to Egypt Friday to bolster relations with Muslims and show solidarity with the largest Christian...

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Tom Hardy Apprehends ‘fleeing Motorbike Thief’ In London

The actor pursued one of the suspects who had run from the scene of a crash Actor Tom Hardy helped to apprehend a man...

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1,000 Shot In Chicago So Far This Year

Chicago hit a grim milestone Tuesday, with more than a thousand people shot in the Midwestern US city since the...

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Trump, Australia’s Turnbull To Bury the Hatchet In New York Meeting

Donald Trump will meet Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in New York next week, rebooting a relationship that...