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Hundreds of Baloch Rebels Surrender To Pakistan Govt

Around 500 Baloch rebel militants on Friday surrendered to Pakistan's government as Islamabad pursues its development...

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Philippines’ Duterte Tours Russian Warship

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte toured a visiting Russian warship on Friday for the second time in barely four...

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Russia’s Supreme Court Bans Jehovah’s Witnesses

Russia’s Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has banned the Jehovah’s Witnesses from operating in the country,...

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Chevron Faces Big Australia Tax Bill After Court Loss

Energy giant Chevron on Friday lost its appeal in major battle against a Aus$269-million (US$203 million) tax bill in a...

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Gunman Was ‘focus of Anti-Terror’ Probe

People could be seen walking towards police with arms raised to show their hands after the shooting The gunman who shot...

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Russia Court Outlaws ‘extremist’ Jehovah’s Witnesses

Russia's Supreme Court has accepted the government's request to designate Jehovah's Witnesses as an outlawed religious...

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Policeman and Suspected Gunman Shot Dead In Paris ‘terror Attack’

One policeman has been shot dead and two others wounded in central Paris, French police say, with their suspected...

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Rwandan Court Hands Ex-Hutu Militia Leader Life Sentence

Former Hutu militia leader Bernard Munyagishari was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Kigali Thursday for...

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah Says Israel Boosting Border Defences

Lebanon's Hezbollah sought Thursday to show that Israel is building up defences in anticipation of another conflict,...

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Hundreds Protest In Uganda Capital Against ‘unfair’ Chinese Traders

Years of growing animosity at Chinese traders turned into a protest by hundreds in Uganda’s capital yesterday against...

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Cameroon Denies Forcibly Repatriating Nigerian Refugees

A two-day-old baby boy cries as his parents take seats in a Cameroonian military truck in the border town of Fotokol....

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Iraq Forces Retake More Areas In West Mosul

Iraqi forces retook two more neighbourhoods in west Mosul Thursday, tightening the noose around jihadists holed up in...

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Iran FM Slams ‘worn-Out’ US Nuclear Accusations

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday criticised "worn-out" US accusations that it was seeking a...

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UC Berkeley Cancels Talk By Right-Wing Commentator Ann Coulter

The University of California at Berkeley has cancelled a talk by right-wing commentator Ann Coulter for fear it could...

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Social Media Disaster Lessons Your Company Can Learn From (2)

Social media disaster lessons your company can learn from (2) A passenger being dragged off a United flight in the US...

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UC Berkeley Cancels Talk By Right-Wing Commentator

The University of California at Berkeley has cancelled a talk by right-wing commentator Ann Coulter for fear it could...

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US Reviews ‘failed’ Iran Nuclear Deal

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson branded the Iran nuclear deal a failure Wednesday as President Donald Trump ordered...

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Georgia Run-Off Sets Test For Trump, and Democrats

Republicans faced a sobering reminder of Donald Trump's unpopularity Wednesday after a young Democrat forced a run-off...

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US Tries To Clear Waters After N. Korea ‘armada’ Confusion

The Trump administration on Wednesday tried to clear the waters after it gave confusing messages concerning the...