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Woman Held At S.Africa Airport For Rhino Horn Smuggling
South African police Wednesday arrested a 24-year-old woman with 20 kilogrammes of rhino horn before boarding a flight...
10 Kidnapped On Nigeria Oil Exploration Mission
Gunmen believed to be Boko Haram Islamists have kidnapped 10 members of an oil exploration team in northeast Nigeria,...
Top Chinese Clubs Pay Debts After Expulsion Threat
Ten Chinese Super League clubs say they have paid off debts related to player wages, bonuses and transfers after 13 of...
26 Afghan Soldiers Killed In Taliban Attack On Kandahar Base
At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kandahar...
Leo and Kate Will Be Your Date, For the Right Price
Ever yearned to swap tales of the sea with "Titanic" stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet? Well strap on your life...
Shops Close In Ethiopian Capital Over Tax Dispute
Shops closed their doors in Addis Ababa's largest market on Tuesday in protest at a recent hike in business taxes,...
US House Set To Vote To Sanction Russia, Iran, NKorea
The US House of Representatives will vote Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that limits President...
Kashmiri Separatists Held For ‘waging War’ Against India
An Indian court ordered Tuesday that seven Kashmiri separatists be held in police custody for allegedly funding...
China Urges US To Stop ‘unfriendly’ Recon Flights
China on Tuesday called on the United States to stop "unfriendly" and "dangerous" military flights after two Chinese...
Man Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ Attacks Police On Morocco-Spain Border
A knife-wielding man shouting "Allahu Akbar" charged across the border between Morocco and the Spanish territory of...
Shell Shuts Down Key Supply Pipeline In Nigeria
Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell said Tuesday it has shut down a key crude supply pipeline in Nigeria's restive south...
US House Votes Tuesday To Sanction Russia, Iran, NKorea
The US House of Representatives votes Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that limits President Donald...
Iran’s Tech Sector Blooms Under Shield of Sanctions
The names may be unfamiliar but the services are immediately recognisable: Snapp is Iran's answer to Uber, Digikala is...
US To Test Anti-Missile System In Alaska
The US military is preparing to conduct another test of a missile-intercept system in Alaska, the Pentagon said Monday,...
Two Chinese Warplanes Buzz US Recon Plane
A US surveillance plane was forced to take evasive action after two Chinese fighters intercepted it over the East China...
Blast Kills At Least 25, Injures Dozens In Pakistan’s Lahore
An explosion killed at least 25 people and injured dozens in a busy vegetable market in the Pakistani city of Lahore...
Blast Kills At Least 20, Injures Dozens In Pakistan’s Lahore
An explosion killed at least 20 people and injured dozens in a busy vegetable market in the Pakistani city of Lahore...
Blast Kills 15, Injures 20 In Pakistan’s Lahore
An explosion killed at least 15 people and injured 20 in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore Monday, rescue officials...
Jordan Seeks To Question Israel Guard Over Embassy Shooting
Jordan said Monday it was looking to question an Israeli security guard who killed two Jordanians at the Amman embassy...