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US Strike Destroyed 20 Percent of Syria’s Working Jets
Last week's US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of President Bashar al-Assad's working warplanes, Pentagon...
At Least 16 Killed In Fighting In S.Sudan Second City
At least 16 civilians were killed in fighting Monday between government troops and rebels in South Sudan's...
Pentagon Suspects Chemical Weapons Still At Syrian Air Base
The Pentagon believes the Syrian regime likely has additional chemical weapons stocks at the airfield struck by US...
Dead Bat Found In Florida Prepackaged Salad
US health authorities on Monday studied the remains of a dead bat discovered inside a prepackaged salad mix sold in...
Gunmen Ambush Near Lagos Kills Six
Gunmen have shot dead four policemen, an army captain and a civilian in an attack on a community outside Nigeria's...
Killers of Saudi-Based Ghanaian Diplomat To Be Sentenced Next Week
Five men were arrested for kidnapping and killing a Ghanaian diplomat in Jeddah The Criminal Court in Jeddah is...
Indonesian Men Face Caning For Gay Sex
Indonesia's Aceh looks set to cane two men who admitted having sex in contravention of Islamic laws, an official said...
Islamic State Group Claims Responsibility For Twin Church Bombings In Egypt
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared a state of emergency after two deadly bombings Sunday, the first at...
NFL Probes Casino Arm Wrestling Event
The NFL is looking into whether an arm wrestling event featuring dozens of current and former players at a Las Vegas...
Police Kill Civilians In Kashmir By-Election Clashes
At least eight civilians were killed on Sunday when security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir opened fire on...
New Army Chief Survives Deadly Mogadishu Bomb Blast
Somalia's new military boss has survived a suspected suicide car bomb attack that has killed at least 15 people,...
Rare One-Horned Rhino Killed By Poachers In Nepal
Poachers have shot dead a one-horned rhinoceros at a national wildlife park in Nepal, officials said Sunday,...
US Warships Deployed To Korean Peninsula
The US military has ordered a navy strike group to move towards the Korean peninsula, amid growing concerns about North...
US Navy Strike Group Moves Towards Korean Peninsula
The US Navy said Saturday it had sent a carrier-led strike group to the Korean peninsula in a show of force against...
US Naval Ships Head Toward Korean Peninsula
A US Navy carrier strike group was moving toward the Korean Peninsula on Saturday as the United States boosts its...
Sonny Bill Bank Logo Cover-Up Puzzles Blues Rugby
The return of All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams to the playing field was not without controversy, after he blocked...
Fresh Gaza Protests After Palestinian Pay Cut
Fresh protests against civil service pay cuts broke out in Gaza on Saturday, AFP reporters said, amid pressure on...
Basque Separatists Begin Weapons Handover
Basque militant group Eta has begun the process of handing over arms in southern France, ahead of full disarmament...
Syria Grows Increasingly Volatile For US Forces
Friday's strike on a Syrian airbase marks the first direct US attack on the Damascus regime, raising questions about...