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Trump Defiant As New Russia Ties Emerge

An avalanche of new revelations about ties between Donald Trump's aides and Russia forced the White House back on the...

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Shakira Accused of Plagiarism

A Cuban singer has filed a complaint against Colombian pop stars Shakira and Carlos Vives, accusing them of...

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Four S.Sudan Soldiers Arrested Over Village Rape Spree

Four South Sudanese soldiers have been arrested over the mass rape of about a dozen women and girls in one village last...

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Trapped Syrians Tell of Misery In No Man’s Land

A Jordanian army ambulance pulled up at a makeshift clinic a few hundred metres from a desert border camp where tens of...

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South Korean Firm Lotte, Seoul Face China Backlash In Missile Row

South Korea's Lotte Group faces an escalating backlash in China after providing land for a US missile-defence system,...

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Pop Stars Shakira and Vives Accused of Plagiarism

A Cuban singer has filed a complaint against the Colombian pop stars Shakira and Carlos Vives, accusing them of...

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US Strikes Pound Qaeda For Second Day

US fighter jets pounded Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day on Friday, security and tribal sources...

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VP Pence Used Private Email As US Governor

US Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account for matters of public business as governor of Indiana, US...

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Under Trump, Arab-Americans Think Twice About Census Visibility

Arab-Americans have long sought to be recognized as a distinct ethnic group by the US census. But with President Donald...

International

Exclusive: China’s ZTE Expected To Plead Guilty Over Iran Sales

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp (000063. SZ)(0763.HK) is nearing an agreement to plead guilty to U.S. criminal...

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More Than 20 US Strikes Targeted Al-Qaeda In Yemen

US forces on Tuesday conducted a series of air strikes in Yemen against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Pentagon...

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South Africa Hospital Roof Collapse Sparks Search

Emergency workers dug through rubble in Johannesburg on Thursday after part of a hospital's roof collapsed, reportedly...

International

Taliban Claim Attacks In Afghan Capital, At Least 15 Dead

Afghan Taliban militants said they attacked police, military and intelligence targets in Kabul on Wednesday, as...

International

Mugabe Flies To Singapore For Medical Checks

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe travelled to Singapore for a medical checkup on Wednesday, his spokesman said, days...

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Thousands Flee Boko Haram Attacks Around Nigeria’s Chibok

Some 7,000 people have fled from villages around the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok because of Boko Haram attacks,...

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Turkish-Backed Syria Rebels Seize Villages From Kurds

Turkish-backed rebels seized two villages from US-supported forces on Wednesday as they sought to expand their control...

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Entire Black Stars Backroom Staff Yet To Be Paid AFCON Bonuses

The entire Black Stars backroom staff are yet to be paid their bonuses one month after the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations...

International

Simultaneous Taliban Attacks Kill At Least 16 In Kabul

Two attacks struck the Afghan capital at almost the same time on Wednesday Almost simultaneous attacks in Kabul have...

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Mugabe, 93, Flies To Singapore For ‘medical Review’

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who celebrated his 93rd birthday last week, flew to Singapore on Wednesday for a...