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Libyan ‘hell’ Driving New Migrant Surge
Nightmarish conditions in Libya are helping to drive a surge in the numbers of migrants attempting to reach Italy in...
South Korean Prosecutors Are Denied Park Scandal Probe Extension
South Korean special prosecutors investigating impeached President Park Geun-hye were denied permission to extend their...
Iraq Forces Reach Key Mosul Bridge
Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State group in west Mosul reached the city's southernmost bridge Monday, a key step...
Israel Braces For Gaza War Report
Israeli politicians and ex-generals are scrambling for cover ahead of the publication on Tuesday of a report expected...
‘UN Attack Helicopter’ Disperses Fighters In CAR
UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic have prevented heavily armed militia launching an attack on the town of...
Woman Deported To Singapore Despite 27-Year Marriage
A woman who has been married to a British man for 27 years has been deported to Singapore. Irene Clennel was being held...
South Korea Special Prosecutors’ Corruption Probe To End
Special prosecutors investigating the swirling corruption scandal that has embroiled South Korea's impeached President...
Vandals Attack Jewish Cemetery In Philadelphia
Vandals have broken and overturned more than 500 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia, the latest in a...
All Eyes On Trump For Landmark Address To Congress
Donald Trump will have a chance to breathe new momentum into his month-old presidency in an address to Congress Tuesday...
Syrian Opposition Accuses Damascus of ‘stalling’ Talks
The main Syrian opposition group at peace talks in Geneva accused Damascus on Sunday of "stalling", after its chief...
Don’t Dare Bury Nakpa Naa In Bimbila
The family of late Andani Dassana, a rival family in the protracted dynastic dispute in Bimbila held a combative press...
ZTE Launches World’s First 5G-Ready Smartphone
Chinese telecoms giant ZTE unveiled Sunday what it said is the world's first smartphone compatible with the...
Pakistan Airline Denies Passengers Forced To Stand
Pakistan's national carrier said Sunday it would investigate allegations that a plane flew from Karachi to Saudi Arabia...
Thirteen Escape In Latest Philippine Jailbreak
Thirteen detainees facing drug charges escaped from jail on Sunday, the latest in a series of prison breaks in the...
Trump To Skip Correspondents’ Dinner As Media Row Heats Up
President Donald Trump ratcheted up an increasingly hostile feud with the media, announcing he will skip a century-old...
Five Things To Watch At This Year’s Oscars Bash
It's no secret that "La La Land" is the big favorite to earn major Oscars glory on Sunday. But there are other stories...
California Requests $440 Mn For Flood Control After Dam Crisis
California's governor announced Friday a $437 million plan for flood control and emergency response following a recent...
In Name At Least, ISIL Is Defeated
ISIL is no more. At least, that's the case in the hallways of the Pentagon, where military officials have done an...
FIFA Chief Infantino Meets Zimbabwe’s Mugabe
FIFA president Gianni Infantino met Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe on Friday a day after he attended a birthday party...