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Malaysian Children Parade In White Robes For Practice Hajj
Thousands of Malaysian children took part in a practice run for the Muslim hajj pilgrimage on Monday, walking round a...
US To ‘ban Americans From Visiting’ North Korea
The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a...
US Praises Sudan Counter-Terror Efforts
The United States on Thursday praised Sudan's efforts in fighting terrorism ahead of a decision expected in October on...
Six On Burundi Robotics Team Go Missing In US, Two Seen In Canada
Two of six teens from Burundi who were reported missing in Washington after taking part in an international robotics...
Israel, Palestinians Brace For More Unrest At Holy Site
Israel's army boosted security Thursday and braced for possibile unrest on the eve of the main weekly Muslim prayers...
Israel Boosts Security Over Tensions At Religious Site
Israel's army has been boosting its forces ahead of possible unrest over new security measures at a sensitive holy site...
Assailant Tries To Stab Israeli Soldiers In West Bank, Shot Dead
An assailant tried to stab Israeli soldiers south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Thursday and was shot dead,...
Trump Insists His ‘secret’ Meeting Putin Was Just ‘pleasantries’
President Donald Trump downplayed his second, undisclosed meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday,...
White House, Kremlin Play Down Undisclosed Trump-Putin Talks
The White House and Kremlin on Wednesday played down the significance of an additional, previously undisclosed meeting...
New Yorker, 91, Breaks Airline Mechanic Record
He started out as a 16-year-old apprentice on 50 cents an hour. Seventy-five years later Azriel Blackman holds the...
Air Strikes Pummel Syria’s Raqa As US-Backed Forces Advance On IS
Heavy bombardment and fierce fighting shook the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold Raqa on Monday, as US-backed...
‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere Crashes HBO Website
HBO’s website was no match for the White Walkers on Sunday night. The cable network’s main website, HBO.com, was...
US-Backed Forces Say Advancing Against IS In Syria’s Raqa
US-backed forces said Monday they had seized a new neighbourhood from the Islamic State group in the jihadist...
Canada Fires Drive Thousands More Out of Their Homes
Thousands of people fled their homes in western Canada over the weekend as strong winds fanned forest fires that have...
Afghan Girls Robotics Team Land In US After Visa U-Turn
A team of Afghan girls who were earlier denied visas to attend a Washington robotics competition landed in the United...
Return To Mosul A Distant Dream For Many Displaced
Yassin Najem knows he has to start again from scratch. His home in Mosul has been bombed, and for him and thousands...
Three Dead As Blaze Tears Through Hawaii High-Rise
At least three people were killed and a dozen injured Friday when a massive fire tore through a 36-story apartment...
Leader of Afghan IS Branch Killed In US Raid
US forces killed the leader of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan branch in a raid earlier this week in the...
Bail For Accused In S.African Coffin Assault Case
Two white South African farmers accused of pushing a black labourer into a coffin and threatening to burn him alive...