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Late Blows Jolt China, Qatar Shock South Korea

Ahmad Al Salih's late strike dealt a body blow to China's faltering quest to reach a second World Cup on Tuesday, as...

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Late Blows Jolt China, Japan In World Cup Qualifying

Ahmad Al Salih's late strike dealt a body blow to China's faltering quest to reach a second World Cup on Tuesday, as...

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Saudis Insist No Blockade On Qatar As Gulf Crisis Simmers

Saudi Arabia insisted on Tuesday that its neighbour Qatar was not under blockade as a Gulf diplomatic dispute escalated...

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Late Syria Strike Dims China’s World Cup Hopes

Ahmad Al Salih's injury-time free kick dealt China's already faint World Cup hopes another body blow as they were held...

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Five Men Suspected of Angola Plot Deny IS Allegiance

Five Angolan Muslims who have been in detention since December for spreading radical views online and allegedly...

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IS Chemical Attacks Down In Syria

The Islamic State group is launching fewer chemical weapons attacks in Syria as their Iraqi stronghold in Mosul, where...

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Erdogan Calls Iraqi Kurdish Referendum ‘error and Threat’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday strongly criticised the decision of the authorities in Iraq's...

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Trump ‘predicted’ Travel Ban Setback In Court

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday took a swipe at a federal court that upheld a block on his controversial travel...

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IS Battles To Keep US-Backed Syria Force From Raqa Old City

Islamic State group jihadists waged fierce battles Tuesday in their Syrian stronghold Raqa in a bid to repel US-backed...

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Gaza Strip In Peril As Hamas Marks Decade In Power

Hamas this week marks 10 years since taking power in Gaza with the Palestinian enclave at risk of conflict and facing...

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Migrant Influx Shifting But No Let-Up

The migrants pouring into Europe have changed routes: the crossing between Turkey and Greece is practically closed, but...

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To Europe, Whatever the Risk

Uche's real journey had yet to begin but he had already spent four days in the northern Nigerian city of Kano after...

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IS Praises Jihadist Attacks In Philippines, Iran

A spokesman for the Islamic State group praised jihadist attacks in the Philippines and Iran, in an audio recording...

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US Immigration Sweep Targets Iraqi Christians In Detroit

Iraqi Christians in the US are expressing alarm over the arrests of Chaldean immigrants in the Detroit area for...

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Korea’s Stielike Wary of Qatar Threat

South Korea's coach Uli Stielike admitted on Monday that he was concerned by the threat posed by Qatar ahead of a...

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US Appeals Court Upholds Block On Trump Travel Ban

A US appeals court on Monday left in place a block on President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting citizens from six...

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Trump Promises Press Conference On Islamic State Fight

US President Donald Trump on Monday promised to reveal details of his long-awaited plan for fighting the Islamic State...

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Singapore Mother Arrested For Offering To Marry IS Fighter

A 22-year-old Singaporean woman who was planning to go to Syria with her child and marry an Islamic State fighter has...

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US-Backed Syria Fighters Near Old City of IS-Held Raqa

US-backed Syrian fighters battling the Islamic State group pushed closer to the Old City in the jihadist stronghold of...