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Kim Killing Suspect ‘was Paid $90’

An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader has said she was given 400...

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Kim Killing Suspect Was Paid $90 To Take Part In ‘TV Prank’

An Indonesian woman being held over the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam said Saturday she had been paid just RM400 ($90)...

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Don’t Be My Appendage – Akufo-Addo To Police

President Akufo-Addo has charged personnel of the Police Service to remain neutral and Professional in the discharge of...

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Syria Talks Challenged As Suicide Blasts Kill Dozens

UN efforts to launch a new round of Syria peace talks sputtered Saturday as suicide attacks killed dozens of people,...

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I Won’t Interfere In Work of Police

The government of Ghana will not meddle in the work of the Ghana Police Service to enable them perform their duties...

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US Axes N. Korea Talks After Kim Murder

Planned talks in New York between North Korea and former US officials were canceled following the assassination of...

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Suicide Attacks On Bases In Syria’s Homs Kill 42

Suicide attacks on two security service bases in the heart of Syria's government-held third city of Homs killed 42...

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Iran Requests 950 Tonnes of Uranium From Kazakhstan

Iran's nuclear chief said Saturday that the country had asked to buy 950 tonnes of uranium concentrate from Kazakhstan...

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Malaysia Seeks To Reassure Public After Nerve Agent Attack

Malaysian police Saturday told the public they would do everything possible to ensure there was no risk from the lethal...

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Senior Myanmar Police Jailed Over Rakhine Border Raids

Three senior Myanmar police officers have been jailed for failing to block deadly raids on border posts in October that...

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Don’t Be My Appendage – Akufo-Addo To Police

President Akufo-Addo has charged personnel of the Police Service to remain neutral and Professional in the discharge of...

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UN Warns Burundi’s President Over Fourth Term

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza against seeking a fourth term,...

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Morocco Urges UN To End Polisario ‘provocation’

Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Friday asked the United Nations to take urgent measures to end "provocation" by the...

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Nearly 2,500 Migrants Rescued Off the Mediterranean

The migrants were picked up in batches by Italian coast guards between Tuesday and Thursday About 2,500 migrants were...

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North Korea Steps Up Sanctions-Busting

North Korea is flouting tougher new UN sanctions with more ingenuous tactics, circumventing trade bans by relying on...

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Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal

Iran is complying with a landmark atomic deal signed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN...

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Israel To Publish Long-Awaited Report On 2014 Gaza War

A report expected to criticise Israel's prime minister and the armed forces command over their conduct in the runup to...

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Donors Pledge $672 Mn In Aid For Lake Chad Region

Donor countries meeting in Oslo on Friday pledged $672 million (634 million euros) in emergency aid for people...

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UN ‘disturbed’ By Light Sentence For Israeli Soldier

An 18-month prison sentence for an Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant is an "unacceptable"...