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Israel’s Lieberman Insists Land Swaps Key To Two-State Solution
A two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict must include exchanges of people and land to ensure the two...
UN Envoy Questions US Engagement On Syria
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura on Sunday questioned US President Donald Trump's engagement in solving the Syrian conflict,...
Hundreds of Rohingya ‘return Home’ From Bangladesh
Hundreds of Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar have returned home, community leaders said...
Adama Barrow Sworn-In
Adama Barrow has taken the relay baton as president of the Gambia after being sworn-in on home soil as the country...
Key Dates In Battle For Mosul
Iraqi government forces launched a major offensive to recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group on...
Mapping A Palestinian Camp In Lebanon
Equipped with an inexpensive camera and a big red balloon, Firas Ismail -- a 20-year-old Palestinian refugee in...
Third S.Sudan Military Official Quits Over ‘ethnic Crimes’
A third top South Sudanese military official has resigned, accusing President Salva Kiir's regime of war crimes and...
Intel Hub Set Up In Uganda To Fight Shadowy Rebel Group
Countries in Africa's Great Lakes region launched an intelligence nerve centre in Uganda Saturday to better coordinate...
Petraeus Falls Off Trump’s List For Top National Security Job
Retired general and former CIA chief David Petraeus is no longer a candidate to be President Donald Trump's national...
China To Suspend All Imports of Coal From North Korea
The Ministry of Commerce said in a short statement that the ban would be effective until Dec. 31. China will suspend...
Blind Sheikh Sentenced For Plotting 1993 WTC Attacks Dies In Prison
Blink sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who was sentenced to life in prison for plotting the deadly 1993 World Trade Center...
Iraq’s Bashiqa Brings Back the Booze To Clear IS Hangover
Surrounded by the ruins of pastel-coloured buildings still bearing slogans glorifying the Islamic State's "caliphate",...
China Suspends Coal Imports From North Korea
China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea for the rest of the year, Beijing said Saturday, depriving...
Roadside Bomb Kills 12 Afghans Including Children, UN Says
The UN has condemned the killing of 12 Afghans, including eight children returning from school, by a roadside bomb in...
UN Chief Hails The Gambia’s Decision To Stay
Antonio Guterres, has hailed The Gambia on its decision to remain a party to the Rome Statute The United Nations (UN)...
Ghana-Ivory Coast Maritime Boundary Dispute; Judgement Set For September
The International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), will deliver its judgement on the maritime boundary case...
Colombia Families Flee Illegal Gangs As Farc Leaves
Families on Colombia's border with Venezuela have been displaced by illegal groups trying to fill the vacuum left by...
Nigerian Group Requests $500 Million From Trump Administration
The rancorous reign of the 45th US President faces a fresh controversy. A Nigerian economic and social rights group has...
Bosnia To Challenge Ruling Clearing Serbia of Genocide
Bosnia will next week ask the UN's top court to review its ruling which cleared Serbia of genocide in the 1990s,...