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N.Korea Seeks ‘driver’s Seat’ With ICBM Test

Newly equipped with an intercontinental ballistic missile, North Korea is looking to put itself in the "driver's seat"...

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S.Africa Set For ICC Ruling For Failing To Arrest Bashir

War crimes judges will rule Thursday if South Africa flouted international law by failing to arrest Sudan's President...

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Palestinians, Israelis Square Off On UNESCO Vote On Hebron

The United Nations' cultural arm will decide whether to declare the Old City of Hebron a protected zone this week, the...

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Libya Strongman Says Benghazi ‘liberated’ From Jihadists

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday announced the "total liberation" of second city Benghazi, which...

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Italian Consortium To Rebuild Airport In Libyan Capital

Libyan authorities on Wednesday signed a deal with a consortium of Italian companies to build two passenger terminals...

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UN Political Chief In Kuwait To Discuss Gulf Crisis

The UN's political chief, Jeffrey Feltman, is in Kuwait for talks on ending the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its...

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Appeals Grow To Pardon Mentally Ill US Killer

Two top UN rights officials added their voices Wednesday to a growing chorus of appeals to Virginia's governor to spare...

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AU Chair Questions US Stance On African Peacekeeping

The African Union's new chair Moussa Faki Mahamat on Wednesday questioned US commitment to fighting terrorism on the...

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Beachgoers Killed, Flights Halted By Clashes At Libya Airport

Stray fire from fighting between armed groups that control Libya's Mitiga airport killed five people at a nearby beach...

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US Envoy Haley Leading Anti-Palestinian ‘crusade’

A senior Palestinian official on Wednesday blasted US President Donald Trump's United Nations envoy, accusing her of...

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Jail Term Sought In Paris Graft Trial of High-Flying E. Guinea VP

French prosecutors said Wednesday they were seeking a three-year jail term and a 30 million euro ($34 million) fine for...

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Modi, Netanyahu Seek To Deepen Ties On First Visit By An Indian PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday on the first ever visit by an Indian premier...

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Via Social Media, Priest Recounts Horror of Central Africa Violence

"Heavy gunfire in Zemio. Impossible to go out. They have cut the phones and we can't go out -- it's just too dangerous....

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Kabul Rocket Kills Woman and Child

A woman and child were killed Wednesday when a rocket struck their house in Kabul, already traumatised by a series of...

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A Wounded and Bleeding Ghana/ Africa

“Politics is too important to be left to politicians alone.”—Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General. For many...

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Key Powers Thrash Out Safe Zones Plan At Syria Talks

Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey sought Wednesday to hammer out a plan for four safe zones in Syria at a fifth...

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CSR & Sustainability Confab Ends In Accra

The 4th Annual National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Sustainability Conference has ended in Accra with a...

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China Walks A Tightrope With Trump Over North Korea

The US and Chinese presidents face an awkward encounter at the G20 summit this week as rising tensions over how to deal...

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Rohingya Man Killed In Myanmar Buddhist Mob Attack

A Rohingya Muslim was stoned to death and six others wounded by a mob of Buddhists in the capital of Myanmar's Rakhine...