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Calls For Unity As Arab Leaders Gather
Arab leaders gathered for an annual summit in Jordan Wednesday looking to overcome divisions on regional crises...
Evacuation Deal Reached For Four Syrian Towns
Four Syrian towns are to be evacuated under an agreement between pro-government forces and rebels, in the latest of a...
Myanmar Rohingya Militants Call For Peacekeeping Troops
A nascent Rohingya militant group whose raids triggered a bloody crackdown by Myanmar's army called Wednesday for...
Engineers Set To To Enter IS-Held Parts of Syria Dam
Syrian engineers were expected to carry out urgent maintenance Wednesday on the country's largest dam, where US-backed...
Palestinian Leader Mahmud Abbas Meets Trump Envoy At Arab Summit
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has met one of US President Donald Trump's top envoys on the sidelines of an Arab...
Philippines, China To Hold Direct Talks On Sea Row
China and the Philippines will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said Wednesday,...
IMF Programme Has Taught Us Self-Reliance
A Deputy Finance Minister nominee, Kwaku Kwarteng, has noted that the three-year International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Myanmar Stumbles On Path To Democracy Under Aung San Suu Kyi
For decades Myanmar's people dreamed of democracy, but a year into office Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government is...
Native Tribe Fear Trump’s Mexico Wall Will Divide Them
On the baked sands of northern Mexico, barefoot tribeswomen chant and dance in clouds of incense, calling on the eagle...
Arab Leaders Meet To Address Conflicts and ‘terror’
Arab leaders are set to meet in Jordan on Wednesday for their annual summit with no expected breakthrough on resolving...
North Korea Could Be In Final Preparations For Nuclear Test
Satellite images taken this week suggest North Korea could be in the final states of preparations for a new nuclear...
UN Experts ‘found Dead’ In DR Congo
Two UN experts who were missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been found dead, officials say. The bodies of...
Bodies Found of Two UN Experts In DRCongo Amid Spiralling Violence
Two foreign UN experts who were kidnapped in DR Congo have been found dead, one of them decapitated, the government...
UN, Amnesty Call For More Efforts To Protect Mosul Civilians
The United Nations and Amnesty International called Tuesday for greater efforts to protect civilians in west Mosul,...
Disputed Iraqi Province Votes To Fly Kurdish Flag
Provincial councillors in disputed, oil-rich Kirkuk province voted Tuesday to fly the Kurdish regional flag over...
No Peace Deal In Syria Without US Role
A political deal to end the Syrian conflict is not possible without a strong US role, the opposition's chief negotiator...
UN Chief Urges Arabs To Unite Against Syria War
UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Arab leaders Tuesday to set aside their differences to confront Syria's six-year...
US Praises China Over Fentanyl Fight
A senior US official praised China on Tuesday for its commitment to fighting the spread of synthetic drugs,...
Gabon President Launches ‘dialogue’ After Election Unrest
Gabonese President Ali Bongo launched a forum Tuesday of political and social groups on resolving a crisis sparked by...