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‘We Don’t Care’ About US Travel Ban

Washington's ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea will have no effect on the country's tourism industry and...

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China Urges ASEAN To Reject Outside Interference

Beijing urged Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday to unite and "say no" to outside forces seeking to interfere in the...

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Israel Removes Metal Detectors From Jerusalem Holy Site

Israel removed metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site before dawn on Tuesday and said they would...

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Saudi, Allies Unveil Qatar ‘terrorist’ Blacklist

Saudi Arabia and its allies unveiled a "terrorist" blacklist on Tuesday of 18 organisations and individuals suspected...

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Corruption In Africa: A Crime Against Development

Africans have few means to protect themselves against human rights abuses, many of which are perpetrated by their own...

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Nigeria’s President Buhari ‘due Home Within 14 Days’

A Nigerian state governor says he expects President Muhammadu Buhari to return home from the UK within the next two...

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UN Sees 70% Shortfall In Aid For South Sudan Refugees

Only 30 percent of $1.4 billion aid needed in 2017 for refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan has been raised, a...

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Jihadist Takeover In Syria’s Idlib Raises Attack Prospect

The jihadist takeover of Syria's key Idlib province raises the prospect that the region could become the next target of...

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Buhari ‘expected Back From UK Within Two Weeks’

Buhari ‘expected back from UK within two weeks’ A Nigerian state governor says he expects President Muhammadu...

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Top UN Delegation Visits Crisis-Hit Yemen

A high-level UN delegation arrived in Yemen on Monday, a UN source said, to visit areas held by both the government and...

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UN ‘not Giving Up’ On Cyprus After Talks Collapse

The United Nations is "not giving up" on efforts to seal a Cyprus reunification deal despite the failure of an...

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China Defends Repatriation of North Koreans

China on Monday defended its repatriation of North Koreans who have escaped across its border after a United Nations...

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UN Accuses Australia of Breaching Refugee Deal

The UN accused Australia Monday of backtracking on a deal to relax its strong stance on asylum-seekers and resettle...

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UN-Backed Libya PM To Meet Eastern Strongman Near Paris

Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj will hold talks near Paris on Tuesday with Khalifa Haftar, the...

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East Timor Set For New Coalition After Ruling Parties Win Poll

East Timor is set for another coalition after the two governing parties in Asia's youngest democracy clinched a...

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Queenmother Cautions GTC

Queenmother of Kwabenya Community in the Greater Accra Region, Naa Korkoi Dugbatey, has warned some members of the Ga...

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Women With HIV In Cameroon Still Stigmatised

Blandine, a 28-year-old mother of a baby girl, sits restlessly on a chair in a womens' health centre in Cameroon's...

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At Least 24 Killed In Kabul Car Bombing

At least 24 people have been killed and 42 wounded after a car bomb struck a bus carrying government employees in...

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At Least 8 Killed In Kabul Car Bombing

At least eight people have been killed and ten wounded after a car bomb rocked western Kabul on Monday, an official...