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Trump Says ‘major, Major’ Conflict With North Korea Possible

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday a major conflict with North Korea is possible in the standoff over its...

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Thai Folk Music Strikes A Global Chord

Hipsters in flowing skirts and crop tops sway to the Thai band's hypnotic groove at an exclusive music festival in...

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Afghan Taliban Announce Start of ‘spring Offensive’

The Afghan Taliban announced Friday the start of their "spring offensive", saying they would target foreign forces in...

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FIFA Fines Albania $100,000 For Fan Disorder In Italy

FIFA has fined the Albanian soccer federation 100,000 Swiss francs ($100,500) for improper conduct by fans who forced a...

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At UN, Tillerson Makes Case For Tougher Stance On N. Korea

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will chair a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to push for a tougher response...

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Residents ‘fight’ Queenmother Over Installation of New Chief

Tension is currently mounting at Kyempo near Juaso in the Ashanti Region as the Queenmother of the town. Nana Obiyaa...

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All Nations University’s Quest Into Space Technology Takes Giant Leap

The desire of All Nations University College (ANUC) in Koforidua to make Ghana a space-faring nation took a giant leap...

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Spieth Duo, Aussie Ruffels Pair Share PGA Lead

World number five Jordan Spieth and fellow American Ryan Palmer combined for a six-under-par 66 in alternate-shot play...

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Online Videos of Killings Pose Tricky Problem For Facebook

Posting a smartphone video online has never been so easy -- even if the video shows a murder. After two recent cases...

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Guam Chief Pleads Guilty In FIFA Scandal

The US prosecution of the massive corruption scandal rocking world soccer scalped a new head on Thursday: the football...

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Liberal US Firebrand Warren ‘troubled’ By Obama Wall St Fee

Barack Obama faced criticism Thursday from his fellow Democrat, the firebrand Senator Elizabeth Warren, who expressed...

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Controversial Director Polanski To Show New Film At Cannes

Controversial director Roman Polanski -- who is still wanted in the United States for the statutory rape of a...

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Airline Passengers Caught With 10 Kilos of Cocaine In Pants

Customs and Border Protection officers at New York’s JFK airport said they captured two more passengers who attempted...

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Facebook Steps Up Fight On State-Led Propaganda

Facebook said Thursday it is stepping up its security to counter efforts by governments and others to spread...

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Pentagon Probes Trump’s Former National Security Advisor Flynn

The Pentagon said Thursday it is investigating President Donald Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn...

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Syria To Buy Latest Russian Anti-Missile System

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Damascus is negotiating with regime ally Moscow to buy the latest Russian...

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‘Venezuela Is A Mess,’ Says Trump

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was saddened by the crisis in Venezuela, where waves of anti-government...

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US Farmers Hope NAFTA Survives the Trump Era

President Donald Trump's threat to abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement has US farmers worried their access...

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US Republicans Revive Health Bill, Speaker Cites Progress

The top US Republican in Congress claimed progress Thursday on a new effort to repeal the Obamacare health law, but he...