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Maldives Says Parliament Shut For Security
The Maldivian government Tuesday defended its controversial deployment of troops to block opposition legislators...
Indian Stocks Hit Record, Break 10,000 Barrier
India's stock markets hit record highs on Tuesday with the National Stock Exchange's much-watched Nifty index breaking...
US House Votes Tuesday To Sanction Russia, Iran, NKorea
The US House of Representatives votes Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that limits President Donald...
UK Serious Fraud Office Probes Rio Tinto Guinea Project
Britain's Serious Fraud Office has opened an investigation into mining giant Rio Tinto for "suspected corruption"...
Syrian Rebel Aid Program Was ‘dangerous and Wasteful’
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had ended a program to support rebels fighting against Syrian...
Boeing Signs $1 Bn Contract With Dassault Systemes
US aerospace giant Boeing has signed a billion-dollarcontract with French industrial software company Dassault Systemes...
Iran’s Tech Sector Blooms Under Shield of Sanctions
The names may be unfamiliar but the services are immediately recognisable: Snapp is Iran's answer to Uber, Digikala is...
Ledecky In Historic Tilt At 12th World Swimming Title
Katie Ledecky will shake off any fatigue in her bid to make history on Tuesday in the 1500m freestyle final by becoming...
McCain To Return To US Senate As Health Vote Teeters
US Senator John McCain returns to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since being diagnosed with brain cancer, his...
Insecticide Responsible For Deaths of 13 Children In Bangladesh
Controversial insecticide endosulfan, which has been banned by more than 80 countries, was responsible for the deaths...
Alphabet Profit Hit By EU Fine On Google
Google parent Alphabet on Monday reported a quarterly profit of $3.5 billion, in a sharp decline from a year ago, with...
Trump Pressures Republicans To Repeal, Warns ‘Obamacare Is Death’
President Donald Trump strongly warned Republicans on Monday that they must pass health care reform, taking his party...
Global Markets Split Amid Corporate Earnings
Wall Street and major European stocks ended in mixed territory on Monday amid a busy weak of US corporate earnings....
Mattis Blasts Pentagon Over Pricey Afghan Uniforms
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has issued a sharp rebuke after the Pentagon wasted millions of dollars buying the...
Justin Bieber Abruptly Ends Tour
The 23-year-old Canadian superstar -- who in recent years has been as known for off-stage antics as for his music --...
Dodgers Ace Kershaw Could Miss 4-6 Weeks
The Los Angeles Dodgers could be without Clayton Kershaw for four to six weeks, US media reported Monday, although the...
Rose, Cavaliers Meet To Discuss One-Year Deal
Free agent point guard Derrick Rose was scheduled to meet with Cavaliers executives on Monday to discuss a possible...
US To Test Anti-Missile System In Alaska
The US military is preparing to conduct another test of a missile-intercept system in Alaska, the Pentagon said Monday,...
Two Chinese Warplanes Buzz US Recon Plane
A US surveillance plane was forced to take evasive action after two Chinese fighters intercepted it over the East China...