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Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria

Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in...

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More Than 20 US Strikes Targeted Al-Qaeda In Yemen

US forces on Tuesday conducted a series of air strikes in Yemen against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Pentagon...

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Trump ‘helping Gut Rights In Arab World’

US President Donald Trump's attacks on Muslims and his support for strongman leaders are exacerbating an already...

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Jail Postponed For Israeli Soldier Who Killed Palestinian

A military court postponed on Thursday the jailing of an Israeli soldier convicted of shooting dead a wounded...

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Bloody As NPP, NDC Supporters Clash Over Lorry Station Management

A clash between supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress over the management of...

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US Drone Kills Two On Motorbike In Pakistan

A US drone on Thursday killed two men riding a motorbike in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, officials said, the...

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Sudan’s First PM Since 1989 Coup Takes Oath

A former army general and top aide to President Omar al-Bashir was sworn in Thursday as Sudan's first prime minister...

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Eight Injured In NPP, NDC Clash At Alabar

Over 20 armed police officers have taken over the Aboabo bus station at Alabar in Kumasi after a brawl ensued between...

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Hungry and Afraid, Mosul Civilians Flee

The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing...

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War of Words After Death of North Korean

The murder of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother in a crowded Malaysian airport has made headlines...

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Suspected Militia Kidnaps Five Workers At Banro Mine In East Congo

Suspected militiamen have kidnapped five workers, including one French national, a Tanzanian and three Congolese, at...

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Japan Emperor Meets Vietnam Kin of Tokyo’s WWII Soldiers

Japan's royal couple on Thursday listened to the tearful stories of Vietnamese children who were abandoned by their...

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Ethiopia ‘thwarts Attack On Grand Renaissance Dam’

Once completed, the site will be Africa's largest hydropower dam Ethiopia says it has thwarted a planned attack by an...

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Xenophobic Attacks and the Challenges of African Solidarity

The tension between Nigeria and South Africa reached its crescendo last Monday when Nigerian youth occupied the streets...

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Saudi King Urges Fight Against Terrorism On Indonesia Trip

Saudi Arabia's King Salman called Thursday for a united fight against terrorism in a speech to Indonesia's parliament...

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IS Pulls Back From Syria’s Palmyra

Islamic State group fighters withdrew from much of the Syrian oasis city of Palmyra overnight, a monitor said Thursday,...

International

Taliban Claim Attacks In Afghan Capital, At Least 15 Dead

Afghan Taliban militants said they attacked police, military and intelligence targets in Kabul on Wednesday, as...

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For Netanyahu, Gaza Report Risks ‘Mr Security’ Reputation

A report severely criticising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership in the 2014 Gaza war may weaken...

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UN Security Council Visit To Draw Attention To Lake Chad Crisis

UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa's Lake Chad region, where famine, the Boko Haram insurgency,...