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US Balks At ‘abortion’ Mention In UN Call To Fight Abuse of Women
The UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday condemning abuse and discrimination of women, but...
Afghanistan To Hold Delayed Parliamentary Polls In July 2018
Afghanistan will hold its delayed parliamentary elections on July 7, 2018, the top polling official said Thursday,...
40 Ghanaians Leave For 2017 YALI Programme In US
A total of 40 young Ghanaians have left the country to attend the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship of the Young...
Hundreds Gather For the Funeral of Otto Warmbier
Friends and family members are gathering in Ohio to say goodbye to an American student who just six died days after...
‘Trump Factor’ Seen In Naming of New Saudi Crown Prince
Closer ties between Saudi Arabia and US President Donald Trump's administration helped pave the way for a succession...
20 Dead As Car Bomb Hits Bank In Southern Afghanistan
Twenty people were killed Thursday when a powerful car bomb struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city as...
‘Multiple Casualties As Car Bomb Hits Bank In South Afghanistan’
A powerful car bomb Thursday struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city when civilian and military government...
Compensation For Guam WWII Atrocity Survivors
The US government has launched a compensation scheme for survivors of Japanese atrocities in Guam, 73 years after...
N. Korea Calls Trump A ‘psychopath’
North Korea on Thursday called US President Donald Trump a "psychopath" as tensions soar following the death of...
Australia’s Military Resumes Air Operations Over Syria
Australia Thursday lifted a suspension on military air missions over Syria imposed after the shooting down of a Syrian...
Wall Street Journal Sacks Top Reporter Over Ethics Violations
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday fired a top correspondent over ethics violations after a news agency investigation...
Trump Congratulates New Saudi Crown Prince, Raises Qatar Row
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated Saudi Arabia's newly appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,...
Saudis, Allies Have List of Demands For Qatar
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies have drawn up a list of demands to be presented to Qatar, US Secretary of State Rex...
The US Must Take Responsibility For Their Crimes In Syria
At the background of the previous incidents, the development of the current situation in Syria has taken a different...
Republican Win In Georgia Gives Trump Breathing Room
Finally, some good news for Donald Trump: battling dismal approval ratings, the US president on Wednesday relished a...
US Congressman’s Shooter Had List of Six Lawmakers
The gunman who shot four people including a senior US lawmaker last week near Washington had kept a list of six members...
No Autopsy For US Student Detained By N. Korea
The family of Otto Warmbier has asked that no autopsy be performed on the body of the US student who died days after...
Refugees From War-Torn S.Sudan Find ‘safety’ In Darfur
Together with her husband and seven children, a hungry and thirsty Shadiya Ibrahim fled war and famine in South Sudan...
Saudi King Salman Presides Over Reform Effort
Saudi King Salman, who ascended the throne in January 2015 and the last of the "Sudairi Seven" to rule, has presided...