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Senegal Ruling Party Coalition Claims Election Landslide
The ruling coalition of Senegal's President Macky Sall won a widely expected landslide in a legislative election, his prime minister...
Read moreMoeen Ali Takes Hat-Trick As England Thrash South Africa
Moeen Ali became the first bowler in The Oval's 100-Test history to take a hat-trick as England wrapped up a...
Read moreFood Access In Syria’s Raqa At ‘critical Turning Point’
Food access in Syria's battle-torn Raqa is now at "a critical turning point," aid organisations said Monday, with markets shuttered...
Read moreTop Kenya Election Official ‘tortured and Murdered’
A top official overseeing Kenya's electronic voting system was found tortured to death just over a week before national polls,...
Read moreSri Lankan Crew Averts Mid-Air Fire Caused By Phone
Crew on a Sri Lankan Airlines plane carrying 202 passengers have extinguished a mid-flight fire triggered by a mobile phone...
Read moreUS Jury Deliberates In ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Fraud Trial
A US jury was deliberating Monday on whether to convict Martin Shkreli, a former hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical executive...
Read moreTrump Swears In New Chief of Staff, Says No White House ‘chaos’
John Kelly was sworn in Monday as the new White House chief of staff, as US President Donald Trump looked...
Read moreDiscovery Buys Scripps Networks For $14.6 Bn
Discovery Communications announced Monday it was buying television rival Scripps Networks Interactive for $14.6 billion, a deal that will give...
Read moreOnline ‘suicide’ Searches Spiked After Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’
Online searches about suicide and suicidal methods soared in the weeks following the release of controversial Netflix drama "13 Reasons...
Read moreUkraine To Start Receiving Coal From US For First Time
The United States is set to start shipping coal to Ukraine for the first time under a "historic" deal announced...
Read moreSAfrican Activist Jumped To Death, Ex-Guard Tells Apartheid Probe
A South African policeman present when an anti-apartheid operative plunged to his death more than 40 years ago insisted on...
Read moreFlorida Gears Up For Tropical Storm Emily
The US state of Florida braced Monday for a tropical storm as authorities declared an emergency in some areas and...
Read moreTrump Brings In New Chief of Staff In Bid To Reset White House
Donald Trump installed retired Marine Corps general John Kelly as his new chief of staff Monday, hoping to bring order...
Read moreUS Actor, Playwright Sam Shepard Dead At 73
Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor whose celebrated career spanned nearly five decades, has died, a family...
Read moreUK Minister To Meet Silicon Valley Over Online Extremism
Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd will meet with tech leaders in California's Silicon Valley this week to try and combat...
Read moreSaudi Arabia Slams Qatar’s Criticisms of Hajj Pilgrimage Restrictions
Qatari authorities have accused Saudi Arabia of jeopardising the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca of Qatari pilgrims by refusing to...
Read moreEx-Warlord, Footballer Weah Begin Liberia Presidential Campaigns
Liberia's 20 presidential candidates, including a former warlord, footballer George Weah and a former fashion model, started campaigning Monday to...
Read moreKenyan Star Rudisha Out of World Championships
Kenya's David Rudisha's hopes of adding world 800 metres gold to the Olympic title he won in a world record...
Read moreMalawi Issues Warrant of Arrest For Former President Banda
Malawi police on Monday issued an arrest warrant for former president Joyce Banda in connection with the country's "Cashgate" corruption...
Read moreLibya’s UN-Backed PM Calls For Vote On Constitution
Libya's UN-backed prime minister Fayez al-Sarraj called on Monday for a referendum on a draft constitution approved over the weekend...
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