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Despite its reputation for conservatism, impoverished Tripoli has emerged as a festive nerve center of anti-graft demonstrations across nation
A second night of rocket fire from Gaza Strip prompted Israeli airstrikes in the first such exchange since mid-September
Pompeo downplayed Thursday's launches, saying they were consistent with previous moves, but called for more effort in nuclear negotiations
Tens of thousands of Guineans rallied in support of President Alpha Conde on Thursday after two weeks of violent protests against the leader's suspected bid to prolong his rule claimed around 10 lives
Now 67, Putin worked for the secret service from the mid-1970s and was posted in Dresden, then East Germany, from 1985 to 1990, as Soviet power was crumbling
The partial trade deal, known as phase one, had been due for signing on the sidelines of the regional APEC summit which Chile cancelled on Wednesday due to violent unrest in the capital Santiago
The 'hero' dog wounded in the US commando raid that culminated in the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is getting a White House homecoming next week, President Donald Trump says
foreigners, mainly from other African nations, are fed up with experiencing poor treatment and discrimination, and they have asked UN to relocate them to another country
A journalism watchdog has condemned a "draconian" decision by Pakistani authorities, the latest in a series of assaults on press freedom in the South Asian country
GDP growth avoided the steeper dropoff feared by economists but the US-China trade war still walloped the business sector, according to Commerce Department data
The White House said that Robert O'Brien, who took over the position of national security advisor in September from the hawkish John Bolton, would lead a US delegation
Eva Cosse, Greece researcher for Human Rights Watch, said the new law 'is a naked attempt to block access to protection and increase deportations' amid increasing arrivals
Delhi’s Chief Minister Kejriwal said that there would also be 13,000 'marshalls' on buses to ensure safety for the 850,000 women who take the bus regularly in the chaotic megacity of 20 million people
In many cases power shutdowns are a precautionary measure aimed at preventing more fires due to downed power lines, other malfunctions
This week, Turkey and Russia struck a deal in Sochi for more Kurdish forces to withdraw from the frontier on both sides of the Turkish-held area under the supervision of Russian and Syrian forces
Journalists and their driver were arrested while covering a deadly clash between Burundi security forces and rebels from neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo
The deal, to be signed soon, would reformation of the government -- returned to Aden -- with the Southern Transitional Council sharing power equally
President Trump has long argued that the Fed was too aggressive about raising the benchmark borrowing rate, which rose four times in 2018
Activists say the move to block sites appeared to be aimed at silencing critics
Ilham Tohti, the outspoken former professor of economics at a Beijing university was sentenced in 2014 by Chinese courts in a trial that provoked an outcry from foreign governments and human rights organisations
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