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Death toll rises to 38 in Mogadishu bombings

Two car bombings killed 38 people in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, the city's main ambulance service told AFP…

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#MeToo: Sexual misconduct claims and the fallout

From showbiz to politics and the aid sector, claims of sexual misconduct have piled up in the wake of the…

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Australian deputy PM resigns after new sex harassment claim

Australia’s deputy prime minister said on Friday he will resign as leader of his party after weeks of pressure over…

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400 kilos of cocaine found in Russian embassy in Argentina

Police have seized nearly 400 kilos of cocaine from the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires and arrested several members of…

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Five-day assault on Syria enclave kills more than 400

Fresh bombardment on Eastern Ghouta killed dozens Thursday, bringing the number of dead civilians in a five-day assault by the…

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Bahrain rights activist jailed for five years for ‘insulting’ tweets

A Bahraini human rights activist was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday for criticizing Saudi Arabia’s air strikes…

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Pentagon hopes Guantanamo inmate will ‘soon’ go to Saudi Arabia

A Guantanamo Bay detainee — who pleaded guilty to helping plan a 2002 attack on a French oil tanker —…

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US president denies sexually harassing receptionist at Trump Tower

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied allegations by a former receptionist that he had kissed her without her consent…

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Iran finds wreckage of crashed plane on top of mountain

Iran has located a passenger plane that crashed with 65 people on board, a military spokesman said on Tuesday, two…

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