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British, US authors vie for Man Booker PrizeAFP, LondonThree British and three US authors will on Tuesday discover which one of them is the winner...
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US-backed forces take Raqa hospital from IS holdouts
AFP, Raqa :US-backed forces said Tuesday they had retaken the main hospital in Syria’s Raqa from the Islamic State group, leaving the jihadists to make...
Philippine President declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
Reuters, Manila :Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the southern city of Marawi liberated from pro-Islamic State militants on Tuesday, although the military said 20-30 rebels...
Catalonia braces for protests as key separatists held
AFP, Barcelona :Catalonia braced for protests Tuesday after a judge ordered the detention of two powerful separatist leaders, further inflaming tensions in the crisis over...
US ‘not taking sides’ between Iraqi forces, Kurds: Trump
Washington is “not taking sides” following clashes between Iraqi forces and the country’s Kurds, US President Donald Trump said Monday, as tensions escalate following the...
US official not ruling out eventual direct talks with N Korea
Reuters, Tokyo :The United States is not ruling out the eventual possibility of direct talks with North Korea, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan...
Venezuela socialists win governor seats amid fraud claims
BBC Online :Electoral authorities in Venezuela say the governing Socialist Party has won 17 of 23 state governorships in a crushing victory.President Nicolás Maduro hailed...
Somalia blast: Death toll rises to 276
BBC Online :At least 276 people are now known to have died in a massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital...
Iraqi forces seize territory from Kurds in independence dispute
AFP :Iraqi forces seized a key military base, an airport and an oil field from Kurdish fighters Monday in disputed Kirkuk province in a major...
EU vows to save Iran deal, fears for North Korea mediation
Reuters, Luxembourg :The European Union vowed on Monday to defend a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers and urged U.S. lawmakers not to...
Spain gives final call for Catalan independence decision
AFP :Responding to an initial deadline set by the central government, Carles Puigdemont sent a letter early Monday calling for talks with Prime Minister Mariano...
US-backed force announces ‘final phase’ of Raqa battle
AFP, Ain Issa :The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces on Sunday announced the “final phase” of the battle to capture Raqa, once the Syrian stronghold of...