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US sends troops to Yemen, steps up air strikes
The Pentagon acknowledged for the first time Friday it has deployed US troops to Yemen since the country's collapse
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Scientists warn of 'global sleep crisis'
Social pressures are forcing people to cut back on their sleep, contributing to a "global sleep crisis," according to a new
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
'More than 50' IS mass graves found in Iraq
A UN envoy has said more than 50 mass graves have so far been found in parts of Iraq that were previously
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Presidency 'not a reality show'
President Barack Obama on Friday warned the White House race is not a "reality show" and called for Donald Trump's
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Clinton's testimony may be need in email row
A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday ordered that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton may have
5 May 2016, 18:00 PM
'War in GOP' after Trump's win
His swift march from fringe curiosity to presidential nominee all but over, Donald Trump was confronting dangerous
5 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Trump, Clinton set for final battle
November's US presidential election is taking shape: Republican billionaire Donald Trump and Democratic power
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Kasich to end White House bid: US media
Ohio Governor John Kasich will suspend his presidential campaign yesterday, his campaign told US media, a move that
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Trump attacks Clinton on gender issue
Donald Trump trained his fire on Hillary Clinton Wednesday, accusing his Democratic rival of playing "the woman card"
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM
'Global citizenship' rising: poll
People are increasingly identifying themselves as global rather than national citizens, according to a BBC World
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Trump vows 'America first' foreign policy
Rolling out an "America first" foreign policy, Republican front-runner Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday that if he
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM
India gets its own sat nav system
India yesterday took the final step towards completing its own satellite navigation system, a development heralded
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Panama Papers to go public on May 9
The "Panama Papers" trove of leaked documents revealing the vast extent of global tax evasion will be made available
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM
UNSC rejects Israel's claim over Syria's Golan Heights
The UN Security Council has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that the annexed Golan
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM
End 'madness' of nuclear weapons testing: UN chief
UN chief Ban Ki-moon yesterday called for the US, China and other nuclear-armed states to end the "madness" of
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM
'N Korea tests sub-launched missile'
North Korea yesterday tested what appeared to be a submarine launched ballistic missile in the Sea of Japan, the South
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Separate US shootings kill 14 in 2 states
Eight members of one family, including a teenager, were shot dead in rural Ohio on Friday, just before gunmen killed
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM
US drops fight with Apple in New York
The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its effort to force Apple Inc to help unlock an iPhone in a drug case in
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Obama visits bard's Globe Theatre
Barack Obama on Saturday strutted the stage of William Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, joining in festivities
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Trump 'promises to change image'
Donald Trump has promised to change his image, in a closed-door meeting with Republican party leaders.
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM