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Italy's Emma Morano, World's Oldest Person, Dies at 117
An Italian doctor says Emma Morano, at 117 the world's oldest person, has died in her home in northern Italy.
Pakistan Security Forces Foil Major Terror Attack on Christians
The terrorists were planning to launch a major terrorist attack during Easter celebrations in Lahore, the statement said.
Arkansas Judge Issues Order to Block Use of Lethal Execution Drug
Four companies have publicly voiced concerns about how the Arkansas Department of Correction came to stockpile the drugs for its lethal injection cocktail - midazolam, vecuronium bromide and potassium chloride - but only the McKesson Corporation made an e...
Five Views on The 'Mother of All Bombs' in Afghanistan
The United States has dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb on Afghanistan, killing dozens of Islamic State militants in a dramatic escalation that US President Donald Trump said had been "very, very successful".
President Trump Tweets Things will 'Work Out fine' With Russia
US President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed confidence that things will "work out fine" with Russia and hoped that China would "properly deal" with North Korea.
Trump Says Would be 'Wonderful' if US, Russia Could Get Along
US President Donald Trump offered an olive branch to Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, even as Washington and Moscow clashed over Russia's alleged US election interference and Syria's brutal conflict.
Bangladesh Executes HuJI Chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, Two Associates
Bangladesh on Wednesday night executed banned Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and his associates Sharif Shahedul alias Bipul and Delwar Hossain Ripon for a 2004 attack on a shrine that killed three people and wounded the British high co...
Amnesty Blasts Pak Military Court System For Sentencing Jadhav
Pakistan has alleged that Jadhav was a serving officer in the Indian Navy and deputed to the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW).
Executions in China Said to Outpace World Despite Decline
China's use of the death penalty remains shrouded in secrecy and still outpaces the rest of the world combined, even after the nation's execution rate fell sharply over the past decade, human rights activists said on Tuesday.
Wife of Taiwan Activist Sees China 'Conspiracy' Behind Husband's Arrest
The wife of a Taiwan activist accused China of "political conspiracy" on Monday after she was barred from travelling to the mainland to support her husband who has been detained there on suspicion of endangering national security.
Stockholm Suspect, IS Sympathiser Who 'Partied and Drank': Media
The main suspect in the Stockholm truck attack is an Uzbek construction worker and father-of-four believed to have IS sympathies, who went underground to avoid deportation from Sweden, police and reports said on Sunday.
US Vows to Keep up Pressure on Syria After Missile Strikes
The United States is vowing to keep up the pressure on Syria after the intense nighttime wave of missile strikes from US ships, despite the prospect of escalating Russian ill will that could further inflame one of the world's most vexing conflicts.
US Soldier Killed in Anti-IS Operations in Afghanistan
An American soldier was killed during operations against the Islamic State group in Afghanistan, the US military said in a statement posted on Twitter.
After Hosting Xi Jinping, Donald Trump to Visit China This Year
US President Donald Trump has accepted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping's invitation to visit Beijing, said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
102 Children Among 314 Killed in Colombia Mudslide
More than 102 children were among 314 people killed in the giant mudslide that slammed into the southern Colombian town of Mocoa last week, the government has said.
US strikes on Syria: How the world reacted
"I want to say that I welcome this concrete step as positive," said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a longtime foe of President Bashar al-Assad.
