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US air strike targets Al Shebab leader in Somalia

US war planes carried out a strike in southern Somalia on Monday targeting a senior…

China blocks Google Gmail service

China has blocked the last remaining way to access Google's popular e-mail service, experts said…

Palestine tables UN draft resolution for statehood

Palestinian envoys presented Monday a more toughly-worded UN draft resolution on statehood that could come…

Ebola death toll reaches 7,842, says WHO

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 7,842 out…

6 die in Uganda plane crash

At least six persons died after a plane flying from Uganda crashed into the Uvira…

Lightning strike kills pregnant woman, 3 others

A lightning strike during a sudden downpour killed four Brazilian beachgoers Monday, media reports said.

George Weah: I am a born winner

*Ex-World Football star says poll victories stolen in the past World Football legend and Liberian…

Britain records first Ebola case; medical worker hospitalised

A healthcare worker recently returned from Sierra Leone was on Monday diagnosed with Ebola by…

Italy salutes captain of blaze-hit ferry

ROME(AFP) - He was everything that Captain Coward was not.

Egypt court bans annual Jewish pilgrimage

An Egyptian court Monday banned an annual Jewish pilgrimage in the Nile Delta province of…