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Liberians head to the polls in historic, delayed election

Liberians head to the polls in historic, delayed election

Liberia went to the polls on Tuesday for a presidential election that voters hope will mark the country’s first democratic…
China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 billion economic corridor

China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 billion economic corridor

China and Pakistan will look at extending their $57 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
Islamic State group releases 1st video of Somalia fighters

Islamic State group releases 1st video of Somalia fighters

A group that monitors extremist organizations says the Islamic State group has posted what is thought to be the first…
Sudan to devalue pound currency to 18 per dollar in January: Sudan Finance Minister

Sudan to devalue pound currency to 18 per dollar in January: Sudan Finance Minister

Sudan is to devalue its currency to 18 Sudanese pounds per dollar in January from the current exchange rate of…
US says it negotiated $285M cut in United Nations budget

US says it negotiated $285M cut in United Nations budget

The US government says it has negotiated a significant cut in the United Nations budget. The US Mission to the…
Vietnam escapes worst of typhoon that battered Philippines

Vietnam escapes worst of typhoon that battered Philippines

A powerful storm that left a trail of death and destruction in the Philippines was downgraded to a tropical depression…
Venezuela’s opposition reinvents itself with soup kitchens

Venezuela’s opposition reinvents itself with soup kitchens

Miguel Castillo hurried up a narrow, dusty street in a poor neighborhood in Venezuela’s capital city carrying a boy who…
China hands down harshest sentence in multi-year rights crackdown

China hands down harshest sentence in multi-year rights crackdown

China sentenced a prominent rights activist to eight years in jail for subversion on Tuesday, his lawyer said, the harshest…
North Korea likely to pursue talks, South says in rosy New Year forecast

North Korea likely to pursue talks, South says in rosy New Year forecast

South Korea predicted on Tuesday that North Korea would look to open negotiations with the United States next year in…
Russian officials bar Navalny from running for president

Russian officials bar Navalny from running for president

Russian election officials on Monday formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president, prompting calls from him…
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