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Afghanistan

Afghan officials: US bomb killed more ISIL fighters than thought

The number of militants who died in this week's huge US bomb attack has been revised upwards by officials to over 90.

USA

Legal rulings halt Arkansas 'assembly line' executions

What critics branded an ‘assembly line of executions’ by the US state of Arkansas has been put on hold after separate court rulings.

USA

Critics slam 'assembly line executions' in Arkansas

Tension is rising in Arkansas as it prepares to put seven prisoners to death over an 11 day period starting from Monday.

USA

Wikileaks slammed by CIA

Wikileaks is a non-state "hostile intelligence service" often abetted by state actors, according to the agency's director.

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North Korea

Global tensions continue to climb over North Korea

China says tension over Pyongyang has to be stopped from reaching an "irreversible and unmanageable stage".

USA

Fire breaks out at Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas strip was forced to close temporarily after a fire erupted at the world-famous Bellagio hotel.

Afghanistan

Dozens of militants killed by US mega bomb - Afghan defence officials

At least 36 suspected ISIL militants are thought to have been killed when the US dropped "the mother of all bombs" in Afghanstan.

USA

New York banker digs deep to visit Titanic wreckage

For over a century the tragic fate of the Titanic has been part of sea-faring folklore, stirring emotions and many inspiring books and films, including 1n 1997 one of the most successful in Hollywood…

North Korea

North Korea accuses US as China warns of conflict 'at any moment'

As a group of US navy ships led by an aircraft carrier head to the Korean peninsula, Pyongyang has accused Washington of pushing the region to the brink of war.

World News

[watch] Four-year-old narrowly escapes barber shop gunfire

Police in Chandler, Arizona, released footage on April 12 showing the moment bullets fired through a barber shop window narrowly missed a four-year-old girl.

USA

Deadly shooting in moving Atlanta metro train

One person is dead and three others were injured after a gunman opened fire on a local metro train in the US state of Georgia on Thursday.

USA

Switches on NATO, Russia, Syria, China: Donald Trump reversals becoming a presidential hallmark

US President Donald Trump's startling reversal on Syria is just one of many he has made since becoming president.

Afghanistan

GBU-43: What is 'the Mother Of All Bombs'?

The United States has used its largest non-nuclear bomb on a series of ISIL caves and bunkers in eastern Afghanistan.

Kosovo

McCain and Gabriel urge Kosovo and Serbia to break impasse

America's John McCain and Germany's Sigmar Gabriel urge Kosovo to start talking with Serbia again over unresolved issues.

Economy

Chinese exports/imports beat forecasts as Trump softens anti-Beijing rhetoric

China's 2017 export outlook has brightened on forecast-beating trade growth in March and as President Trump abruptly shifts policy.

USA

Archive footage of secret US nuclear tests made public

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California has made public an archive of 10,000 videos showing secret nuclear tests carried out by the USA.

Business Series

Tesla board independence row provokes sarcastic Elon Musk tweet

Chief Executive Elon Musk has replied sarcastically to Tesla investors who urged the electric car maker to add independent directors to its board.

USA

Sheila Abdus-Salaam, first female Muslim judge in US, found dead in river

Sheila Abdus-Salaam, a 65-year-old associate judge on New York State’s highest court, was found dead in the Hudson River in New York City.

USA

United Airlines passenger likely to sue over forced removal

Lawyers for Dr. David Dao say he suffered a significant concussion, a broken nose and lost two front teeth when dragged from the overbooked plane.

USA

Trump backtracks, says NATO 'no longer obsolete'

US President Donald Trump backtracks on his campaign-trail criticism of NATO, saying "it's no longer obsolete".

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