China cautions U.S. on Navy patrols

The U.S. is considering deploying aircraft and ships to contest Chinese claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea, U.S. officials ...

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ISIS No. 2 leader al-Afri killed, Iraq says

The Iraqi military said Wednesday that ISIS' No. 2 leader has been killed in a coalition airstrike -- a claim that the Pentagon said i...

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White House threatens veto of defense bill over Guantanamo

President Obama The White House threatened to veto a defense bill Tuesday night, objecting to a provision that imposes "onerous"...

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Amtrak Train Crashes in Philadelphia, Killing at Least Five People

PHILADELPHIA—At least five people were killed when a northbound Amtrak train carrying 238 passengers to New York derailed and crashed here...

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New Nepal quake sparks fear, search for safety

On Tuesday, the ground shook. Again. But it soon became clear that this was no mere aftershock, scary though those have been. This was an...

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Goodluck Jonathan EROWHA – FORMER Minister of Police Affairs, Alaowei Broderick Bozimo, has said that Nigerians will value President Goodl...

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President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari and the President of Chad, Idris Deby, yesterday said the ongoing offensive against Boko Haram i...

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Crude oil prices shoot higher

Global oil prices rebounded sharply Tuesday on the falling greenback, which makes dollar-priced crude cheaper for buyers using stronger cu...

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Armitage Chases Soyinka In Race For Oxford's Poetry offer

Prof. Wole Soyinka All eyes are on the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, who is leading other ‘contestants’ for the post of the professo...

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Nepal earthquake, magnitude 7.3, strikes near Everest

A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 died in a devastating quake. At least four...

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