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Taliban says all NGOs employing Afghan women will be closed
The Taliban has announced that they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women, another of their attacks on women’s...
Five journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
Five journalists have been killed in an overnight Israeli strike that hit their vehicle in Gaza, a hospital and their news outlet said in...
US to hold national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter
Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral will take place on 9 January at the Washington National Cathedral, part of a national day of mourning...
Man sentenced to death for killing dozens in crowd in China
A 62 year-old man who killed dozens by driving his car into people exercising outside a stadium in southern China has been sentenced to...
Trump-backed bill to keep US government running fails to pass
The US House of Representatives has voted against a Donald Trump-backed funding measure, bringing a government shutdown this weekend a step closer.
A revised spending...
Ghana’s Supreme Court Dismisses Challenges to Anti-LGBT Law
Ghana's Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed two legal challenges against the country's new anti-LGBT legislation. The law, passed earlier this year, imposes prison sentences...
American man found wandering near Damascus, after release from prison
An American man, who was detained for months in a Syrian prison after entering the country on foot, was found wandering the road near...
Taliban refugee minister killed in suicide bombing
The Taliban’s refugee minister, Khalil Haqqani, was killed in a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday.
Haqqani is the uncle of current Taliban...
Canadian woman arrested on drug charges in New Zealand
A Canadian woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into New Zealand, by disguising them as Christmas presents.
The woman, whose name...
Gas explosion in Florence kills 2, 9 still missing
A gas explosion near Florence, Italy has killed 2 people, injured 3 and left 9 missing.
The explosions occurred this morning in Calenzano at a...
