Movie stars including Joaquin Phoenix, Penelope Cruz and Richard Gere have blasted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for failing to defend an Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker who said ...

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The Memphis Grizzlies fired head coach Taylor Jenkins on Friday after six seasons despite the club being on course to reach ...

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For the second time in a row, police have banned the colourful Durbar festivities that mark Eid celebrations in Kano, ...

US President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to overturn a lower court ban on his use of an obscure wartime ...

A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing nearly 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens trapped in ...

With the jailing of Istanbul's mayor on corruption charges, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has got rid of his most powerful ...

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Israel made good on its threat Friday to strike Beirut after rockets were fired towards its territory, rattling an already ...

Nepal police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of people gathered in Kathmandu demanding the restoration ...