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New Phase Begins In Saudi Arabia's Anti-Corruption Crackdown

9:13am January 17, 2018

by Jackie Northam

It appears Saudi authorities may soon move businessmen and princes held on corruption charges from detention in a luxury hotel to a prison. The move comes amid a series of changes in the kingdom.

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Syrian Family May Have To Move Again To Escape Government Forces

6:10am January 17, 2018

David Greene talks to Abdul Kafi Alhamdo, an English teacher who fled Aleppo for the countryside in 2016. Advances by Syrian government forces have him worried he may have to uproot his family again.

How The Convenience Economy Has Led To Clutter In Urban China

8:12pm January 16, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

The advent of shared bikes and food delivery service apps have led to an unprecedented amount of clutter on the sidewalks of China's largest city. Where pedestrians once walked freely, they now have to compete with speeding electric scooters belonging to armies of food delivery men along limited sidewalk space due to heaps of shared bicycles strewn about.

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A man gets ready to let one loose. Not pictured: all the folks around him diving for cover.

Man Ruptures His Throat By Stifling A Big Sneeze, Prompting Doctors' Warning

7:46pm January 16, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Not long after he suppressed a powerful sneeze, the patient's neck began swelling, crackling and popping. It was a rare case — and he recovered — but doctors say there's a moral here: Just let it rip.

A boy carries a sack of grain from a dugout canoe to shore in the village of Ambohitsara in eastern Madagascar, characterized as a low-income country by the World Bank.

We Asked, You Answered: What Shaped Trump's View Of Poor Countries?

5:53pm January 16, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

Is it fair to make a connection between the president's comments and the way aid groups and the media portray poverty? Our readers weigh in.

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In Egypt, Potential Candidates Prepare To Enter Presidential Race

5:30pm January 16, 2018

by Jane Arraf

Filing to run for president of Egypt begins this weekend, but potential candidates say they're afraid of the consequences of taking on hardline President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who looks to run again.

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Chinese construction workers carry reinforcing rods on a building site in Algiers, Algeria.

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Trump's Insults Will Nudge African Nations Closer To China

4:16pm January 16, 2018

by Ismail Einashe

The danger for the U.S. is that Trump's reported slurs make China an even more enticing partner for African nations, writes British-Somali journalist Ismail Einashe.

A Rohingya refugee stands in a displaced-persons camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, earlier this month. She is just one of more than 650,000 Rohingya who have fled over the border from Myanmar, where a government crackdown has spawned stories of brutal murd

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Myanmar And Bangladesh Agree To 2-Year Timeframe For Rohingya Return

4:01pm January 16, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Over 655,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar, where alleged ethnic cleansing is underway. Now, the two countries have agreed to a schedule for repatriation — but will the Rohingya actually return?

Peter Madsen, seen in August after he was rescued from his private submarine. The Danish inventor set out on his brief voyage with Swedish journalist Kim Wall but did not return with her. Now, he has been formally charged with her murder.

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Prosecutors Charge Peter Madsen With Murdering Kim Wall Aboard His Private Sub

2:52pm January 16, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Danish inventor set out in his submarine with the Swedish journalist in August — but she never returned alive. On Tuesday, after months of shifting stories, he was charged with homicide.

Japan's public broadcaster NHK sent out a false alarm about a North Korean missile launch on Tuesday.

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Japan Also Sends Out, Then Retracts, A False Missile Warning

11:53am January 16, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

"North Korea appears to have launched a missile ... The government urges people to take shelter," Tuesday's false alert read. Hawaii sent out a similar message three days ago.