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Turkish Opposition Chief To Hold Mass Rally After ‘justice’ March

The leader of Turkey's main opposition party was on Sunday to address a mass rally in Istanbul at the culmination of an...

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Wildfires Rage As California Sizzles

The first major wildfires after the end of California's five-year drought raged across the state Saturday as it was...

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Mumbai Ups Purge of British Names From Railway Stations

Indian authorities are moving to strip Mumbai's railway stations of their British names, an official said Friday, as...

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Japan Nuclear Chief Steps Back From North Korea Remarks

Japan's chief atomic energy regulator has acknowledged it was inappropriate to say it would be "much better" if North...

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No Last-Minute Reprieve For Mentally Ill US Man Sentenced To Die

The governor of Virginia on Thursday refused to grant a last-minute stay of execution to a mentally disturbed death row...

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One Dead As Strong Quake Hits Central Philippines

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake killed at least one person in the central Philippines on Thursday, with at least five more...

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Appeals Grow To Pardon Mentally Ill US Killer

Two top UN rights officials added their voices Wednesday to a growing chorus of appeals to Virginia's governor to spare...

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Virginia Set To Execute Man Using ‘potentially Tortuous’ Drug Cocktail

Virginia is preparing to kill a 32-year-old man using a controversial lethal injection formula that may have subjected...

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Police Start To Withdraw From Restive Morocco Cities

Moroccan security forces have begun withdrawing from the restive northern cities of Al-Hoceima and Imzouren, which have...

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Niger Jihadists Kidnap 37 Women, Nine People Killed

Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 37 women and slit the throats of nine other people at a village in southeastern...

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Trump Ally Christie Under Fire For Lounging On Closed Beach

He's a Donald Trump ally with abysmal approval ratings and now the governor of New Jersey has sparked fresh outrage...

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New Syrian Pound Features Assad For First Time

The Syrian Central Bank has released the war-ravaged country's largest currency note yet, featuring the face of...

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Japan PM Abe Chastened By Huge Loss In Tokyo Assembly Vote

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his party's stinging defeat in weekend Tokyo assembly elections represented a...

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Japan PM Abe Set For Huge Loss In Tokyo Assembly Vote

Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative party was set for a major defeat in the Tokyo assembly...

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Tokyo Votes In Local Polls With National Consequences

Tokyo goes to the polls Sunday in a local election that could have national consequences as the capital's governor...

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Obama Calls For Tolerance and Unity In Childhood Home Indonesia

Barack Obama called for tolerance and respect in his childhood home of Indonesia Saturday, amid rising religious...

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Workshop On Economic Integration Ends In Accra

A two- day regional course on Financial and Economic Issues by West Africa Institute for Financial and Economic...

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Olympics Chiefs Insist Tokyo 2020 Stadium Will Be Ready

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insisted Friday the showpiece venue for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games would be...

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NY Declares ‘state of Emergency’ For Subway System

New York's governor on Thursday declared the public transport system of America's biggest city in a "state of...