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Germany Suspends Afghan Refugee Deportations After Kabul Attack

Germany has temporarily suspended the group deportations of rejected Afghan asylum seekers following the Kabul truck...

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First Japanese To Report Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dies At 86

Yoshie Oka, the first person to raise the alarm outside Hiroshima that the Japanese city had been hit by an atomic...

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Princess Mako To Lose Japan Royal Status By Marrying Commoner

A member of Japan’s royal family, Princess Mako, is to surrender her royal status by marrying a commoner. The...

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Japan Princess’s Betrothal Highlights Male Royal Succession Woes

Emperor Akihito's granddaughter's upcoming engagement to her college sweetheart, a commoner, will cost the princess her...

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British-Norwegian Ex-Soldier Freed From Congo Jail

A British-Norwegian dual citizen who was serving a life sentence for murder and espionage in a Congolose prison was...

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Berlin Backpackers In A Bind

It's an unusual dilemma that tourists in Berlin have to grapple with -- will getting into a hostel bunk bed help...

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Germany To Shut Berlin Hostel Over North Korea Link

The German government said Wednesday it will shut down a Berlin hostel after it emerged that the site is North Korean...

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Japan’s ‘peace Constitution’ Under Pressure At 70

Japan's American-written "peace constitution" has survived unchanged for 70 years, but nationalists seeking an overhaul...

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N. Korea May Be Capable of Sarin-Loaded Missile Attack

North Korea may have the capacity to launch a warhead loaded with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

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N. Korea May Be Capable of Sarin-Loaded Missile Attack

North Korea may have the capacity to launch a warhead loaded with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

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Japan Thanks Retiring Figure Skater Asada

Japan on Tuesday expressed national thanks to former world champion figure skater Mao Asada, a day after she shocked...

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An EXPLOSION Caused 2010 Jet Crash That Killed the Polish President

A fresh probe into the deadly 2010 crash of a Polish presidential jet in Russia suggested that an explosion likely...

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Erdogan Was Behind Failed Coup Based On CIA, BND Reports

German intelligence expert and author Erich Schmidt-Eenboom has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, not the...

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Japan Court Rules Government Liable For Fukushima Disaster

A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima...

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Bid To Ban Sunday Mass From Public TV In Spain Backfires

Audience figures for Sunday Mass on Spanish public television have soared after a far-left party tried to get the...

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Tanzania Broadcaster Suspends Staff Over Fake Trump News

Tanzanian public broadcaster TBC has suspended nine staff after it aired a hoax story saying that US President Donald...

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Nine Dead In Japan Helicopter Crash

All nine people aboard a helicopter that crashed during a mountain rescue drill in Japan over the weekend were killed,...

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Helicopter With Nine Aboard Crashes In Japan

A helicopter conducting a mountain rescue exercise crashed with nine local officials aboard in Japan on Sunday and at...

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Ghana Needs Independent Body To Monitor Party Financing

The European Union (EU) Observer Mission for Ghana’s 2016 Election has suggested that an independent institution be...