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India city under siege after clashes over 'rape guru' kill 30

PANCHKULA, India -- Hundreds of troops Saturday patrolled a northern Indian city hit by deadly clashes that killed at least 30 people after thousands protested a court's decision to convict a controv...

Aug 26, 2017
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Japan says North Korea missiles no direct threat

Japan's top government spokesman says there is no direct threat to Japan following North Korea's latest test-launch of three short-range missiles. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is f...

Aug 26, 2017
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Trump signs memo banning transgender troops

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Friday signed a memo effectively barring transgender people from joining the US military, but left the fate of those already serving up to the Pentagon. In a ...

Aug 26, 2017
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Danish police search for dead Swedish journalist's clothes

COPENHAGEN (AP) - Danish police said Thursday that the headless torso of Swedish reporter Kim Wall, who is believed to have died on a submarine that sank, was found naked and they are now also search...

Aug 24, 2017
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France's Macron in Romania for talks on 'posted workers'

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Romania Thursday, the second leg of his trip to Central Europe where he will raise concerns over so-called "posted workers'' -- c...

Aug 24, 2017
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Death toll from South Asia flooding tops 1,000

NEW DELHI (AFP) - The death toll from floods sweeping South Asia has climbed above 1,000, officials said Thursday, as rescue teams try to reach millions stranded by the region's worst monsoon disaste...

Aug 24, 2017
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China urges US to drop new sanctions on Chinese companies

BEIJING, (AP) - China on Wednesday urged US to withdraw new sanctions it imposed on Chinese companies that Washington says are supporting North Korea as it carries out increasingly ambitious missile ...

Aug 23, 2017
World
Four dead as typhoon smashes into Macau and Hong Kong

HONG KONG, (AFP) - Typhoon Hato left three dead in the gambling hub of Macau Wednesday as it brought chaos and destruction to the enclave after sweeping through neighboring Hong Kong, where one man a...

Aug 23, 2017
World
1 dead, 1 injured as van rams bus stops in Marseille, France

MARSEILLE, France (AP) _ A van rammed into two bus stops about 5 kilometers (3 miles) apart in the French port city of Marseille on Monday, killing one person and injuring another, police officials s...

Aug 21, 2017
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Guam official says the island is calm despite N. Korea threat

TOKYO (AP) -- The lieutenant governor of Guam has reassured Japanese that the U.S. territory is calm amid the recent tension between the U.S. and North Korea. Lt. Gov. Ray Tenorio said in Tokyo on M...

Aug 21, 2017
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[Graphic News] China may not be the most populous country by 2024

The graph shows Asia’s demographics. By 2024, it will look very different as India’s population is all set to surpass that of China. Currently China, with a population of 1.41 billion, and India, ...

Aug 21, 2017
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Malaysia apologizes for showing Indonesia's flag as Poland's

Malaysia apologized to Indonesia on Sunday for an "unintentional" mistake in printing the Indonesian flag upside down in a souvenir guidebook for the Southeast Asian Games. The error made the red-an...

Aug 20, 2017
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Crowds rally in Hong Kong after activists jailed

Thousands of supporters of three jailed young democracy activists took to the streets in Hong Kong Sunday to protest their sentences. Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow, leaders of the 2014 Umbre...

Aug 20, 2017
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Spanish police hunt for suspected Barcelona van driver

Spanish police put up scores of roadblocks across the northeast as the manhunt continued Sunday for the suspected driver of the van that plowed into pedestrians in Barcelona. Police in Catalonia are...

Aug 20, 2017
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A look at Zimbabwe's first lady, who is accused of assault

A South African model's claims of assault have drawn attention to Zimbabwe's increasingly outspoken first lady Grace Mugabe, who has been viewed as a possible successor to her 93-year-old husband. Gr...

Aug 20, 2017
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