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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi won’t attend UN General Assembly: media
September 12, 2018
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi won’t attend UN General Assembly: media
Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week,…
Operation Tsukiji: Tokyo battles rats as iconic market shuts
September 12, 2018
Operation Tsukiji: Tokyo battles rats as iconic market shuts
The operation must be ruthless, thorough and silent. Without alerting the watchful enemy, a unit of highly trained Japanese…
Russia’s Putin tells Japan’s Abe: ‘Let’s sign peace deal this year’
September 12, 2018
Russia’s Putin tells Japan’s Abe: ‘Let’s sign peace deal this year’
Russian President Vladimir Putin turned to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a conference stage on Wednesday and offered…
Putin says Skripal poisoning suspects are ‘civilians’
September 12, 2018
Putin says Skripal poisoning suspects are ‘civilians’
Russia’s Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that two men Britain suspects of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal with military-grade nerve…
Residents told to ‘get out now’ as Florence takes aim at Carolinas
September 12, 2018
Residents told to ‘get out now’ as Florence takes aim at Carolinas
Highways clogged with people fleeing North and South Carolina early Wednesday as monstrous Category 4 Hurricane Florence rumbled toward…
China warns of ‘serious hazard’ of protectionism at WEF meeting
September 12, 2018
China warns of ‘serious hazard’ of protectionism at WEF meeting
China warned Wednesday that protectionism poses a “serious hazard” to growth and cautioned “individual countries” against isolationism, in a…
Pope to meet US Church leaders after abuse cover-up claim
September 12, 2018
Pope to meet US Church leaders after abuse cover-up claim
Pope Francis will meet leaders of the US Catholic Church on Thursday, the Vatican announced, after a high profile…
Catalan separatists pack Barcelona to demand split from Spain
September 11, 2018
Catalan separatists pack Barcelona to demand split from Spain
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalan separatists began gathering in Barcelona on Tuesday to celebrate their region’s commemorative day and boost…
Hungary’s Orban vows to defy European Parliament over rights
September 11, 2018
Hungary’s Orban vows to defy European Parliament over rights
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban rejected on Tuesday European Parliament efforts to impose sanctions on Budapest…
Russia protests: More than 1,000 detained, monitoring group says
September 11, 2018
Russia protests: More than 1,000 detained, monitoring group says
(CNN) – Police in Russia detained at least 1,018 people in nationwide protests against a proposed government pension overhaul…