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With two days to go, Britain’s EU referendum vote still on knife edge

With two days to go, Britain’s EU referendum vote still on knife edge

Opinion polls on Tuesday suggested growing support amongst Britons for staying in the European Union but the vote in two…
Hong Kong presses Beijing on case of missing booksellers

Hong Kong presses Beijing on case of missing booksellers

Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday he had asked China whether its handling of the booksellers case violated the "one…
Taliban kidnap at least 25 men from buses in Afghanistan’s south

Taliban kidnap at least 25 men from buses in Afghanistan’s south

Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province of Helmand stopped vehicles and detained at least 25 people, officials said on…
Bodies pile up as Filipino police show new boss they’re tough on drugs

Bodies pile up as Filipino police show new boss they’re tough on drugs

Philippine police killed 11 suspected drug dealers during operations at the weekend, police said on Monday, adding to a surge…
Six killed in Mexico during teachers’ protest against police

Six killed in Mexico during teachers’ protest against police

Six people were killed and 53 injured in Mexico on Sunday when clashes broke out between members of a teachers'…
Separate bomb attacks kill at least 22 in Afghanistan

Separate bomb attacks kill at least 22 in Afghanistan

More than 20 people were killed in separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan on Monday, including at least 14 when a…
Flash floods kill 24 in Indonesia, thousands of homes damaged

Flash floods kill 24 in Indonesia, thousands of homes damaged

Flash floods and landslides killed 24 people in Indonesia's Central Java province, officials said on Sunday, forcing residents to evacuate…
Thousands protest US bases on Okinawa after Japan woman’s murder

Thousands protest US bases on Okinawa after Japan woman’s murder

Thousands of people gathered on the Japanese island of Okinawa on Sunday in one of the biggest demonstrations in two…
Democrats’ new line on gun control: Do it for national security

Democrats’ new line on gun control: Do it for national security

Democrats pushing for gun curbs after the latest mass shooting in the United States are co-opting a Republican mantra to…
China ‘democracy’ village chief arrested for graft, riot police deployed

China ‘democracy’ village chief arrested for graft, riot police deployed

Authorities in southern China have detained the chief of a village that was once hailed as a model for grassroots…
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