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US to meet target of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees: White House
August 30, 2016
US to meet target of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees: White House
The Obama administration will meet its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year a month ahead of schedule…
Italy rescues 6,500 migrants from Mediterranean
August 30, 2016
Italy rescues 6,500 migrants from Mediterranean
Some 6,500 migrants were saved off the Libyan coast in 40 separate rescue missions on Monday, the Italian coast guard…
Uzbek leader in intensive care after brain hemorrhage: daughter
August 29, 2016
Uzbek leader in intensive care after brain hemorrhage: daughter
Uzbekistan's president Islam Karimov, who has built his authoritarian rule on warnings of a militant Islamist threat to the Central…
Options sought as Merkel’s radio silence complicates path to soft Brexit landing
August 29, 2016
Options sought as Merkel’s radio silence complicates path to soft Brexit landing
Triggering the procedure for Britain to exit the European Union is like turning off the engines on an airplane, a…
China wants a successful G20 but suspects West may derail agenda
August 29, 2016
China wants a successful G20 but suspects West may derail agenda
China is hoping to cement its standing as a global power when it hosts leaders from the world's biggest economies…
Italy grieves as state funeral is held for quake victims
August 28, 2016
Italy grieves as state funeral is held for quake victims
Weeping relatives hugged each other and reached out to touch the simple wooden coffins at a state funeral on Saturday…
As Obama heads to Laos, signs of a tilt away from China
August 28, 2016
As Obama heads to Laos, signs of a tilt away from China
The secretive communist government of Laos, a country with a population of less than 7 million, rarely causes a ripple…
New tans, same old ‘polycrisis’ as Europe’s summer ends
August 28, 2016
New tans, same old ‘polycrisis’ as Europe’s summer ends
The European Union grinds back into action this week after its August break, still dazed by Britain's midsummer vote to…
No ‘Arab Spring’ in Zimbabwe, Mugabe warns protesters
August 27, 2016
No ‘Arab Spring’ in Zimbabwe, Mugabe warns protesters
President Robert Mugabe warned protesters on Friday there would be no "Arab Spring" in Zimbabwe after anti-government demonstrations descended it…
Bolivian miners lift roadblock after deputy minister beaten to death
August 27, 2016
Bolivian miners lift roadblock after deputy minister beaten to death
Protesting Bolivian miners on Friday abandoned a roadblock where a day earlier they kidnapped a government deputy minister, who was…