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Afghan army must block Taliban gains to spur talks: Pakistan

Afghan army must block Taliban gains to spur talks: Pakistan

Afghanistan must limit military gains by the Taliban and offer incentives to the insurgents to revive a faltering peace effort,…
Israel defense chief quits, warns of ‘extremist’ rise under Netanyahu

Israel defense chief quits, warns of ‘extremist’ rise under Netanyahu

Israel's defense minister resigned on Friday, saying the nation was being taken over by "extremist and dangerous elements" after Prime…
Atomic bomb survivors: Obama apology nice, but priority is disarmament

Atomic bomb survivors: Obama apology nice, but priority is disarmament

Japanese atomic bomb survivors say an apology from President Barack Obama for the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima would be welcome,…
Chinese jets intercept US military plane over South China Sea: Pentagon

Chinese jets intercept US military plane over South China Sea: Pentagon

Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea,…
Kenyan parents fearing ban on FGM get girls cut at night

Kenyan parents fearing ban on FGM get girls cut at night

Kenyan families wanting their daughters to undergo ritual genital cutting are increasingly arranging for it to be done secretly at…
Four-nation talks on Afghan peace begin amid dim hopes, blame

Four-nation talks on Afghan peace begin amid dim hopes, blame

A fifth round of four-nation talks aimed at laying the ground for a negotiated end to the Afghan war began…
Venezuela leader sees ‘disappearance’ of opposition legislature

Venezuela leader sees ‘disappearance’ of opposition legislature

President Nicolas Maduro predicted on Wednesday the imminent demise of Venezuela's opposition-led parliament, amid an acrimonious conflict of powers that…
Angelina Jolie slams Trump for anti-Muslim comments

Angelina Jolie slams Trump for anti-Muslim comments

Angelina Jolie lashed out at US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday for his controversial remarks against Muslims, comments that…
New deaths in Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenia, Azeri leaders meet

New deaths in Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenia, Azeri leaders meet

Soldiers from Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh were killed early on Tuesday, hours after the Armenian and Azeri presidents agreed on the…
Thailand bomb suspect breaks down, tells media, ‘I’m not an animal’

Thailand bomb suspect breaks down, tells media, ‘I’m not an animal’

One of two ethnic Uighur Muslims from China accused of involvement in a deadly bombing in Thailand last year broke…
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