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Afghan forces besiege insurgents near Indian consulate in Mazar
January 4, 2016
Afghan forces besiege insurgents near Indian consulate in Mazar
Afghan special forces fought with insurgents barricaded in a house near the Indian consulate in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif…
Sudan cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
January 4, 2016
Sudan cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
Sudan said on Monday it was cutting diplomatic ties with Iran after the storming of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in…
Abe says summit with Putin needed to resolve territorial row
January 4, 2016
Abe says summit with Putin needed to resolve territorial row
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin must take place in order…
France gears itself for solemn tribute to Charlie Hebdo victims
January 4, 2016
France gears itself for solemn tribute to Charlie Hebdo victims
France this week solemnly marks the anniversary of the Islamist assault on the Paris offices of the satirical weekly Charlie…
Incoming government to prioritize peace in Myanmar: Suu Kyi
January 4, 2016
Incoming government to prioritize peace in Myanmar: Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi said Monday that building peace will be the first priority of her pro-democracy party's incoming administration…
Suicide bomber blows himself up near Kabul airport: police
January 4, 2016
Suicide bomber blows himself up near Kabul airport: police
A suicide bomber in a car blew himself up close to a police checkpoint near Kabul airport on Monday but…
Quake strikes South Asia; toll reaches nine dead, nearly 200 injured
January 4, 2016
Quake strikes South Asia; toll reaches nine dead, nearly 200 injured
A powerful earthquake struck South Asia before dawn on Monday, killing at least nine people and injuring nearly 200, with…
Hong Kong says ‘no indication’ China involved in case of missing booksellers
January 4, 2016
Hong Kong says ‘no indication’ China involved in case of missing booksellers
Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said on Monday he was "highly concerned" about the disappearance of five booksellers specializing in…
European Commission to debate contentious Polish media law
January 3, 2016
European Commission to debate contentious Polish media law
The European Commission said Sunday it would debate the rule of law in Poland this month in the first stage…
Refugee crisis could shake up German political landscape in 2016
January 3, 2016
Refugee crisis could shake up German political landscape in 2016
For the past decade, German politics has been a relatively dull affair, with Angela Merkel dominating at the national level…