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Vote-winning Maldives party seeks travel ban on President Yameen
MALE The party of the incoming president of the Maldives has urged police to impose a travel ban on outgoing…
Nine minors dead in Crimea school shooting, youngest 15
KERCH A 15-year-old boy was the youngest to die when a teenage gunman attacked his college in the Crimean city of…
Myanmar Buddhist temple now a nirvana for snakes
Rangoon Crossing a bridge to the middle of a lake in Myanmar's Yangon region, pilgrims arrive at a temple to pin…
Nigerian politician Ibori loses appeal against UK graft conviction
LONDON A Nigerian politician who was jailed in Britain for laundering tens of millions of dollars in stolen public…
Beijing ready to improve soured American military ties: US
SINGAPORE Beijing appears ready to normalise its interactions with the American military, a US defence official…
Nine U.N. Security Council members ask to discuss Myanmar inquiry
UNITED NATIONS The chair of a United Nations inquiry that accused Myanmar’s military of genocide is likely to brief…
US stays cautious over Khashoggi as new killing claims emerge
Ankara Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday refused to blame key US ally Saudi Arabia over the disappearance…
‘Price of democracy’: Afghans risking their lives to vote
KABUL From a university student to a middle-aged housewife, Afghans planning to vote in the October 20…
Two Koreas, U.N. Command wrap up first talks on disarming border
SEOUL North and South Korea held their first three-way talks with the United Nations Command (UNC) on Tuesday to…
Hawking’s final book offers brief answers to big questions
LONDON Stephen Hawking's final work, which tackles issues from the existence of God to the potential for time…