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Hong Kong police arrest 33 after anti-mainland march

Hong Kong police arrested 33 people and fired pepper spray during clashes with demonstrators that disrupted traffic Sunday, as a protest at the rising number …

Pope denounces ‘intolerable brutality’ in Iraq, Syria

Pope Francis on Sunday denounced the “intolerable brutality” being inflicted on Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria by Islamic State …

Killer of US teacher in Abu Dhabi referred to court

An Emirati woman has been referred to court on charges of murdering one American in an Abu Dhabi mall and attempting to kill another at his home, officials …

Iran says ready to let in Google, other Internet firms

Iran could allow Internet giants such as Google to operate in the Islamic republic if they respect its “cultural” rules, Fars news agency said …

Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov shot dead
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov shot dead

Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down Saturday near the Kremlin, just a day …

Jihadist identified as London-raised college graduate

The world knows him as “Jihadi John,” the masked, knife-wielding militant in videos showing Western hostages being beheaded by the Islamic State …

Ukraine, rebels start pulling back heavy weapons in the east
Ukraine, rebels start pulling back heavy weapons in the east

Warring parties in Ukraine took a major stride toward quelling unrest in the country’s east Thursday with the declared start of a supervised withdrawal …

Tensions with Germany over ‘greedy’ Greece’s debt
Tensions with Germany over ‘greedy’ Greece’s debt

Despite scepticism, German lawmakers were expected Friday to approve Greece’s hard-won bailout extension in a parliament vote, removing the last hurdle …

U.S. should embrace possibility of ‘limited war’ with N. Korea: U.S. expert

Nuclear weapons could embolden North Korea to freely engage in various military provocations and the United States should be prepared for the possibility of …

U.S. official defends THAAD as ‘purely defensive’ against N.K. threats

An advanced missile defense battery the United States hopes to deploy to South Korea is a “purely defensive” system designed only to counter …

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