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Malaysia braces for protests against embattled PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) – Malaysia‘s capital braced for possible confrontations Saturday, August 29 between demonstrators seeking the premier’s …

7 killed, 2 injured in China paper mill accident

Authorities in central China authorities say seven workers were killed and two injured after exposure to poisonous gasses at a paper mill. A statement from the …

Storm kills at least 20 in Dominica, menaces Haiti

ROSEAU, Dominica (AFP) – Tropical Storm Erika left at least 20 people dead when it swept over the tiny island nation of Dominica, officials reported, as …

China denies reports of mobilizing forces to border during Korean tensions

China’s defense ministry on Thursday denied reports that it sent additional tanks to a border with North Korea when tensions surged on the Korean …

US reporter, cameraman killed on air; gunman dies
US reporter, cameraman killed on air; gunman dies

A TV reporter and cameraman were shot to death during a live television interview Wednesday by a gunman who recorded himself carrying out the killings and …

Amid jeers, Merkel vows ‘no tolerance’ of far-right hatred

Angela Merkel urged Germans to stand up against hatred and vowed zero tolerance for attacks against refugees, even as more than a hundred far-right protesters …

Philippines seeks U.S. help to protect troops in disputed sea

The Philippine defense chief said he asked the visiting U.S. Pacific commander on Wednesday to help protect the transport of fresh Filipino troops and supplies …

China probing brokers, regulators for possible stock crimes

Employees of one of China’s biggest securities firms and one current and one former employee of its market regulator are under investigation on suspicion of …

[Graphic News] Oil picks up after rout, but U.S. crude still below $40
[Graphic News] Oil picks up after rout, but U.S. crude still below $40

Due to China’s economic shock, international oil prices have dipped to the lowest point in 6 1/2 years. In Monday’s trading on the New York Mercantile …

Japan delivers whiskey to space station ― for science
Japan delivers whiskey to space station ― for science

A cargo ship from a Japanese company is bolted into place on the International Space Station on Monday. (NASA) CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) ― Spirits arrived …

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