US Senate votes to override Obama’s 9/11 bill veto
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - by Andrew BEATTY The US Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to override Barack Obama's veto of a…
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US to send about 600 more troops to Iraq for Mosul offensive
ALBUQUERQUE, United States (AFP) - by Thomas WATKINS The United States is sending about 600 extra troops to Iraq to train…
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US threatens to end cooperation unless Russia stops Aleppo assault
ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) - by Karam al-Masri with Maya Gebeily in Beirut The United States threatened Wednesday to suspend its…
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Turkey jails 32,000 in coup probe as mass trials loom
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - by Stuart WILLIAMS Turkey said Wednesday that courts have placed 32,000 suspects under arrest on charges…
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Billionaire Elon Musk outlines plans for humans to colonize Mars
(REUTERS) SpaceX is developing a massive rocket and capsule to transport large numbers of people and cargo to Mars…
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South Korea court says it has not yet decided whether sale of Hanjin Shipping is needed
(REUTERS) The South Korean court overseeing Hanjin Shipping's receivership process said on Wednesday that a sale of the world's…
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Families: investigation found MH17 downed from pro-Russia rebel held territory
(REUTERS) International prosecutors investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner two years ago have concluded it was shot down…
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Thai authorities bar Amnesty International talk on torture
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thai authorities blocked an Amnesty International news conference on torture in the kingdom Wednesday, the watchdog said,…
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Duterte on De Lima: I think she is breaking down
(Eagle News)-- President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (September 28) appealed to Senator Leila De Lima to take some days off,…
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Sun rises ‘beautifully’ on Philippines ties: China envoy
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Relations between China and the Philippines are improving "beautifully" under President Rodrigo Duterte, Beijing's envoy has…
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