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9 bodies, 2 severed heads, found in Tokyo flat: reports

TOKYO, Japan (Agence France Presse) -- Japanese police have found nine bodies, including two with their heads severed and dumped…

Iceland’s president in talks with party leaders on new coalition

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) - Iceland's president launched talks Monday to determine who could form the next government after an inconclusive general election…

Macri calls on business, unions to back reform plans

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) - Argentina's President Mauricio Macri called on business and union leaders to put aside their differences and back…

Santos condemns killing of indigenous leader

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) - Visiting Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday condemned the killing of an indigenous leader last week by…

Catalonia’s ex-leader seeking legal advice in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Carles Puigdemont, who was removed from office as Catalonia's president last week by Madrid's central government, spoke with…

Putin assassination plot suspect wounded, wife killed in Ukraine

by Dmitry Zaks  KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- A Chechen volunteer soldier who was accused of plotting to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Bahrain suggests freezing Qatar’s GCC membership

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Bahrain's foreign minister on Monday suggested suspending Qatar's Gulf Cooperation Council membership until it accepts the…

Chinese universities start ‘Xi Thought’ institutes

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Xi Jinping Thought will now be taught, researched and promoted in universities across China, ensuring that the leader's…

NATO chief calls N. Korea ‘global threat’ during Japan visit

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg called North Korea a "global threat" Monday and said he backed tighter…

N. Korea’s Kim tours cosmetics plant with wife, sister

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un took his stylish wife and powerful sister to a make-up…

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