Corruption and violence test Mexico ruling party in state elections
Voting in Mexico's regional elections got underway without major incidents, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Sunday (June 5).…
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Rio inaugurates VLT tramway two months before Olympics
Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes inaugurated a stretch of the city's new tramway on Sunday (June 5), exactly two months ahead…
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Quick count shows Peru’s Kuczynski slightly ahead of Fujimori
Polling firm Ipsos said a quick count of 84.5 percent of sample ballots in Peru's presidential election showed Pedro Pablo…
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China hits at US ‘provocations’, says doesn’t fear ‘trouble’
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- China on Sunday hit out at US "provocations" and said it does not fear "trouble" over its…
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Thousands flee Sri Lanka ammunition depot explosions
by Amal JAYASINGHE COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- A series of explosions rocked a military ammunition depot on the edge…
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Maritime disputes loom large as US, China hold talks
by Nicolas REVISE BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Mounting tensions over South China Sea territorial rows could overshadow US-China talks in…
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Iraqi civilians drown fleeing Falluja as city nearly encircled
(Reuters) A boat carrying fleeing civilians across a river from the Islamic State stronghold of Falluja sank on Saturday, killing…
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Passenger, freight trains crash in Belgium, killing three
(Reuters) A passenger train crashed into the back of a freight train in the eastern Belgian municipality of Saint-Georges-Sur-Meuse late…
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Syrian and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city – monitor
(Reuters) Nearly 50 air strikes hit rebel-held areas in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday in…
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Philippines’ Duterte tells mining companies to ‘shape up’
Reuters) Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte warned mining companies to "shape up", as he signaled he would prefer ownership of mining…
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