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Turkish forces kill 2 suspected IS members at Syria border: report

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish security forces have killed two suspected members of the Islamic State group on the Syrian…

N. Korea leader Kim Jong-Un gets new ‘top post’

by Park Chan-Kyong PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has created a new, supreme governing commission with leader Kim…

Beijing to reject Hague ruling on South China Sea case

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing will reject any ruling by an international tribunal in a contentious case brought by the…

Explosion hits residential area in Mississauga, Ontario

ONTARIO, Canada (Eagle News) -- A huge explosion in a residential area in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada flattened a house and…

Turkish PM says first signs in Istanbul attack point to IS

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Wednesday that early signs suggested the Islamic State group was…

US condemns ‘heinous’ Istanbul attack, pledges support for Turkey

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Tuesday condemned what it called the "heinous" bombing and gun attack…

At least 36 killed in suicide bomb attack at Istanbul airport

by Katy Lee with Burak Akinci and Fulya Ozerkan in Ankara ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- A triple suicide bombing and…

Last words: language of China’s emperors in peril

SANJIAZI, China (AFP) - by Tom HANCOCK It was the language of China's last imperial dynasty which ruled a vast kingdom for…

China party journal editor hangs himself

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The deputy editor of the Chinese Communist party's top theoretical journal has committed suicide, reports said,…

Rains or not, India faces drinking water crisis

by Trudy HARRIS GANGNAULI, India (AFP) -- As large swathes of drought-devastated India desperately wait for the monsoon rains to…

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