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UN chief: Climate summit success now rests with world leaders; Ban urges financing pledges
UNITED NATIONS – Key issues remaining ahead of a major climate summit in Paris this month “have proven too challenging…
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Asia defense meeting fails to issue joint declaration as South China Sea tensions spill over
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Divisions within Asia over China’s claims in the disputed South China Sea spilled over Wednesday to…
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Read MoreRussia starts bringing home remains of plane crash victims from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – Russia has started bringing home the bodies of the victims from the passenger plane crash in…
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Read MoreKosovo parliament ratifies agreement with EU; opposition boycotts voting
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Kerry prodding Central Asian nations on human rights as they combat Islamic State recruitment
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan – On a tour of Central Asia, Secretary of State John Kerry is hoping to prod the former…
Read MoreSouth Africa’s main opposition expels member over Facebook post praising apartheid leader
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s main opposition party has expelled a prominent member after she shared a Facebook post praising an…
Read More2 Palestinians killed in West Bank stabbing attacks
JERUSALEM – Israeli forces on Thursday shot and killed two Palestinians, including one who stabbed a soldier, Israeli authorities said,…
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